History Film / NightAtTheMuseum

* AnimatingArtifact: The Tablet of Akhmenrah is an ancient Egyptian artifact that brings to life the various exhibits of the place where it is displayed.

* BetaCouple: Teddy and Sacagawea, especially in the first movie (their relationship isn't strongly emphasized in the sequels, but they are together), with the Alpha Couples being Larry and Rebecca in the first film, Larry and Amelia/Tess in the second, and Tilly and Laa in the third.

* ImmortalityField: The museums/places where the Tablet of Akhmenrah is kept become this. The third movie reveals that the tablet was originally intended to bring Ahkmenrah back to life each night to keep the royal family together, but its powers turned out to have an even greater scope, including [[AnimateInanimateObject animating inanimate objects]]. The previous museum guards in the first movie were also revitalized from years of exposure to its power. Though it only brings a single building's displays to life, they can roam anywhere as long as it's nighttime because it's the domain of Khonsu, the [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian]] moon god who gave the tablet its powers. Of course, the LogicalWeakness is that the exhibits will turn to dust if they are outside during sunrise.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: Some accused the filmmakers of whitewashing Egyptians with the casting of Creator/RamiMalek as Pharaoh Akhmenrah. While Malek was born and raised in America, he is actually of Egyptian descent as his parents emigrated from that very country.

** During the finale of the third film, Tilly and Laa recreate one of the more famous ''Film/DirtyDancing'' scenes, specifically the lift. Rexy and Trixy, the dinosaur skeletons are also shown doing this.

** The Website/YouTube video (of cats chasing a laser light) that Jed and Octavius watch at the beginning of the film gives Larry an idea about how to distract the giant lion statues in London later.
** The defibrillators. The first time, Laa is messing around with them. The second time? [[spoiler:Larry uses them to fry the bronze Xiangliu statue]].

* LiteralMinded: Inverted. When Larry and Laa are locked in the break room by Tilly, Larry is trying to get the door open while also chatting with Laa about his son Nick. Laa points at the door and then at his head, and Larry interprets this as Laa saying that he should be more open-minded to Nick's point of view. Turns out, ''Laa'' was the one who was being literal-minded; he was actually signaling that he wanted to ram his head into the glass window on the door so they could break the glass and open it (which he then does).

* SceneryPorn: The Tomb of Akhmenrah, discovered in 1938 at the beginning, as well as the scenes in Ancient Egypt. Oh, and the bit where the team walks into the white room with all the assorted exhibits lumbering around.

* UseYourHead: Laa does this to a door window in order for him and Larry to escape the break room.

* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: The scene near the end [[spoiler: where all the exhibits are dying has Larry cradle a dying Dex. The focus seems understandable as the others are not technically alive; just wax sculptures of people brought to life that are reverting back to statues... except for Akhmenrah. Akhmenrah was a mummy on display, and therefore once a living human being. He is the only one besides Dex who is ''actually dying'', reverting back to a mummified corpse. However, the movie glosses over his death to have the moment between Larry and Dex and Larry doesn't even spare Akhmenrah a glance]]. While this makes sense considering the movie's intended audience (kids love fluffy animals), it does seem rather heartless within the world of the film.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys:
** Dexter may look like just an ordinary mischievous capuchin, but he's actually very smart.
** In the second movie, Dexter is joined by Able, the first monkey to be sent into space.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: It is Pronounced "Brundon", despite being spelled the same as "Brandon".

* RetiredBadass: Larry passes as this on his interaction with Brandon... I mean, [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY Brundun]].

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY:
** Sacagawea's name many times. There's also a deleted scene where Sacagawea's name is pronounced "Saka-gah-way-a", while Ahkmenrah's name is pronounced "Akh-men-rah". The Sacagawea case is justified since no one knows how her name really was pronounced.
** The Smithsonian guard Brandon (as spelled on his nameplate) in the sequel argues to Larry that his name is "Brundon" "BUR-RUN-DON".

* AccidentalMisnaming: His name is not Brandon, it's '''Brundon'''.
* ActionGirl: Creator/AmyAdams as UsefulNotes/AmeliaEarhart.

