This Online Group Shares The Biggest Movie Mistakes That Made It To The Final Cut, And Here Are 40 Of Them (New Pics)
There you are, comfortably sitting in the movie theater (or on your couch at home!), snacking on your favorite popcorn (salted caramel for us), enjoying the latest blockbuster that your friends couldn’t stop hyping. That’s when somebody next to you points out a mistake on the screen. Maybe it’s a crewmember ‘hiding’ in the shadows, a costume fail, or something that makes no sense narrative-wise. You’re no longer immersed in the story and can’t unsee the glaring error—it seems far too obvious now!
It’s moments like these that end up being shared on the r/MovieMistakes subreddit. An online community of over 156k cinephiles, it’s home to people who love drawing attention to interesting mistakes that they spot in films and shows. We’ve got to hand it to them, they’re more perceptive than a hawk who moonlights as a detective!
Check out some of the biggest acting, editing, and narrative fails, as shared on r/MovieMistakes, and upvote the ones that really surprised you. In the mood for some more cinema sleuthing? You’ll find Bored Panda’s earlier article about the community right over here.
Bored Panda reached out to Ariane Sherine, who used to write for British TV shows, to learn about the difference between writing for the screen and writing a book. Ariane is a comedy writer, journalist, music producer, and published author. Read on for the insights that she shared with us.
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Show (9-1-1 S3-Ep3) This Guy Got His Arm Amputated But They Forgot To Edit It Out Of This Shot
I'm Watching Doctor Strange And I Caught A Crew Member Literally In Plain Sight
Unforgiven 1992. When Lil Bill Is Telling The Real Story Of "The Duck Of Death" , You Can Sew Gene Hackman Has His Lines In The Book
Comedy writer Ariane, who used to write for British TV shows like the BBC's 'My Family' and 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps,' was kind enough to share some of her experience when it comes to writing scripts. She explained to Bored Panda the difference between writing for TV and movies and writing something more 'traditional' like a short story or a book.
"Writing for TV and movies is different from writing books or short stories as you’re producing the blueprint for art rather than the art itself," she told us.
"You’re providing directions and dialogue but your script isn’t the end product, the TV programme or film is."
Pretty Woman Was A Big Hit In The ’90s.few May Have Noticed That When They Have Breakfast Together At The Hotel, Roberts’ Character Takes A Croissant From The Table, Which Shortly After, At Minute 32:10, Mysteriously Transforms Into A Pancake
About 50 Minutes In To Hereditary, All I Could See Was Toni Collette’s Wig’s Lace
Fake Bookshelf In The Last Crusade
In Django Unchained, The Harpist Is Playing Für Elise. Für Elise Wasn't Published Until 1867; 8 Years After The Movie Takes Place
To be fair...QT typically does historical reimaginings vs historical reenactments, so his movies tend to take some liberties.
Malcolm S07e05. Dewey Plays Without A Cartridge In His Gameboy
On a related note, I get really peeved when a commercial, video, movie, etc., shows someone playing on a PS4 when the power light on the controller is off.
In D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994), Half The Crowd Is Made Up Of Cardboard Cut Outs To Fill The Seats In The Stadium
No! Don't ruin it for me! Lol. The Mighty Ducks movies were like my FernGully.😊❤️ I think I was around 7 when the first one came out and then when the 2nd one came out, I nearly lost my mind! I had such a huge crush on Joshua Jackson back in the day 😍
"Very few scripts make it into bookstores—generally only if the production is a huge success. Because screenplays are rarely as fun to read as books—that isn’t their purpose."
Meanwhile, we were curious whether TV writers generally try to adapt the script to specific actors or if the actors are cast only once the script's been written. Ariane shed some light on this: "The script comes first!"
The r/MovieMistakes subreddit has been up and running since mid-July, 2012. That means that its members have been slowly combing through film projects for errors for over a decade!
Over the years, the community has grown, solidified, and become one of the biggest groups on Reddit as a whole. But the real victory is just how active the members of the sub are: they’re still looking for accidental mistakes and editing fails in movies and TV shows, both new and old.
