You Probably Missed These Glaring Mistakes in Your Favorite Films

Forrest Gump

Tom Hanks plays the titular character in this classic 1994 film. When Gump and his partner, Lieutenant Dan, invested proceeds some shrimp sales in "some kind of fruit company," they were referring to Apple Inc. In the film, Apple sends Gump a letter applauding him on his investment which is dated 1975—but Apple wasn't publicly traded until 1981.

Top Gun

Tom Cruise plays LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a U.S. Navy pilot, in 1986's Top Gun. Maverick is known for flying with abandon, and the above scene is no exception. In reality, the back wings of these jets would have collided, causing both planes to crash.

Next Page →

Advertisement

The More You Know

  • Walt Disney refused to allow Alfred Hitchcock to film at Disneyland in the early 1960s because he had made “that disgusting movie Psycho.”
  • There’s a Starbucks cup in every "Fight Club" scene.
  • Pierce Brosnan was contractually forbidden from wearing a full tuxedo in any non-James Bond movie from 1995-2002.
  • Keanu Reeves used his profit from The Matrix to buy a motorcycle for all of the movie's stuntmen.
Next Page →

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.