Box-Office Bloopers

Everyone loves bleepers…er, bloppers…er, we mean bloopers. Here are a few great ones from the silver screen. (This article was first published in Uncle John’s Curiously Compelling Bathroom Reader .)

Movie: Goldfinger (1964)

Scene: Dressed as Army soldiers, Goldfinger’s crew breaks into Fort Knox and disables personnel with nerve gas.

Blooper: They’re wearing Air Force insignias on their Army uniforms.

The Sound of Music (1965)

Scene: Maria (Julie Andrews) is riding on a bus singing “I Have Confidence in Me.”

Blooper: The bus is supposed to be moving…but the mountains in the background never change.

Free Willy (1993)

Scene: Randolph and Jesse are sitting inside by a window reading a book together.

Blooper: At the beginning of the scene, the sun is shining brightly. Two minutes later, it’s pitch black outside.

Crash (2004)

Scene: Officer Ryan (Matt Dillon) is talking on the phone about his father’s health insurance.

Blooper: Ryan is a patrolman, but he’s wearing sergeant stripes.

Annie Hall (1977)

Scene: The end credits.

Blooper: Christopher Walken’s name is listed as “Christopher Wlaken.”

9 to 5 (1980)

Scene: Violet (Lily Tomlin) gets stopped by the police for a broken taillight.

Blooper: When the car pulls away, both taillights are working fine.

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Scene: Napoleon dances to a funk song after Pedro’s class president speech.

Blooper: During the dance, Napoleon’s shirt is tucked in, then it’s untucked, then tucked back in, then untucked, then tucked in again.

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Scene: In a flashback scene, Mary Magdalene (Charlotte Graham) leaves Jerusalem. As she walks, the Dome of the Rock is clearly visible in the background.

Blooper: This landmark was built in the 7th century…about 700 years after Mary Magdalene died.

Charlie’s Angels (2000)

Scene: The Angels are fighting the Thin Man (Crispin Glover).

Blooper: Just before Dylan (Drew Barrymore) lifts up Alex (Lucy Liu) to kick the Thin Man, she calls her “Lucy,” not “Alex.”

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)

Scene: Three BMWs chase Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie).

Blooper: The movie is supposed to take place in New York City. So why do we see a street sign reading “Los Angeles City Limits”?

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Scene: The shuttle crew discovers the monolith on the moon. As they gaze at it, moon dust begins to blow around.

Blooper: There is no wind on the moon—it has no atmosphere.

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Scene: Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Clare Danes) lie dead.

Blooper: Romeo blinks.

A Night at the Opera (1935)

Scene: Mr. Driftwood (Groucho Marx) complains that his meal at a restaurant in Milan, Italy, costs $9.

Blooper: They didn’t use dollars in Italy…they used lire.

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