Pretty Woman
Making a movie is a collaborative project. Hundreds of people come together, thousands of hours are invested, and fine details must be tended to in order to produce the kind of Hollywood movie magic that we’ve come to know and love.
Unfortunately, to err is human, and there are cinematic blunders that make it all the way through to production, even eluding the final editing team. It’s not just small production films that are guilty of it, either; we’re talking memorable blockbuster movies and Oscar-winning films. Odds are that you too have missed spotting some of these massive errors during one of your favorite movies. Here are some mistakes to look out for next time you watch one of these classics…
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Nearly every woman who feasted upon this romantic comedy in the 80s fantasized about being swept out of her former life. Character Vivian Brooks is lucky enough to enjoy a more glamorous existence with a rich and handsome stranger
After one particularly steamy night in a hotel, Vivian feasts on what appears to be a pancake while she is talking to her new love interest. As the scene flips, she is seen consuming a half pancake that becomes a whole pancake in the next shot.
Back To The Future
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back made movie history in 1980 when critics hailed it as a sequel that was more successful than the original film. Along with Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: A New Hope, this film makes up part of the original Star Wars trilogy, long before prequels were talked about.
Despite some stellar special effects, there was an oversight in the scene where Han Solo ends up getting frozen in carbonate. Harrison Ford’s Han Solo hadn’t been wearing a jacket when he was sentenced, yet his frozen image is immortalized with what looks to be a leather bomber jacket.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
One of the more iconic films of our time, Back To The Future depicts Marty McFly, who travels back in time to save his parents’ marriage and set himself on a pathway to superstardom. A superstar cast makes movie magic happen as they travel back and forth between the 50s and the 80s.
Marty plays a Gibson ES-345 guitar at the 1955 high school dance where his parents fell in love. As he rocks his heart out on stage, we are disappointed to uncover the minor detail that the ES-345 guitar wasn’t produced and rolled out until 1958.
American Sniper
Terminator 2: Judgment Day follows the adolescent boy John Connor, as he’s being prepared for his future role as the human resistance leader against Skynet, the company responsible for the machines rising up against human. The film has him eluding an otherworldly assassin who is hot on his trail.
In one of the more iconic scenes from the film, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s terminator shoots the villain T-1000 right in the head, splitting it open before our eyes. Only… if you notice closely, you’ll see that the droid’s head was actually split open before shots ever rang out.
The Dark Knight
This biographical war drama was written by Jason Hall and directed by none other than Clint Eastwood. The film follows the life of Chris Kyle, the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history, played by Bradley Cooper.
In one scene where Cooper’s character is cradling a clearly fake baby, he uses his thumb to give the lifeless doll a little bit of animation. Critics, audiences, and even Ellen DeGeneres wondered aloud as to why the producers didn’t get a real baby for the part.
Reservoir Dogs
The Dark Knight was a huge hit in 2008, continuing Christopher’s Nolan’s trilogy of Gotham’s caped crusader, Batman. Considered one of the best superhero sagas of all time, this film received praise for the screenplay, musical score, visual effects, and its iconic Joker played by the late Heath Ledger.
Despite the film holding the record for the highest-grossing opening, there were a number of erroneous moments audiences caught. One such error involved the front-page news of the Gotham Times, where the word “heist” was misspelled. Another one that the Internet seems to love is how when the Joker visits Harvey Dent in the hospital disguised as a nurse, but Dent doesn’t notice it’s him until he takes off his mask.
Mr. And Mrs. Smith
Reservoir Dogs is a crime movie starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Edward Bunker, and Michael Madsen as diamond thieves. Tarantino’s trademark pop culture references, violence, and profanity are all present.
While Tarantino is usually known for his attention to detail, one scene leaves us scratching our heads. Marvin Nash is captured, hands cuffed behind his back – but seconds later, a scene has the same character has his hands cuffed in front.
The Fifth Element
Mr. And Mrs. Smith stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as two secret agents disguised as bored, middle-class cogs in the wheel who’ve each been assigned to take out the other, by the agencies they each work for.
Despite the fact that the movie was set in New York, there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that it was shot in Los Angeles. A couple of dead giveaways include the low buildings and lack of noise, two characteristics that go against everything that is New York.
