Miami Vice

Miami Vice (1984)

91 mistakes in season 1 - chronological order

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Brother's Keeper (1 & 2) - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Tubbs is in his hotel room, there is a shot where the camera pans across the bed, where a newspaper can be seen on the pillow next to the nightstand. But in the next shot, when Tubbs walks up to the phone, the newspaper on the pillow has changed position. (00:27:13)

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Brother's Keeper (1 & 2) - S1-E1

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs first meet during the exchange, Tubbs says "120 thousand" after being asked if he has the money. In this shot, Tubbs and his partner are standing inches apart from one another. But in the next shot, the two are further apart. (00:30:25)

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Brother's Keeper (1 & 2) - S1-E1

Visible crew/equipment: In the scene where Crockett and Tubbs first meet at the deal, after the cops bust the deal too early, Tubbs steals Crockett's boat to get away. As he's driving the boat away, you see a second person kneeling down in the back of the boat, most likely a crew member. Very obvious.

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Cool Runnin' - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: When the Jamaicans are firing at the van that Crockett and Tubbs are in, there is one shot where the machine gun is held at a tilted angle. When the shot cuts, the machine gun is upright. (00:03:15)

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Cool Runnin' - S1-E3

Continuity mistake: According to the ballistics report, the Jamaican hitters use "Interarms" (instead of Interdynamic) KG-99 submachine guns. However, the lead thug actually uses a Smith & Wesson M76, and his cohorts Jimmy & Winston use Star Z70s.

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The Hit List (1) - S1-E4

Continuity mistake: When Crockett is speaking with Lou on the boat, he is putting on a shirt. The shirt is shown to cover more than half of his abdomen in the first shot of him, but when he is shown from the perspective of Ludovici's sniper rifle, the shirt covers only his upper chest. (00:22:16)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Tubbs hands the bartender a photo, Crockett removes a cigarette from his mouth and begins to put it out using the ash tray. The shot then cuts to focus on the bartender, and Crockett's hand is suddenly near his mouth again before lowering it. (00:10:15)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Tubbs asks the bartender if there is any way they can find Angelina, the bartender says, "Like I say, man, it's a small island." When he says this, Crockett raises his hand to his mouth so that he can smoke a cigarette. When the shot cuts, Crockett's hand is away from his face and then raises his hand to his face again. (00:10:50)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: While talking with the chief in his office, in the shot where Crockett says, "No sign of Calderone at all, huh," he picks up a wooden stamp from the table. But in the next shot, the wooden stamp is back on the table. (00:11:25)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Angelina is packing up her painting gear, just as Tubbs asks her if it is her boyfriend who is on the yacht, she is holding a wooden briefcase that is aligned with her stomach. When the shot cuts, the briefcase is aligned with her chest. (00:13:57)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Visible crew/equipment: When Tubbs is driving to Angelina's house, there is a wide shot of Tubbs' car driving through the neighbourhood. During the shot, the shadow of the helicopter filming the scene can be seen cast on the beach towards the bottom right of the shot. (00:30:05)

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Calderone's Demise (2) - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: While Calderone is talking with Crockett at his home, he walks over to the back door while continuing to talk to him. He puts his right hand on the door frame while holding a wine glass in his left hand. When the shot cuts, the wine glass is in his right hand. (00:41:23)

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One-Eyed Jack - S1-E6

Audio problem: At the start of the episode, a bookie hangs up a call. The phone then starts ringing again, prompting him to answer the call. The sound of the phone ringing can be heard shortly before he hangs up the first call. (00:00:12)

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Sonny Crockett: Do you think this makes us even?
Laurence Thurmond: No, not at all. Is was just the best I had to offer.
Sonny Crockett: Aw, the hell with it. You want to be dead? Bang, you're dead.

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Trivia: Michael Mann was originally against casting Don Johnson. Prior to this TV series, Johnson had starred in four failed TV pilots.

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