Monday, March 17, 2008

What is your favorite movie anachronism?

11 comments:

K8 said...

does the entire movie 'encino man' count?

Unknown said...

The best one I've seen recently is in "The Other Boelyn Girl" Where Henry the VIII talks about courtiers "lobbying" him. As any good Washingtonian knows, "lobbying" became a term during the Grant administration (with the lobby of the Willard Hotel being the inspiration).

Cate said...

The raccoons in "The Great Outdoors" can talk.

Scottie said...

I admit...I had to look up the word "anachronism".

Anytime you hear explosions or laser blasts or jet engines in outer space...that qualifies, I believe.

Leslie said...

I am sorry to admit that I spent two hours last night watching The Cutting Edge 3 where this 25 year old woman was supposed to be the daughter of DB Sweeney and Moira Kelly. She proposed they do the "Pamchenko"... Any imdb geek knows that the original Cutting Edge came out in 1992, making this coach about 10 years too old. I can't believe I watched the The Cutting Edge 3...

Anonymous said...

The only one, sadly, I can think of is in Live Free or Die Hard where 14th St in DC has skyscrapers.

Unknown said...

Has anyone said "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," cause that movie is the ultimate in anachronisms. totally. bodacious.

Anonymous said...

1) Gremlins - the entire movie.

2) Any Washington, DC-based flick where they ride the "Subway."

3) In three Amigos, a turtle actually says, in English, "Goodnight Ned." That couldn't happen.

Unknown said...

I dont even know what that means.

Scottie said...

Ooo good one! Obviously, the turtle would have said "Buenos noches, Ned" :)

Anonymous said...

There is a scene in Casablanca where Rick is wearing a shirt that says "Stop Snitchin'."