15 Strangest Mistakes Kept In Movies

While most movie mistakes are of the boring, ordinary sort, basic continuity errors and the like, sometimes mistakes sneak into films that are so bizarre, so eyebrow-raising, that they leave audiences wondering how the hell they made it in there at all. That is absolutely the case with the following mistakes. This is WhatCulture, and here are the derangest mistakes kept in movies. Crew member wipes the lens, The Abyss. Even a filmmaker as famously exacting as James Cameron can't help but let a bizarre mistake or two slip through the cracks, as evidenced by this deeply weird gaffe in his aquatic masterpiece that is The Abyss. During an intense sequence where Bud tries to convince Lindsay to put on a diving suit, for about a second it's possible to spot a crew member casually wiping the camera lens, or to be more precise the underwater housing covering the camera lens. 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Even a director as absurdly meticulous as David Fincher can't get everything right 100% of the time, as evidenced by this peculiar oversight in his phenomenal drama, The Social Network. One of the film's greatest triumphs is the visual effects coup of having Armie Hammer play both Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler. And because Hammer wasn't particularly well-known in 2010, many people simply assumed that there were actually twin actors that were hired for the gig. Instead, actor Josh Pence played Tyler's stand-in on set while Hammer played Cameron, and Hammer's face was later digitally mapped over the top of Pence's. It's a practically seamless effect, save for one single scene. When the twins approach Mark Zuckerberg to work on their website early on in the film, Josh Pence's face is actually visible at both the start and the end of the scene for about a second each. Pence looks similar enough to Hammer that it's not immediately obvious, but once you do notice it, you'll never not. Quite how these shots simply didn't render Hammer's face Loomis fires 7 shots Halloween 2 John Carpenter's original Halloween memorably ends with Dr. Loomis unloading six gunshots into Michael Myers, in turn disabling Michael enough to save Laurie Strode, even if Myers ultimately gets away. For Halloween 2, that sequel opens with a recap of the original film, showing Loomis shooting Michael once again, albeit with a new shot showing Michael taking a perilous tumble over the balcony of the house. But there's one key mistake here. We hear Loomis fire seven shots, him only firing six shots in the original version of the scene. Beyond that, Loomis is firing a six shooter, so it'd be literally impossible for him to shoot a seventh bullet without a time-consuming reloader. It's all the more baffling given that it's mentioned numerous times throughout Halloween 2 that Loomis shot Michael six times. And yet the sound design team got sloppy with their recreation of one of the original film's most iconic moments. All they had to do was re-watch Watch 10 seconds from the 1978 film to make sure they got this right. Or even just listen to Loomis' dialogue throughout this film. But that was clearly too much effort. The self-repairing Porsche. Commando. Though continuity errors are generally common in Hollywood, sometimes they're so egregiously obvious that you have to wonder if every department head was just asleep at the wheel. And so we present perhaps the worst continuity error to ever appear in a major movie, and that's thanks to 1985's Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring action classic, Commando. After John Matrix chases down the villainous weasel Sully, Sully's swanky yellow Porsche or Porsche, if you want to pronounce it like that, is left The reverse waterfall, Anaconda. Editing mistakes are among the most common in any film, and often it's just because a filmmaker favours a brilliantly acted moment enough to accept a minor continuity error. And then there's this physics-breaking screw-up from 1997's cult-fave creature feature, Anaconda. In the third reel, as Terry helps treat a wounded Dr. Kale, we cut to an exterior shot of their boat sailing down the river past a waterfall. How lovely. But evidently the crew forgot to shoot the boat sailing this way, and so instead the footage had to be reversed in post. This simple editing trick would have probably worked had it not been for the waterfall in the shot, as the water can be seen flowing backwards up the waterfall. Which of course makes no sense at all, unless it's a magic waterfall, which I don't think it is. Considering how CGI heavy the film is, it's surprising that the waterfall wasn't just isolated and reversed again to flow forward. Something any budding VFX artist could do in an hour on their home computer today. Maybe someone should, just to show they can. There's a project for any budding VFX artist out there. Go and do it. Thanks for checking out this strange mistake-filled list today, my friend. If you're enjoying yourself, then hit that subscribe button down below and you will enjoy Enjoy yourself so much more with... You guessed it, more of these videos. Green screen gone wrong. He's all that. If you didn't bother watching Netflix's gender-swapped remake of 90s teen comedy She's All That, not a single solitary soul could possibly blame you, because it's terrible. And because He's All That can't simply settle for being a bad movie, it's also a technically incompetent one. Shortly after the film's release, viewers began to report on social media that it contained numerous head-scratching technical mistakes, suggesting the film employed far more use of green screen compositing The naked eye would immediately believe. In an early scene, social media influencer Paget is singing at a party, and eagle-eyed viewers might notice that her raised hand, well, just vanishes. For whatever reason, it appears that the scene was actually shot in front of a green