I Don't Think This Is How You Fire An Arrow With A Bow
The arrow should be sitting on her knuckle, but they often slip down if you are a beginner (no need to have the index finger pointing, but again, something beginners will do that does not real harm). There is nothing actually inconsistent or wrong about this per say, they just caught a bad moment when the bow was not in balance causing the arrow to slide off the knuckle. I've much worse depictions of archery!
In ‘Simpsons Roasting On A Open Fire’ The First Simpsons Episode In 1992, Towards The End There Is One Shot Where The Background Is Upside Down
In Supernatural Season 10 Episode 3, "Hospital" Is Misspelled
Now, before you rush headlong into a posting spree, take the time to read the subreddit’s rules. If you plan on being an active member of the community, you need to be aware of how to make your post have the most impact, instead of getting deleted.
Naturally, whatever you post has to be about the unintentional mistakes that filmmakers have made. The mistakes have to have made it into the final cut of the film or TV series. Meanwhile, if a mistake isn’t very obvious, explain it to the crowd.
The moderator team also asks its members not to joke about how some movie or other “was a mistake.” According to them, “it’s an overdone joke.” In short, the community wants fresh perspectives, not rehashed insights and humor. That push for originality is probably why the community has lasted this long: it sets the bar for quality pretty high.
Aladdin 2019 Probably Late To This Party But It Looks Like A Cell Phone In His Pocket
If that the case, he urgently needs to see a doctor....
Load More Replies...I would think cigarettes, or more likely the battery-pack of a cordless microfon.
Mic pack is my guess. I've had to wear mics that were about that size, and it takes a LOT of layers to hide them. I'd pick visible mic vs overheating.
I thought a mic pack / transmitter as well.
Load More Replies...More like the microphone pack. They usually wouldn't dare have their phones during a take because it could mess with the sound in case it rings or even vibrates. I've worked in movies in the costume department and sometimes we struggle to hide them. We ask constantly where the camera will be place and whether the character will get up to turn around and try to work around that. Even then, sometimes the direction changes or they're told to improvise. Nightmare really. But I also have fun watching movies and spotting the packs anyway.
My guess is a pack of cigarettes, but I don't know if the actor is a smoker though.. 🤷
Load More Replies...You're all wrong, just before the scene was filmed a truck ran over the lamp.
Because humans have never had a phone sized object in their pocket before the creation of phones.
I thought it was a nice movie. There's no need to be rude.
Load More Replies...[ncis] Just Noticed Abby Making A Phone Call Is Very Clearly A Calculator App
Inventing Anna Photographer Lens Cap
Meanwhile, the title of your post has to include the name of the film or show, along with a brief description of the mistake. If it’s a TV series you’re gently poking fun at, mention what season and episode it’s in, so that everyone else can double-check things for themselves.
Moreover, your post should actually have a pic or video of the mistake in question. The only exception to this rule is if the movie is still in theaters. The team running r/MovieMistakes also asks its members not to spoil recent film projects, unless you’re marking your post with the ‘spoiler’ tag. For instance, if a film’s still in theaters, you’d have to use the tag. Be courteous to any redditors who might potentially hate spoilers.
In Spider-Man (2002), When He Goes To Punch Green Goblin, The Stunt-Double’s Lips Can Be Seen Still. While Willem Dafoe Voiceovers “Impressive!”
In Pulp Fiction You Can See The Bullet Holes On The Wall Even Before The Guy Comes Out From The Bathroom,shooting!
This isn't a mistake. Pulp Fiction doesn't tell a story in a linear manner ( its one of the key aspects of the film)
Seinfeld S8 Ep2 You Can See Jerry’s Mic When He Lifts Up His Jacket
Like every other subreddit, r/MovieMistakes asks everyone to be kind to one another. The mods also frown upon anyone whose goal is ‘repost farming’ for karma and awards. Try not to repost well-known mistakes just because you want a spot of attention from everyone else.
In The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (2014) Thorin Oakenshield Is Seen Wearing Boots With Modern Day Rubber Gripped Soles Whereas In All Other Shots He Has Completely Flat Soles
... and Legolas has blue eyes, whereas Orlando Bloom has brown eyes, so he is using coloured lenses throughout most of the movie. However in the scene where he is surfing down the stairs they forgot to put them in, so you can se the actor's real eye colour.
Ok So Uuhh... Can We Talk About How Lyle The Crocodile Isn't A Crocodile?
