Super Grover

18th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: In the first overhead shot of Chester Copperpot, his entire ribcage and his right arm bone are visible. In the following shots the boulder lies more than halfway up his ribcage and the arm bone is not visible any longer. (00:53:35)

Super Grover

18th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: When the Fratellis drive away from the Lighthouse Lounge with the corpse wrapped in the black plastic, the boys duck down behind a rock and a large piece of driftwood. Their positions are completely different between the front and back shots. (00:36:45)

Super Grover

18th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

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Continuity mistake: At the start, when Data practices with the blue suction dart, in the close-up as the dart flies out we can see the mechanisms inside Data's invention. When it cuts to a tighter close-up, suddenly there is a spinning spool welded inside, which was not in the previous shot, that is retracting the orange string. (00:03:50)

Super Grover

18th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: During the jail breakout, when Jake tries to open the ORV's door, in the shot facing Francis he is holding the gun in his left hand as he tries to open the door for his brother with his right hand. In the next shot facing Jake just before shouts, "I don't have the handle, open the lock!" Francis's gloved left hand is empty, and next shot, the gun can be seen in his right hand. (00:01:45)

Super Grover

18th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: There is a rather tall plant beside the Walsh's front door, in the corner, that keeps moving from the corner to the front of the draperies, then back again, throughout the early scenes. (00:06:50)

Super Grover

18th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: After removing the 'copper bone' necklace from Chester Copperpot, when Mikey puts the necklace around his neck, the cord's knot moves farther up between shots.

Super Grover

17th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: After the final correct bone keys are played, Andy is the last to cross, and in the close-up of her feet the map actually falls behind her into the hole, but it is back up in its proper place for Andy to make that last second grab for it. (01:22:25)

Super Grover

17th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

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Visible crew/equipment: When Francis Fratelli walks across the beam he slips and does a flip. In the wideshot, we see the sudden appearance of a riveted platform affixed to the beam, extending from its left side, directly in front of Francis. (01:18:00)

Super Grover

17th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

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Continuity mistake: Before the 'bathroom' break, when Mikey holds up the map, the top of it is burned off and very few musical notes are actually there along its edge, but when they reach the skeleton's bone keys the top of the map is clean, with a musical score along the entire edge. (01:29:30)

Super Grover

17th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Mikey turns the 'triple stones' and triggers the large ball, the ball is stained and dull-colored when it begins to roll, then changes to a clean, high-gloss brown as it continues on the track, but reverts back to its original coloring when it falls. (01:10:45)

Super Grover

17th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Jake Fratelli searches through Chester Copperpot's wallet, it faces the opposite direction between shots - note the driver's license. (01:08:30)

Super Grover

17th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: Just as Data hands Mouth the lantern and Mikey tells him to translate, Mikey stands between Data and Mouth, but next shot as Mouth says, "Copper bones. Westward foams. Triple stones," Mouth is between the other two boys. (01:09:40)

Super Grover

16th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Chunk drops the frame with the map, in the shot looking down at the frame lying on the floor, there are five narrow planks of wood flooring under the frame, but next shot there are three wide planks. (00:16:10)

Super Grover

16th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

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Continuity mistake: When Mr. Perkins hands Brand the foreclosure papers and then when the two men walk away, the picket fence door is shut, but when Mikey is alone on the porch as he looks at the two men, that fence door is wide open. (00:21:10)

Super Grover

16th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Data crashes through the screen door, as Chunk begins to fall backward with the statue, the pothos plant that falls off the table is in a black plastic container, but that pothos plant was actually in a large white ceramic pot in previous shots.

Super Grover

16th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Data crashes through the screen door, sending Chunk to the floor with the statue, in the first shot there is a long bright stream of sunlight shining on the carpet, between Chunk and the stereo which disappears in the next shot. (00:08:55)

Super Grover

16th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Mikey pulls the cord to release the bowling ball, the rocking chair is parallel to the railing, facing the porch, but in the opening shot of the house it was closer to the stairs and facing the yard. (00:05:10 - 00:07:35)

Super Grover

16th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Revealing mistake: Just as Mikey opens the front door for Data's entrance, the porch upper rail is seen right outside the doorway, with the chimes hanging from it. The problem here is the long wood plank at the top corner of the porch railing, that has been added to the decorative bracket that's seen in all other shots. (00:08:55)

Super Grover

16th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Mouth stands by the door cracking up at Chunk's 'Truffle Shuffle' and in more following shots, there is nothing on the wall behind him between the hutch and doorway. After Data breaks through the screen door there is a large painting hanging there. (00:07:30)

Super Grover

16th Dec 2008

The Goonies (1985)

Continuity mistake: After Brand is given the foreclosure paperwork, when everyone goes inside except Mikey all the hanging plants at the side of the house are gone, but they're back when the kids leave on their bikes. (00:21:05 - 00:23:45)

Super Grover

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