Best movie mistakes of 1972

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And Hope to Die picture

Other mistake: The movie opens with a quote from Lewis Carroll, mistakenly credited as Carrol with just one L.

Sammo

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Godzilla vs. Gigan picture

Revealing mistake: When Anguirus makes his sacrificial charge against Gigan, the hand that is moving the Anguirus costume can be seen holding it.

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Blacula picture

Continuity mistake: While Prince Mamuwalde struggles with Count Dracula's goons, some candles are knocked off a candelabra, but the next shot shows the candelabra with the full complement of candles it had before the fight.

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades picture

Other mistake: It makes no sense that the pimp would die from having the tip of his tongue bitten off. (00:23:35)

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The Deathless Devil picture

Revealing mistake: The protagonist jumps from a bridge and boards the train to try to save the Professor. When he is walking on the top of the carriages, look at the treetops in the background; the train is stationary. (00:12:00)

Sammo

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Kaijû daifunsen: Daigorou tai Goriasu picture

Continuity mistake: When Mr. Kumagoro visits the Uncle at the hospital, he drops a package on him; the niece looks at him startled, her arms crossed in a different position between shots.

Sammo

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance picture

Revealing mistake: When Itto puts the cover on the baby carriage it's obvious that the sudden downpour of rain is just a sprinkler placed in front of the camera. Pay attention to the cover, Itto's clothing and the puddle behind the carriage, they remain completely dry/untouched. (00:11:00)

Jack Vaughan

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Asylum picture

Other mistake: When the wrapped body parts are going for the mistress (the one telling the story), you can see the right arm dragging itself across the floor. However, the arm that grabs her face from above is also a right hand. How did the murdered wife have two right arms?

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Snoopy Come Home picture

Character mistake: During the monopoly game, Peppermint Patty rolls a 12 on the dice but only moves 7 squares.

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The Way of the Dragon picture

Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the movie, Bruce Lee enters a restaurant in the Rome airport and, because he can't read the menu nor speak the language, he accidentally orders five bowls of Campbell's Soup. When the waitress first delivers the five bowls, the soups are very different colors than they are in subsequent close-ups. Disappointed but hungry, Bruce plows into the soup. Ten sequential close-up shots show him dipping his spoon into bright red, tomato-based soups; but, by the time the spoon reaches his mouth, the spoon is dripping creamy white soup, every time.

Charles Austin Miller

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Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? picture

Other mistake: The opening credits misspell the name of production supervisor Peter Sczygiol ('Sceygiol') and firearms technician Gino Vagniluca ('Vigniluca').

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Aguirre, The Wrath of God picture

Revealing mistake: At one point when the soldiers are walking through the jungle, one of them steps into a trap and is pulled up into the trees to be killed by Indians. However, if you watch this scene carefully, when the soldier (who steps into the trap) walks into frame you can see a wire already attached to his foot leading up into the trees. He doesn't step into a trap. (00:22:26)

Jack Vaughan

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The Candidate picture

Continuity mistake: During the opening credits, Peter Boyle is seen loading luggage into a red Ford convertible with a rear license plate reading 677 EIY. When he parks in front of the Community Legal Services office, the car's front license plate reads 185 ENV. A few moments later, when he goes to meet Robert Redford, the front plate reads 772 DYD.

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Moon of the Wolf picture

Revealing mistake: Just before Louise shoots him, Andrew turns to face the camera, and the blood packs under his shirt are very visibly outlined.

Jean G

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Trouble Man picture

Revealing mistake: At the beginning, when the woman in the flotation seat is paddling backwards, you can see a fishing line attached to the back of seat that is being pulled to help her move backwards.

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