Episode 6

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0:00:23 > 0:00:28Hello and welcome to Great Movie Mistakes 2.

0:00:28 > 0:00:30Even more goofs, gaffes, mess-ups and blunders

0:00:30 > 0:00:33that Hollywood's brightest thought we wouldn't notice.

0:00:33 > 0:00:39Wrong! Guess they weren't counting on crack team of... noticers.

0:00:39 > 0:00:42They've pored over literally hours of film footage to compile

0:00:42 > 0:00:46another classic collection of cinematic clunkers.

0:00:46 > 0:00:49On tonight's show...

0:00:54 > 0:00:58If it's so difficult for movie-makers to get the weather right,

0:00:58 > 0:01:01then why don't they just write scripts where it's always nice?

0:01:01 > 0:01:04Singing In The Rain could just become Singing In The Dry,

0:01:04 > 0:01:07The Perfect Storm could become The Perfectly Pleasant Afternoon,

0:01:07 > 0:01:10and in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore could just reveal

0:01:10 > 0:01:13that it's going to get quite mild, much more convenient.

0:01:13 > 0:01:17Anyway, here's some weather that we can really complain about.

0:01:17 > 0:01:21Let's start with a clip from romantic comedy, Enchanted.

0:01:21 > 0:01:23Plenty of snow on the pavement.

0:01:23 > 0:01:26It's clearly the middle of winter.

0:01:30 > 0:01:36But hang on, a little later in the same scene, the pavement is suddenly snow free.

0:01:37 > 0:01:40This has ruined an otherwise completely realistic movie for me.

0:01:43 > 0:01:47Here's the opening scene from comedic turkey Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

0:01:47 > 0:01:50But the animal we're interested in is the dog.

0:01:50 > 0:01:54See how there's a clear shadow underneath the pooch in the bright sunlight?

0:01:54 > 0:01:56Well, not in the close-up.

0:01:56 > 0:02:02This is actually only the second worst mistake, right after having made the film in the first place.

0:02:06 > 0:02:11A small ship on stormy seas. It's being thrown all over the place

0:02:11 > 0:02:14in the opening scene of this Brit flick.

0:02:14 > 0:02:18We're about to get our first glimpse of the famous Boat That Rocked,

0:02:18 > 0:02:23only problem being that the boat that rocked isn't rocking at all.

0:02:23 > 0:02:26Unlike the small boat, it's in much calmer waters.

0:02:28 > 0:02:33Here's a fully grown man kerb-crawling for schoolgirls.

0:02:33 > 0:02:34How did the concert go?

0:02:34 > 0:02:37You can see from the rain on the car that it's absolutely pouring down.

0:02:37 > 0:02:40- What are you playing?- Elgar.

0:02:40 > 0:02:43Ah, I think it's a shame he spent so much time...

0:02:43 > 0:02:47We can always hear the rain, but she's clearly walking in the sunshine.

0:02:47 > 0:02:50Looks like the film's continuity person needs a bit of an education.

0:02:54 > 0:02:58George Clooney looking for a bit of love action in the winter snow.

0:02:58 > 0:02:59So I was in the neighbourhood...

0:02:59 > 0:03:03But keep an eye on the snow that's coming down.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06It's everywhere,

0:03:06 > 0:03:09except in this shot, when the snow machine obviously went on the blink.

0:03:09 > 0:03:12And it's snowing again. And not. And snow.

0:03:14 > 0:03:17And finally, a clip in which some frozen teens

0:03:17 > 0:03:20complain about being frozen, in the movie Frozen.

0:03:21 > 0:03:25They're stuck on a chairlift and clearly really, really cold.

0:03:25 > 0:03:26Frozen, even.

0:03:26 > 0:03:29It's frigging cold up here!

0:03:29 > 0:03:32So why can't we see their breath in this scene?

0:03:32 > 0:03:36Probably because they're in a cosy, warm studio, that's why.

0:03:40 > 0:03:43Props are a regular source of terrible movie mistakes.

0:03:43 > 0:03:46Sometimes it's a thing that doesn't look quite right,

0:03:46 > 0:03:48like a heavy rock that's clearly made out of polystyrene.