* HistoricalInJoke: The [=WW2=] sailor who nabs Larry's cellphone is named Joey Motorola. Wait, does this mean the TimeyWimeyBall could be in effect?
** If so, it's a CriticalResearchFailure: Motorola already existed in 1945, and it wasn't named after the founder.

* {{Fanservice}}: This being a family movie, there's something for everyone -- Amelia Earhart's really, ''really'' tight pants for people who prefer ladies; Ahkmenrah's BareYourMidriff costume for those who prefer men.

** Unlike the Museum of Natural History in New York, the British Museum in London is solely confined to ''human'' history -- mostly ancient cultures like the Romans and Egyptians -- and has no reason to feature any dinosaur skeletons; pre-human history is covered by the Natural History Museum, which is in another part of London altogether. The British Museum also doesn't have a medieval hallway, or a model of Sir Lancelot -- who, it must be repeated, is fictional. [[http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/family_visits/night_at_the_museum/fact_vs_fiction.aspx The British Museum actually released a statement pointing out all the things that the film made up.]]

The first film was released on December 22, 2006, written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon of Creator/ComedyCentral's ''Series/{{Reno 911}}'' and MTV's ''Series/TheState'', and directed by Shawn Levy. A new novelization of the screenplay by Leslie Goldman was published as a film tie-in. Larry is a struggling inventor who is trying to bond with his son, so to make ends meet he takes a job as the night guard for the AMNH. He learns from the retiring guards on how to deal with the various exhibits as they come to life because of a magical tablet displayed with Egyptian royalty Ahkmenrah. Recognizing the responsibility he has to keep order, he also has to fend off a nefarious plot to plunder the museum of its magic and riches.

The sequel, subtitled ''Battle of the Smithsonian'', was released in May 2009. Here, as the New York museum is being renovated many exhibits are stored in the Smithsonian. This brings with them a whole other genre of problems, as Ahkmenrah's brother Kahmunrah is animated at the Smithsonian and seeks to use the tablet's powers to open a portal and unleash his army. To stop him and protect the other exhibits Larry teams with Amelia Earhart (Creator/AmyAdams) to unravel the mystery of the tablet and stop Kahmunrah.

The second sequel, ''Secret of the Tomb'', was released December 19, 2014. The final mystery of the origin of the tablet is revealed as its magic seems to be wearing out and Larry searches for a way to revive its power. The British Museum in London holds the answers and massive hijinks abound. It was also one of the last film roles for Creator/RobinWilliams before his suicide in August 2014, and for Creator/MickeyRooney, who passed away in April of the same year; Rooney's appearance allowed him to become the first (and possibly only) actor to appear in a motion picture in '''10''' consecutive decades.

* AnimatingArtifact: The Tablet of Akhmenrah is an ancient Egyptian tablet that brings to life the various exhibits of wherever it is displayed.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Zig-zagged. They make a point of correcting some common misconceptions about history and historical figures, but also indulged in some of the same incidents. Napoleon, for example, is not portrayed as exceptionally short, but took umbrage at a remark that could be ''construed'' as a dig at his height. Larry does mention that regardless of accuracy we have "[[TheNapoleon Napoleon Complex]]" named after him.

** In the first movie there's Roman army against Wild West cowboys.

** Dexter is joined by Able, the first monkey to be sent into space.

** This trope was averted in the first film: Larry was the only guard and it didn't take long for the news to notice when the exhibits started running through Central Park, especially the appearance of cave drawings at the subway station or dinosaur tracks on 81st Street. The second film has no such excuse. The entire National Mall is brought to life by the tablet. They fly the Wright Brothers plane outside. An octopus swims in the reflecting pool. The Lincoln Memorial goes for a stroll. '''No one notices.''' In real life, Washington D.C. is one of the most heavily policed and security conscious areas on earth with numerous security-sensitive buildings and areas. One of the exhibits would've tripped an alarm somewhere in the city to cause a massive security scare in the city.
** In the second movie, Larry and his son spend time at the beginning of the movie studying the vast security measures of the museums, and yet are somehow able to stroll through them and leave and enter at his leisure. Also, the real Smithsonian facilities are virtually ''never'' empty of people, as plenty of staff work through the night on maintenance, conservation, and research.
** There's also the third film, though in this case it also includes BystanderSyndrome. When the exhibits of the London Institute wake up for the first time ever, they proceed to ransack through the rooms with no security guards in sight. And when the lion statues get woken up ''in the middle of Trafalgar Square where bystanders are clearly seen walking through it'', no one complains. It's possible that Tilly is the only guard, and she's asleep for most of it; when she wakes up, she's [[LoveAtFirstSight immediately captivated by Laa]].

