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Trivia: Since it is mostly inappropriate to mention religion in a children's film in the United States, the Pokemon gods were changed into "Titans."

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22nd Dec 2003

Druids (2001)

Trivia: "Vercingétorix" is the original French title. "Druids" is the English title.

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Trivia: Studio 69 is a reference to a real dance hall in New York City that was popular in the late 1970s - Studio 54. The "69" in Studio 69 refers to a sexual position. Mike Myers was also in a 1998 movie ("54") based on events at Studio 54.

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Trivia: The real Jessica Lynch had no role in the making of this film.

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Trivia: In Egypt, the censorship body banned the film in June because it challenged "the topics of existence and creation".

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9th Nov 2003

Bruce Almighty (2003)

Trivia: In Egypt, the film was banned by the state-run censorship body because it felt the comedy mocks God's sacredness.

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29th Oct 2003

The Lion King (1994)

Trivia: The film characters and scenes are very similar to those found in a 1960s Japanese animated program, "Kimba the White Lion." The company that produced Kimba, Toho Studio, was aware of the similarites and threatened to sue Disney but dropped legal action because it could not afford a legal battle against the company.

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Trivia: Any enemy soldier or creature in Voltron is depicted as a "robot" as not to mention any reference to death. However, there are several instances in the series that showed that the "robots" are flesh and blood beings.

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23rd Oct 2003

Battle Royale (2000)

Trivia: Because of the violent and controversial nature of the film, Toei refused to license it for North American distribution. It also rejected offers from North American companies who wanted to purchase the license of the film.

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21st Oct 2003

Shrek (2001)

Trivia: In one of the three storyboard scenes that were never animated, Fiona was born an ogre.

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15th Oct 2003

Memphis Belle (1990)

15th Oct 2003

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Trivia: This film is loosely based on the Scopes Case, where in 1925, a Tennesee subsitute teacher was accused of violating a law that prohibits the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution. This case pitted Christian fundamentalists (who rejected the theory of evolution as they felt it contradict their literal belief of the Bible) against supporters of evolution.

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14th Oct 2003

Spartacus (1960)

Trivia: The infamous "seduction" scene between Crassus and his servant Antoninus was deleted in original prints because of objections by censors who felt it showed a homosexual scene. It was finally restored in 1991, but Anthony Hopkins had to dub Crassus' lines (the soundtrack was lost) because Laurence Olivier (Crassus) died in 1989.

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Trivia: This film beat the soon-to-be classic "Citizen Kane" by winning the Oscar for "Best Picture" at the 1942 Academy Awards.

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14th Oct 2003

Flash Gordon (1980)

Trivia: The soundtrack for this film was largely composed and performed by the British rock group Queen. Howard Blake created the original score and some parts remain in the film.

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14th Oct 2003

Chicago (2002)

14th Oct 2003

Anna and the King (1999)

Factual error: When speaking to the King of Siam or to the Royal Family, one speaks a special form of Thai called "Royal Thai." A person will never use everyday Thai to speak to the King as depicted in the film.

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