The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin (1991)

352 mistakes in season 1

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The Blue Lotus: Part 2 - S1-E9

Other mistake: There is an outside shot of the police station. There are several "+" signs on a brick wall in front of the wall to the building. However, not one part of the wall or window is seen through the "+" signs on the wall in front of the building. Just some green wall. (00:32:35)

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The Blue Lotus: Part 2 - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: Tintin sees Chang in the lake and takes off his jacket and hat. The distance between the jacket and hat are about a foot. Yet, the distance between the two items has now noticeably extended by a half foot without them being touched by the time they get out of the lake. (00:30:15)

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The Blue Lotus: Part 2 - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: Tintin notices all the people walking beside the train. At the very end of the shot, there is a man with a huge bag in front of the window Tintin is at. The shot cuts and he is instantly gone. He couldn't have been out of frame because his bag was too big. (00:30:00)

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The Blue Lotus: Part 2 - S1-E9

Revealing mistake: In the shot where loads of people walk beside the train, there is a guy with a huge bag. When he walks into the shot, the bag is white for about two frames. Then the bag becomes white as he walks further into shot. (00:29:55)

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The Blue Lotus: Part 2 - S1-E9

Continuity mistake: When Wang's son runs down a corridor, Mr and Mrs Wang walk into the corridor, Mrs Wang walks off and Tintin stands next to Mr. Wang. In this shot, there is a vase next to the window, which disappears when Tintin says "Well I've got to try". (00:25:25 - 00:25:55)

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The Crab with the Golden Claws: Part 2 - S1-E2

Trivia: There is a mistake pointing out that the newspaper at the end is a flipped shot. If you flip it the right way round, you will see on the right hand side of the article the word "Spielberg" on one of the lines, a reference to director Steven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg went on to direct the Tintin movie Secret of the Unicorn in 2011. (00:43:35)

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Chosen answer: It is a pill that makes alcohol taste disgusting.

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