* ImmortalityField: The museums/places where the Tablet of Akhmenrah is kept becomes this. The third movie revealed that it was intended to bring Ahkmenrah back to life each night to keep the royal family together, but its powers turned out to have an even greater scope, including [[AnimateInanimateObject animating inanimate objects]]. The previous museum guards in the first movie were also revitalized from years of exposure to its power. Though it only brings a single building's displays to life, they can roam anywhere as long as it's nighttime because it's the domain of Khonsu, the [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian]] moon god that gave the tablet its powers. Of course, their LogicalWeakness is that they will turn to dust if they are outside during sunrise.
* InSeriesNickname: Several of the characters with long names have theirs shortened (at least occasionally) by Larry. He almost always uses "Jed" for Jedediah and "Teddy" for Theodore Roosevelt (In Real Life, TR hated that nickname and only let close relatives use it, so it’s unlikely Larry would get a pass), and also sometimes uses "Dex" for Dexter, "Sac" for Sacagawea and "Ahk" for Ahkmenrah.

** Octavius and Jedediah: [[spoiler:"You're going to ''live''!" (breaks hourglass with helmet)]]. Almost everything they do, including piercing a tire, running through grass, facing a squirrel and writing a comment to a youtube video.

* MuseumOfTheStrangeAndUnusual: Thanks to that magic tablet, the museums comes to life at night:
** The American Museum of Natural History in all three movies
** The entire Smithsonian Museum in BOTS
** The British Museum in SOTT

** The portrayal of the very Napoleon is like this.
** Jedediah, moreso in the first movie.

* OncePerEpisode: Being miniatures, Jed and Octavius have extremely hilarious hijinks when they get separated from Larry's group.

* OneCrazyNight: Both movies feature a security guard trying to keep control of a museum where all the exhibits come alive at night.

* SecretKeeper: Anyone non-museum-exhibit people who know about the Museum coming to life:

*** Early on in the movie Octavius orders a RainOfArrows to be thrown at Larry his order is ''Unleash Hell!'' in reference to ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''.

** During the finale of the third film, Tilly and La recreate one of the more famous ''Film/DirtyDancing'' scenes, specifically the lift. Rexy and Trixy, the dinosaur skeletons are also shown doing this.

** Ahkmenrah isn't met in person until the climax of the first film, but he very quickly establishes himself as one of the good guys, playing a vital role in helping Larry and Nick stop the bad guys and restoring order to the Museum. By contrast, Kahmunrah is met pretty early on in the second movie, ''he'' quickly shows himself to be evil, and he becomes the BigBad for the rest of the movie.
** This applies personality-wise, too: Ahkmenrah is a polite, composed, regal Pharaoh and serious-but-friendly NiceGuy who helps Larry throughout the series, while Kahmunrah is a [[LargeHam hammy]], power-hungry, [[FauxAffablyEvil cheerful-but-ruthless]] Pharaoh and LaughablyEvil [[BigBad bad guy]] who is the source the main conflict in the second movie.
* SidekickExMachina: Ahkmenrah owns the tablet which made the whole exhibits alive, but he doesn't gain a lot of screen-time, ''especially'' in the second movie.

* BetaBaddie: Cecil, Reginald and Gus. They only wanted the tablet because it gave them virtual youth.

* ChainedToARailway: Played humourously with Larry tied to a toy train set by Jedediah and Octavius.

* HamToHamCombat: The scene where Atilla and Larry are yelling at each other.
* HerosEvilPredecessor: The Bad Guys are the three previous night guards of the museum before the protagonist Larry.

** Gus. Oddly, all his nicknames seem to revolve around food.

* AStormIsComing: Larry says this while vowing to Dexter that he will get even for the monkey's antics. Then repeats it after revealing how he's tricked the monkey with a set of toy keys.

