Goofs
Continuity
When Redgrave (Derrick O'Connor) arrives at Robin Hood's camp after meeting the time bandits, he crosses a bridge and swats a peasant with his coat. In the next scene he does exactly the same thing.Share this
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Audio/visual unsynchronised (1) |
Continuity (7) |
Crew or equipment visible (2) |
Incorrectly regarded as goofs (2) |
Revealing mistakes (8) |
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Audio/visual unsynchronised
At Agamemnon's feast, in the absolute silence following the gang's vanishing act, a guest can be seen clapping enthusiastically.
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Continuity
Randall and Kevin disappear from their seats at the rail on the Titanic when it begins sinking.
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The old poor woman in line steps up to Robin Hood twice.
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When the cowboys lasso Evil, one of the ropes is draped over his shoulder. But in the next shot, all of the ropes are secured around his shoulders.
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While approaching the city in the Napoléon Bonaparte scene, the same group of people is executed twice.
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When Agamemnon drops the bullhead, he's just wearing his soldiers dress, next shot he's wearing a red coat over his shoulders.
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At the court of King Agamemnon, When the Time Bandits perform their disappearing act, the King's crown is dropped onto Kevin's head twice. But it is nowhere to be seen when he lands on the Titanic.
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Right after Randall breaks the glass separating them from the fortress, he is shown taking the map back. And then the immediate next scene, from overhead, shows him doing the exact same motion again.
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Crew or equipment visible
When the Bandits are pushing the wall to escape Kevins bedroom it was actually done down a long corridor - there is a piece of tape in the top left corner when they reach the end and push the wall out. Gilliam wanted to go back and do a re-take, but couldn't due to budget restraints.
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During a storm in a forest towards the end of the Robin Hood sequence, just as Randall says "don't rush me!", a stagehand is visible to the right of the frame operating an off-screen smoke machine.
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Incorrectly regarded as goofs
There are several odd jump cuts in the film, most notably when the poor are getting punched in Robin Hood's camp and when Mrs. Ogre is knocked overboard with the cauldron. This is probably deliberate to create a disorienting sense of fantasy.
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Numerous inaccuracies in the "historical" scenes. The film means to depict history as visualized by a well-read 11-year-old, not a formally trained historian. This is consistent with the theme of whimsical, casual time travel wherein history is deliberately contaminated.
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Revealing mistakes
The floor of the bottomless chasm is visible while the bandits are swinging on ropes.
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You can see Strutter's shadow on the back wall in the escape from the cage scene.
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At the feast in Greece when the servant cuts open the huge piece of meat, some of the fruits are clearly made of plastic - the pineapple is the most obvious.
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A rope is seen pulling the bushes apart as the Bandits rush to the aid of the robbers attacking the Middle Ages couple.
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During the big battle at the end of the film, the "5" on the spaceship's tail is backwards for one frame, revealing the usage of a mirror image.
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Toward the end of the movie the bandits steal back the map. The creatures begin to chase after them and one of them shoots "missiles" out of its eyes. The wire these "missiles" travel along are clearly visible.
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After Agamemnon kills the Minotaur, you can clearly see the actor still breathing heavily when Agamemnon is talking to Kevin.
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When Wally is finished cutting the sections of rope from the cage, you can see that the cut section is about two feet long. However, when the rope begins to break while they are swinging Strutter to the next cage, the cut section is only about 6 inches.
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Spoilers
Continuity
Near the end of the film, when Kevin is looking at his Polaroids, the shot shows his dry, chapped lips. When he is seen in the next shot telling his parents not to touch the "evil" chunk, his lips are no longer dry and chapped, but normal and with makeup.Share this
