Nick puts the 20th tally on the jail cell wall representing his 20th minute in jail. In the next shot, the wall doesn't show any tally marks.
When the magnet picks up the car in the junk yard, the driver's window is halfway open. In the following shot of the car being placed into the crusher, the window is completely closed.
When Déjà Vu checks his big Rolex, the time in the closeup is 7:22, but in the wide shot, it's 7:17.
When Nick enters the first vent in his jail cell, the crowbar he used to open the vent is swinging in its rack. In the next shot, the crowbar is perfectly still.
In the first shot of the prison cell, a food processor and its parts can be seen on the shelves. These are gone in subsequent shots.
When Dr. Flammond tells Nick that the weapon has to be completed by Sunday, indicating September 24 on a calendar, Nick replies "That's Simchat Torah!" Simchat Torah is a festive Jewish holiday in which the liturgy includes reading the last portion of Deuteronomy, the final book of Moses, and then beginning the cycle again with the book of Genesis. In 1984, Simchat Torah fell on October 18. Furthermore, September 24 hadn't fallen on a Sunday since 1978 and wouldn't again until 1989, and neither of those dates coincide with Simchat Torah.
In the opening credits, the surfer/shooters are shown riding to the beach in a 1937 Ford Woody. The lyrics, however, refer to a Chevy.
In the ceremony welcoming Nick Rivers to East Germany, the speaker refers to the country as "Ost Deutschland", which is the literal translation of "East Germany". East Germany was never referred to as such within the country; it was always called "Deutsche Demokratische Republik", which translates to "German Democratic Republic". (DDR/GDR)
While the above statements are true, this is not a Goof as it's obvious the use of "Ost Deutschland" is another joke in this comedic movie.
While the above statements are true, this is not a Goof as it's obvious the use of "Ost Deutschland" is another joke in this comedic movie.
At the beginning, when the Germans are discussing the submarine fleet, a name plate shows the U.S. sub as SSBN 56. At the time there were no nuclear ballistic submarines.
It is clear that this movie is a spoof of East Germany, not WWII Germany. No time setting is established other than sometime after East Germany was established in 1949.
It is clear that this movie is a spoof of East Germany, not WWII Germany. No time setting is established other than sometime after East Germany was established in 1949.
Chocolate Mousse (Eddie Tagoe) wears crossed-belts of linked machine gun ammo, but all the cartridges are blank.
This likely is an intentional "mistake" since the difference between blanks and real ammo is so obvious.
This likely is an intentional "mistake" since the difference between blanks and real ammo is so obvious.
At the beginning, when Nick and his manager are on the train, Nick states that they're approaching the East German checkpoint. It's never stated when the film is set, but it must be before the end of WWII (1945) if Nazis and the French resistance are still around. Therefore, East Germany didn't exist yet, as it wasn't established until 1949.
This movie is a parody and makes fun of East-Germany; it is clearly not set in WW2.
This movie is a parody and makes fun of East-Germany; it is clearly not set in WW2.
Nigel takes Hillary on a tour of his fallout shelter with signs on the wall acknowledging this. Fallout shelters were not created until after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945, and this movie is set years before that happened.
Actually, it is clear that this movie its a spoof of East Germany, not WWII Germany.
Actually, it is clear that this movie its a spoof of East Germany, not WWII Germany.
When Nick enters Dr. Flammond's cell and Dr. Flammond is seen emptying spoonfuls of dirt from under his cot, it can be seen that he is scooping dirt from a different pile underneath the cot rather than the tunnel he is nearly completing.
When Hillary is riding the motorcycle to get Nick at the lake (long shot as she is driving down the road), the helmet strap can be seen going down the side of her chin to hold on the messed up "hair".
Obviously, Nick Rivers' thumb isn't touching the guitar strings.
"Der Pizza Haus" is just one of the numerous translation errors of English words and phrases into German. This is also the case with almost every German dialogues throughout the movie. Lots of words don't make sense, grammar is way off and some lines are even gibberish.
In the "Pizza Haus" dance, when Nick (Val Kilmer) runs up the wall and back flips, the cable of his trapeze rig is visible.