The movies we love, well, they’re not perfect. Whether it’s an extra in the wrong scene, a continuity error, or a cameraman caught in the final cut, there are tons of ways our favorite films can make mistakes.
Read on to see the hilarious ways some flicks messed up…
The Sound Of Music
The Von Trapp family crossed the Alps to escape Austria, but Salzberg actually doesn’t border Switzerland–it borders Germany. Whoops.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Granny Smith apples weren’t popularized until 1868 in Australia, but Captain Jack Sparrow apparently got his hands on one way ahead of time.
Troy
The umbrella seems like a nice idea, but parasols were first found in 5th century BCE, 800 years after when Troy is set.
Top Gun
In one scene, the pilots wave to each other when one plane is upside-down over the other, but if these plane were to get that close in real life, the back wings would collide causing the planes to crash. Do not try this at home!
Teen Wolf
In a climatic Teen Wolf moment, viewers spotted an extra fixing their fly before the camera pans away in the background of the scene. Extras, they’re just like us…no, really…
The Passion of the Christ
Jesus is portrayed by white actor Jim Caviezel, but historically speaking, it is most likely that Jesus was Middle Eastern, not caucasian.
Cast Away
The FedEx packages are in remarkably good shape, but after floating in the ocean, the letters and items would be inevitably destroyed. Saltwater is not forgiving.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The stolen dolphin in Ace Ventura makes noises out of the water, but dolphins can only make their signature squeaky sound when they’re underwater.
Schindler’s List
In the film, papers are stamped with a plastic stamp pad, but this was not available during this time period.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Though the film is set in New York, there’s a scene in the film that makes it obvious that the film was actually made in Los Angeles.
Gladiator
Can you spot that gas canister in the back of the chariot? In case you weren’t sure, chariots were horse-powered.
Spider-Man 3
The film is famously set in New York City, but in the background, you can spot the Terminal Tower, which is located in Cleveland, Ohio.
North by Northwest
Some people are scared of gunshots, just like one extra who’s covering his ears before a shot even rings out. Something tells me the director wasn’t thrilled that the extra was giving away the scene.
Wizard of Oz
Though Dorothy is supposed to be wearing ruby red slippers, a few scenes show Judy Garland in plain brown shoes. Whoops!
Pulp Fiction
The red mark on Uma Thurman’s chest is meant to be used as a marker, but the dot disappears after she’s injected with the revival medication.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Though the film is set in the 1930s, the audience can spot someone wearing modern 2000s clothing in the background.
Reservoir Dogs
The characters initially handcuff Marvin Nash behind his back, and then in the next shot, he’s handcuffed in the front.
Gone With the Wind
Though the classic story is set during the Civil War, in one scene there are lamps powered by electricity.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the 1700s were definitely unusual characters, but none more unexpected than the crew member in a cowboy hat spotted in the background.
Jurassic Park
The sparks flying out from Timmy’s hands on the electric fence are pretty far away from him, so it doesn’t make sense that he’d fall away from that shock.
The Avengers
At the end of the final battle, Captain America’s suit suffers a terrible tear in the center of the outfit, but then a few scenes later it’s magically repaired.
Speed
The bus in Speed has to jump over a missing highway. However, the highway is still in the scene according to its shadow…
The Dark Knight Rises
We’re all reliant on autocorrect, including this film. In one scene, there’s a misspelling of the word ‘heist’ in the newspaper.
The Goonies
In one scene, a man on the toilet doesn’t pull down his underwear to use the restroom. TMI.
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Hobbits are supposed to be much shorter than elves, and for the most part, that was carried out in the film, but in one scene, however, you can spot that they are the same height.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
The dining hall of Hogwarts is iconic with its floating candles, but in some shots, you can see the wires keeping them afloat.
Star Wars
This is one slip-up that many people know about. One of the stormtroopers hits his head on the doorframe, and a thud sound was then added to the DVD release.
American Sniper
The baby in American Sniper might look cute but look again, it’s quite clearly a fake baby.
Grease
The waitress who turns off the lights before “Beauty School Dropout” appear to hit the switch with her elbow, but she’s clearly quite far off from it.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Throughout the book series, Harry Potter is told many times that he has his mother’s green eyes, but in the movie, she has brown eyes.