The Shining
The Fifth Element is definitely one of the most unique movies out there. The 1997 sci-fi and action film directed by Luc Besson that starred Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and a 22-year-old Milla Jovovich was critically-acclaimed for its creativity and special effects, especially for its late ’90s release.
Despite its high praise among audiences and critics alike, as well as its $90 million budget, there are still plenty of mistakes that you can find if you look closely. At one point, main character Leeloo jumps from a building with her hands covered in soot, but when she lands (in Bruce Willis’ cab), her hands are completely clean. Another instance has her punching through glass, though you can see the glass was cut out ahead of time.
Jurassic Park
The combination of Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King is gold in this psychological thriller. In The Shining, Jack Nicholson and Shelly Duvall embark on what begins as the adventure of a lifetime turned deadly when it proves that solitude is too much for Jack.
Savvy moviegoers soon notice that the impeccably kept hedge maze, which plays a big part in the movie’s plot, is mysteriously absent at the beginning of the film when several exterior shots of the hotel are taken.
Braveheart
Jurassic Park was a blockbuster science fiction adventure based on the novel by Michael Crichton. In its original theatrical run, it grossed nearly one billion dollars, making it one of the highest-netting films of all time. It would also spawn several sequels, with the newest one coming out in 2022.
Even with stellar special effects and a spine-tingling story, editors missed the “helping hand” during the suspenseful kitchen chase scene. Apparently, the dinosaur was a little unsteady, so a crew member reached in to help steady the creature.
Pirates Of The Caribbean
Braveheart is a historical fiction war film written and directed by Mel Gibson. In it he portrays a passionate warrior named William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish warrior who leads the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence.
Braveheart received positive reviews from critics regarding staging, performances, battle sequences, and musical scores. Unfortunately, costume designers placed the cast in kilts, which were not popularized and worn until the 1600s.
Gladiator
Pirates Of The Caribbean is one of Disney’s most profitable franchises in movie history, having grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide. An all-star cast spin the fantastic tale of high-seas hijinks and action-packed drama.
Unfortunately, with all of the attention to detail that went into costuming for this production, we can’t figure out why the Adidas tag inside Depp’s cap was overlooked. In another blunder, an extra makes it onto the Black Pearl wearing cowboy attire.
The Shawshank Redemption
Yet another epic historical drama on this list, Gladiator follows the life of Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Roman royalty seizes the throne. He rises through the ranks to avenge the murders of his family.
Gladiator is set in 180 AD, yet labels Russell Crowe’s character as “The Spaniard”, which is an old French word invented in the 1300s. Yet another blunder produces a gas canister that is clearly visible in the back of a chariot as it comes crashing down.
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption was a film masterpiece based on the 1982 Stephen King novella. The main protagonist Andy DuFresne is sentenced to life in prison after he was falsely accused of the murders of his wife and her lover.
The film involves Andy’s plot to escape the prison, in which he uses a poster of Raquel Welch to cover his escape hole. The poster depicts a film entitled “One Million Years B.C.”, which was released a year after Shawshank was set.
Saving Private Ryan
From what feels like the opening scenes of Quentin Tarantino’s 1990s classic film Pulp Fiction, we find ourselves simultaneously horrified and also on the edge of our seats, glued to the screen wondering what the intricate storyline will throw at us next.
In one of the coolest, yet most stressful scenes in movie history, Travolta and Jackson are engaged in a shootout on one side of a wall, their adversaries on the other. Upon closer inspection however, it’s clear that bullet holes were already in place before the firing ever started.
Forrest Gump
Saving Private Ryan is one of the most accurate depictions of war. The Steven Spielberg epic centers around the invasion of Normandy in World War II, and is a film well known for its graphic portrayal of war, death, armed camaraderie.
One faux pas that we notice when watching is when Captain Miller leans against a Ural M-63 motorcycle after a battle injury. In reality, this model of motorcycle didn’t exist until almost twenty years after the film was set.
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
Considered one of Tom Hanks’s crowning achievements, Forrest Gump is a cinematic wonder. The storyline takes us through Forrest’s life, incredible synchronicities, and great love that finally comes to fruition.