0:03:48 > 0:03:51Or something that shouldn't have been in the film in the first place,

0:03:51 > 0:03:54like Ray Winstone in the last Indiana Jones movie.

0:03:54 > 0:03:57Prop mix-ups could have disastrous consequences.

0:03:57 > 0:04:00I mean, what if The Man With The Golden Gun had lost his golden gun?

0:04:00 > 0:04:02It would just be called The Man.

0:04:02 > 0:04:07And I've not seen the film myself, but what if Schindler had lost his shopping list?

0:04:07 > 0:04:11It IS a shopping list, isn't it? Yeah.

0:04:11 > 0:04:16If there's one man you can trust in Hollywood, it's Richard Gere.

0:04:16 > 0:04:19Here's a scene in which he promises to look after some letters.

0:04:19 > 0:04:23Popping off letters for my dad, my mom and my sis.

0:04:24 > 0:04:26Don't worry, still got them.

0:04:26 > 0:04:29Oh, Richard, you've lost them.

0:04:29 > 0:04:31You're neither an officer nor a gentleman.

0:04:35 > 0:04:38If you don't mind me saying, you're still angry.

0:04:38 > 0:04:40Rupert Everett now, someone else with no letters.

0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Even though he is holding a letter opener.- I'm not angry.

0:04:42 > 0:04:45I'm just very, very, very...

0:04:47 > 0:04:51Very confused because now the letter opener is a dart.

0:04:55 > 0:04:56Disappointed.

0:05:01 > 0:05:04Here's Billy Bob Thornton as Bad Santa,

0:05:04 > 0:05:06relaxing after a hard day's being miserable.

0:05:06 > 0:05:09But keep an eye on the bottle he's swigging from.

0:05:09 > 0:05:13You can see it's made of thin plastic.

0:05:13 > 0:05:15Shouldn't smash like glass then, eh?

0:05:17 > 0:05:18Bad Santa.

0:05:21 > 0:05:26It's futuristic sci-fi hit Moon now, which features an epic plot clanger.

0:05:26 > 0:05:29Keep your eye on the table for an unexpected reworking

0:05:29 > 0:05:32of Little House On The Prairie.

0:05:32 > 0:05:33High five.

0:05:33 > 0:05:34Only in the future,

0:05:34 > 0:05:38it's called Little House On The Ping-pong Table. Weird.

0:05:40 > 0:05:46- John Travolta appears to be running out of time.- I think I need to pray.

0:05:46 > 0:05:49As we can see on the black-faced watch he's wearing.

0:05:49 > 0:05:51Give me a minute.

0:05:51 > 0:05:56Only the next time we see his watch, it changes to a white one.

0:05:56 > 0:05:59And there's the black one again.

0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Should we tell him? - Tell him the truth or a lie?

0:06:02 > 0:06:03Tell him the truth.

0:06:05 > 0:06:08Why do extras insist on being referred to as background artists?

0:06:08 > 0:06:12Artists? They're standing in a lift or pretending to eat at a diner.

0:06:12 > 0:06:15They're not flipping Rembrandt. But whatever they call themselves,

0:06:15 > 0:06:18they need to remember that just because they're in the background

0:06:18 > 0:06:20doesn't mean we can't see them.

0:06:20 > 0:06:24And their mistakes. As these clips show.

0:06:25 > 0:06:29Being an extra isn't so hard. There are just a few basics to get right.

0:06:29 > 0:06:33Watch the guy playing a French reporter in mystical blockbuster,

0:06:33 > 0:06:36Angels and Demons. His left arm is up.

0:06:36 > 0:06:38And now it's down.

0:06:38 > 0:06:40Poor workmanship, monsieur.

0:06:42 > 0:06:44In this rousing scene from Legally Blonde 2,

0:06:44 > 0:06:48Elle's colleagues are shoulder to shoulder in the close shot.

0:06:48 > 0:06:50Extra fries.

0:06:52 > 0:06:57But in the wide shot, they're suddenly miles apart from each other.

0:06:57 > 0:06:59Miles! OK, inches.

0:07:01 > 0:07:08Come on, sneak a peek!

