10 More Movies That Accidentally Filmed Things You Weren't Supposed To See
Camera crew, cars, and calamitous extras all made the final cut of these movies.
In spite of the years that are put into production, the effort, and not to mention the money, absolutely no movie that has ever been made is perfect. There will always be some kind of flaw that will stop even the greatest of all time from being labelled perfect, and that's okay.
There are, however, levels to these flaws. Some manage to steal all the focus of a scene, while others are barely noticeable. Then there are those things that made it onto camera that very clearly weren't meant to be filmed at all in the first place.
From props being left in the background of a shot, to eccentric extras that obviously would never have made the final cut had they been noticed in production, and modern technology sneaking in to betray the setting of a scene, these little moments didn't happen by design. Quite the opposite.
You might be surprised just how often such things sneak into the finished product, in some cases in the biggest and most famous movies of all time. WhatCulture has explored the subject previously, but with so many more accidental details to see throughout the industry, there is no reason to stop there.
10. A Crew Member In Jeans - Gladiator
Arguably, the most famous mistake in Ridley Scott's Gladiator is the one that never actually existed. It became commonly believed that there could be a plane seen above Russell Crowe's head at a certain point during the film, though this was never actually the case. That doesn't mean, however, that there aren't any glaring mistakes to be found at all.
Even seeing the gas canister underneath a capsized chariot doesn't take the cake when it comes to accidental inclusions in the winner of Best Picture at the 73rd Academy Awards. No, this honour goes to a certain cameraman who sticks out like a sore thumb.
Naturally, while the characters on screen were dressed to bring the illusion of Ancient Rome to life, those working behind the scenes would have made no such effort. They were supposed to stay behind the scenes after all, but when a cameraman, and his camera, did make it into the shot, it became too obvious to ignore.
Just after Maximus Decimus Meridius (Crowe) utters his most iconic line, asking the audience if they are not entertained, to the left side of the screen a crew member in a white t-shirt and jeans can be spotted, completely shattering the movie's illusion. Ironically, this is just one frame removed from where the phantom plane supposedly flew overhead.