In Insidious, You Can Very Clearly See A Fog Machine And You Can Even See The Operator Moving In The Darkness If You Look Closely
Anyone who intentionally spoils plot twists and other story details can be banned. That’s something that can also happen if you repost removed content or behave like a bot. In short, look at what’s already been shared in the online group, be nice, and try to share some original insights with everyone else.
If You Look Really Really Close You Can Hardly Tell They Spelled The Fucking Title Wrong Christmas Twister (2012)
Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace (Netflix) 42:00 Camera Roll Shows Various Photos With Various Fake Lock Screens With Messages And Fake Phone Calls And Mock-Up Dial Pad
Kind of unrelated but Tyler Perry makes some decent films and stage plays, he is not a s**t director/producer just because of his Madea films. Those films are very popular and there's an audience and demand for them, which is why she's so popular. Just saying people who only know him from his Madea films think he's a wack film producer when the man actually has a lot lf decent work outside his cash cow: the Madea franchise.
In The Lost World, Jurassic Park 2 (1997) Ian Malcolm Looks Through Binoculars The Wrong Way
As we’ve covered on Bored Panda before, making movies is an incredibly long and expensive process. Consistency becomes difficult to maintain over months and years, especially if some of the scenes aren’t filmed chronologically.
So mistakes occasionally happen, even if there are people out there whose job it is to look for things like that. Nobody’s perfect, some minor mistakes will always worm their way into the final version of the project, no matter how much money you throw at it.
In Hidalgo (2004), During The Final Stretch Of The Race, Frank Rides His Horse Without A Saddle, Until A Brief Shot Where He's Suddenly In A Saddle Again
In The 1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas", There Is A Single Frame Of Animation That Is Out Of Sequence Causing The Two Background Characters To Appear In The Middle Layer And Cover Pig-Pen And Linus
Incorrect: this Christmas Special is perfect in every way including this
On Jane The Virgin, Petra's Mom Is In The Hospital With A Breathing Mask On... Except It's Not There In The Next Shot We See Her In
The time frame of these sorts of projects also means that even if someone notices a mistake during the editing and post-processing stages of making the movie, it might be too late (or too expensive) to refilm them. Editors might run into situations where they can’t cut out parts of the scene either because that would lead to even greater continuity errors. Their job is to ensure that the audience stays as immersed as possible. That might work with most viewers, however, some people are so eagle-eyed that they’ll immediately pick up on tiny inconsistencies from scene to scene.
In The Dark Knight (2008), Bruce Suggests Putting Two Tables Together. It’s Definitely One Table
Are you arguing with Batman? You better hope your mom's name is Martha.
Netflix's Kaleidoscope: Episode "Green". Both Of These One Direction Tickets Are For The Exact Same Section/Row/Seat
In 'Gilligan's Island' Several Cbs Studio Buildings Are Visible In The Background From The Lagoon. Episode 'The Friendly Physician', 1966
Hey, the filmcrew needed a big place to store all their equipment, so they built it on the island
How good are you at noticing small mistakes and details like the ones in this list, dear Pandas? Which of these continuity errors and immersion fails surprised you the most? Have you ever worked in the film and TV industry? We'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions, so pop down by the comment section when you're done enjoying the post.
After Mcclane Hangs Karl You Can See Karl Standing In Background
'that 90's Show' Season 1 Episode 1. All That Netflix Budget And They Couldn't Get The Period Correct Chip Packaging?
Has anyone seen this yet? Is it worth the brain cells, or is it just another one of those " Hey, I'm a show about the 90s, look at all these Furbys & Cool Ranch Doritos so you fondly remember "old" things and don't notice this show actually sucks and has no real plot"?
In Terminator 2, The Head Of The T-1000 Starts Splitting Before Arnold Shoots
Im Watching Encino Man, I’m The Scene Where Link Hijacks The Drivers Ed Car, Definetly Not Sean Astin In The Back. Can You Say Stunt Driver? Lol
We called this movie California Man in my Country. What does Encino mean?