In one scene, Forrest receives mail from the Apple company in 1975, informing him that he’d made a very smart choice when choosing to invest in stock with them. However, the logo on the letterhead wasn’t even designed until 1981.
Independence Day
Steven Spielberg creates movie gold once more. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade tells the tale of Dr. Jones as he sets off across Nazi Germany to free his father from the clutches of the most notorious political party in world history.
Once again, movie historians need to do a bit more research when sharing film timelines. The book-burning scene that they claim takes place in 1938 had long since been completed five years earlier, back in 1933.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
Independence Day is an epic science fiction and action film directed by Roland Emmerich. Due to a high level of anticipation by movie fans everywhere, the movie was released a day early to coincide with a storyline of July 2nd.
Some killer special effects make it seem as if the world was raining down on moviegoers. But the crew didn’t get the memo that the explosion of the Empire State Building should have occurred on 34th street rather than 53rd street.
300
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows follows Potter through his quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort’s Horcruxes. The film was an international success, drawing critical acclaim for its storyline, visual effects, and satisfying conclusion.
In one scene, Severus Snape recalls his affiliation to Harry’s mother on his deathbed. While he compares Harry’s eyes to those of his mother, he fails to realize that Lily’s eyes were brown, and Harry’s are blue.
Titanic
300 is an epic historical action film based on the 1998 comic series with the same name. The plot for this fantastic adventure revolves around King Leonidas, who leads 300 Spartans into battle against Persian god-tyrant Xerxes.
Lending to the dramatic action scenes was a battle sequence involving bombs. This would have been historically impossible, however, as gunpowder was not invented and used to create weapons until the 9th century.
The Wizard Of Oz
Few love stories thrill us like the sensational Titanic. This film was successful in incorporating both fiction and historical aspects surrounding the maiden voyage of the Titanic, which never made it past a maiden voyage.
Jack joins the Dawson’s and austere members of upscale society in one memorable dinner scene, where he attempts to impress them with his wit and charm. He mentions that he and his father used to fish in Lake Wissota, which didn’t form until 1917.
The Avengers
One of the most iconic films ever, The Wizard Of Oz shows a restless teen seeking a place of belonging and happiness. She visits a fantastic world with characters from her subconscious that all help point her to where her true home is.
One of the more memorable props is Dorothy’s ruby slippers, which help her to find her way back to Kansas. A critical error has Dorothy’s slippers appearing black in one scene, only to reappear a gleaming red once more.
The Hurt Locker
The Avengers is the sixth film in what has become known as the MCU, or Marvel Cinematic Universe. It helped Marvel and Disney become a titan in the movie industry for more than a decade. Upon its release in 2012, the film received critical acclaim and praise for its visual effects, storyline, and dramatic costuming.
Regarding those costumes, audiences noticed a faux pas with the Captain America costume, which became ripped during an epic battle near the end of the movie. But minutes later, the costume had magically repaired itself.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
In 2004, Sergeant First Class William James starts the story of The Hurt Locker. A series of intense and dramatic experiences during his tour leads him to believe that he must return home to preserve his sanity.
While the story was set in 2004, the characters were filmed playing an Xbox 360 in one scene. Little did writers realize that the technology didn’t exist until 2006, two years after the storyline was set.
Malcolm X
This comedy debut of Jim Carrey features Ace Ventura, an animal detective who is given the job of finding the abducted mascot of the Miami Dolphins football team. Along the way, Ace Ventura wreaks hilarious havoc wherever he goes.
While it’s doubtful that there were biologists on the writing staff, we find it interesting that the dolphin can speak “dolphin tongue” out of water. Regardless, Carrey delivers some of his best improvs when he speaks fluent dolphin right back.
Halloween
Malcolm X is the 1992 biographical drama about the civil rights activities Malcolm X. Spike Lee cast Denzel Washington in the title role alongside Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., and Delroy Lindo.
The film depicts all the details of Malcolm X’s life. One dramatic scene in the film involves a chronological error involving Malcolm calling 911, when in fact the organization was not organized and implemented until three years after his assassination.
