Prison Break (2005)

353 continuity mistakes - chronological order

★★★★☆

Starring: Dominic Purcell, Robert Knepper, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Continuity mistake: When Brad threatens his ex-cop friend Gary on the phone while leaving a message for him, he says "you better get down your knees and pray to God that I don't find you". Later in the court the recording is "you better get down your knees and pray to God that I never find you".

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Continuity mistake: When Michael puts the duck down in front of Abruzzi, the position of the cigarettes on the table in the middle change without being touched. (00:14:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Burrows is seen in the chapel, the way his hands are cuffed changes when he stands up. Sat down his right hand is on top, stood up his left hand is on top. (00:17:10)

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Continuity mistake: This happens in the scene where Lisa is scolding LJ for getting arrested. When LJ says "I don't have a father", he is leaning on the table with his arms crossed. When the shot changes, his arms are uncrossed and in a completely different position. (00:22:25)

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Continuity mistake: When waiting for Mari-cruz, the time on the wall behind Sucre jumps back several minutes. (00:34:00)

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Continuity mistake: As the camera zooms out at the very end, there is one a point where the camera jumps back several meters at once. When it does this, the people on the ground have changed places instantly. (00:41:20)

Continuity mistake: Michael starts to unscrew the bolt and it's not flush with the bar it's in. Camera shows a close up and it's flush. (00:07:40)

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Continuity mistake: Michael is seen writing 11121147 on the blueprints. The style, thickness and position of the numbers all change between shots. (00:07:40)

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Continuity mistake: When talking to the lawyer, the way Veronica holds her bag changes between shots. (00:10:15)

Continuity mistake: When Veronica is talking to the lawyer, his arm goes from outstretched to by his side. (00:10:25)

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Continuity mistake: When Veronica is talking to Lincon's defence lawyer, the lawyer's folder keeps changing position instantly. (00:10:30)

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Continuity mistake: When Lincoln is taking a selfie with Veronica, his hand is not on her shoulder. Camera cuts and now his hand is on her shoulder. (00:12:00)

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Continuity mistake: When Veronica pulls the pillow over her face, she's got her hands touching each other while gripping the pillow. Camera changes and her hands are apart. (00:12:00)

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Continuity mistake: In the flashback, we see Veronica start to kiss Lincoln with her head off the pillow. Camera changes and her head is back on the pillow. (00:12:15)

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Continuity mistake: Just as Bellick starts to look through Michael's cell, the position of the battery on the table changes between close-up shots without being touched. (00:14:30)

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Continuity mistake: Belleck picks up Michael's notepad when searching his cell. Its position after he replaces it keeps changing. (00:15:20)

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Continuity mistake: T-bag's cell mate has a lolly stick and bolt in his hand. He then puts the stick in Michael's pocket and the bolt has disappeared. (00:20:10)

Continuity mistake: The way C-Note holds the Pugnac bottle changes between shots. His thumb goes from the side to the bottom of the bottle. (00:23:20)

Continuity mistake: After the gas canisters are thrown into the rabble, Michael runs back up into his cell and puts his hands on the bunk, they are clean. The shot cuts to T-bag yelling up at him and when the shot goes back to Michael, his hands are covered in blood. (00:32:30)

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Suggested correction: When Michael stumbles into his cell and leans against the wall, there are blood trails over his hands. He then stumbles against the bed, and his hands are out of shot but his wrists are still visible. Then, when he falls back against the wall, his hands are visible with the blood trails.

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Continuity mistake: When Michael is holding the bolt as Pope is walking out after announcing a 48 hour lockdown, his grip on the bolt changes between camera cuts. (00:32:55)

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Continuity mistake: On the tombstone in the previous episode, Michael's date of death is 11.4.2005. But in this episode, when Linc goes to the graveyard to visit Michael's grave, his date of death is 11.4.2010. It is also a different grave from the original, as the original was in South America beside the beach, and here we are led to believe it is in New York. (00:50:50)

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Quotes

Michael Scofield: This is going wrong in every possible way. (00:05:10)

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Trivia

Trivia: The show was filmed in an actual prison (now unused) in Joliet. The death row cell used for Lincoln Burrows is the actual death row cell that held serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

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Questions

Greatness Achieved - S4-E9

Question: How does Don Self know that Miriam should work at Gate when nobody knew about the location of Scylla? Or Whistler wanting to work there?

Answer: Don Self actually worked with Whistler before he died. And Whistler with the bird book actually knew where Scylla was.

Answer: Because Miriam was an agent.

But that still doesn't make sense because nobody knew where Scylla was.

He knew that GATE was mentioned in the bird book. He worked with Whistler and had probably discussed GATE with him, so it was clear enough that it was a big part of the plan to get Scylla. Sending an agent to work there in any position would've been a big help for intel, as she could assess the environment and perhaps uncover what Whistler's plan was. He didn't anticipate T-bag's hijacking of the plan, hence why he sent Miriam and not a more combat-trained agent. She was only there for information.

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