Dirty Dancing
The gearshift in Dirty Dancing shows that while Johnny is supposedly driving, the car is clearly in park.
Dallas Buyers Club
The Lamborghini Aventador wasn’t invented until 2011, but the movie (set in 1985) shows one on a poster behind Ron Woodruff.
Clueless
During Cher’s hot mess of a driving test, she smashes her Jeep into the side of a car and takes off her side mirror. In the very next scene, it’s back on and fine.
Pretty Woman
In one scene, Julia Roberts is munching on a croissant. After one cutaway and cut back, she then had a pancake.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Grandpa Joe hasn’t left his bed in allegedly 20 years, so how on earth did he get out to buy a chocolate bar? It doesn’t add up.
She’s All That
Taylor boldly decided to get a tattoo on the back of her shoulder. In the prom scene, though, the heart tattoo has disappeared.
Pulp Fiction
A repeat offender, Pulp Fiction shows the bullet holes already in the wall before a certain famous shoot-out scene happens.
Bad Boys
In one of the most obvious mistakes on-screen, a cameraman is in full view during this Sean Penn film. C’mon pal, rookie mistake.
Independence Day
There is no way the Empire State Building shot could have been done. The building is on a street corner and can’t be framed like this for a shot.
Halloween
Though the movie is set in a fictional Illinois town, there are some scenes featuring palm trees in the background.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The moment of Dr. Jones rushing to save his father’s book from burning isn’t very timely because the book burnings took place in 1933, while the movie is set 5 years later.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indy gets through an immeasurable number of traps, but as the audience sees him standing over the treasure, he is illuminated by sunlight, which indicates there’s a hole for it to enter through. So, couldn’t he have just climbed in that way?
The Goonies
The 1973 Topps baseball card in the corpse’s wallet is one of the most memorable scenes in the film, but the body is mentioned to have been there since 1930. Not sure what One-Eyed Willy would be doing with that.
The Hurt Locker
Taking place in 2004, it doesn’t make any sense that a solider would mention putting a video on YouTube because YouTube wasn’t created until 2005.
Malcolm X
When Malcolm shouts for someone to call 911 during the firebombings on his home, he’s a little early. 911 service actually didn’t exist until 1968, 3 years after the murder of Malcolm X. It’s hard to imagine a world without being able to call 911.
The Patriot
Fun fact: The children in the film don’t ever age even though the movie takes place over the course of 5 years.
The Aviator
The scene with Howard Hughes ordering 10 chocolate chip cookies is unrealistic. Believe it or not, the chocolate chip cookie wasn’t introduced until 1930, two years after the film is set.
Django Unchained
Django has a pretty cool look in the movie, but his sunglasses are out of place. Sunglasses weren’t popular across the nation until 1929.
Braveheart
William Wallace is often seen sporting a kilt, but the movie takes place in the year 1300, which is well before kilts were created.
Titanic
Jack mentions fishing with his father on Lake Wissota, but Lake Wissota was dam-formed almost 5 years after the sinking of the Titanic.
Gladiator
Though Russell Crowe’s character is nicknamed “The Spaniard”, the word wasn’t around until the 14th century. Meanwhile, Gladiator is set in 180.
Back to the Future
The DeLorean’s license plate reads ‘OUTATIME’, one extra character than is permitted on actual California plates.
Forrest Gump
The letter that Forrest Gump receives from Apple applauds him on his investment, dated 1975, but Apple wasn’t publicly traded until 1981.
Panic Room
When the intruders flood the room with propane, Jodie Foster hides beneath the flames, but propane is heavier than air, so in reality, the flames would have ignited on the ground first.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
The characters go to Singapore, but Singapore didn’t even exist until 1819.
Saving Private Ryan
Captain Miller is leaned up against a motorcycle after being drastically injured, but that exact model was first produced in 1963, 20 years after the film is set.
Public Enemies
Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson die before John Dillinger in the movie, despite both outliving him in real life.
The Green Mile
In a fatal scene, John Coffey is sent to death by electric chair, but the electric chair was made in 1940, 5 years after the movie’s set time.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
The telescope Azeem shows him is drastically out of its time zone. The movie is set in 1194, and the telescope wasn’t introduced until the 17th century.
Sherlock Holmes
The sewer chase scene stars at Parliament and ends on the top of the Tower Bridge, but these locations are actually several miles apart.