Panic Room
On a fateful night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Meyers stabs his teenage sister to death with a kitchen knife. He spends the rest of his formative years in the Smith’s Grove Sanitarium with plenty of time on his hands to plot revenge.
This film is filled with tense moments of dread, fear, and plenty of gore. But observant moviegoers will notice the California palm trees in the background of this movie set, which is supposed to be a fictitious Illinois small town.
The Goonies
Starring Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart, this thriller involves an invasion of their home that turns violent. Its opening weekend grossed nearly $30 million and resulted in the nomination of Foster for a Saturn Award for Best Actress.
In a last-ditch effort to create a diversion and escape their home, Foster lights a propane tank and then drops to the floor, attempting to crawl out. Unfortunately, this would never happen–propane is not lighter than air.
The Usual Suspects
The Goonies follows a pack of misfits living in northwest Oregon who take it upon themselves to save their homes from redevelopment.The group is led through tense and somewhat hilarious misadventures as they become modern-day treasure hunters.
The end of the movie has the newly crowned heroes regaling their tale to local news reporters; one of the kids his encounter with a frightening octopus. The problem is, the octopus scene mentioned was cut beforehand.
The Patriot
The Usual Suspects is a story of a small crime ring controlled by a mysterious lord named “Keyser”. After an explosion in the Port of Los Angeles, two survivors try to piece the event back together while being interrogated.
One error occured in the scene involving a Boeing 747; as the plane takes off, a frontal shot shows four engines, while the subsequent rear shot only shows two. While this may seem like a small error, it raised enough eyebrows to make our list.
Public Enemies
The Patriot stars Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper, Heath Ledger, and Jason Isaacs. Main character Benjamin Martin becomes embroiled in the Revolutionary War when his Berkeley County, South Carolina homelife falls apart.
The story was originally intended to take place over the course of several years, but writers failed to pen in some cosmetic aging for the characters involved. Not only does Gibson look fresh-faced and dewy throughout, the children depicted in the film do not age a day beyond the first one on set.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End
Public Enemies is the 2009 American crime drama detailing the notorious Dillinger family and their rise to prominence as they were pursued hotly by FBI agents for their bank robbing and moonshining endeavors.
While there was plenty of historical information from which to draw from, the film has some critical errors. For instance, Dillinger does away with both Pretty Boy Floyd and Babyface Nelson in the movie, when in fact he died before either of them.
The Aviator
Yet another film in the sensationalist saga, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End follows Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Hector Barbosa, and the rest of the crew of the Black Pearl as they attempt to rescue Jack from Davy Jones’ Locker.
After procuring the help and expertise of the newly rescued Jack, the crew travels to Singapore for an epic throwdown with the East India Trading company. This maneuver would have been tricky back in the 1700s, as Singapore hadn’t yet been founded.
The Sound Of Music
The Aviator is a classic starring Leonardo DiCaprio detailing the experiences of passionate aviator Howard Hughes. While showing nearly twenty years of stratospheric professional gains, the film also covers his growing instability and personal drama.
In one scene, DiCaprio’s character purchases chocolate chip cookies before launching off in flight. Unfortunately, the invention of the chocolate chip cookie didn’t occur until nearly two years after the period in which the film was set.
Sherlock Holmes
The Sound Of Music is a popular musical-drama starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Heart-warming moments and charming songs are set against a backdrop of growing tensions between Germany and Austria.
The film ends as the Von Trapp family is attempting to escape the clutches of the Nazi army, escaping Austria for Switzerland by way of the Alps. Unfortunately, this particular route is geographically impossible.
Top Gun
Sherlock Holmes is an action/mystery film based on the famed investigator. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law flawlessly portray Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, hired by a secret society to spoil a mystical plot to gain control of Britain.
In one scene, Holmes and Watson engage in a chase, where they start at the House of Parliament and end at Tower Bridge. While the scene itself takes only minutes to complete on-screen, the two landmarks are miles apart from one another.
The Green Mile
Top Gun follows the pathway of a feisty troublemaker named Maverick Mitchell as trains with the United States Naval Aviator service. A push-pull drama, viewers root for Maverick and Goose from the very beginning of the film.
