Oh, wait ... really stupid, but not a "mistake."
Posted on 01/24/2006 11:50:32 AM PST by GermanBusiness
Let's trade some less "political" Hollywood mistakes. I can think of a few:
1) In the film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," the final shootout happens in a town with lots of trees. But the real San Vincentes in Bolivia is way above the treeline. And, whoever those 2 Americans were, they killed themselves after they were wounded (at least according to those who say they found the bodies).
2) a) In the movie "Patton"...Patton says "I read your book!" after he beats Rommel in command of a tank battle. But Rommel had never written a book on armor battles, only on infantry tactics. In the reflection of his binoculars (which say "Made in Japan") you see the film crew. The tanks before him are all 1950s models.
b) The "poem for good weather" was not written during the Battle of the Bulge and its icy conditions...it was written on December 11th, 1944 because of the rainy conditions that preceded the German attack and worse weather.
3) In the movie, "The Longest Day", the two German pilots strafe the Canadians on Juno Beach...but then the planes overshoot the actors on the beach below and you see there aren't even any obstacles or other props beyond a certain point. You also see afternoon shadows during the Omaha landing scenes. The sun sets over the ocean...so you see shadows coming inland. Not convincing to someone who has been to Coleville sur Mer.
The German officer who detects the invasion fleet with his binoculars...has "made in Germany" on his binoculars. Nice touch.
You also see the same glider landing three times (the same call letters on the glider). The Pegasus Bridge was not located on the Orne River as the movie subtitles so "helpfully" suggest. Also, the Outreham Casino had already been torn down by the Germans in order for them to build a better bunker in its place in real life. The film had everyone fighting over the casino.
The American soldier who gets killed by a bolt action German rifle (which makes a sound like the 'friend not foe' code)...dies from a rate of fire that could not come from a bolt action rifle.
4) In the movie "Casablanca" everyone knows the famous scene where Bogie gets all wet while waiting for his woman in vain at the train station. But then he gets on the train and he is instantly all dry. This is actually an easy movie to find goofs in, as it was made so quickly. The lighthouse revolves at an uneven pace, for instance, when people standing outside of Rick's are talking (due to edits in the film). Major Strasser, the gestapo man, is always wearing a Luftwaffe uniform. The band starts playing the "Marseillaise" before they can put their lips to the trumpets. Nice trick.
5) In the new "War of the Worlds", the family drives up the east side of the Hudson...so would have had no need to cross the Hudson to continue on to Boston. You see the technician at the smoke machine during the ferry boat scene.
6) In "Braveheart"...when the wife is killed...you see a white 1990s SUV in the background. In real life, Marian was killed with her servants after Wallace visited her and then escaped when the building was surrounded on 3 sides. I'll never understand why the Battle of Stirling Bridge was not fought on a bridge in the movie. It was in real life. In the execution scene, you can tell the filming went on all day because the shadows switch from morning to afternoon. Wallace never sacked York of course. And there are far too many Nikes and jeans seen in the battle scenes.
Oh, wait ... really stupid, but not a "mistake."
Man, she was good.
Or Dirty Harry shots from the back where he doesn't wear the shoulder harness correctly - and someone apparently corrects him because in the next scene the straps are correctly worn?
I think it was on ebaums world, there was a picture of Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean and there is a little niks tag visible on his bandana. Also, there is a scene in Troy, above Brad Pitt's shoulder, high in the sky, you can see an airplane.
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There's an entire website dedicated to firearms mistakes in television and film.
Too busy to try to turn it up at the moment.
On "Stargate Atlantis", one of the doctors sports a Canadian flag on his shoulder while the rest of the cast show American flags. Maybe because the production company is Canadian.
You know it's a bad movie when African tribesmen have vaccination marks.
In North by Northwest there is a scene in which a shooting takes place in the cafeteria at Mt. Rushmore. The shooter pulls his gun, a little boy (who has his back to the shooter) puts his hands to his ears, then the gun goes off. It is something of a wide shot, so may be a little difficult to find.
The funny part about that is they are M-48 "Patton" tanks.
Um - I believe that's because that particular guy is Canadian in the show.
[The funny part about that is they are M-48 "Patton" tanks.]
Cool. That is why I started the thread. And thanx to the one who recommended the websites. I just got this from "Fun With Dick and Jane" at moviemistakes.com:
Plot hole: When Richard Jenkins/Frank Bascom is talking to Jim Carrey/Dick Harper on his cell phone in the bank parking lot he tells Jim Carrey he sees the WOMAN bank employee walking towards him. He tells Jim Carrey that SHE knows that her car has NOT been stolen because she can see her car. But this is impossible since Jim Carrey never told Richard Jenkins or anyone else that he made up that story about her car being stolen just moments ago.
1)"Ben-Hur": Messala has bladed wheels on his chariot, which he uses to chew up the wheel spokes on one of the other chariots. In the close-up, the wheel breaks off and falls to the ground, in the very next scene the chariot flips over and both wheels are intact. In another scene, when Messala's chariot wrecks due to its wheel being torn off, his chariot goes airborne with both wheels intact. Then, as it lands on its left side with the wheel hub skidding in the sand, they used the sound effect of a car skidding on pavement.
2)"The Godfather": As Michael Corleone arrives by taxi at the Sands Hotel in Vegas (supposed to be about 1952), two of the filming crew are seen coming out of the hotel wearing 70's permed hair!
Didn't know that. Thanks for the info!
You're welcome, Lily.
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