Miami Vice

Miami Vice (1984)

91 mistakes in season 1

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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

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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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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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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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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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

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

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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Golden Triangle (2) - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: When Crockett and Tubbs confront Dale in his home, he puts on a robe after getting out of the bed. In the shot where Dale says, "What's that got to do with me? Get the hell out of here," his chest is covered by the robe. The shot cuts to Crockett, but when it cuts back to Dale, his chest is exposed. His chest remains exposed for some time, but when Crockett says, "You can kiss all of this goodbye," his chest is covered again, before being exposed when the shot cuts. (00:37:35 - 00:38:10)

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Golden Triangle (2) - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: When Dale gets out of the helicopter after arriving at Lao Li's house, he is wearing a light grey blazer with dark trousers and is holding a beige briefcase. A few seconds later, when he is speaking with Li, the blazer he is wearing is a darker shade of grey, the trousers are the same colour as his blazer, and the beige briefcase is now a black portfolio case. (00:23:20)

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Golden Triangle (2) - S1-E14

Continuity mistake: When Castillo first sees May's son, she says, "He's my son, I'm married now," while rubbing her hand on his shoulder. When she finishes the line, her hand is over the front and back of his shoulder. When the shot cuts, her hand is only over the front side of his shoulder. (00:18:20)

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Golden Triangle (1) (a.k.a. Score) - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When the wife of the drugged-up man pushes him out of the elevator, there is a couple standing outside the elevator who get pushed to the floor. The man is lying on the left, while the woman is lying on the right. When the shot cuts, the woman is on the left and the man is on the right. (00:02:48)

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Golden Triangle (1) (a.k.a. Score) - S1-E13

Continuity mistake: When the drugged-up man is grabbing hold of his wife, in the shot where he starts talking about pancakes to one of the hotel doors, the man has his right hand over the wife's left arm and the wife has her right hand on the man's right wrist. But in the next shot, the man's right hand is pulling on her hair and the wife has her right arm around. (00:01:02)

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The Milk Run - S1-E12

Visible crew/equipment: When Crockett and Tubbs are driving, just as Tubbs notices Louis going into the Senator Hotel, the van driving alongside the car that is used to film the scene can be seen reflected on the side of the car. (00:23:32)

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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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