You Probably Missed These Glaring Mistakes in Your Favorite Films

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, there is a scene in which Dr. Jones rushes to save his father's book from being burned. However, this is not historically accurate. The movie is set in 1938, but in reality, the book burnings took place five years earlier.

 

Dirty Dancing

There's no doubt that while Patrick Swayze had every girl in the room swooning with his performance in Dirty Dancing. During a scene where the car is clearly meant to be moving, there's a brief shot of the gearshift, which is stuck firmly in the "park" position. Even if he can move his body like a god, no man on earth can drive a parked car.

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The More You Know

  • Toto was paid more than the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz".
  • Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in five days. It is rumoured he had a loaded gun by his desk for “inspiration and motivation”.
  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
  • While Titanic holds the record for consecutive weeks at the top spot (15), E.T. beats it by one in total weeks at Number One.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.