Whether it’s cultural differences or reactions to an ending, movies can be re-edited for all sorts of reasons.
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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.
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Taco Bell was changed to Pizza Hut for the international release of Demolition Man.
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The UK version of Pride and Prejudice gets rid of some kisses that were considered “blasphemous” in Jane Austen’s source material.
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Some clever CGI was used to “clean up” Talladega Nights for its Iranian release.
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Broccoli was swapped out for green peppers in Inside Out’s Japanese release because kids in Japan don’t mind broccoli as much.
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Lincoln was given a new opening to contextualize some American history for international audiences.
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Steve Rogers’ references were altered to be more country-specific in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle was released as Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies internationally.
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Region-specific animals were chosen for minor characters in different cuts of Zootopia
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In The Shining, the huge stack of pages reading “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy” were translated and re-typed into four different languages.
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The German terrorists in Die Hard were turned into Irish terrorist for the film’s German release.
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The Wolf of Wall Street is a full 45 minutes shorter in the Dubai cut, but it’s unclear who ordered the cuts.
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The character of Dr. Wu was given additional scenes for Iron Man 3’s Chinese release.
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Airplane! was called Flying High? in New Zealand.
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The entire third act of The Sound of Music (which included lots of Nazis) was removed for the German release, though this decision was reversed when the director found out.
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A Streetcar Named Desire was edited for its Irish release to cut down on the sexuality.
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The original ending of Fatal Attraction was much different, but only ever released in Japan.
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13 Going on 30 was retitled to Suddenly 30 in Australia.
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An alternate ending of 28 Days Later was filmed and almost released to American audiences, but the director ultimately decided it was too bleak.
Which other movies have alternate versions? Let me know in the comments!
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/williambarrios/movies-that-have-different-international-versions