Goofs for
Quicksilver (1986) More at IMDbPro »

• Errors in geography: This film was obviously filmed in NYC but many scenes particularly the race scene was in San Francisco, others in Los Angeles, and there are plenty of California plate shots.
  
  
• Continuity: As Jack enters the trading floor he takes a stack of trading slips from Chip's hands. A few moments later, his hands are empty and Chip hands him some trading slips again.
  
  
• Continuity: During the final chase, Jack's face alternates back and forth from grimy and sweaty to clean between shots.
  
  

• Continuity: During the bike race Jack's bike toggles back and forth between a one-speed-no-brake track bike and a typical multi-speed street/road bike.
  
  
• Continuity: When Jack is twirling his bike's handlebars and wheel in his apartment the down-tubes on the front forks are straight, but the on his street bike the down-tubes have a slight forward bend at the axle.
  
  
• Revealing mistakes: The very first time we see Jack on his bike is a reversed shot. The text on the sign Grand, Olive St and Trans Am on the car are all backwards.
  
  
• Errors in geography: When Jack hits the Taxi and falls the license plate on the Taxi clearly says California.
  
  
• Continuity: Jacks hair is noticeably shorter from the time he leaves Hector at the Hospital, to finding Terri on his doorstep.
  
  
• Continuity: Jack hair changes during the final scene when he meets Terry on the street. It changes from long to short several times.
  
  

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