40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

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40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Glaring errors in a final cut can take you right out of a movie. Some are small enough to forgive and forget, but others take you out of the world completely. Case in point: A fully visible car in a Braveheart battle took us from 1280 A.D. to 1995 in split-second. It was like a funny little time machine of sorts. 

Here are a ton of other blunders that will make it impossible for you to ever look at these famous TV shows and movies the same way ever again…

Wildcats

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Lord of the Rings

CRACKED THE CAR JUST BEYOND THE SHIRE. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING They must be really far from home, since after Sam says, If I take one more step, it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been, we see a car driving in the background (kicking up a lot of dust).

Braveheart

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Blade Runner

CRACKED RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY. BLADE RUNNER After the epic tears in rain speech, Roy Batty dies and releases a dove during an evening downpour. The reverse of the dove shows it flying off into a clear, sunny sky. Ridley Scott's 2007 Final Cut fixed this error.

Star Wars

CRACKED HAN HOUDINI SOLO THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK When Han is being lowered into the carbonite chamber, his hands are tied in front of him. When we see him frozen in the block of carbonite, his hands are freed, reaching out at shoulder height.

Deadpool

DEADPOOL Deadpool cuts off his left hand and jumps into traffic... but while he's falling his right hand is missing. CRACKED.COM

Monsters University

CRACKED THE ENTIRE MOVIE IS A CONTINUITY ERROR. MONSTERS UNIVERSITY MONSTERE UNIVERSITY M M U MU U In 2001's Monster's Inc. Mike says to Sully, You've been jealous of my good looks since the 4th grade. The entire plot of the 2013 sequel tells the story of how they met... at Monster's University.

Pirates of the Caribbean

CRACKED VISIBLE CREW MEMBER. THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL On the Black Pearl, while Jack Sparrow yells, On deck, you scabrous dogs!, a crew member in a rolled up T-shirt, a cowboy hat, and sunglasses is just staring out to sea.

Quantum of Solace

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Pulp Fiction

CRACKED BULLET HOLES BEFORE THE BULLETS. PULP FICTION We're sure this wasn't Tarantino's nonlinear storytelling. Before the guy fires at Jules & Vincent in the apartment, we already see the bullet holes in the wall behind them.

The Karate Kid

CRACKED DANIEL-SAN'S WIN IS A LIE! THE KARATE KID LINDER FIGHTERN ALL VALLEY KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS SMITH VOAL VICAL FINALS LASTIENCE ALL VALLEY LAWRENCE CHAMPION EXPRESA LAWRENCE MALE REFEREE GROWN KNOWN LAMUSSO OFFICIAL The now-iconic crane kick was actually an illegal move because strikes to the face were not permissible. Ralph Macchio said, No hits to the face was clearly something when the referee made the list of things not to do.

The Goonies

CRACKED WHAT OCTOPUS? THE GOONIES While describing their adventure to a reporter, Data says the scariest part was the octopus. The octopus scene didn't make the final cut, so fans wondered what he meant. A 90's Disney Channel cut reinserted it, so it made sense for some viewers.

Gladiator

GLADIATOR Apparently, gladiatorial combats used to be transmitted live to all ancient Rome. CRACKED.COM

Die Hard

Movie Goofs Die Hard Karl can be seen standing in the background just after having been hanged by John McClane. This means either that the movie title always referred to Karl instead of McClane, or that Die Hard happens in the same universe as The Sixth Sense. CRACKED.COM

Clueless

CRACKED THE REAPPEARING MIRROR. CLUELESS During Cher's driver's test, she sideswipes a car and loses her rearview mirror. But when Cher pulls the car over, the mirror magically reappears undamaged.

Old School

CRACKED THE MAGIC HOCKEY STICK. OLD SCHOOL @nicarlei UKETC ERVEZ CIPICE PACIFICO In Mitch's new house, Frank the Tank accidentally smashes some glassware with the blade of a hockey stick. In the same swinging motion, the stick magically flips to the butt end.

Anaconda

Movie Goofs Anaconda As the boat leaves, the shot is reversed, and so we see a waterfall in reverse. This goof is so blatant we just have to assume it was left there to make Anaconda some sort of avant-garde art film about movie making or something. MICAELA-I CRACKED.COM

Batman Returns

Movie Goofs Batman Returns Batman tries to stop Catwoman from killing villain Max Schrek and takes off his mask - but just before that, his eye make-up suddenly disappears. It's just as distracting as the name Schrek triggering Smash Mouth to play in our brains. CRACKED.COM

North by Northwest

Movie Goofs North by Northwest Clearly the scene where Eva Marie Saint shoots Cary Grant was shot several times, because a kid behind her is having none of it. A few seconds before the gunshot, he covers his ears almost ruining the shot. CRACKED.COM

Gladiator

Movie Goofs Gladiator We still remember when our film professors criticized Gladiator's anachronistic notions of religious spirituality, like nerds. Then we raised our hand and countered with the anachronism of the gas canister, and everybody cheered. CRACKED.COM

Raiders of the Lost Ark

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Independence Day

Movie Goofs Independence Day ART DEPT Jeff Goldblum trips and falls over during his drunken rant (we've all been there), and in the process knocks over a bin labeled art dept on the bottom. It this proof the Deep State is made up of theater kids? We're just asking questions! CRACKED.COM

Pretty Woman

Movie Goofs Pretty Woman In the breakfast scene, watch out for Julia Roberts' pastry. It quickly switches from croissant to pancake, and then to an even different pancake. It's truly a movie about a call girl with a heart of gold and matter-transforming quantum powers. CRACKED.COM

Basic Instinct

Movie Goofs Basic Instinct During the interrogation scene, Sharon Stone is smoking a cigarette which disappears as she's taking off her coat, only to return in the next shot. There are two goofs here: the vanishing cigarette, and anyone noticing a vanishing cigarette during this scene. CRACKED.COM

American Sniper

Movie Goofs American Sniper Bradley Cooper holding a plastic baby doll is the stuff of legends. But we have this theory that it was intentional, that Clint Eastwood was trying to parody the whole imperialism also makes imperialists sad, you know trope. Is it a good theory? No it isn't, but it's better than that baby. CRACKED.COM

The Fast and the Furious

Movie Goofs The Fast and the Furious Baddie Johnny Tran is wearing a black shirt - but a fraction of a second later, he changes to a black tank top. Ugh, no wonder this movie never got a sequel. CRACKED.COM

The Phantom Menace

STARWARS EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE CRACKED.COM At the end of the movie, Senator Palpatine and the Jedi Council arrive on Naboo. Well, the Jedi Council and some dude pretending to be Mace Windu, cause that ain't Samuel L. Jackson.

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40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Reign

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

It

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

28 Days Later

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

The Wolf of Wall Street

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

How I Met Your Mother

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

That Awkward Moment

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Jumanji

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Narcos

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

The Good Place

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Spider-Man

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

The Last Samurai

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

Hellboy

40 Big-Time Blunders and Teeny-Tiny Screw-Ups in TV Shows and Movies

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