Continuity mistake: In one shot, the small Asian figurine that Oliver tricks Barbara with is tied and knotted with string, but in the next quick shot, the string is gone.
Ral0618
22nd Apr 2005
The War of the Roses (1989)
12th Apr 2005
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Other mistake: The ripped-out section of the poetry books looks to be at least 15-20 pages, yet when the waste-basket is passed around, each boy only tosses in one or two sheets, and the floor is no longer littered with paper.
26th Mar 2005
Sex and the City (1998)
Continuity mistake: When Carrie knocks the vase of carnations off the table, the flowers scatter all over the room, but in the close up shot of the table, there are still a bunch on the table, and on the floor around the base.
7th Mar 2005
Blow (2001)
5th Mar 2005
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Trivia: For the drug scenes, Johnny Depp snorted powdered milk, which has the appearance of cocaine.
8th Feb 2005
Bird on a Wire (1990)
Revealing mistake: A shot of Mel and Goldie on the motorcycle in Michigan is re-used for a shot when they are supposedly in Wisconsin. They are driving along a curving, downsloping road.
6th Feb 2005
Stealing Home (1988)
Continuity mistake: Billy has a magic baseball uniform - at the end of the movie, he steals home again, sliding face first into the plate on his stomach. Yet when he's walking off the field with Robin and Appleby, there are no dirt marks on his uniform.
4th Feb 2005
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Continuity mistake: When Woody returns home after losing Gloria's savings, he drains his wineglass twice in a row without refilling it.
3rd Feb 2005
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Continuity mistake: Right before Gloria leaves Billy, she tosses her red shirt onto the chair near the door. But as she's packing her suitcase, she removes the shirt from the bed.
3rd Feb 2005
Stuck On You (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Bob has his first panic attack (about Walt's one-man play), he takes a glove off to hold the paper bag, but a few shots after he's wearing both gloves, without putting the glove back on.
25th Jan 2005
The Terminal (2004)
Continuity mistake: At the end, when Viktor is leaving in the cab, the windows of the cab are wet with dripping, melting snow, but as the cab is shown driving down the road, its windows are completely dry.
22nd Jan 2005
Shallow Hal (2001)
8th Jan 2005
Single White Female (1992)
Audio problem: When Sam is trying to win back Allie's love, his mouth does not move while he's talking and rubbing her neck.
1st Jan 2005
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Continuity mistake: When Larry tries on the cream jacket in Crazy-Eyes' bedroom, he drops his black jacket onto the floor. But when he leaves the room wearing the cream jacket, he grabs a black jacket from a hook near the door.
30th Dec 2004
Daddy Day Care (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Charlie is trying to explain a football play to the kids, the little blonde girl moves among the group. Shots showing Charlie's face, she's at his left back side, but shots showing the kids faces, she's directly in front of Charlie.
9th Nov 2004
Heathers (1988)
Trivia: The kitchens used in Heather Chandler's and Heather Duke's houses are the same room, but with different lighting and camera angles.
9th Nov 2004
Alfie (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Liz is making the absinthe drinks, the bowl of sugar cubes disappears from the bar.
22nd Oct 2004
Heathers (1988)
Other mistake: Right after Heather Duke and Heather McNamara drop in on Veronica and Betty Finn playing croquet, Veronica talks to her parents about the suicides. She still has a croquet mallet in her hand, so little time can have passed. Heather Duke rushes in with a shopping bag, and tells Veronica that while at the mall they heard about Martha Dumptruck's suicide attempt. But Heather Duke had just left Veronica's house - there wasn't enough time for these events to happen.
21st Oct 2004
Somewhere In Time (1980)
5th Oct 2004
Parenthood (1989)
Continuity mistake: The "lower intestines" made from balloons changes shape and color between shots.
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