Continuity mistake: Hughes leaves Ava and goes, hat in hand, to talk with his two pals. Suddenly he is seen with his hat on. Less than half a second to put on a hat without moving your arm IS fast.
Sacha
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: Hughes asks Ava Gardner "Feel like going to Paris?", then the guy behind her disappears.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When the Hercules first flies, the boats on the water below suddenly disappear.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: Inside the projection room, Hughes hand the photo of an actress with a sketch of the Hercules behind. The sketch is sideways as we can see when the guy is flipping the photo. But when the angle changes finishing his movement, the sketch is seen straight.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Hughes is dining with Domergue and Juan Trippe is leaving the place, the spoon on the sundae keeps moving around.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Hughes is asking Ava about going to Paris, 2 guys with blue suits pass behind three times.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: After the plane crash, when Hughes is lying on the floor we see his left trouser is undamaged, but a second later it's in rags and the part going from the knee to the foot is missing.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Hughes takes off to fly (and crash), a huge zebra crossing magically appears on the concrete.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When HH's plane is rampaging the houses, a couple of white mugs in a kitchen fall down twice.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: During lunch with the Senator, the vegetables and potatoes on Hughes' fish change between the first and second shot.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When a model Hercules is shown in the party, the plane passes by two ladies in red twice.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Howard Hughes is asking Mr. Mayer for two cameras, the people passing behind don't match between shots.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: Errol Flynn is standing tall, then extends his hand to greet Hepburn and when he is almost touching her hand, the shot changes and now he is far away, hands out of reach and kneeling down.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: After Noah Dietrich introduces himself for the first time, the shot changes and everything to the right disappears.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Howard Hughes starts to shout "Oklahoma," the shadow of the tower behind him and Dietrich changes.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Howard Hughes cries out "Oklahoma," he passes behind Dietrich and then in the wide shot he is behind him again, repeating the movement.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: Before Flynn is hit by the ball, he is holding a drink and cigarette. After the hit, they swap hands in less than half a second.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: After Howard Hughes says "Those sons a b**ches in Houston," the people in the background disappear.
20th Feb 2006
The Aviator (2004)
Continuity mistake: Before Flynn is thrown the paper ball, a couple passes behind him and disappears in the next shot.
10th Feb 2006
Lost (2004)
All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: After Boone ties the red shirt around the tree, he places a red shirt on his shoulder. The position and width of it changes between shots. (00:16:00)
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