There are plenty of movies that people love to breathlessly describe as “perfect.” That’s not really accurate, though, because of one simple fact. No matter how great a movie is, mistakes will slip through that should have ended on the cutting-room floor.
We’ve rounded up some of the craziest movie mistakes we’ve noticed, all for your reading pleasure. You should be warned ahead of time, though, that you’ll never be able to look at your favorite films the same way after this.
Still ready to proceed? Keep reading, then, to discover the craziest movie mistakes in Hollywood history!
Star Wars and the clumsy Stormtrooper
For sci-fi fans, the first Star Wars film is nearly perfect. It tells a captivating tale on its own while introducing us to a sprawling galaxy far, far away, one filled with the most daring heroes and the most despicable villains. If you know what to look for, though, it’s also full of some very silly mistakes.
In that first film, the most infamous mistake involves a clumsy Stormtrooper. One scene aboard the Death Star features one of these villains bumping his head on a door frame while trying to walk through it. Fans always delight in pointing this scene out, and it is even homaged in the later film Attack of the Clones when Jango Fett bumps his head when boarding his ship.
Over the years, there has been much speculation about what caused the flub, and the general consensus is that he bumped his head because the helmets are hard to see out of. While the poor visibility likely didn’t help anything, the actor later admitted he was suffering from an upset stomach, distracting him enough that he bumped his head!