In which scene is the White Van in Braveheart?
I've heard many rumors of the infamous movie mistake - the white van, visible in the background of one of the battle scenes in Braveheart. However I've never spotted it. Does anyone have a time code or key identifying moment and quadrant of screen to look for the van?
Best Answer
The scene is the second "goof" of this YouTube video:
Pictures about "In which scene is the White Van in Braveheart?"
What scene is the car in Braveheart?
Visible crew/equipment: At the funeral of William Wallace's wife, Murron, a white van can be seen. He bends down to kiss her and as he stands back up, if you look over his left shoulder through the trees you can see the van going past.Where is the van in Braveheart?
Braveheart (1995) But the appearance of a white van during a battle scene is one of the most egregious. Look for the vehicle in the lower left as a group of pikemen make their charge. Just goes to show \u2013 they may take our lives, but they'll never take our Ford Transit!Is there a car in the background of Braveheart?
What has more horsepower than William Wallace and his merry men? A car. Yep, as Mel Gibson's character leads his men into battle on horseback a car can be seen in the background of the shot.Why do they chant MacAulish in Braveheart?
Scottish surnames beginning with 'Mac' mean 'son of...'. Thus, MacAulish means 'son of Wallace. ' The crowd is, in essence, cheering William as the 'son of Wallace' (referring to his father) and then Wallace himself.Goofs - Braveheart
More answers regarding in which scene is the White Van in Braveheart?
Answer 2
It's a bit different to Seanland's answer, but this site gives a couple of instances (both on the first page).
Visible crew/equipment: At the funeral of William Wallace's wife, Murron, a white van can be seen. He bends down to kiss her and as he stands back up, if you look over his left shoulder through the trees you can see the van going past. It's very quick, small, and blurred, but it's there.
It's not during a battle scene like you asked, but (apparently) it is van and not a car.
Revealing: When Wallace walks up to the man who killed Murron and faces him. Look at the man behind Wallace and the man. You can actually see a car passing behind his head in the distance.
I don't have any timecodes or video links to check the accuracy of these things (or the site in general) but you should be able to find the scenes from the descriptions.
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: Mikhail Nilov, Stephane Hurbe, Rodion Kutsaiev, James Wheeler