In Money Heist, Rio Says "En Español Por Favor" Which Means "In Spanish Please", But The Subtitles Say "Keep It Short Please"
Why do they do this? Does it serve anything? I've seen the subtitles say for example "13 days" but the actor said 18. I don't get it, especially with the numbers
In 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) A Cop Can Be Seen Writing On An Already Written Paper
In Hocus Pocus 2, They Make Multiple Mentions Of The Previous Events Taking Place In 1993, The Year The Original Movie Was Released. Halloween 1993 Fell On A Sunday And The Kids Were In School That Day In The Original Movie
In Disenchanted (2022), Giselle And Morgan Hug But Their Arms Switch Positions From One Cut To The Next
In Liar, Liar (1997), In The Fight Scene, You Can See That The Toilet Is Made Of Foam
I'm not sure this is a mistake, per se. The lid couldn't be real or Jim Carey would have hurt himself. I think the film makers used a fake one for safety & just hoped the audience wouldn't notice or care.
In Dahmer, He Returns From Basic Training In 1979 With The National Defense Service Medal, Which Wasn’t Awarded Between ‘74 And ‘90
I'm convinced some people must watch films frame by frame to pick up on some of these errors.
Nobody mentiones Joker able to suffocate his mom with a pillow while she had oxygen canneles in her nose?
In Mannequin (1987) shot where couple is driving around Philadelphia on a motorcycle -- each time they pass by a store window, the camera crew in the back of a pick up is incredibly clearly reflected in the glass. Very funny!
Filmmaking is difficult, yet so many folks with delusions of adequacy insist on spewing something. There are REASONS big-time filmmakers, even lousy ones, are well-paid. I knew el-cheap-o's who made cinemas on bare-bottom budgets, scavenging discarded clips from Hollyweird editing studios' trash bins and splicing them together into some rough form of a 'story'. Frightful stuff, no matter how imaginative. [/me shudders]
Load More Replies...I have one. In The Gilded Age, in the last scene of the last episode of season 1, the camera pans back on a street shot showing the houses of the rival families across from each other. The creators suggest that the location is at the intersection of 61st Street and 5th Avenue in New York City. In the shot we see Central Park and so should be facing west. However, the shadows are lying north to south meaning the whole set is oriented 180 degrees in the wrong direction. 283146592_...41f187.jpg
If you think you're facing east or west but the shadows run north or south, aren't you off by 90 degrees, not 180?
Load More Replies...I don’t need to see the stuff that flashes by in a millisecond, for pete’s sake! No one pays attention to the frame by frame stuff anyway. Show REAL, ACTUAL, mistakes that can be seen by the non finger-on-the-space-bar person, please. 🤦🏽♀️
There's one in RoboCop where Robo is fighting Clarence Boddicker in the drug warehouse and as Robo goes to throw him through one of the windows, the squib detonates the glass a split second before he gets thrown through it
Another in that movie - when Murphy and Lewis are chasing the Boddiker gang, in one shot they're going away from a tower, and in the next the vehicles are going towards the same tower
Load More Replies...These are mainly continuity errors, not major mistakes. Major mistakes are things like saying Commodus was killed in the arena during Gladiator or Casper the Friendly Ghost (already dead, has no lungs, and can't touch matter) choke on water.
I have no idea how people can be observant enough to even notice these.
There’s an old kids series I used to watch well… as a kid. I decided to watch the new seasons cause I had nothing better to do and I want3d to bring back old memories. In one of the new episodes, one of the characters gets kidnapped and is on the back of the motorcycle but when one of the other characters joins up with the other people from the group the kidnapped guy is chillin in the back. NEXT SHOT MY DUDE ON THE BACK OF LE MOTORCYCLE. HE DID THE F*****G CLONING MOVEI SWEAR
I noticed one thing in the sorcerers apprentice. The MC and Nicolas cage´s character are pursuing the bad guys in cars. the baddies transform theirs into a ferrari or something to be faster, so Nicolas cage does the same. But the thing is: his car was british, with the steering on the right, which he turned into a Mercedes with the steering on the left. I can accept the two characters switching sides with magic at the end of the transformation, but you can see Cage sticking his hand out the left window, even though he was driving, and thus sitting on the right, just a minute ago.
