Top 10 Bloopers Caught in the Background of Movies

“The Patriot” (2000)

When it comes to Mel Gibson movies where someone dies and comes back to life, you’d probably think we were talking about “The Passion of the Christ.” However, in this case, we’re discussing the Gibson-lead war epic, “The Patriot.” But unlike the former, the guy in “The Patriot” was supposed to stay dead (at least until the scene faded completely to black). Was it the actor’s fault for moving too early or the editor’s fault for not fading to black quicker? We’re not sure. All we know is that the dead guy lifts his head while we can still see him.

“Christmas with the Kranks” (2004)

Being a real fireman is a dangerous job. But it turns out being a pretend fireman isn’t always smooth sailing either. As one extra found out on the set of the 2004 holiday comedy, “Christmas with the Kranks.” Why Tim Allen’s character is hanging upside down in the scene doesn’t matter. What matters is what happens when the firemen get there to save him. Watch as one of the guys takes the ladder off the truck and walks towards the action. Now watch the other firefighter standing there minding his own business. It’s like we’re in a Three Stooges movie within another Three Stooges movie. Stoogeception!

“Bad Boys” (1983)

Not to be confused with the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence movie, 1983’s “Bad Boys” starring Sean Penn is set in a juvenile detention center. And while it’s normal for detention centers to have cameras watching the inmates, we’re pretty sure none of them had - or have - actual camera guys roaming around. But maybe the detention center in “Bad Boys” was a new kind of center that used actual cinematographers to capture the goings on. Or maybe no one noticed the camera guy in the shot during this fight scene. Maybe you’ve never noticed him either… but you sure will from now on.

“Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991)

You’d be forgiven if you never noticed this one, given the intensity of the moment as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator walks towards a firing line of police officers. But, after the cops tell Schwarzenegger to get down, and just before they start shooting - take a look through the windows behind them. What you’ll see is some random guy who just walks right into the scene outside the building. A lost extra? A wayward crew member? A Schwarzenegger fanboy? Who knows? But regardless, we feel pretty confident saying that they weren't supposed to be there.

“The Dark Knight Rises” (2012)

There’s a scene in “The Dark Knight Rises” that finds Batman and Catwoman on a rooftop taking on a bunch of Bane’s henchmen. In the end, they’re the only ones left standing after knocking out the barrage of bad guys. Well, actually they didn’t really knock them all out. Look closely at the background here. As Batman is fighting off a couple of foot soldiers, a third approaches the caped crusader from screen left. But before Batman is even able to knock him out, the guy stops, stumbles backward, and falls to the ground. We get it. We wouldn’t want to fight Batman either.

“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003)

As a kid, did you ever play cowboys and pirates? No, we didn’t either. But that must’ve been what they were playing on the set of the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie just before shooting this scene. Either that or some random crew member wearing modern clothes and a cowboy hat was standing in the background on the ship and got caught in the shot. As much as we would like to imagine it was the former, the more likely answer is the latter. Either way, it’s a mistake that no one noticed before it was too late.

“Cherry” (2021)

In case you didn’t know, actor Tom Holland played Spider-Man in multiple movies between 2017 and the release of “Cherry” in February of 2021. With that in mind, we can now check out this scene from “Cherry” which sees a military-clad Holland lying on the ground as other army personnel walk by ignoring him completely. Well, almost all of them walk by and ignore him. You might notice three of the guys moving past him who - not only do they not ignore him, they move past while doing the spidey-shooting-out-webs motion at him. We guess with great power comes great idiocy as well.

“Braveheart” (1995)

Just to be clear: the film “Braveheart” takes place between 1280 and 1314. The automobile was invented in the 1800s. Why is this important? Well, remember the famous “hold” scene in “Braveheart?” You know the one where William Wallace has his men hold until the very last second before switching their swords for long spikes and impaling the attacking forces? Great scene right? Yes, it is. But if you look in the lower right-hand corner of the screen as the opposing army attacks, just a few moments before Wallace gives the “now” command…. Yup, that’s a car. There was also a car in Middle Earth in the theatrical version of “The Fellowship of the Ring” - although it was removed for the DVD version.

“The Last Samurai” (2003)

It’s something you’d expect to see on an episode of “America's Funniest Home Videos,” not a big-budget period drama. But alas, check out the 2003 film “The Last Samurai” and you’ll see a horse kick a guy in the naughty bits. No, it isn’t Tom Cruise - and even if it was, we assume that’s one stunt he wouldn’t do himself. No, instead it happened by accident to a poor extra who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The place being, beside a horse. The time being, when the horse kicked out his hind leg.

“North by Northwest” (1959)

When Eva Marie Saint pulls a gun on Cary Grant at the Mount Rushmore visitor center in 1959’s “North by Northwest,” no one knows if she’s actually going to pull the trigger. Wait, that’s not true. Do you see that little boy with the blue shirt sitting at the table in the background? Watch what he does the second Eva Marie Saint pulls the gun from her purse. While everyone else looks scared, the kid sticks his fingers in his ears in anticipation of the loud bang that is to come. Alfred Hitchcock was known for plot twists, but the kid apparently saw this one coming.