Miami Vice

Miami Vice (1984)

91 mistakes in season 1 - chronological order

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Smuggler's Blues - S1-E15

Revealing mistake: When the smuggler returns to his houseboat, the silhouette of a tied-up woman is behind the curtains. The woman remains completely still the entire time, indicating the use of a dummy. Even if she was tied up, she would not be completely still in the way that was shown. (00:02:57)

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Smuggler's Blues - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: When everyone is gathered for the debriefing, just as the man with the briefcase says, "He's not gonna talk to anybody about anything," Gina turns her head to the right to face the man. But in the next shot, she is suddenly looking to the left. (00:04:40)

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Smuggler's Blues - S1-E15

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs drag Tucker into another room to question him, Tucker puts his left hand on his head after they lay him against the wall. Tucker begins to move his left hand away from his head, and his arm is still raised. When the shot cuts, his left arm is lowered. (00:10:10)

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Smuggler's Blues - S1-E15

Revealing mistake: When the trailer explodes, just after the first bomb is detonated, the trailer is suddenly at a tilted angle when the second bomb explodes, revealing the use of two separate shots that are edited together. (00:46:38)

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Rites of Passage - S1-E16

Continuity mistake: When everyone is watched the footage of the party at the station, Zito has a cigar in his mouth when he starts to write something on his pad. When the shot cuts, he is holding the cigar in his hand. (00:17:07)

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Rites of Passage - S1-E16

Character mistake: While in the interrogation room, Traynor's lawyer tells the cops that "they have opened themselves up to libel and assault." The accusations that the police were making against Traynor in the interrogation room were spoken statements, while libel refers to printed statements that are untrue. The correct term he should have used was slander, as those refer to false spoken statements. (00:40:08)

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The Maze - S1-E17

Visible crew/equipment: When Crockett is crouching alongside the jewellery store while chasing the suspect, he briefly stops beside a mirror-like window before continuing to crouch. When he resumes crouching, the reflection of the camera dolly can be seen in the mirror-like window. (00:03:17)

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The Maze - S1-E17

Continuity mistake: When Tubbs walks over to Duryea after almost shooting the kid, Duryea is wearing a badge around his neck. The right side of the chain holding up the badge is straight while the left side of the chain is at an angle. When the shot cuts, both the left and right sides of the chain are at the same angle. (00:45:15)

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The Maze - S1-E17

Continuity mistake: When the girl is inside the abandoned house, she looks at a kid standing in the middle of the room. However, in the reverse shots from behind, he appears positioned right next to a wall. His position shifts back and forth between cuts.

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Made for Each Other - S1-E18

Continuity mistake: When Darlene is looking over the clothes in the closet, she separates the clothes on the clothing rod toward the left-hand and right-hand sides of the rod. To the left of the shot, the piece of clothing closest to Darlene is a grey jumper. But in the next shot, the grey jumper has been replaced with a striped green jumper. (00:07:00)

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Made for Each Other - S1-E18

Continuity mistake: When Switek tries to hug Darlene, she stops him and says, "Don't touch the hair," while raising her hands. The shot cuts, and suddenly her right hand is lowered partway, and her fingers are pressed against her thumb. (00:07:12)

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The Home Invaders - S1-E19

Continuity mistake: When Castillo shows the team the report from Chicago, he is holding it with his hand positioned along the bottom middle side of the folder. But in the next shot, he is holding the folder with his hand placed on the bottom right corner. (00:26:23)

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Sonny Crockett: First a junkie, now a hooker. I think I've been in the business too long, I'm starting to fall for the players.

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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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