Movie Editing Errors

With sometimes hundreds of millions spent on making just one blockbuster, you'd think that movie editing errors would be a rarity, but fans everywhere seem to pick up on those little things that editors seem to miss.

Movie continuity is checked and double checked. In fact if you check the closing credits of many blockbusters, you will see at least one name listed as a continuity checker. It is his job to review all the film footage for editing errors. He checks to make sure the star is wearing the same earrings from one shift in camera shot to another. He double checks that a movie made in December but set in June doesn't include a shot of a blizzard in the background. Beyond that, he checks the movie timeline to make sure it stays intact and agrees with historical data. In other words, if a movie is set in 1963, it should not reference an event that did not occur until 1969. Imagine the magnitude of the task!

Some movies seem to lend themselves to movie editing errors more than others. According to MovieMistakes.com, the ten most error-filled hit movies are:

Granted some of the errors reported may be considered trivial by some, but to die-hard fans even the smallest error can mean a lot.

Curious what constitutes an editing error? Check out this list:

• In Gladiator, a gas can is seen in the back of a wrecked chariot during the Barbarian Horde fight scene.

• "In Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Mini Me hands Scott a piece of paper with black and red writing on it. The problem is he wrote with only one pen.

• Mr. and Mrs. Smith is set in New York City, but during a fight scene between the couple, a Los Angeles street sign is visible.

• When Sonny is shot at the toll both in The Godfather, the windshield is destroyed and yet when his bodyguards arrive a few seconds later, it is undamaged.

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is littered with misplaced scar tissues starting with the second half of the film. Frodo starts out with a scar on his right jaw, but the scar is later seen on the left jaw, in different positions on his right jaw, and the injury varies in size.

Other types of movie editing errors spotted include:

• Reflections of crew or equipment in sunglasses, windows, etc.

• Crew members actually showing up in scenes

• Calendars not agreeing to movie timeline

• Continuity issues with reality (for example, songs playing on the radio that would not have been written yet during the time when the movie is set)

While many moviemakers have learned to live with sporadic movie inconsistencies, others have gone to great lengths to correct errors in the DVD version, so don't be surprised if you remember an error in the big screen version of a movie that you don't see at home. For example, in the original version of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Hans Solo goes from not wearing a jacket to wearing a jacket in the scene where he is put into the carbonite. Now, if you picked up a copy of the DVD, you can very easily see where the jacket has been altered white to match his shirt.

Looking for errors in specific movies or just curious what else you may have missed in your favorite movies, visit:

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