pgsgrad16

31st Aug 2021

Porky's (1982)

Other mistake: While Coach is with Miss Honeycutt (aka "Lassie") in the boy's locker room, her exaggerated "oohing" and moans permeate throughout the gym, but do not match their actual sex movements during the camera cuts and she still carries on even when the action is paused.

pgsgrad16

26th Aug 2021

The Warriors (1979)

Other mistake: When Cyrus is shot by Luther, leader of the Rogues, he is shown at the wide angle, as slumping backward by the force of the shot. But in the following shot, unrealistically 'busts' backwards through the wooden platform behind him. Purely for dramatic cinematic purposes, when he should have just slumped to the floor.

eaglegrad16

25th Aug 2021

Arachnophobia (1990)

Revealing mistake: At the end when the dock 'kicks' the king spider off him into the fire, we hear it scream like a stuck pig. Then additional screams from the 'burning' spiders inside the pulsating nest, and when the doc torches both the king spider afterwards.

eaglegrad16

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Suggested correction: Not sure how this is a mistake. Sure real world spiders don't making squealing noises but real world spiders also don't jump 30 feet or have venom potent enough to kill a human within seconds of being bitten.

It's a mistake because spiders cannot vocalize at all. The film creates a new spider species with exaggerated aspects of real life spiders: extremely potent venom, highly aggressive behavior, jumping ability, etc. What the film can't do is give the spiders traits they couldn't possibly have in real life.

BaconIsMyBFF

25th Aug 2021

Arachnophobia (1990)

Other mistake: The king spider moving up the docs leg at the end is animatronic, considering the way it moves, like a typical Halloween effect. But understandably because it was too risky to use a real one.

eaglegrad16

25th Aug 2021

Arachnophobia (1990)

Continuity mistake: It's way obvious that the king spider attacking the doc at the end is animatronic or CGI as it's appearance changes. In the far shots the legs are wide spread and it's a purplish color. But in the closeups it's black and half the size.

eaglegrad16

25th Aug 2021

Arachnophobia (1990)

Other mistake: Near the end when the doctor is pursuing the fake king spider moving along inside the pipes, it makes loud, exaggerated tapping sounds, and then "jumps" out at him from the end pipe and attacks.

eaglegrad16

25th Aug 2021

Arachnophobia (1990)

Visible crew/equipment: Near the end when the doctor and his family are getting attacked by the spider's, half are CGI and the others fake as you can see the Tech wires making them move. Then when he's lying on the floor collecting himself, there's a pulsating sack in the corner, with a fake spider leg sticking out.

eaglegrad16

25th Aug 2021

Arachnophobia (1990)

Visible crew/equipment: When the explorer goes up into the loft to find the king spider, he taps the fake web string, says 'suppers ready" and then the fake spider dramatically shoots out from a tech wire 'screaming", and attacks him. (01:49:24 - 01:49:50)

eaglegrad16

25th Aug 2021

Arachnophobia (1990)

Factual error: The shadow of a spider climbing up the window makes a 'tick'ing sound as it moves, when spiders don't make sounds.

eaglegrad16

25th Aug 2021

Arachnophobia (1990)

Revealing mistake: When Margaret (the blood pressure lady?) gets settled for the night, one of the baby spiders is crawling toward the couch where she's sitting. In the very next shot that same spider is suddenly 'hiding' inside the lampshade above her and bites her.

eaglegrad16

25th Aug 2021

Arachnophobia (1990)

Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning when the men are hauling the equipment to their camp, you can see a crew members hand in the bush literally toss the fake giant spider on top of the passing equipment. (00:13:10)

eaglegrad16

Continuity mistake: The scenes that Jane is wet or in the water her dress is very open and revealing, and the bodice nearly hangs off her shoulders, revealing her breasts. But the scenes she is dry, her bodice is very prim buttoned up with a butterfly collar. Obviously two different dresses for very separate effects.

eaglegrad16

Deliberate mistake: When the lion appears during the beach scene, the timing doesn't add up. In the first takes it makes its way halfway out to the sand, while Jane is bathing in the ocean. After Jane is done and redresses herself, the lion suddenly emerges from the place it first appeared.

eaglegrad16

13th Aug 2021

10 (1979)

Revealing mistake: George's hedonistic neighbor lives just down the rolling hill from his house. Yet George drives half-way around the coast to pay him a visit.

eaglegrad16

11th Aug 2021

Flashdance (1983)

Revealing mistake: In the final dance audition it is obvious that Beals has a stunt double during some of the takes, as the face is different and the double is wearing blueish eyeliner or shadow and reddish lipcolor.

eaglegrad16

11th Aug 2021

10 (1979)

Other mistake: George's hedonistic neighbor lives practically across the other side of the yard, but George drives clear around the coastline into an adjoining neighborhood to pay him a visit.

eaglegrad16

11th Aug 2021

10 (1979)

11th Aug 2021

10 (1979)

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