23 Movie Mistakes You Never Noticed Before!

Titanic - Ice Fishing 

Titanic - Ice Fishing 

Titanic - Ice Fishing 

Forrest Gump - Letter From Apple

In this iconic movie, Jack says he and his dad used to go ice fishing on Lake Wissota. But the lake wasn’t formed until 1917, and Jack died when the ship sank in 1912.

But the lake wasn’t formed until 1917, and Jack died when the ship sank in 1912.

How many Californians does it take to spot this mistake? The DeLorean’s license plate includes eight characters, but the state only allows seven!

The DeLorean’s license plate includes eight characters, but the state only allows seven!

Sweet shades, Django! Not so fast though – sunglasses were used as medical devices during this time period and were otherwise very rare.

Not so fast though – sunglasses were used as medical devices during this time period and were otherwise very rare.

It was 1938 when Dr. Jones rushed to Berlin to save his father’s book from being burned. Nice try, filmmakers, but the Nazi book burnings took place almost entirely in 1933!

Jones rushed to Berlin to save his father’s book from being burned. Nice try, filmmakers, but the Nazi book burnings took place almost entirely in 1933!

Remember that scene where the Empire State Building explodes in Independence Day? It’s an eye-catcher, except the building is located on a corner and there is no street that offers this kind of view.

It’s an eye-catcher, except the building is located on a corner and there is no street that offers this kind of view.

This western genre cult classic follows a band of former Confederate soldiers after the Civil War, so having a black man in the gang would be a little unusual at the time.

Mel Gibson’s character has quite the number of kiddos in The Patriot. But even though at least five years pass by throughout the film, the children don’t age.

But even though at least five years pass by throughout the film, the children don’t age.

At the end of this film, the characters head to Singapore. That’s great and all, except Singapore, didn’t exist until 1819 and the film was set in the early 1700s!

That’s great and all, except Singapore, didn’t exist until 1819 and the film was set in the early 1700s!

You gotta love a good costume mishap! If you take a look to the left of the bottle, you’ll spot a man rocking a gray t-shirt and a pair of denim jeans, which isn’t exactly a style you’d expect to see in the 1930s.

If you take a look to the left of the bottle, you’ll spot a man rocking a gray t-shirt and a pair of denim jeans, which isn’t exactly a style you’d expect to see in the 1930s.

Guess nobody realized a non-waterproof box couldn’t keep the content inside totally intact after floating around in the ocean. Even a birthday card was perfectly legible!

Even a birthday card was perfectly legible!

What a major plot twist it would’ve been if the kiddos from The Goonies realized this 1973 Topps baseball card couldn’t have been inside the wallet of someone who died in 1930.

You probably didn’t think twice when one of the characters in this movie said an Iraqi with a video camera was going to upload something to YouTube, but that was in 2004. YouTube didn’t launch until a year later!

YouTube didn’t launch until a year later!

Apparently, no one realized that Louisiana didn’t start using the electric chair until 1940. Poor John was executed in the state five years earlier in this movie!

Poor John was executed in the state five years earlier in this movie!

William Wallace might look snazzy in the kilt he wears in Braveheart, but he lived around the year 1300 – kilts weren’t worn in Scotland until the 16th century.

Cute umbrella, Paris! It’s a shame no one on the set of this film realized that parasols weren’t introduced to Ancient Greece until 800 years after Troy was set.

It’s a shame no one on the set of this film realized that parasols weren’t introduced to Ancient Greece until 800 years after Troy was set.

In Gladiator, Russell Crowe plays Maximus, who was named “The Spaniard” when he was captured. But the year was 180, and the term “Spaniard” wasn’t used until the 14th century.

But the year was 180, and the term “Spaniard” wasn’t used until the 14th century.

In this movie, Howard Hughes says, “I want ten chocolate chip cookies. Medium chips. None too close to the outside.” The year was 1928, but chocolate chip cookies weren’t introduced until the 1930s!

Medium chips. None too close to the outside.” The year was 1928, but chocolate chip cookies weren’t introduced until the 1930s!

Talk about bad timing! This movie took place in 1194. And yes, that’s a telescope you see – they weren’t invented until the early 17th century.

This movie took place in 1194. And yes, that’s a telescope you see – they weren’t invented until the early 17th century.

Oh, you know, just taking a breather against a motorcycle (the Ural M-63) that wasn’t produced until almost 20 years after the time period this movie was set in.

In this iconic film, prisoner Andy Dufresne uses a poster of Raquel Welch’s character from One Million Years B.C. to cover his escape hole. But that film wasn’t released until a year after Andy’s escape.

to cover his escape hole. But that film wasn’t released until a year after Andy’s escape.

In this popular film, you can see a clear shot of one of the extras covering his ears while anticipating the surprise gunshot before it was fired.