While the storyline and photography are largely believable, one scene defied reality. Maverick and Iceman fly one plane positioned directly on top of the other – in real life, the back wings of the planes would have collided causing a fatal crash.
Troy
The Green Mile is a fantasy drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tom Hanks as a death row corrections officer, the film documents his eyewitness accounts of supernatural events that occur.
While John Coffey maintains his innocence throughout the film, audiences are drawn into the injustice of his impending death sentence. We are simply too emotional to notice that the electric chair style execution would not have been possible.
North By Northwest
This epic historical drama features an ensemble cast of Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom and grossed an impressive $497 million worldwide. Based on Homer’s Iliad, Troy condenses the events of the Trojan war to a mere two weeks.
Despite award nominations for costume design, members of the film production crew missed some little details, like the pink parasol that was used to protect Paris’s chariot. In reality, this parasol would not exist for another 800 years.
The Passion Of The Christ
North By Northwest is the 1959 thriller produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason, the tale weaves intrigue around mistaken identity, with an innocent man being pursued across the United States.
One of the more tense scenes of the film involves a showdown between Grant and Saint, where she pulls a gun on him. As if on cue, a child in the scene covers his ears in anticipation of what he inevitably knows will happen.
Schindler’s List
The Passion Of The Christ depicts the final days of Jesus Christ as told in New Testament accounts. Mel Gibson spared no expense when laying out scenery, costuming, and even the language the film was shot in, but there were a few errors.
While Jim Caviezel plays an impeccable Jesus, it is historically inaccurate. From the timeline given and the geographical location in which the crucifixion was reported to take place, it was highly unlikely that the “real” Jesus was white.
Spiderman 3
Schindler’s List is an epic historical masterpiece produced by Steven Spielberg and Steven Zaillian. The film follows Oskar Schindler as he works to free more than a thousand Jewish families by providing them with work in his factories.
It seems wrong to criticize an iconic film such as this, but we cannot help but mention the fact that plastic stamp pads are used as a means of organizing bookkeeping efforts in the film. In reality, these pads were not invented until after World War II.
Gone With The Wind
Spiderman 3 is the epic 2007 superhero film based on Marvel Comics character Spiderman. It is the third and final installment in the trilogy, and it continues to follow Peter Parker as he faces villains and avenges the death of his father.
It seems that Spiderman was taken out of his natural habitat during the film. Despite the fact that his base of operation is New York City, one battle scene has the unmistakable silhouette of Cleveland’s terminal tower in the background.
Cast Away
This epic historical romance was adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. The storyline follows Scarlett O’Hara, a young woman scorned by the man she loves, finding solace in the arms of Rhett Butler.
When the movie was set and staged in the 30s, gaslights were popular in American homes. Clearly, the scene that exposes an electrical cord running from a house lamp is not something we are prepared to look past.
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Tom Hanks takes a break from his regularly scheduled comedic timing to create the survival drama Cast Away. He plays a FedEx employee stranded after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, where he struggles to survive and return home.
While we appreciate the nod to the main character’s former life as a FedEx employee, there’s no way that a FedEx box could navigate the waters of the South Pacific. Apparently set workers were more intent on perfecting Wilson’s makeup.
Django Unchained
American archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones begins this fantastic journey by uncovering an ancient Peruvian idol. His ongoing quests across the globe in search of precious historical artifacts makes him a hot target for German nationalists.
While historians were tasked with making sure that costumes and props matched the timeline in which the movie was set, one scene shows an extra in the background wearing jeans and a t-shirt. The difference is small, but the impact is significant.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Django Unchained is a revisionist Western film written and directed by the talented Quentin Tarantino. Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio, the film is a flashy tribute to spaghetti westerns.
On a modest budget of $100 million, the film managed to gross nearly $425 million upon release. One fine detail that staff neglected to notice was that Django wears sunglasses in the film, which were considered very uncommon at the time.
John Wick
This 2000 crime-comedy stars George Clooney, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, John Turturro, and Charles Durning. The storyline begins in 1937, and follows three ex-convicts hot on the trail of a buried treasure in southern Missouri.