... and nobody mentioned Die Hard's magically appearing ambulance? (It's not in the truck when the mooks get out on the parking garage, but it is when they need it for an escape)
In "Backdraft," when the fire engine crashes near the end of the movie it tips over twice
In the Kill Bill movies: When B is narrating O-ren's meeting with the bosses, she refers to Sophie as "to O-ren's right". She is on the right side of the screen from the audience point of view, but she is on O-ren's left (stage left). Vernita Green's daughter Nikki is supposed to be four years old. The actor is clearly at least 6 (language, body development, etc.). Also, if she is four and BB is also four why was Vernita so thin and obviously not pregnant during the wedding?
I'm convinced some people must watch films frame by frame to pick up on some of these errors.
Nobody mentiones Joker able to suffocate his mom with a pillow while she had oxygen canneles in her nose?
In Mannequin (1987) shot where couple is driving around Philadelphia on a motorcycle -- each time they pass by a store window, the camera crew in the back of a pick up is incredibly clearly reflected in the glass. Very funny!
Filmmaking is difficult, yet so many folks with delusions of adequacy insist on spewing something. There are REASONS big-time filmmakers, even lousy ones, are well-paid. I knew el-cheap-o's who made cinemas on bare-bottom budgets, scavenging discarded clips from Hollyweird editing studios' trash bins and splicing them together into some rough form of a 'story'. Frightful stuff, no matter how imaginative. [/me shudders]
Load More Replies...I have one. In The Gilded Age, in the last scene of the last episode of season 1, the camera pans back on a street shot showing the houses of the rival families across from each other. The creators suggest that the location is at the intersection of 61st Street and 5th Avenue in New York City. In the shot we see Central Park and so should be facing west. However, the shadows are lying north to south meaning the whole set is oriented 180 degrees in the wrong direction. 283146592_...41f187.jpg
If you think you're facing east or west but the shadows run north or south, aren't you off by 90 degrees, not 180?
Load More Replies...I don’t need to see the stuff that flashes by in a millisecond, for pete’s sake! No one pays attention to the frame by frame stuff anyway. Show REAL, ACTUAL, mistakes that can be seen by the non finger-on-the-space-bar person, please. 🤦🏽♀️
There's one in RoboCop where Robo is fighting Clarence Boddicker in the drug warehouse and as Robo goes to throw him through one of the windows, the squib detonates the glass a split second before he gets thrown through it
Another in that movie - when Murphy and Lewis are chasing the Boddiker gang, in one shot they're going away from a tower, and in the next the vehicles are going towards the same tower
Load More Replies...These are mainly continuity errors, not major mistakes. Major mistakes are things like saying Commodus was killed in the arena during Gladiator or Casper the Friendly Ghost (already dead, has no lungs, and can't touch matter) choke on water.
I have no idea how people can be observant enough to even notice these.
There’s an old kids series I used to watch well… as a kid. I decided to watch the new seasons cause I had nothing better to do and I want3d to bring back old memories. In one of the new episodes, one of the characters gets kidnapped and is on the back of the motorcycle but when one of the other characters joins up with the other people from the group the kidnapped guy is chillin in the back. NEXT SHOT MY DUDE ON THE BACK OF LE MOTORCYCLE. HE DID THE F*****G CLONING MOVEI SWEAR
I noticed one thing in the sorcerers apprentice. The MC and Nicolas cage´s character are pursuing the bad guys in cars. the baddies transform theirs into a ferrari or something to be faster, so Nicolas cage does the same. But the thing is: his car was british, with the steering on the right, which he turned into a Mercedes with the steering on the left. I can accept the two characters switching sides with magic at the end of the transformation, but you can see Cage sticking his hand out the left window, even though he was driving, and thus sitting on the right, just a minute ago.
... and nobody mentioned Die Hard's magically appearing ambulance? (It's not in the truck when the mooks get out on the parking garage, but it is when they need it for an escape)
In "Backdraft," when the fire engine crashes near the end of the movie it tips over twice
In the Kill Bill movies: When B is narrating O-ren's meeting with the bosses, she refers to Sophie as "to O-ren's right". She is on the right side of the screen from the audience point of view, but she is on O-ren's left (stage left). Vernita Green's daughter Nikki is supposed to be four years old. The actor is clearly at least 6 (language, body development, etc.). Also, if she is four and BB is also four why was Vernita so thin and obviously not pregnant during the wedding?