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The Top 19 Movie Blunders of All Time

By Chris Bucholz
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#19. "Disappearing Hero" (Top Gun)

In the final moments of the movie Top Gun, Maverick (Tom Cruise) is congratulated by the aircraft carrier's deck crew. He is then hoisted into the air on their shoulders. When he is lowered, he is now wearing sunglasses, has blonde hair, and is played by Val Kilmer.

#18. "Ghost Gaffe" (The Shawshank Redemption)

In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. During his story of torment and personal redemption he is consoled by Red (Morgan Freeman), an imaginary friend only he can see. Yet in several scenes, other characters can be seen looking directly at Red, and even reacting when he speaks.

#17. "Missing Line" (Casablanca)

Humphrey Bogart's famous phrase from Casablanca, "I live my life a quarter-mile at a time" is never actually uttered in the film.

#16. "A Tale of Two Actors" (Star Wars)

Following a beard-related argument with George Lucas, Ewan MacGregor stormed off the set of Star Wars: Episode III and never returned, forcing Lucas to recast to the role of Obi Wan Kenobi for the next film. Lucas eventually settled on Alec Guinness to replace MacGregor-but despite ILM's advanced CGI magic, the 50-plus-year age difference between the two actors is quite noticeable .

#15. "Celeb Screw-up" (Footloose)

In Footloose, Kevin Bacon fights for his right to be Kevin Bacon in a small town. The only problem: Kevin Bacon is an internationally famous actor, yet no one in town seems to recognize him.

#14."Murderous Mistake" (Lethal Weapon 2)

In Lethal Weapon 2, Sergeant Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) bravely shoots an unarmed South African diplomat in the head, even though he has diplomatic immunity. Yet in Lethal Weapon 3, surprisingly little time seems to have passed, considering the 25-year jail sentence Murtaugh would have received for this unjustified murder.

#13."Sand and Sandals Slip-up" (Gladiator)

During the filming of Gladiator, Oliver Reed stormed off the set before the film was completed, following a beard-related argument with director George Lucas. This forced the film crew to shoot many of the final scenes with his stand in, Chris Tucker. The filmmakers made no attempt to conceal the sudden switchover.


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Posted on 3/19/2008 10:03:41 AM

yes you

everyone on this site is spastic. please note: I am not on this site.

Posted on 3/12/2008 12:50:33 AM

watch full movies at http://www.tvokay.com it is free for you streaming and download....cheeck it out

Posted on 1/19/2008 11:07:59 PM

Prometheus

Number 1. The captions were short and sweet - very funny stuff. 2. Apparently neither Homer nor Wolfgang Petersen have ever met each other. If they had, then maybe all of humanity since the time of the "Iliad" could have been spared this ridiculous plot device. On the flip side, though, teen pregnancies would be way up. Last but not least...Number 2...eww - Jesus guys....Next time find one of us posters to test that out on. We're like lab rats.

Posted on 12/31/2007 7:01:31 AM

Fucker

This is brilliant.

Posted on 12/28/2007 8:46:07 AM

oh yeah and mcbein, way to defend your peoples work ethic by saying that your looking at cracked.com while at work

Posted on 12/25/2007 6:59:41 AM

ha ha ha i like how anna got all D.W.A (dorks with attitude) with her comment: "Read some classic Greek literature, bitch." nigga dont make me pull out my unabridged copy of beowulf. lol that shows her true smarts in that she totally missed the joke with this list.

Posted on 12/25/2007 6:56:41 AM

yeah

cmon now, george lucas didnt direct gladiator

Posted on 12/20/2007 8:20:01 PM

Oh mY GOD

For those of you who had no this list was a complete joke, you are fucking retarded. "red wasn't imaginary..." NO SHIT DUMBASS. its a fucking joke!

Posted on 12/20/2007 10:26:28 AM

Guest

Some of these things were not truly dumb. The wooden horse thing was used because it's part of what REALLY happened. Otherwise I think they'd have put something more exciting into the film.

Posted on 12/18/2007 5:19:10 PM

Paulky

They're are many thing I could say to these comments, but honestly, theres no need.

Posted on 12/7/2007 10:41:01 AM

Spaz

Oh for Christ's sake some of you people are stupid.

Posted on 12/5/2007 7:49:28 PM

Anna

"Did none of the filmmakers notice that this is ridiculous? Honestly? A fucking wooden horse?" Um, that's how the fuck it happened in Vergil's Aeneid. Read some classic Greek literature, bitch. And the one person who tried to warn his fellow Trojans about the suspicious nature of the horse, Laocoon, was "punished" by Minerva and killed by two snakes. Yes, it's ridiculous, but that's how it was written. Troy wasn't even that faithful to the Iliad and the Aeneid, though :/

Posted on 12/5/2007 6:16:52 PM

davo

most people who read this list have to be retarded

Posted on 11/27/2007 4:48:48 PM

Timmy IV

The crippling irony of mcbein's comment is absolutely hilarious. I assume he's kidding. Oh and the articles allright too.

Posted on 11/18/2007 4:37:22 PM

unknown

So funny. I laughed my ass off!

Posted on 11/18/2007 3:15:19 PM

mikeboss

this is the dumbest list ever . . . holy shit Red's in imaginary, and the Top Gun thing . . . ever heard of a jump cut?

Posted on 11/16/2007 12:21:48 PM

davo

I'm amazed some people did not get this.

Posted on 11/7/2007 11:25:57 PM

joemama

I was really hoping for something about the stormtrooper in star wars who bumped his head. (sigh)

Posted on 11/5/2007 2:39:23 PM

theskull42

Man, that was lame. Everything else on the site is good though.

Posted on 11/3/2007 11:11:48 PM

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