Goofs for
An American Werewolf in London (1981)

• Continuity: Amount of Guinness in Dr. Hirsch's cup at the pub
  
  
• Crew or equipment visible: During the Piccadilly Circus massacre, a side shot of the werewolf reveals part of its puppetry mechanism (a slightly large metal rod jutting out from its stomach). A foot from one of the puppeteers is also visible
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: In Piccadilly Circus scene, when the red car crashes into the orange car, the passenger is already through the windshield before the impact.
  
  

• Crew or equipment visible: During the Piccadilly Circus car crashing sequences, a fawn colored car skids and sandwiches a policeman between itself and a red car. The safety barrier for the policeman (stuntman) can be seen before impact.
  
  
• Continuity: When David is watching TV before his transformation, he sees a contemporary advertisement for The News Of The World, which is trumpeted as being available "tomorrow". The News Of The World only appears on Sunday, yet when Dr. Hirsch buys a newspaper the next day, after the night of mayhem, it is clearly a weekday edition.
  
  
• Continuity: Likewise, despite it being implied by the TV ad for the Sunday paper that the killings take place Saturday night/Sunday morning, the small boy in the zoo is in his school uniform, supposedly on a Sunday. This is assuming anyone would really be cruel enough to make their child wear school uniform on a day out to the zoo.
  
  
• Continuity: When the two Americans are walking on the moors, their shadows are always in front of them, despite them having changed direction numerous times. Additionally, with the moon always being behind them, how are their faces being lit?
  
  
• Crew or equipment visible: The couple in the street are the first to be attacked by the werewolf in London. As they walk in the street past the houses, a large studio light is reflected in the windows.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: When Dr Hirsch is reading the newspaper about the murders, the first paragraphs of the news story relate to the murders, but the following paragraphs (in smaller font) relate to a completely different story (demonstrations by the New National Front).
  
  
• Continuity: When Dr. Hirsch speaks on the intercom during his meeting with Scotland Yard, he initially presses the button with his right hand but in the next shot he is using his left hand.
  
  

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