One scene set in a movie theater contains the glowing interruption of a modern-day exit sign, something that would have not existed in any 1937 building. This prominent intrusion has many of us scratching our heads.
Ocean’s Eleven
John Wick is an American action-thriller starring Keanu Reeves as John Wick, a retired hitman who seeks revenge for his murdered dog and deceased wife. Producers are in the middle of shooting a fourth installment, which is due in 2022.
One detail that writers neglected to take into account occurs at the beginning of the film, when Wick is seen pumping gas into his vintage mustang. Technically, it’s illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey.
Bernie
The first film in the Ocean’s franchise, Ocean’s Eleven follows a number of crafty criminals as they plan the takeover of the MGM Grand Hotel, Bellagio, and Mirage casinos. An all-star cast has us guessing whether they can pull the whole thing off.
One minor detail that film editors missed involves shrimp cocktail. Apparently this is Rusty’s weakness, and his fondness for the appetizer has him eating with cocktail sauce and then without as camera angles shift.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Bernie is a 2011 dark comedy starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey. The story highlights the 1996 murder of an 80-year old milllionaire heiress Marjorie Nugent by her much younger and suspect companion, Bernie Tiede.
While the film itself received critical acclaim for both performances and directing, one detail not attended to was ensuring that technology matched the timeline. The film was set in 1996, yet uses iPhones, which did not appear until 2007.
Inglourious Basterds
This drama is based on the 1962 novel, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. Starring Jack Nicholson as Randle McMurphy, the film documents his admittance to a mental institution to avoid hard labor.
In a blunder made more forgivable given the quirky storyline, a scene involving a shouting match between McMurphy and another basketball player exposes the crew and several spotlights filming from the other side of a chain-link fence.
Spotlight
Another Tarantino drama, Inglourious Basterds is the story of an alternate history involving two plots to assassinate Nazi Germany leadership. Its title was inspired by the 70s film directed by Enzo Castellari, also entitled Inglorious Bastards.
We know that military officials are sticklers about keeping a clean and immaculate uniform. So it doesn’t escape our attention that German Sgt. Rachtman is seen in some scenes with a badge over his left pocket, and in other scenes without it.
Grease
Spotlight is the 2015 biographical drama following the Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” investigative journalism unit. The story they are attempting to crack open involves systemic child sex trafficking in the Boston area by Roman Catholic priests.
In a glaring display of a disjunct storyline, Rachel McAdams’s character is in a coffee shop, documenting details of abuse by a sexual abuse survivor. In her notebook, she is seen feverishly writing down details that will be used to blow the story wide open. Unfortunately, this key piece of evidence doesn’t make it past this scene. McAdams must have a photographic memory, or writers simply dropped the ball on this one.
Dallas Buyers Club
Grease is an iconic musical romantic comedy starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Danny and Sandy are lovable characters who defy social norms to come together and profess their love for one another.
After one exchange at the malt shop, teens disburse as a tired waitress cleans up. She sails past a light switch on the wall near her, attempts to turn the lights off with her elbow, and misses completely – miraculously, the lights go out anyway.
Clueless
Dallas Buyers Club is a biographical drama written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack. The film documents the story of Ron Woodroof, an AIDS patient diagnosed in the mid-80s when treatments were under-researched.
Movie historians dropped the ball in one scene where Woodroof is seated at his desk, where there is a poster of a Lamborghini Aventador hanging on the wall. Unfortunately, this car wasn’t developed until 2011.
Quantum Of Solace
This bubblegum pop culture film stars Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, and Paul Rudd. Clueless is the light-hearted story of Cher Horowitz, a spoiled rich-girl who gets a dose of reality as she falls for her stepbrother Josh.
In one of her more notable scenes, Cher is being taught how to drive by Josh when she sideswipes several cars and comes to a panicked stop. In the next scene, they drive home in a pristine jeep containing two mirrors.
Transformers: Age Of Extinction
This film is the twenty-second installment in the James Bond series created by Eon Productions. Quantum Of Solace follows Bond to Italy as he attempt to uncover a plot to assassinate Camille Montes.
