34 Smart Vs. Sloppy Movie Moments That Prove Hollywood Is Really Just All Over The Place

Nope (2022) might be one of the smartest movies of all time.

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1. A super smart movie: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

In “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” (2022), there are boxes of Cap’n Crunch and Raisin Bran in Al’s apartment, which are the two cereals mentioned in the lyrics of Weird Al’s song Eat It. from MovieDetails

Roku

2. A super messy movie: Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

In Hocus Pocus (2022) the Apple Homepod is incorrectly called Alexa from MovieMistakes

Disney+

3. A super smart movie: Blonde (2022)

In Blonde (2022) you can see the actor who plays Norma Jean's father standing just behind her as she's looking around for him at the premiere of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. from MovieDetails

Netflix

4. A super messy movie: Pretty Woman (1990)

Pretty Woman was a big hit in the ’90s.Few may have noticed that when they have breakfast together at the hotel, Roberts’ character takes a croissant from the table, which shortly after, at minute 32:10, mysteriously transforms into a pancake. from MovieMistakes

Buena Vista Pictures

5. A super smart movie: Nope (2022)

in Nope (2022), the Haywoods have posters for Duel at Diablo (1966) & Buck and the Preacher (1972) - both are westerns starring Sidney Poitier. Jordan Peele says Nope shares their spirit: highlighting Black cowboys, whose existence was whitewashed from history (thanks, in large part, to Hollywood) from MovieDetails

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6. A super messy movie: Causeway (2022)

Causeway (2022) - A character's line delivered in ASL is visible in the reflection of a glass pane, and the captions get it wrong. from MovieMistakes

A24/Apple Studios

7. A super smart movie: Do Revenge (2022)

In Do Revenge (2022), you can see a sign for "Horowitz Hall". This is a reference to Clueless (1995), specifically Cher Horowitz. Do Revenge is heavily inspired by 90s teen movies. from MovieDetails

Netflix

8. A super messy movie: Never Been Kissed (1999)

Never Been Kissed- the math group has the wrong number for Pi (pi is 3.14159265...) from MovieMistakes

20th Century Fox

9. A super smart movie: Elvis (2022)

In Elvis (2022) when he enters his mother's room there is a picture of him when he was 2 years old. This same photo was used on an album cover. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures / RCA

10. A super messy movie: House of Gucci (2021)

In House of Gucci (2021) Patrizia Reggianni (Lady Gaga) writes her number on Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) motorcycle glass. After a change of frame, not only the numbers are rewritten from the original handwrite but also changed in order. 364 -> 634 from MovieMistakes

United Artists Releasing

11. A super smart movie: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

In Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937), the symbols surrounding the Magic Mirror are the twelves zodiac signs. from MovieDetails

Disney

Disney

12. A super messy movie: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)

In Hotel Transylvania Transformer (2022), Maevis, a vampire, is clearly exposed to sunlight for God knows how long without burning to a crisp. from MovieMistakes

Amazon Studios

13. A super smart movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

In Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) when Mrs. Doubtfire is fishing her teeth out of the wine she says, "Carpe dentum. Seize the teeth." This line was improvised by Robin Williams as a reference to Dead Poets Society (1989) in which his character says, "Carpe Diem. Seize the day, boys." Confirmed by director. from MovieDetails

20th Century Fox

14. A super messy movie: Swingers (1996)

In Swingers (1996) when John Favreau goes to strike up a conversation with Heather Graham, he interrupts a guy in real life that was near her. He gives Favreau a stern look, then looks directly into camera and realizes they're part of a movie being filmed. from MovieMistakes

Miramax Films

15. A super smart movie: Bullet Train (2022)

In Bullet Train (2022), Lemon calls The Son that he looks like a Percy and puts a sticker of Percy on his forhead. The actor Logan Lerman starred in Percy Jackson film series as Percy. from MovieDetails

Sony Pictures Releasing / 20th Century Fox

16. A super messy movie: Ambulance (2022)

In the movie Ambulance (2022) directed by Michael Bay - the camera man can be spotted in this scene from MovieMistakes

Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures

17. A super smart movie: The Munsters (2022)

In The Munsters (2022), Herman yells "Car 54, where are you?". This is a reference to a scene in the original The Munsters (1964), which was itself a reference to Fred Gwynn's previous starring role in Car 54, Where Are You (1961) from MovieDetails

