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* 2011's ''[[Red Riding Hood (film)|Red Riding Hood]]'' takes place in what appears to be Europe in the Middle Ages, yet features a modern hair styles that would require a trip to Ulta to maintain, not to mention American accents before there was an America.

* ''[[Chicago]]'' (2002):

** The radio in Mama Morton's office is from the early 1930s. Table radios from that era—the original play was first staged in 1926, so it was probably set around 1923-26—came in three basic styles: wooden [http://www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/~~~robinson~~/Information/CCFD09/CCFD09_HRSA1s.jpg "coffins"], metal [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lxkjk-H7Puk/TXVgComZouI/AAAAAAAABGs/Tfs7JrkTCsg/s1600/1926%2BCrosleyRadio1.jpg "jewel boxes"] and, for the truly stylish, [http://www.atwaterkentradio.com/wcpict26-21.gif Atwater Kent breadboards]. The radio would also have [http://mediaspin.com/blog/wp-images/Grebe-Radio-Ad-1921-04-CR-5.jpg two] or [http://home.comcast.net/~btse1/vintrad/tube/dayton4.jpg three] individually tuned dials and a separate speaker, possibly [http://www.warci.org/articles/globe/Fig%2011%20-%20Globe%20Radio%20Bulletin%2021%20cover_lg.jpg shaped like a horn.] Also, the radio would've been powered by three or more storage batteries, so it would've been used sparingly. (AC powered home radios weren't introduced until 1927.)

** The radio in Mama Morton's office is from the early 1930s. Table radios from that era—the original play was first staged in 1926, so it was probably set around 1923-26—came in three basic styles: wooden [https://web.archive.org/web/20120405054803/http://www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/%7Erobinson/Information/CCFD09/CCFD09_HRSA1s.jpg "coffins"], metal [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lxkjk-H7Puk/TXVgComZouI/AAAAAAAABGs/Tfs7JrkTCsg/s1600/1926%2BCrosleyRadio1.jpg "jewel boxes"] and, for the truly stylish, [http://www.atwaterkentradio.com/wcpict26-21.gif Atwater Kent breadboards]. The radio would also have [http://mediaspin.com/blog/wp-images/Grebe-Radio-Ad-1921-04-CR-5.jpg two] or [http://home.comcast.net/~btse1/vintrad/tube/dayton4.jpg three] individually tuned dials and a separate speaker, possibly [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511125646/http://www.warci.org/articles/globe/Fig%2011%20-%20Globe%20Radio%20Bulletin%2021%20cover_lg.jpg shaped like a horn.] Also, the radio would've been powered by three or more storage batteries, so it would've been used sparingly. (AC powered home radios weren't introduced until 1927.)

* ''[[The 13th Warrior]]'', the [[The Film of the Book|movie adaptation]] of [[Michael Crichton]]'s ''Eaters Of The Dead'', is ''[[Beowulf]]'', in the 10th century. In addition to the anachronisms carried over from the novel (relatively few, but see the Literature section), the main characters are [[Horny Vikings]]. One wears a Murmillo helmet, another wears a 16th-century Spanish helmet and breastplate. Also, one actress is credited as Shaharazhad, a fictional character who first appeared in probably the early 8th century CE.

* The direct-to-video animated film ''Easter Egg Adventure'' appears to take place in the 1800s or so (there are many scenes depicting characters riding in carriages pulled by horses, and there are many places that look old-fashioned), but yet there are boomboxes and rap music.

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== Music ==

* P.D.Q. Bach pretty much ignores the fact that what we think of today as "classical" music actually happened over several centuries and is divided into distinct stylistic periods. Peter Schickele is quite aware of this, but [[Rule of Funny|ignores it]] in favor of [[Affectionate Parody|parodying]] as many different things as possible, and [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] the eclecticism of PDQ's style many times. Then there are the anachronisms which are more obvious to the layperson, such as "Iphigenia in Brooklyn" or the "Bluegrass Cantata" or "Classical Rap" (though Schickele claimed to have altered the original lyrics of that one).

* In Brazil this trope is better know as "Samba do Crioulo Doido", after a song, roughly translated as "The Crazy Nigger's Samba". It is about a Samba composer that had to learn some Brazilian history because law dictated all Carnival music had to be based on it ([[Truth in Television]]). When asked to do something about the current politics, he goes insane and writes a Samba whose [http://letras.terra.com.br/demonios-da-garoa/45443/ lyrics] mixes several important Brazilian history figures from different centuries in a story where nothing makes sense.

* In Brazil this trope is better know as "Samba do Crioulo Doido", after a song, roughly translated as "The Crazy Nigger's Samba". It is about a Samba composer that had to learn some Brazilian history because law dictated all Carnival music had to be based on it ([[Truth in Television]]). When asked to do something about the current politics, he goes insane and writes a Samba whose [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111085026/http://letras.terra.com.br/demonios-da-garoa/45443/ lyrics] mixes several important Brazilian history figures from different centuries in a story where nothing makes sense.

* The video for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8txk6EhYZKA ''Glukoza's Schweine''] is all over the place. The Pig Army (clearly a nazi parody) is armed with G43's, [[MP 40]]'s, [[MG 34 s]], Zeppelins, Triplanes, Sd.kfz 250's, and Renault FT's. Meanwhile the Rebel Army Leaders use a G36, a Kalashnikov, an RPG-7, 2 MPL's, a Vickers MG, giant War Elephants, and Pterodactyls. The Rebel Army itself is comprised mainly of Samurai with some Ninjas using swords and pistols respectively.

* The Italian progressive rock group Jacula has one weird example - in the mid 1980's they re-released their debut album In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum, supposedly originally released in 1969. The audio production however is very consistent with that of mid 80's Doom metal, and the album also includes the use of samplers (which did exist in the 60's, but their use certainly was not widespread), most notoriously a loop of flowing water that was also used in former band member Doris Norton's 1984 album "Personal Computer".