* TheVoiceless: Larry mistook Sacagawea for this since she was behind Plexiglas and couldn't be heard.

** Br'''u'''ndon gets turned on the stereotypical Neapolitan fellow, braggart, slang-spewing and with a deep-set veneration for Maradona.

** If so, its a CriticalResearchFailure: Motorola already existed in 1945, and it wasn't named after the founder.

* MayflyDecemberRomance: Amelia Earheart and Larry. There's obvious sexual tension between them, but Larry deliberately chooses to spur her advances knowing how, upon taking the Tablet away, Amelia will return to her lifeless, mannequin status, dooming their romance to live and die in a single night, and vowing to spare the horrible truth to Amelia. Amelia [[spoiler: has different ideas though: she already knows, she just doesn't care that much]].

* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Ahkmenrah's parents have a moment of this when they first meet Larry and the rest of the group, as they proclaim that their Egyptian gods are the "true gods". When Larry patiently explains that several members of their group practice other religions, he concludes by saying that he is half-Jewish, at which point Ahk's parents happily proclaim, "We have thousands of Jews! Such nice people!" Poor Ahk actually ''hangs/ducks his head in embarrassment''. To be fair, his parents were simply being InnocentlyInsensitive (since those views were perfectly reasonable during their time), and didn't have any malicious intent in their comments. Larry seems to realize this, as he doesn't take offense to it and is perfectly polite throughout the conversation.

* BittersweetEnding: At the end of the movie, Ahkmenrah and the tablet have been saved and [[spoiler:although they stay at the British museum, they temporarily return to New York as part of a special exhibit, along with a couple of the British exhibits (Lancelot and Trixie)]]. [=McPhee=] finally realizes that the exhibits truly come to life, Tilly is reunited with her Neanderthal love Laa, and the movie ends with a DancePartyEnding. [[spoiler:The sad part about it comes from Larry not being there; though we see him outside the museum, noticing the dance party with a smile, we never get to see if he ever goes into the museum and/or sees his friends again. What's more, a line from [=McPhee=] plus some FridgeLogic seems to imply that he ''can't'' go back there to be a night guard again, since he allowed himself to get fired in order for [=McPhee=] to keep his job (see TakingTheHeat)]].

** The Website/YouTube video (of cats chasing a laser light) that Jed and Octavius watched in the beginning of the film gives Larry an idea to distract the giant lion statues in England later.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Ahkmenrah's parents proudly boast of owning thousands of Jews, much to the embarrassment of their son. Larry politely explains that the Jews were not in fact ok with it and kinda walked off one day.

** Also, [[spoiler:the other exhibits are all Ahkmenrah's friends that he's known for years, and he knows what will happen to them if he and the tablet stay in Britain. The fact that he would be cool with it seems really out-of-character.]]

* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: The New York exhibits no longer become animated (or, in the case of Ahkmenrah, ''rotting back to a corpse''), when the magic of the tablet goes away. Dexter in particular has this the most, complete with slowly dying in Larry's arms. It's undone when Lancelot gives in and has moonlight restore the magic again.]]

* HeroicBSOD / VillainousBSOD: Lancelot can be both or either, depending on your perspective. After stealing the tablet from Larry, when Lance realizes that he is not a real character and Camelot/Guinevere aren't real, he has one of these. Seeing [[spoiler:the New York exhibits dying]] snaps him out of it and [[spoiler:convinces him to pull a HeelFaceTurn]].

* TheInternetIsForCats: The Roman legionnaire pieces are watching a video of a cat being distracted by laser pointer on Youtube. It ends up being a ChekhovsGun. Later in the movie, [[spoiler:a pack of lion statues come to life because of the Moon Tablet and our hero gets an idea of distracting them with his torchlight.]]

* {{Lunacy}}: [[spoiler:Turns out that exposure to moonlight will recharge the tablet and undo the corrosion that was taking it over]].

* ToiletHumor: Dexter pees on Larry. He uses it again on Jed and Octavius, saving them from the Pompeii lava. Then once again just because he thought it was funny.
* TomatoInTheMirror: Lancelot spends most of the film ignorant of what he really is, [[spoiler:until he stumbles upon a stage play of ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}''. The revelation hits him so hard he'd rather let the tablet degrade completely than live a farce]].

* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: The scene near the end [[spoiler: where all the exhibits are dying has Larry cradle a dying Dex. The focus seems understandable as the others are not technically alive; just wax sculptures of people brought to life that are reverting back to statues... except for Akhmenrah. Akhmenrah was a mummy on display, and therefore once a living human being. He is the only one besides Dex who is ''actually dying'', reverting back to a mummified corpse. However the movie glosses over his death to have the moment between Larry and Dex and Larry doesn't even spare Akhmenrah a glance]]. While this makes sense considering the movie's intended audience (kids love fluffy animals), it does seem rather heartless within the world of the film.
* WilliamTelling: Possibly harmless, since done by the star constellations, i.e. it's just lightshow and can't hurt anybody...unless the magic goes havoc, of course.

The second sequel, ''Secret of the Tomb'', was released December 19, 2014. The final mystery of the origin of the tablet is revealed as they have to 'revive' its power since the magic is slowly wearing out, stopping in the middle of public showings. The London Museum holds the answers and with it massive hijinks abound. It was also one of the last film roles for Creator/RobinWilliams before his suicide in August 2014, and for Creator/MickeyRooney, who passed away in April of the same year; Rooney's appearance allowed him to become the first (and possibly only) actor to appear in a motion picture in '''10''' consecutive decades.

In 2020, an animated film with the tentative subtitle ''Kahmunrah Rises Again'' was announced for Creator/DisneyPlus, to release sometime in 2021. It follows Larry's now-grown son Nick, who has hesitantly followed in his father's footsteps as the night guard.

** This is not Creator/OwenWilson's first time [[Film/ShanghaiNoon playing a cowboy]] - and in the sequel, we see his not-second-time getting buried up to his neck in sand. Bonus points for the inclusion of buddy-movie elements with Octavius.
** Bonus BONUS points for Steve Coogan, who played Octavius, also having been in a [[Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays2004 buddy-type movie]] with Creator/JackieChan which also featured Wilson as one of the cowboy esque Wright Brothers.

** While in the original Napoleon, upon meeting Amelia and Larry just gives them an AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther speech, in the Italian rendition Napoleon compares their sexual tension to the many romances he had in life, quipping that he may have sired lots of sons who never knew their ancestry. This is actually used for political satire (given the then currently Italy political situation) when Napoleon describes one of his latest descendants in detail: the potential descendant of an Italian lover, a jolly, funny fellow, short of stature but always overtly cheesy and cheery, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi who "is really important in his Country", and "once used to be a cruise ship crooner"]].

* FooFu: Larry's skill with a flashlight in Battle for the Smithsonian, also brought as a ChekhovsSkill.
* FlyAtTheCameraEnding: With an old fashioned biplane.

* GeniusDitz: The Einstein bobbleheads. Admittedly, some versions tell that Einstein ''was'' quite goofy.

* LegionOfDoom: Kahmunrah forms one to rule the Smithsonian. [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] and [[Series/SesameStreet Oscar the Grouch]] try to join up, but are turned away for apparently not being evil or scary enough. Vader's having been a TragicVillain who redeems himself before his death is a big strike against him (plus his Force powers don't work in the real world), and Oscar's just... Well, a grouch.

** Unlike the Museum of Natural History in New York, the British Museum in London is solely confined to ''human'' history - mostly ancient cultures like the Romans and Egyptians - and has no reason to feature any dinosaur skeletons; pre-human history is covered by the Natural History Museum, which is in another part of London altogether. The British Museum also don't have a medieval hallway, or a model of Sir Lancelot - who, it must be repeated, is fictional. [[http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/family_visits/night_at_the_museum/fact_vs_fiction.aspx The British Museum actually released a statement pointing out all the things that the film made up.]]

* HeldGaze: Tilly and Laaa at the end after they find each other again when Tilly is taking the British Museum exhibits on a exhibition.

* NotSoDifferent: Larry gives this talk twice in the series -- to Jedediah and Octavius in the first film and to Dexter and Able in ''Battle of the Smithsonian'' -- to get them to cooperate.