Netflix

18. A super messy movie: Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

In Mary Poppins Returns, Mary should have had a day off. from MovieMistakes

Disney

19. A super smart movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

My husband noticed that in "The Grinch" Martha May Whovier is wearing jewels in her hair salvaged from the tree topper Young Grinch made for her. from MovieDetails

Universal Pictures

20. A super messy movie: Final Destination 3 (2006)

In Final Destination 3 (2006) the accident in the premonition is caused by the combination of a hydraulic leak from Lewis’s restraint and Frankie’s camera getting stuck on the track. Both get off the rollercoaster and yet the accident still happens from MovieMistakes

New Line Cinema

21. A super smart movie: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

In Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022), Waymond uses lines from Absolutely by Nine Days to convince Evelyn to help him. A version of the song can be heard later at the BDSM room scene from MovieDetails

A24

22. A super messy movie: Django Unchained (2012)

in Django Unchained, the harpist is playing Für Elise. Für Elise wasn't published until 1867; 8 years after the movie takes place. from MovieMistakes

The Weinstein Company

23. A super smart movie: Day Shift (2022)

In the Netflix movie "Day Shift" (2022), the vehicles of the hunters and "good guys" all have license plates referencing Bible verses. Here's Jamie Foxx's. from MovieDetails

Netflix

24. A super messy movie: Spencer (2021)

“Spencer”(2022) We see Princess Diana driving her Porsche 911 in the opening scenes. Non of the gauges are moving, tachometer and speedometer are both at “0”. from MovieMistakes

Topic Studios

25. A super smart movie: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

In Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), the population number for the town of Harlow is 1974, which is the year the original TCM movie came out. from MovieDetails

Netflix

26. A super messy movie: Death on the Nile (2022)

In Death of the Nile (2022) set in 1937 the Tiffany Diamond Necklace shown was created in 2019. A closer more time appropriate version would have been to use the Breakfast at Tiffany's version which was originally created in 1957. from MovieMistakes

20th Century Studios

27. A super smart movie: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

In The Wizard of Oz (1939) Uncle Henry and Auntie Em are the only two people from Kansas that don't have a counterpart in Oz. Auntie Em technically shows up in the witches crystal ball that is in Oz, but she is still Auntie Em. Uncle Henry doesn't appear at all. from MovieDetails

MGM

28. A super messy movie: The Lost Boys (1987)

In The Lost Boys (1987), just before Edgar stabs Marko, you can clearly see where the fake stake was meant to retract to avoid injuring Alex Winter. from MovieMistakes

Warner Bros. Pictures

29. A super smart movie: Miss Congeniality (2000)

Miss Congeniality (2000) When Gracie arrives at the preliminaries a women can be seen handing out brochures in what will become Gracie’s iconic talent show look. As Gracie only entered the pageant 48 hours before it makes sense that her coach would use something on hand for her costume. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

30. A super messy movie: Beauty (2022)

In Beauty [2022, Netflix] at 56:45 you can hear someone whispering "stay in character" to the actress during the scene. from MovieMistakes

Netflix

31. A super smart movie: The Batman (2022)

In ‘The Batman’ (2022), The Penguin is seen with the famous Pipistrello Lamp, designed by Martinelli Luce. “Pipistrello” means “bat” in Italian. from MovieDetails

Warner Bros. Pictures

32. A super messy movie: The Northman (2022)

In The Northman (2022) an old Vendel chief is shown as a Draugr, despite the fact that Iceland was settled after this period ended and this culture, armour and runic writing never existed there. from MovieMistakes

Universal Pictures

33. A super smart movie: Forrest Gump (1994)

Forrest Gump (1994). Forrest's hand is bruised from the punching jennifer's crush the night before from MovieDetails

Paramount Pictures

34. And finally, a super messy movie: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

In Beauty And The Beast (1991) when Lumière is singing ‘Be Our Guest’, during the line “...after all miss this is France.” the dishes form the shape of the Eiffel Tower...but according to sources, Beauty And The Beast takes place somewhere from 1790-1880...Eiffel tower was built in 1887. from MovieMistakes

Disney

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