The Most Unforgettable On-Screen Mistakes Caught On Camera

Experienced directors are often super professional and thorough especially when creating major blockbuster films and award-winning television shows, but all in all, we are only human and directors are not exempt from error. Even they sometimes miss their mark and although these scenes often appear flawless on screen sometimes they have various disparities that you may need to pay close attention to catch.

An old one but a good one. Those who remember this classic film may be carried away with the excitement about this movie. Being one of the best James Bond works, viewers can spot an error in one of the chase scenes if you look closely enough or rather listen closely enough.

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, had a scene where several stormtroopers, stomp into a control room. One of these stormtroopers, played by Laurie Goode, bangs his head on the door. Ouch!

Whether or not this was a titanic mistake is left to be determined. We’ll let you decide.  While many were anticipating if these lovebirds’ story would end or not, others were keen on catching every word and historical accuracy. Those who paid attention and went one step further to the little details found something even more improper.

Bradley Cooper in his role in the movie American Sniper brought to life the stories of many veterans to the big screen. He was praised for his performance by many. The movie was recognized by audiences for its realistic portrayal of war veterans getting used to living like civilians again.

Commando is a movie that anyone can remember easily. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s physique, make-up, and artilleries are some of the things that caught our attention. But not many people paid attention to the racing Porsche in the movie. 

Featuring a kid in a movie is no joke, regardless of the era. Children require extra attention and direction on set especially when having to get a scene just right. In the film, North by Northwest, a kid experiences a tense scene between Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint.

Game of Thrones gave all of us some exciting thrills, camera mishaps included, in addition to the now-famous Starbucks cup scene, there was also the battle of the computer chargers. In what seems to be a scene filled only with snow without any electricity in sight, one could be anticipating what Stannis does next during which viewers may suddenly notice what seems like a computer charger under his leg. Fans were quick to point this out in season 5.

In a scene where bullets were fired into walls, this movie error already revealed what is to be expected in this scene since the holes were already visible pre-fire. In Pulp Fiction, Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta had to retrieve a briefcase.

In what seems to be all about showing one’s driving and racing skills, fans have spotted a fashion error regarding Tran’s shirt. It isn’t hard to spot this mishap if you’re paying attention and even if you aren’t it seems pretty apparent. It’s hard to believe that the editors missed it.

It’s all in the details especially when it comes to the big screen, we think director Christopher Nolan would agree. We can’t put our finger on how this mistake slipped past him. Proofreading often seems to be the solution to typos, but the one in the newspaper in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ is not something anyone would observe without paying keen attention to the details.

While movie lovers may not forget ‘The Lord of the Rings’ so soon, we found something they may have missed while filming the movie. In one of the scenes, Merry and Pippin are captured as prisoners by the Orcs. As prisoners, handcuffs come with the territory, it comes as no surprise that their hands were restrained.

It comes as a surprise when what looks like a giant skin wrinkle on Robert De Niro appears on screen. It may leave audiences confused, but rather it wasn’t really a wrinkle at all. Most images you see on the screen are costumes, so it makes more sense that he wore a bald cap for his role in the movie.

Audiences may be concerned that Dustin Hoffman gets to his destination almost too quickly in the movie ‘The Graduate.’ While the actor was driving across the San Francisco Bay Bridge heading to Berkeley, California, it was not what you think. There was more movie magic than meets the eye.

We know characters in shows like Barney and others alike have humans putting on costumes to depict such a character. Actors can even mimic their voices to sound like the character they are depicting.

Those who watch this show regularly may have caught the error in this scene as a young Kate Pearson “mistook” an ovulation test for a pregnancy test.

In both the Harry Potter books as well as the films, countless characters are heard telling Harry that he “has his mother’s eyes.” But when we finally see a young Lily Potter as a child in The Deathly Hallows, she can be seen having brown eyes in contrast to the blue eyes of both Harry and the actor who plays him, Daniel Radcliffe.

We aren’t about to throw shade, we think these sunglasses have done enough. We all know that shiny objects tend to reflect images, so it is not surprising that sunglasses led to an error in the 1999 movie, ‘The Matrix.’ As the movie nears the ending, one can notice a reflection in Neo’s Sunglasses showing the crew behind the scenes.

As a karate competitor, you have both rules and regulations that you need to follow in order to compete safely as well as fairly. This includes styles and moves when fighting. However, the 1984 movie Karate Kid seems to have overlooked and broken the rule of Karate: an illegal head kick.

It wouldn’t be surprising if the association of doctors fined Dr. Strange and Dr. Palmer for their medical error in the 2016 movie ‘Doctor Strange.’ How could anyone think to not wear a surgical mask during a brain surgery? 

In the 2016 show, ‘Stranger Things,’ viewers saw what seems to be a period error. When making period pieces doing extensive research comes with the territory especially if you’re trying to bring a past era to life after the fact. It seems that the creators had a small mishap, an invention that seemed to be unavailable during that time period appears in the show.

Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman’ is iconic, some would even say that it is what made her a star, but even this movie isn’t exempt from error. During one scene in the film Julia Roberts as her character Vivian is eating a croissant.

James Bond is a story loved by many and those cast to play him are nothing short of expert actors. Although even with the most seasoned actors sometimes attention can be divided. Instead of focusing on Mr. Bond, the man sweeping the air is who got the viewers’ attention.

When you film shows live it can be a challenge and die-hard fans have spotted countless mishaps that make for a good laugh over the seasons. One of the more apparent mistakes is during season 9 when the body double for Jennifer Aniston’s character Rachel can be seen at the edge of the frame.

How psychic do you need to be to be able to hang a picture of your unborn child on your home’s wall? Well, Homer and Marge must be if they managed to hang one of Maggie before they even saw her face. We caught on to this animation error in that one episode of The Simpsons: ‘And Maggie Makes Three.’ Maggie was the presumed baby Marge was carrying in her womb.

Tom Cruise has been known to do his own stunts. It is no wonder he is considered a movie star. He without a doubt knows the ins and outs when it comes to blockbuster movies. But even he may not have noticed this error in his movie. In the film, Captain Nathan comes down from a horse with his armies surrounding him.

Sean Penn stars alongside Esai Morales in 198s’s crime drama Bad Boys taking place in a juvenile detention center. The film received mixed reviews, although most people can agree on the brilliant performance of the actors. Even then audiences and critics could see Sean Penn’s promising career.