Prison Break (2005)

51 visible crew/equipment mistakes

★★★★☆

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

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 2 - S1-E7

Visible crew/equipment: In Riots, Drills and the Devil Part 2, when LJ's mom turns off the TV, the camera man's image can be seen in the glass next to the television. (00:18:20)

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Hell or High Water - S3-E12

Visible crew/equipment: After the bus driver has given Lincoln's description to the police, it cuts to Lincoln driving a car. The camera moves closely in to the car and you can see both the camera and a couple of crew members reflected in the window. (00:13:50)

Hell or High Water - S3-E12

Visible crew/equipment: S03-E12: When Lincoln gets on the boat, it cuts to a shot from behind him, and the camera's shadow is visible on his back. (00:27:10)

Photo Finish - S3-E6

Visible crew/equipment: In the opening scene, a cameraman is visible behind Tracy McGrady. (00:00:47)

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Visible crew/equipment: Just before Tweener is shot, there is a very clear shot of the production crew, equipment and more reflected in Mahone's glasses. (00:39:00)

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Rendezvous - S2-E10

Visible crew/equipment: At the start, Kellerman is on the phone to Kim. When he is, the stage lights and equipment is reflected in his glasses. (00:03:40)

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Visible crew/equipment: When Mahone is driving Tweener to the house, a white tent is reflected in Mahone's sunglasses. (00:29:10)

First Down - S2-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When Tweener gets out the shower, a camera man's elbow is visible in the mirror. (00:32:20)

Visible crew/equipment: When we get an extreme close up of Tweener at the payphone, pay attention to the metal section of the phone next to him. A camera man in white shorts is reflected walking into position for the shot. (00:10:10)

Visible crew/equipment: Just as the camera zooms in on Michael jamming the accelerator on, a camera is reflected in the rear window. (00:32:20)

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End of the Tunnel - S1-E13

Visible crew/equipment: As the helicopter takes off at the start, the filming equipment is reflected. (00:02:00)

And Then There Were 7 - S1-E11

Visible crew/equipment: When Michael goes towards The Key carded room, a stage light is briefly reflected in the glass panel of the door. (00:11:40)

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The Old Head - S1-E8

Visible crew/equipment: When Kellerman is in the car speaking to Vice President Reynolds, a light screen and equipment is reflected in his glasses. (00:09:30)

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Visible crew/equipment: When Mari-Cruz pulls up at the club in a limo, a light screen can be seen reflected in the paintwork. (00:27:30)

Visible crew/equipment: Alex finishes talking to his wife, looks outside, and in the fan you can see the face of one of the crew members.

Good Fences - S3-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When Whistler is walking to talk to Sofia for the first time, the camera shadow can be seen to move down the metal fence. (00:11:10)

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The Message - S2-E15

Visible crew/equipment: When Paul, Link and Michael kidnap the camera man, a white T mark is visible on the floor. (00:03:36)

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The Killing Box - S2-E13

Visible crew/equipment: When Kellerman rings Mahone, the camera rig is reflected in Mahone's glasses. (00:25:24)

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Bolshoi Booze - S2-E11

Visible crew/equipment: Just as Alex works out of the numbers, the shot changes to Michael. In the closeup of his face, a white reflector screen is visible in his sunglasses. (00:20:30)

Bolshoi Booze - S2-E11

Visible crew/equipment: When Michael gets out of the red truck in the desert, the silver wing mirror reflects a black object that is at the exact angle of the camera shot. (00:14:05)

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Season 1 generally

Factual error: When Michael fills the tank with water (below the stock room), he then strips his clothes off, and slides down a pipe and into the water at the bottom of the tank. Since the water level was way above him, the pipe he slid down and the access to get there would have been flooded also. There was no water in the pipe he slid down, so for that area to be dry, it would have to be above the water line.

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Quotes

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

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Trivia

Trivia: Spoiler. The Scylla alarm on the General's computer is visible on screen for a second or two. Below the flashing word 'alarm', it says it is in section AA-23. That's also the designation of the prison block where Princess Leia is being held in Star Wars.

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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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