Tag: Movie Mistakes

  • Not-so-solid rock

    In the climax of 1992’s Last of the Mohicans, the hero (played by Daniel Day-Lewis) chases the villain up a mountain. In the shot captured above, Lewis’ right arm brushes the rock wall, which sways suspiciously as he passes. Now, you might think this “rock” was a poorly-constructed prop—a testament to the film’s limited budget.…

  • Unpacking Jerry’s apartment(s?): continuity errors in Seinfeld’s pilot.

    Television pilots are tricky things. They’re test episodes, meant to gauge whether a concept will fly or not. Seinfeld’s pilot, first broadcast in July of 1989, nearly failed the test. Screenings met with a tepid response from audiences, who complained about pointless stories and uninteresting characters. But when I go back and watch Seinfeld’s opening…