15 out-of-place items that fans have spotted in movies and TV shows

Andrew LaSaneAug 19, 2020, 02:33 IST

There were likely no fancy insulated water bottles in the 1800s.Sony Pictures

Sometimes period TV shows and movies leave modern-day objects in scenes or feature props that aren't appropriate for a certain era.
Eagle-eyed fans have spotted plastic water bottles and modern to-go coffee cups on the HBO fantasy drama "Game of Thrones."
In period movies like "Newsies" (1992) and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) you can see glowing exit signs that wouldn't have existed yet.
You can see a boom microphone on an episode of Disney Plus' "The Mandalorian" and a modern-day water bottle in "Little Women" (2019).

The films and television shows we know and love pass by dozens of pairs of eyes before they reach our devices and screens — but anachronistic mistakes can still happen and sometimes objects that don't belong make the final cut.

From rogue coffee cups making an appearance on "Game of Thrones" to video games that wouldn't yet exist being featured in "The Hurt Locker," here are a few times modern-day items were left in period films and on fantasy TV shows.

You can see what looks like a modern-day water bottle during a scene in "Little Women" (2019).

There were likely no fancy insulated water bottles in the 1800s. Sony Pictures

Who can forget the coffee cup left on one of the final episodes of "Game of Thrones"?

Chances are there weren't any coffee shops in Westeros. HBO

"Game of Thrones" had another gaffe in its series finale, when two plastic water bottles were spotted.

The bottle behind Samwell Tarly's foot. HBO

"Newsies" (1992) has brightly lit exit signs even though the film is supposedly set in 1899.

There are at least three exit signs spotted. Disney

"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) is set in the 1930s but there's a modern-day sign in it.

There wouldn't be signs like that in the 1930s. Touchstone Pictures

In "Gladiator" (2000), there's a gas cylinder under one of the chariots.

That's not how chariots worked in ancient Rome. DreamWorks

There's a white car in the back of a famous battle scene in "Braveheart" (1995).

Whoops. Icon Entertainment International

One of the people in "Glory" (1989) had a digital watch on.

Digital watches wouldn't exist for another century. TriStar Pictures

There's a man who doesn't quite belong during a scene in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003).

He doesn't look like he belongs on this boat. Walt Disney Productions

"MAS*H" (1976) is set in the 1950s but somehow a character has a comic that wouldn't come out until the late 1960s.

How did he get it? 20th Century Fox Television

In "The Doors" (1991), a billboard for a movie that came out in 1990 is present during what's supposed to be the 1970s.

You can see the side of the billboard. Bill Graham Films/Paramount Pictures

"Bernie" (2011) is based on real events that happened in the 1990s, but there's a modern-day cell phone in it.

The iPhone didn't exist yet. Mandalay Vision

In "The Hurt Locker," one character is playing a console and game that wouldn't yet exist.

It doesn't add up. Voltage Pictures

You can see a boom microphone on an episode of Disney Plus' "The Mandalorian."

The scene is a bit dark so you have to look closely. Disney Plus

In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," Dudley's shorts are from at least 2003, but the movie takes place around 1995.

Dudley Dursley wears G-Unit shorts in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." Warner Bros.

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