screen, and because the VFX team screwed up their masking layers, her hand just disappears into the air for a few moments. But that's not the only mistake, though, because roughly 64 minutes into the film, if you keep an eye on the background as she and Cameron are talking, you'll see that this is comprised largely of school kids washing cars and is played in slow motion while the foreground unfolds at regular speed. It is weird. So yeah, enjoy that, because let's face it, that's the only thing that you can enjoy in this terrible film. The Camera Bump: Punch-Drunk Love Paul Thomas Anderson is another filmmaker who has an intense fixation on details, and yet he not only let this technical mistake slip into his movie, he actually insisted upon repeating it. Let me explain. During the unforgettably awkward scene where protagonist Barry calls a phone sex line, there's a moment there where he's sat on a couch and the camera suddenly loses focus, before abruptly shaking to the side. Yeah, it's an odd moment that sticks out in the And indeed, this was a genuine mistake. During filming, the camera got too close to a table in front of the couch, knocking it and causing the camera to shift for a moment before the operator resumed their position. According to the film's own cinematographer Robert Elswit, he expected Anderson to toss the take out, but PTA instead loved this subjective technical flaw and even insisted that it be repeated on subsequent takes, with Elswit smacking the camera's matte box to give the same off-axis effect. It isn't clear whether the original take was used or not, but either way, it's a Bizarre mistake that was actually intentionally kept in the final cut by one of our finest directors. How odd. Omid Gelili's Wardrobe Malfunction – The Mummy 1999's The Mummy is a damn good time. An old-fashioned action-adventure film that's just scary enough to be fun, yet still fit for all the family to watch. Except for that one scene with accidental male nudity. Midway through the movie, warden Gad Hassan is killed when a flesh-eating scarab beetle eats its way through his body and eventually emerges out of his ear. Nasty. While Hassan is frequently squirming around as the scarab eats his way up his body, there's a momentary flash of actor Omid Jalilis... Penis, which actually falls out of his loose-fitting baggy trousers. Quite how this is even possible and why he's not wearing underwear has never been ascertained, but needless to say, graphic nudity is the last thing that any movie studio wants to sneak into their big-budget family blockbuster, no matter how brief. Anne Hathaway sneaks away, Les Misérables. It's just as well that Les Miserables' epilogue is so devastatingly captivating, enough that it might distract you from an otherwise hilarious blocking or editing mistake during one of the entire movie's most affecting moments. As Jean Valjean dies and the spirit of Fantine sings her heart out behind him, pay close attention and you might notice that Anne Hathaway awkwardly ducks out of frame just as the shot cuts to a distraught Cosette. More to the point, as Cosette laments Jean's death, we can even see Hathaway slinking away in the background, despite the fact that in the next shot, we can see her side by side with Jean's spirit as they exit the room. Talk about a deeply bizarre way to undercut a huge... Hugely emotional moment, but presumably director Tom Hooper just thought that this was the best take of Amanda Seyfried's reaction, and likely hoped that audiences would be so fixated on her that they wouldn't really notice what's going on in the background. The internet being the internet, though, that of course was not the case. Thought we wouldn't notice, but we did, though she was not playing Gallagher. Ellie's mismatched reflection, that awkward moment. Now don't feel bad if you don't remember that awkward moment, which arrived and evaporated from the cultural consciousness in a blip in early 2014. Its single most memorable moment, in fact, just might be this fascinatingly strange production gaffe. When Ellie and Jason are hanging out at a coffee shop, you might notice that her reflection in the nearby window doesn't actually match up with what she's doing in front of a camera. Clearly there was some sort of issue with the reflection during shooting, perhaps maybe a visible crew member, and so the VFX team simply composited in a reflection from another take, assuming that nobody would notice. It's subtle enough that it hardly destroys the scene, but it's a unique kind of movie mistake that rarely occurs, and so proves all the more intriguing as a result. Spelling errors in the credits, Dr. Strangelove. No director, dead or alive, is as reputed for their perfectionism as Stanley Kubrick. And so it is a bit hilarious that something as basic as a couple of spelling mistakes made it into his satirical classic, Doctor Strangelove. In the opening credits, a disclaimer mentions that the characters and incidents depicted are fictitious with two C's rather than fictitious with two T's. And the screenplay credit mentions that it's based rather than based on Peter George's book, Red Alert. Now this is perhaps because the lettering was hand- penned by title designer Pablo Ferro, and initially only intended as a placeholder during production. And yet, Kubrick liked the handwritten look so much that it was used for the final film, with neither Ferro nor Kubrick noticing or caring about these incredibly basic spelling mistakes. Then again, it is easy to chuckle at such errors, given the film's generally idiosyncratic tone, even if they do fly in the face of Kubrick's public image as the most obsessive, detail-fixated filmmaker who ever lived. A fly flew inside the camera. Kenny and company. Movie mistakes don't get much stranger or more singular than this. In the 1976 dramedy Kenny and Company, there's a most bizarre happening during one of the film's very early scenes. At roughly