If you ’re gon na have background actors do an bodily function , maybe actually have them do it rather than just mime doing it .
1.My personal favorite? This scene fromTwilightis where teenagers are clearly supposed to be playing Hackey-Sack, but are missing the Hackey-Sack.
2.In fact, I love to watch the background actors in movies and TV shows, because oftentimes some nonsense is going on. Like this guy who forgot to play dead inNobody.
3.In the showAmerican Primeval, you can spot a background character drop his spear and just…continue on.
4.You can also spot other mistakes by looking in the background or off to the side. For example, in the most recent episode ofThe Last of Us, you can literally see a crew member hiding in the trees.
5.It’s always funny to spot crew members in movies and TV shows. InSaw 3D, you can see a crew member flicking blood on a character.
6.You can also see a crew member in this scene in the Oscar-winningReturn of the King.
7.In this episode ofGunsmoke,you can see a crew member’s modern shoe in the upper left corner.
8.In the background ofJohn Wick 3,you can see a person in one of the barn stalls to the left controlling the horse.
9.InStargate, you can see the whole crew in Kurt Russell’s glasses.
10.Sometimes you can see the actual camera in movies and TV scenes. You can see a camera rig on the right side in this scene fromThe Naked Gun.
11.And you can see a camera reflection in this scene fromThe King of Comedy.
12.You can actually see the camera in this scene fromTroy.
13.Some mistakes are just hilariously obvious. This is how a character disables a bomb inUnthinkable.
14.And in this shot fromX-Men, you can see the screws in Wolverine’s claws.
15.Some of the jurors inDaredevil: Born Again are completely replaced.
16.In this scene fromResident Evil, the character is using the notepad app to video call.
17.This is less obvious, but it feels like a big oversight given that inWicked, Elphaba very dramatically breaks the patio window. However, a few scenes later, just before Fiyero arrives, the glass isn’t cracked.
18.A lot of other errors have to do with continuity. In this scene fromThe Four Seasons, the table goes from empty to covered in drinks to having a single tray on it between shots.
19.Maddie’s sweater completely changes between shots in this scene fromSonic the Hedgehog 3.
20.The bullet holes in the Terminator’s jacket disappear within seconds in this scene fromTerminator 2: Judgement Day.
21.The bullet wound is clearly in the center of Tye’s forehead inThe Bricklayer— but later on, it’s above her eyebrow.
22.This one fromTwois even more obvious. Check out the mirror between shots and the very different cracks. It keeps flashing between them, too, making it even more obvious.
23.The keys change color multiple times between shots inFriday Night Dinner.
24.InX-Men Origins: Wolverine,this woman’s tongs change into a spatula, then back to tongs.
25.InThe King of Queens, Carrie goes from scooping mashed potatoes to picking up chicken with a fork between shots.
26.The towel John is using to dry a glass changes colors between shots inJurassic Park.
27.InAvengers: Endgame,when Tony returns Cap’s shield, it’s obvious they shot at different times of day, considering the shadows.
28.InDaredevil: Born Again, Matt puts his pants on backwards, but soon after, they’re the right way forward.
29.Speaking ofDaredevil: Born Again, there are no flowers in the center of the table as Kingpin and Vanessa eat. Then at the end of the scene, there’s a huge bouquet.
30.The shape of the glass on Yon Rogg’s ship changes between shots inCaptain Marvel.
You can spot it better here.
31.This one might take a more eagle-eyed viewer, but in this scene fromFatal Attraction, you can see the headphone cord switch the side it’s on.
32.Credits mistakes also take an eagle-eyed viewer, but some are pretty egregious. They literally spelled Keira Knightley’s name wrong inThe Phantom Menace.
33.Sinnersis pretty much a perfect film, but it does misspell San Rafael in the credits.
34.It always takes me out of a film when you realize something is straight-up fake. Like this scene fromPredator, where this woman’s hands clearly are not actually bound.
35.This guy’s breathing tube isn’t even connected in this scene fromElementary,though in a different shot, it is.
36.Alex’s hair clearly isn’t actually stuck in this scene fromModern Family.It easily falls away as her head moves.
37.You can see Bruce Willis' flesh-colored socks in this scene fromDie Hard.
38.Factual errors are always annoying because they feel so easy to just…not get wrong. InMr. and Mrs. Smith, there’s a notification from the Bronx Zoo about Fiona the Hippo…who actually lives at the Cincinnati zoo.
39.Showing the Dow Jones dropping by 500% inG20is laughable.
40.Cars having no headrests in movies (usually so they can fit cameras to shoot from the back) always annoy me. You can see this mistake in action inSicario: Day of the Soldado— where the headrests actually appear again.
41.Sometimes, it’s just SO obvious something is shot in the LA area. In this shot fromPrison Break, which is supposed to take place in Wyoming, you can see palm trees, the ocean, and a pier.
42.There’s no way to avoid shooting period pieces in modern locations, but it definitely takes you out of it to see modern things on-camera. In the background of this shot fromThe Last of the Mohicans,you can literally see buses.
43.Modern cars in period pieces are fairly common, actually. This is fromThe Highwaymen,which is set in the ’30s.
44.You can also see modern cars in this scene fromDexter: Original Sin,set in 1991.
45.The background in the train windows changes instantaneously in this scene fromFrance. The shot doesn’t even change; just the background does.
You can see it better here.
46.InRudy, during the Notre Dame/Georgia Tech match, you can see someone holding up a Boston College flag.
47.Blade appears to disappear between shots inDeadpool & Wolverine.
48.And both Wolverine and Blade appear to kill the same woman.
49.And finally, inPassenger 57…the FBI agent who gets shot has blood on his face before he even gets shot.
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