0:07:08 > 0:07:12Here's Uma Thurman with a hairdo so terrifying it turns people into stone.

0:07:16 > 0:07:19And even stone extras screw up their part, as we're about to see.

0:07:19 > 0:07:22She grabs the girl's wrist at elbow level.

0:07:22 > 0:07:26And now it's down by her waist. The snakes will be very angry.

0:07:28 > 0:07:31- How are you?- Very well.- Watch out for the extra playing a waiter.

0:07:31 > 0:07:35He really doesn't want to miss his big moment.

0:07:35 > 0:07:37- May I have a drink? - A drink, of course.

0:07:37 > 0:07:41He walks through shot, but then you can see him waiting for his cue right there in the reflection.

0:07:41 > 0:07:44- He didn't see me.- Waiter?

0:07:44 > 0:07:46- I will have a martini. - Blimey, that's quick service.

0:07:50 > 0:07:54Keep an eye on this guy. All he needs to do is clap normally

0:07:54 > 0:07:56and not look like a complete weirdo.

0:07:56 > 0:07:59Unfortunately, he can't do either.

0:07:59 > 0:08:01See you in four years, yeah?

0:08:01 > 0:08:04Presumably, because he's been told to clap silently and not ruin the soundtrack.

0:08:06 > 0:08:09Let's have one more look at this fine extra work.

0:08:09 > 0:08:14- Wow, he stands out like a Jamaican in the Winter Olympics. - Yeah, man.- Oh...

0:08:18 > 0:08:22First thing you learn at the academy of not being a crap extra

0:08:22 > 0:08:25is don't look at the camera.

0:08:25 > 0:08:27This girl manages to do it once...

0:08:27 > 0:08:29Twice.

0:08:29 > 0:08:32Who wants to see my big ass dancing anyhow?

0:08:32 > 0:08:35Three times. Cut!

0:08:39 > 0:08:42And finally, here's an extra in the crowd

0:08:42 > 0:08:44who's doing absolutely everything wrong.

0:08:44 > 0:08:48The audience has been told not to react to the band, but not this guy.

0:08:48 > 0:08:51He's mugging at the camera and generally having a one-man party.

0:08:51 > 0:08:54Sir, we salute you.

0:08:56 > 0:08:59Movie folk aren't always the smartest tools in the box,

0:08:59 > 0:09:02and this is apparent when they're asked to write something.

0:09:02 > 0:09:07If the clips we're about to see are to be believed, then apparently, it is impossible

0:09:07 > 0:09:10to put pen to paper on screen without making some massive error.

0:09:10 > 0:09:13Well, if that really is true, then I've got a word for you.

0:09:15 > 0:09:18Ooh, hang on. No, that's right. Roll the clips.

0:09:18 > 0:09:21St Trinian's, and no, the mistake here isn't the whole movie.

0:09:21 > 0:09:24Keep an eye on the blackboard behind Russell Brand.

0:09:24 > 0:09:26Nothing written next to number five.

0:09:26 > 0:09:29Search for the criminal inside yourself. Yes?

0:09:31 > 0:09:33- TOGETHER:- Theft.

0:09:33 > 0:09:38Then suddenly, writing has appeared on Russell's blackboardy-woardy.

0:09:38 > 0:09:39Good work.

0:09:40 > 0:09:45Here's a newspaper that clearly says it's from the year 1980.

0:09:45 > 0:09:48But hold the press, what's this?

0:09:49 > 0:09:52TheEmbreyStar.com?!

0:09:52 > 0:09:53A web address in 1980?

0:09:53 > 0:09:57The World Wide Web didn't exist until the 1990s.

0:10:00 > 0:10:03Here's a film about a hotel for dogs called Hotel For Dogs.

0:10:03 > 0:10:07One of the dogs staying at the hotel is called Henry,

0:10:07 > 0:10:11as can be seen from his name written in green ink in the guest register.

0:10:11 > 0:10:13Note the lovely red heart above.

0:10:13 > 0:10:17But later in the film, when Don Cheadle reads out his name,

0:10:17 > 0:10:20it's written in red pen and no sign of a heart.

