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    These 19 Movies Had To Be Changed When They Were Released In Different Countries

    From subtle changes to completely different endings.

    Whether it's cultural differences or reactions to an ending, movies can be re-edited for all sorts of reasons.

    IMDb / giphy.com

    With studios like Disney and Pixar being notorious for re-cutting their films to maximize their appeal outside of the United States, there are plenty of movies we all know and love that look a little different depending on where you're watching them.

    1. In Toy Story 2, a stirring speech from Buzz was delivered in front of a globe rather than an American flag to be more inclusive.

    Buzz Lightyear in front of an American flag vs image of the globe
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    Buzz Lightyear giving an impassioned speech as a waving flag slowly materializes behind him is a pretty funny joke for American audiences, but it could've left some international viewers feeling alienated.

    To make the joke a bit more accessible, Pixar changed the stars and stripes to a spinning globe with fireworks going off behind it.

    2. Taco Bell was changed to Pizza Hut for the international release of Demolition Man.

    Two different versions of a scene from Demolition Man, one featuring Taco Bell and the other Pizza Hut
    Warner Bros. / youtube.com

    In Demolition Man, an event called the "franchise wars" saw the end of food variety in America. It's used as a quick joke, the punchline being that, in 2032, all restaurants have become Taco Bells.

    Executives were worried that international audiences wouldn't be as familiar with the chain, so every mention and logo of Taco Bell was replaced with Pizza Hut.

    You can check out this video comparing the two versions of the scene.

    3. The UK version of Pride and Prejudice gets rid of some kisses that were considered "blasphemous" to Jane Austen's source material.

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    **Spoilers for Pride and Prejudice**

    In the US and Canadian release of the British movie, Pride and Prejudice, the ending sees Keira Knightley's Elizabeth and Matthew Macfadyen's Mr. Darcy smooching in a classic romance movie ending.

    But in the UK, purists of the book were not happy. Many considered the kissy ending not only unfaithful to the book (the two never kiss), but also too sexed-up. So the international version of the film had the PDA cut.

    4. Some clever CGI was used to "clean up" Talladega Nights for its Iranian release.

    Sony / giphy.com

    The main scene in question was allegedly the one shown above, in which Will Ferrell runs around in his underwear thinking he's on fire.

    Rather than cut out the scene completely, a CGI wall was inserted into the scene to cover Ferrell's tighty whities. 

    This article from the Atlantic dives deeper into the ways Iranian censors cover up certain images, and it contains a screenshot of the CGI wall used in Talladega Nights' Iranian release.

    5. Broccoli was swapped out for green peppers in Inside Out's Japanese release because kids in Japan don't mind broccoli as much.

    Two different versions of a scene from Inside Out, one with broccoli and the other with green pepper
    Disney / youtube.com

    If you're an American, you're probably familiar with the joke that kids and broccoli just don't mix. But in Japan, that joke doesn't land quite as well.

    But one of the vegetables most often picked by Japanese kids as the most disgusting is green peppers, so the filmmakers swapped out one vegetable for the other.

    6. Lincoln was given a new opening to contextualize some American history for international audiences.

    Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln
    Disney / youtube.com

    Making a movie about an influential American president requires the audience to know a bit about American history, but not everyone who saw Lincoln went to middle school in the United States.

    To make the film more accessible to overseas audiences, a slideshow of images was used to teach some fast facts about the world in which Abraham Lincoln lived. You can check out this opening here.

    7. Steve Rogers' references were altered to be more country-specific in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

    Chris Evans writes down references in a book in Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    Disney / youtube.com

    In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Cap keeps a list of references, trends, and pieces of history that he missed while he was frozen for 70 years.

    But you might notice that a lot of the references in his book are pretty American (Steve Jobs, Nirvana, I Love Lucy). While plenty of people outside the US would be familiar with these things, Disney knew audiences would connect even more with their own nation's references.

    For example, in Russia, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was included in the list. And Dance Dance Revolution was added in the South Korean release due to the game's popularity in that country.

    8. Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle was released as Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies internationally.