In one scene, Daniel Craig is framed by some maintenance workers cleaning in the background as he contemplates his next move. One worker, in particular, captured our attention – he is sweeping “the ground” at least a foot in the air.
Bad Boys
This 2014 sci-fi action film is based on the Transformer toy line. The film uncovers events detailing the uncovering of damaged Transformers and bringing the technology back to life while transforming public opinion.
One event in the film that flies independently of Transformer technology is the apparition of a man directly behind Wahlberg, only to disappear moments later. Audiences have pondered whether director Michael Bay is a Harry Potter fan.
The Fast And The Furious
Bad Boys is a coming of age drama starring Sean Penn. Penn plays Mick O’Brien, a punk kid aspiring to a life of crime that dramatically backfires on him when he is put away for vehicular manslaughter.
Several scenes draw us into the drama quite effectively, but we are given a dose of reality in one particular fight scene. We can clearly see a cameraman kneeling down near the actors to get a more intimate shot and perhaps some sweat.
The Lord Of The Rings
The Fast And The Furious follows LAPD officer Brian O’Conner as he goes undercover to bust a stolen car/ drug ring that is overtaking the city. Its release in 2001 netted almost $207 million in the weeks following the film debut.
In one of the many fast and furious chase scenes, Jesse and Tran are racing, giving us shots of the action in and out of the car. Tran is seen wearing a shirt with sleeves in one scene, and a subsequent shot has him sporting a tank top.
Poltergeist
The Lord Of The Rings is a fantasy film series based on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. The international collaboration between New Zealand and American film crews produced one of the most successful and breathtakingly films of all time.
One scene that has us more disappointed than most is the scene in which Merry and Pippin are seized by the Orcs. In an epic battle, Pippin’s hands are clearly flailing about. Moments later, his hands are bound, and he resigns himself to restraint.
The Last Samurai
Poltergeist is the 1982 supernatural horror flick based on a Steven Spielberg story. The film documents a truly terrifying experience by one family as they violate Native American burial rights to put in a backyard pool.
The character played by Heather O’Rourke, in one particular scene, proclaims “They’re here…” while in actuality, it looks as if she is saying “they’re all here”. Regardless of what she said, we were creeped out by the film events that followed.
Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines
The Last Samurai stars Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, and Billy Connolly. Cruise portrays a U.S. Captain of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, and his personal struggles bring him into contact with samurai warriors in 19th century Japan.
While Cruise loves to learn new skills while shooting films, apparently he is not a seasoned horse handler. During one scene in which he is dismounting his horse during battle, his horse grows irritated and kicks another soldier in the stomach.
Commando
This third installment in the Terminator franchise continues to follow John Connor as he travels back in time. The terminator is charged with protecting Connor and his wife so they can squash resistance members before it proves to be fatal for them.
In one scene that is not so easily forgotten, John Connor’s getaway plane is clearly marked with one identifying number in the hangar, while in mid-flight it is captured with a different ID marker. How did this make the final cut?
Pirates Of The Caribbean (Again)
Commando is a 1985 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, and Vernon Wells. This drama includes espionage, kidnapping, and blackmail as Schwarzenegger is forced to perform assassinations to ensure that his daughter remains alive.
In one particularly tense scene involving a car chase, a beautiful yellow Porsche does not escape the conflict unscathed. However, the intensely beat-up Porsche is then seen in the next clip completely intact.
Pulp Fiction (Again)
This first in a series of swashbuckling films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Pirates Of The Caribbean follows the adventures and misadventures of Jack Sparrow as he sails the seas, evades law enforcement, and generally raises ruckus.
The story was originally set in the 1700s, and we’re calling foul on Captain Barbosa’s fondness for Granny Smith apples. While it is an endearing character trait, Granny Smith apples did not exist until 1868.
Pulp Fiction is yet another Quentin Tarantino masterpiece. This expose of crime in Los Angeles incorporates scenes reminiscent of pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular in the mid-20th century.
Unfortunately, the tense overdose scene involving Uma Thurman reveals a red mark on her chest where she received an adrenaline injection. However, when she is revived by her companions, the red mark is gone.