Amid praise for Quentin Tarantino’s film Once upon a time in HollywoodOne eagle-eyed celebrity viewer spotted a glaring historical inaccuracy in the hit film.
The moment occurs towards the end of the film, when Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Rick Dalton is reported to have returned to Hollywood from Europe on a Boeing 747. But it was John Travolta, who is an aircraft enthusiast and trained pilot, who said this would have been impossible given the film is set in 1969.
“Well, the 747 had its test flight in February 1969, but it entered service in January 1970. That’s nine months away! I would have been on a Boeing 707!” he said.
We can forgive Tarantino for that, but it’s hard to believe that some mistakes, like Judy Garland without her ruby red shoes in The Wizard of Oz or Julia Roberts eating a croissant that is exchanged for a pancake in Beautiful woman – actually made it through the editing process.
According to the website Movie mistakes, Captain Marvel– Starring Brie Larson, it features no less than 60 mistakes over the course of its two-hour runtime.
Is there any movie in which no one has made any mistakes?
Here we list 29 movie mistakes you may not have noticed.
Batman (1989)
The Tim Burton-directed superhero movie has multiple mistakes, but one of the biggest ones occurs when the Joker and his crew deface paintings in a museum. One of his gang members hits a painting with his hands covered in red paint, but in the next shot, the handprints have disappeared from the artwork.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Rick Dalton, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, flies back to Hollywood on a Boeing 747, although it was actually a 707. The film is set in 1969 and the 747 entered service in January 1970.
The Graduate (1967)
Dustin Hoffman’s character drives the wrong way across the San Francisco Bay Bridge on his way to Berkeley, California. He rides on the upper level of the bridge for traffic going from California to San Francisco.
Pretty Woman (1990)
There is a continuity issue at breakfast when Julia Roberts’ character takes a bite of a croissant. She is in the hotel room with her co-star Richard Gere, but when the camera pans back to her, the croissant transforms into a pancake. Then, when she takes a second bite of the pancake, there is only a bite mark on it.
North by Northwest (1959)
One of the children playing an extra in Alfred Hitchcock’s film covers his ears a few seconds before Eva Marie Saint’s character unexpectedly fires a gun at Cary Grant’s character in the Mount Rushmore cafeteria.
Violent Times (1994)
Bullet holes can be seen in the walls of the apartment where John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson’s characters go to retrieve a briefcase, but this is before the shooting takes place.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
The numbers on John Connors’ Cessna plane change constantly in the film. When it’s in the hangar on the runway, it’s N3035C, but once it’s flying, the numbers change to N3413F.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Judy Garland is not wearing her iconic ruby red slippers in the scene where the trees shower Dorothy and the Scarecrow with apples. Instead, she can be seen wearing simple black shoes.
American Sniper (2015)
The baby Bradley Cooper is holding as he adjusts to civilian life after the Iraq war is made of plastic. In fact, it looked so fake that even he admitted it was “crazy.”
Independence Day (1996)
When computer expert David Levinson, played by Jeff Goldblum, is having a tantrum in the hangar where the captured alien ship is being held, he knocks over a container labeled “Art Department.” Clearly, a set designer left it there by mistake.
Fast and Furious (2001)
In one scene where Jesse and Tran are racing, Tran is wearing a sleeveless shirt, but in the next shot she is wearing a tank top. Did no one notice when they edited it out?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
We were always told that Harry Potter had his mother’s blue eyes. But when we see Lily Potter as a child, she has brown eyes.
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
As a group of stormtroopers enter a control room, one of them accidentally hits his head on a door. The actor responsible, Laurie Good, couldn’t believe that this would make it into the final film.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
There is a crew member wearing a cowboy hat and looking out to sea behind Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow on the pirate ship.
Quantum of Solace (2008)
A street cleaner behind Daniel Craig’s James Bond pretends to sweep the street but holds his broom several inches off the ground.
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
When Bianca accidentally shoots a gym teacher with an arrow, an extra, playing a student, runs off to get urgent help, but once he thinks he’s off-screen, he stops and looks back at the camera.
Braveheart (1995)
There’s a modern car in the background of a large battle scene. Considering the film is set in the 13th century, it’s hard to imagine how it turned out in the final version.
Django Unchained (2012)
Leonardo DiCaprio accidentally cut his hand while filming a scene in which he slammed his hand on the table and broke a glass. But instead of yelling “cut,” he stayed in character. Tarantino liked it so much that he kept it in the movie.
Captain Marvel (2019)
Many of the errors relate to the 1990s era in which the film is set. These include computers using a version of Windows with an incorrect date and Carol Danvers’ memories being jogged by a Nirvana song that didn’t come out until after she left Earth.
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man (Toby McGuire) saves Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) from a group of attackers. He throws them through some windows before kissing her upside down in the rain. But during their romantic embrace, the windows behind her are perfectly intact.
Halloween (1978)
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Eagle-eyed fans have noticed that Ant-Man can be seen in two places at once during the final battle scene: in the van and in his giant form, fighting alongside the other Avengers.
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Merry and Pippin are captured by orcs at the beginning of the film, and Pippin is seen in handcuffs. But he no longer has them in the fight scene. And then they reappear on his wrists a few moments later.
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Ridley Scott’s epic film is set many centuries before fuel-powered vehicles existed. But during the Battle of Carthage, a gas canister can be seen on the back of a cart as it overturns.
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In Christopher Nolan’s film, at the beginning of the scene of the robbery at the stock exchange, there is confusion about whether it is day or night. It is clearly day, but suddenly, after the police chase, it becomes night.
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When Jack (Leonardi DiCaprio) paints Rose (Kate Winslet) naked and tells her to come to the bed, then says he means the couch, DiCaprio botched his lines. But James Cameron kept it in the movie because it was funny. Jurassic World (2015)(Rex)(Rex)(Rex)The blockbuster film featured 33 gaffes, including a scene in which lead actor Chris Pratt talks to co-star Bryce Dallas Howard without moving his mouth. In another scene, a broken phone screen suddenly appears repaired.
