Sacha

29th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When the Douglas' home is sliding down the cliff, it has moved a long distance seen from sea level view, but very short from Ward's POV.

Sacha

29th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Deliberate mistake: Though the loose ferris wheel keeps rolling for over a mile, the guys seated on it remain in the same position all the time instead of rolling down and getting crushed by it. Furthermore, they disappear in the wide shots and the wheel appears empty.

Sacha

29th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: After Ward enters the barn in reverse gear and comes to a stop, he is spotless, yet from a front shot, a frame later, he is covered in white dust.

Sacha

29th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When Ward's tank drives in reverse and destroys the barn, the mess on the door and wall differs between the outside and inside shots.

Sacha

29th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When Ward turns the cannon and destroys the stuff in his home, the mess differs between shots, with stuff fixing itself and relocating somewhere else.

Sacha

29th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When Ward's tank rampages through his home's front door, strangely enough there are two exact angles of it, one right after the other. On the first, the door falls down, but the next time it's dragged several meters ahead.

Sacha

29th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When the Douglas kids's bedroom plummets, the kid on the left is facing left, yet in the close-up he is facing the right.

Sacha

28th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: After Kelso releases the sidecar's screw he makes a quick right turn, yet a frame later, from the wide angle, the handlebar and the bike are both facing straight.

Sacha

28th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When Kelso drives Sitarski in his sidecar, his white scarf swaps from over his chest to over his shoulder, back and forth.

Sacha

28th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When Kelso faints on the street a plastic Santa Claus falls on him, feet over Kelso's head. However, in the close-up, the Santa has turned 180º. Two seconds later, when the soldiers come to rescue him, Kelso and Santa have turned 45º to the right.

Sacha

28th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: Kelso's plane has flames all around which suddenly disappear when the plane arrives downtown (and, most probably, different plane models and sets are used).

Sacha

28th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: Kelso's plane crashes against a streetlight which hangs next to the cockpit, but it disappears in further shots.

Sacha

28th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When Kelso's plane crashes downtown the cockpit is covered in smoke, yet a frame later it's clear and opened with Kelso perfectly visible.

Sacha

28th May 2011

Winter's Bone (2010)

Continuity mistake: When Ree visits a girl holding a baby, when she's about to leave the baby's hat swaps from off to on between shots.

Sacha

26th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When Sitarski hands Betty the washed-up doughnut her hand is lowered resting on the bar. A frame later it's raised at chest level.

Sacha

26th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: Sitarski is served one doughnut, grabs it and leaves an empty plate. A frame later, when the doughnut falls, a second one appears.

Sacha

26th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: At the bar with Betty, Sitarski is offered a salad. The waitress' arms change positions between the wide and close-up shot.

Sacha

26th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: While Wally watches the dance club from the window outside, a dog sitting on its hind legs by the edge of the curb, swaps to standing on all four legs by the middle of the curb.

Sacha

26th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: When Kelso's plane leaves, the loose petrol hose's position and movement differs between the wide and close-up shots.

Sacha

26th May 2011

1941 (1979)

Continuity mistake: After Wally picks up the picture in the sink, the amount of foam on the skimmer decreases between frames.

Sacha

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.