0:10:20 > 0:10:22Don, you're an Oscar winner.

0:10:22 > 0:10:24You're better than this.

0:10:26 > 0:10:29To decide that she will cheat on the math test.

0:10:29 > 0:10:33X marks the spot here in mystery thriller Donnie Darko.

0:10:33 > 0:10:36Good. Good, very good.

0:10:36 > 0:10:37Mr Darko?

0:10:37 > 0:10:39The biggest mystery, though,

0:10:39 > 0:10:42is why that X becomes almost invisible in the next shot.

0:10:42 > 0:10:45We'll just chalk this one up to experience.

0:10:47 > 0:10:49Another Oscar winner now.

0:10:49 > 0:10:53Look at the word "direktor" being written on Oskar Schindler's door.

0:10:53 > 0:10:57But later in the film, the letters look completely different -

0:10:57 > 0:11:00much bigger and in a different font.

0:11:00 > 0:11:02I'm sorry, you can't blame this one on the Nazis.

0:11:04 > 0:11:07I imagine you sitting in a dark basement room,

0:11:07 > 0:11:10bent over papers and computer screens.

0:11:10 > 0:11:13And finally, a chilling scene from Hannibal.

0:11:13 > 0:11:17When crazy old Dr Lecter signs his letter to Clarice Starling,

0:11:17 > 0:11:20there is no hyphen between "Hannibal Lecter"

0:11:20 > 0:11:21and "MD".

0:11:23 > 0:11:25'PS. Clearly...'

0:11:25 > 0:11:29But when Starling reads the letter, there's a hyphen.

0:11:29 > 0:11:32Someone's head should be served on a platter for this mistake.

0:11:32 > 0:11:35Maybe with some minted peas and a nice cabernet sauvignon.

0:11:35 > 0:11:36HE SLURPS

0:11:38 > 0:11:41- OUT OF SYNC:- You know what I hate? Those moments in films

0:11:41 > 0:11:45when the actor's mouth isn't synched up with what they're saying.

0:11:45 > 0:11:49Sometimes their mouth isn't moving, sometimes it's moving but nothing's coming out.

0:11:49 > 0:11:52Still, it's better than watching Twilight,

0:11:52 > 0:11:56where you can see Robert Pattinson's mouth moving, but what you hear is absolute drivel.

0:11:56 > 0:11:59In the movie Collateral, Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx

0:11:59 > 0:12:03go to a jazz club that's so groovy, it ignores the rules of physics.

0:12:03 > 0:12:06It's off melody. Behind the notes. Not what's expected.

0:12:06 > 0:12:11Listen as the trumpet note continues even though the trumpeter's stopped blowing.

0:12:13 > 0:12:15Nice!

0:12:17 > 0:12:20- Have I told you about Sammy Jankis? - Mm. Yeah.

0:12:20 > 0:12:23Memento now, and watch the guy on the right's mouth.

0:12:23 > 0:12:25You think he's still here?

0:12:25 > 0:12:28Another one talking without actually moving his lips.

0:12:28 > 0:12:30- You think he's still here?- Who?

0:12:30 > 0:12:33Johnny G, the guy you're looking for.

0:12:34 > 0:12:36..others exceedingly cruel...

0:12:36 > 0:12:41Now, this woman is talking so much, you can still hear her when her mouth isn't moving.

0:12:41 > 0:12:43Watch closely as she's put down on the sofa.

0:12:43 > 0:12:45..coffee shop downstairs.

0:12:45 > 0:12:48Not that I'd trade a day, an hour, a moment of it for anything!

0:12:48 > 0:12:50I don't know what came over me!

0:12:52 > 0:12:54The Windsor plantation.

0:12:54 > 0:12:58And here is a classic mouth-wrong from the film The Notebook.

0:12:58 > 0:13:04Take note - just because a scene is dimly lit does not mean you can dub over completely different words.

0:13:04 > 0:13:06Be careful it isn't broken.

0:13:06 > 0:13:08Look at that.

0:13:08 > 0:13:10Oh, this place is gigantic!

0:13:10 > 0:13:12Yeah, a gigantic piece of...

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