the 11-minute mark, keep your eye on the left-hand side of the screen, and for about a second you'll see a weird dark visual aberration gliding about the frame. According to the director, this was the result of a fly getting trapped in between the camera camera sensor and the camera lens during the shooting, causing it to fly across the frame for a moment before seemingly managing to free itself. While hardly a scene-ruining mistake, it's one of the odder and more unexpected issues that you'll ever find in a movie. Worst street sweeper ever. Quantum of Solace. I mean, just look at him. Just look at him. What is going on here? This is the weirdest mistake ever. The visible crew member, Borderlands. The recent Borderlands adaptation may be an abject mess, but even so it is still baffling that this easily avoidable, slipshod mistake made it into the final cut of the movie. Even if you've only seen the trailer for the film, you'll likely remember the distinctive shot where Krieg opens a hatch from above, before the film's heroes all join him to stare down the hole. Except if you look closely, a crew member can be seen helping actor Florian Munteanu pull the hatch open. While we can't see the crew member in detail, they do seem to be wearing a cap of some kind. And given that every actor in the scene appears in the frame about a second later, it is very clearly somebody who isn't supposed to be there. This gaffe was spotted before the movie's release, and yet Lionsgate just didn't bother fixing it for the final film. Even though painting out a crew member for a few frames is an incredibly small amount of work for a $120 million movie, that was still too much work though, clearly. Hilariously, Borderlands creator Randy Pitchford claimed that the individual in question was actually fan-favorite character Brick. He was ultimately cut from the film. But considering there's no information online about Brick ever being part of the script, he's almost certainly joking here, right? Yeah, we're gonna go with that. Cap's shield fixes itself. Avengers Endgame. With a production as complex and a scope as epic as Avengers Endgame, it's little surprise that some little mistakes made it into the final cut. But possibly the oddest of all of its major continuity errors involves Captain America. You'll surely remember that Cap's shield ends up being broken by Thanos during their one-on-one battle. But once the rest of the heroes emerge through the portals, Cap can briefly be spotted on the right hand side of the frame with a fully intact shield. Now, to be completely Fair to the Russos, it's a grand sweeping shot of the heroes on the battlefield, and therefore it's not super easy to spot, but clearly a VFX artist at some point decided to render Cap's shield as fully formed. Given that there are other continuity mistakes in the colossal busy battle, it's perhaps not terribly surprising, though given that Thanos wrecking Cap's shield is a major marquee moment of the third act, it's pretty strange that this could happen. Then again, considering the army of artists that probably worked on the film, it's possible that they were only ever shown the specific part of the battle that they were tasked with working on, and didn't actually know anything else in continuity. The dead guy lives. The Patriot. Early on in Mel Gibson's war epic The Patriot, we see Benjamin Martin and his younger sons kill a group of redcoats who plan to hang Benjamin's eldest son Gabriel. At the end of the harrowing sequence as Benjamin's family soak in the brutality of the situation, we see Benjamin walk away from the scene, but if you look very closely here, as the wide shot fades out, one of the dead redcoats can hilariously be seen moving. Not dead at all then. Evidently, the extra playing the corpse moved a little too early before Gibson, also the director, called cut, and this movement just wasn't picked up during editing. However, the movie's extended cut actually replaces this shot with a totally different one, perhaps suggesting that Gibson was eventually made aware of the error and thought about removing it for his definitive version of the film. History buffs will point out that one red coat did actually survive Martin's ambush in reality, though given that the actor's movement is only visible for like a second, and Gibson removed it from the extended cut, this was clearly not what the director was trying to convey here. There are continuity errors in $300 million superhero films, and there are head-smackingly ridiculous continuity errors in modestly budgeted genre films. 1996's buddy action comedy Fled starring Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin may have fallen off the face of the earth shortly after its release, but its new claim to fame lies in this howlingly bizarre mistake. Midway through the film, Baldwin's Luke Dodge is wearing a thick grey sweater and then puts on a flannel jacket over the top whilst having a conversation with Fishburne's Charles Piper. Except when we cut to a side-on shot of the pair talking, Dodge's flannel jacket has suddenly disappeared before reappearing a few shots later. It's an especially strange continuity error because the shooting setup is just so simple, and there's very little reason why Baldwin would remove the jacket and then put it back on again while filming a simple camera setup. How could such an egregious mistake get past script supervisors, the wardrobe department, the director, the actors, hell, even the catering crew would have picked up on this? It's highly likely that the shots of Baldwin without the jacket were actually pickup up shots filmed at a later date and then just inserted into the film, and somebody, and by that I mean everybody, failed to correctly check continuity with the existing footage. It's still a bafflingly thoughtless mistake, if at least one which lends added comedy value to a film that most critics agree isn't nearly funny enough.