''Night at the Museum'' is a series of family comedy films produced by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] and directed by Shawn Levy, starring Creator/BenStiller as Larry Daley, the night guard for the New York American Museum of Natural history who learns that the exhibits come to life at night. It is based on the 1993 children's book ''The Night at the Museum'' by Milan Trenc.

The sequel, subtitled ''Battle of the Smithsonian'', was released in May 2009. Here, as the New York museum is being renovated many exhibits are stored in the Smithsonian. This brings with them a whole other genre of problems, as Ahkmenrah's brother Kahmenrah is animated at the Smithsonian and seeks to use the tablet's powers to open a portal and unleash his army. To stop him and protect the other exhibits Larry teams with Amelia Earhart (Creator/AmyAdams) to unravel the mystery of the tablet and stop Kahmenrah.

->''#1. Throw the bone.''
-->-- '''Instruction manual'''

** [[Creator/SteveCoogan Steve Coogan's]] character [[Characters/AlanPartridge has a love of funny YouTube videos]]
* AllThereInTheManual: If you don't know basic to mild World History, then you'll miss most of the jokes.

''Night at the Museum'' is a series of family comedy films produced by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] and directed by Shawn Levy, starring Creator/BenStiller as Larry Daley, the night guard for the New York American Museum of Natural history who learns that the exhibits come to life at night. It is based on a 1993 children's book of the same name by Milan Trenc.

* AdamWesting: Creator/HughJackman (Arthur) and Alice Eve (Guinevere), when Lancelot gatecrashes their ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'' play. [[spoiler:Doubles as ActorAllusion when Hugh Jackman tries threatening Lancelot as {{Wolverine}}. Understandably, Lance doesn't get it. Funnier retroactively because in addition to Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Dan Stevens would go on to play Legion, and Alice Eve as Typhoid Mary.]]

* GrandFinale

** The first film explained that the older janitors became badass because of dealing with the museum exhibits (and the magic of the tablet). Between films Larry gained those same skills in a younger body.

[[folder:Night at the Museum (Original)]]

[[folder:Battle of The Smithsonian]]

[[folder:Secret of the Tomb]]

* RealityEnsues: Jedediah tries to run Larry over with a toy train. It doesn't even scratch him (for reference, his ''head'' is bigger than the train).

** Unlike the Museum of Natural History in New York, the British Museum in London is solely confined to ''human'' history - mostly ancient cultures like the Romans and Egyptians - and has no reason to feature any dinosaur skeletons; they're all in the Natural History Museum. They also don't have a medieval hallway, or a model of Sir Lancelot - who, it must be repeated, is fictional. [[http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/family_visits/night_at_the_museum/fact_vs_fiction.aspx The British Museum actually released a statement pointing out all the things that the film made up.]]

''Night at the Museum'' is a series of family comedy films produced by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] and directed by Shawn Levy, starring Creator/BenStiller as Larry Daley, the night guard for the New York American Museum of Natural history who learns that the exhibits come to life at night. It is based on a 1993 children's book by Milan Trenc.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Dr. [=McPhee=] really seems like one at times.

* RealityEnsues: Jedediah tries to run Larry over with a toy train. It doesn't even scratch him (for reference, his ''head'' is bigger than the train).

''Night at the Museum'' is a series of family comedy films produced by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and directed by Shawn Levy, starring Creator/BenStiller as Larry Daley, the night guard for the New York American Museum of Natural history who learns that the exhibits come to life at night. It is based on a 1993 children's book by Milan Trenc.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
-->'''Jedediah''': [''After trying to shoot Larry in the eye with his toy gun''] Now, you know my shame. Jedediah's impotent rage. His guns don't fire.

* CulturalTranslation: The Italian rendition of the movie is literally riddled with them, often bordering on the GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** While in the original Napoleon, upon meeting Amelia and Larry just gives them an AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther speech, in the Italian rendition Napoleon compares their sexual tension to the many romances he had in life, quipping that he may have sired lots of sons who never knew their ancestry. This apparently innocent exchange turns into blatant GettingCrapPastTheRadar (given the then currently Italy political situation) when Napoleon describes one of his latest descendants in detail: the potential descendant of an Italian lover, a jolly, funny fellow, short of stature but always overtly cheesy and cheery, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi who "is really important in his Country", and "once used to be a cruise ship crooner"]].