History Trivia / AtlantisTheLostEmpire

** Both end up GoingNative and are "presumed dead" by the end of the movie.

** A crossover with ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' was planned, but never made. Disney had been planning to make [[RecycledTheSeries a series]] out of the movie, but turned it into a direct-to-video when it underperformed at the box office. This is also true with the future of this film's merchandise: To date, the only characters from the film that still appear in the merchandise are for some reason, [[BigBad Rourke]] and [[TheDragon Helga]].

** Both end up GoingNative and are ''presumed dead'' by the end of the movie.

** Both are led by a rough BadassColonel.

* ShoutOut: Compare [[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=milo+thatch&start=95&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=1024&bih=460&tbm=isch&tbnid=dYMSwgynWrgwXM:&imgrefurl=http://atle-appreciation.tumblr.com/&docid=1DkTV0avvbs9eM&imgurl=http://24.media.tumblr.com/042608a754672f0e5964d5db1485a1f3/tumblr_mhq1ehLTcR1qzd1axo1_500.gif&w=500&h=278&ei=TT4uUcX3L6vD0AHnk4Fg&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:1,s:100,i:7&iact=rc&dur=1161&sig=106764780678007296619&page=8&tbnh=167&tbnw=301&ndsp=13&tx=139&ty=29 Milo]] [[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=milo+thatch&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=1024&bih=460&tbm=isch&tbnid=juPbvAG6l5zCeM:&imgrefurl=http://myon3.wordpress.com/2011/03/page/5/&docid=yE5qvSC6H6Sc7M&imgurl=http://myon3.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/myon3151.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=1z0uUZHfCa290QHm_oDQCw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:88,s:0,i:384&iact=rc&dur=140&sig=106764780678007296619&page=7&tbnh=182&tbnw=195&start=80&ndsp=15&tx=77&ty=34 Thatch]] to [[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=daniel+jackson&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=1024&bih=460&tbm=isch&tbnid=Oq_lFQ4xqK94JM:&imgrefurl=http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/dr-daniel-jackson/images/31428782/title/daniel-photo&docid=SYSfVmzWfs_FyM&imgurl=http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/31400000/Daniel-dr-daniel-jackson-31428782-900-540.jpg&w=900&h=540&ei=ET4uUa23EorO0QHb9IHoBw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:20,s:0,i:219&iact=rc&dur=427&sig=106764780678007296619&page=2&tbnh=171&tbnw=256&start=11&ndsp=15&tx=127&ty=93 Daniel]] [[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=daniel+jackson&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=1024&bih=460&tbm=isch&tbnid=YKc4MRDfS24CJM:&imgrefurl=http://popclassicsjg.blogspot.com/2010/04/stargate-dir-roland-emmerich-1994.html&docid=7yh4bbUVqMyLnM&imgurl=http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/attachments/1623d990519349-daniel-jackson-pictures-dj6.jpg&w=308&h=324&ei=ET4uUa23EorO0QHb9IHoBw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:18,s:0,i:204&iact=rc&dur=180&sig=106764780678007296619&page=2&tbnh=171&tbnw=155&start=11&ndsp=15&tx=82&ty=76 Jackson]], of StargateSG1. Also, the symbols for [[http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=atlantis+symbol+lost&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=PJWZfJZcnAquvM&tbnid=wF6O_5idyg8dMM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmovies.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FAtlantis%3A_The_Lost_Empire&ei=WD8uUeTiBsjo0gGNrYGQCw&bvm=bv.42965579,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNH3NZFKALi4wG_CWm8cJEvJHTXIQg&ust=1362071716186660 Atlantis]] from the movie, and [[http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=earth+symbol+sg1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=-58LT5uhxRqvaM&tbnid=A1HhVgMR_oAelM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstargateartifacts.com%2F&ei=oz8uUY3qKOnh0gGBgoGQBg&bvm=bv.42965579,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNEj1RQFvXZTko62RFjAx5a9OweaUQ&ust=1362071802208221 the Gateverse.]]

** [[SaturdayNightLive Father Guido Sarducci]] as Vinnie.

* CreatorKiller: The film's failure at the box office killed the careers of directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale.

** LeonardNimoy, as Kashekim Nedakh, the King of Atlantis.

* ShoutOut: Compare [[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=milo+thatch&start=95&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=1024&bih=460&tbm=isch&tbnid=dYMSwgynWrgwXM:&imgrefurl=http://atle-appreciation.tumblr.com/&docid=1DkTV0avvbs9eM&imgurl=http://24.media.tumblr.com/042608a754672f0e5964d5db1485a1f3/tumblr_mhq1ehLTcR1qzd1axo1_500.gif&w=500&h=278&ei=TT4uUcX3L6vD0AHnk4Fg&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:1,s:100,i:7&iact=rc&dur=1161&sig=106764780678007296619&page=8&tbnh=167&tbnw=301&ndsp=13&tx=139&ty=29 Milo]] [[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=milo+thatch&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=1024&bih=460&tbm=isch&tbnid=juPbvAG6l5zCeM:&imgrefurl=http://myon3.wordpress.com/2011/03/page/5/&docid=yE5qvSC6H6Sc7M&imgurl=http://myon3.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/myon3151.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=1z0uUZHfCa290QHm_oDQCw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:88,s:0,i:384&iact=rc&dur=140&sig=106764780678007296619&page=7&tbnh=182&tbnw=195&start=80&ndsp=15&tx=77&ty=34 Thatch]] to [[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=daniel+jackson&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=1024&bih=460&tbm=isch&tbnid=Oq_lFQ4xqK94JM:&imgrefurl=http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/dr-daniel-jackson/images/31428782/title/daniel-photo&docid=SYSfVmzWfs_FyM&imgurl=http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/31400000/Daniel-dr-daniel-jackson-31428782-900-540.jpg&w=900&h=540&ei=ET4uUa23EorO0QHb9IHoBw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:20,s:0,i:219&iact=rc&dur=427&sig=106764780678007296619&page=2&tbnh=171&tbnw=256&start=11&ndsp=15&tx=127&ty=93 Daniel]] [[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=daniel+jackson&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&biw=1024&bih=460&tbm=isch&tbnid=YKc4MRDfS24CJM:&imgrefurl=http://popclassicsjg.blogspot.com/2010/04/stargate-dir-roland-emmerich-1994.html&docid=7yh4bbUVqMyLnM&imgurl=http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/attachments/1623d990519349-daniel-jackson-pictures-dj6.jpg&w=308&h=324&ei=ET4uUa23EorO0QHb9IHoBw&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:18,s:0,i:204&iact=rc&dur=180&sig=106764780678007296619&page=2&tbnh=171&tbnw=155&start=11&ndsp=15&tx=82&ty=76 Jackson]], of StargateSG1. Also, the symbols for [[http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=atlantis+symbol+lost&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=PJWZfJZcnAquvM&tbnid=wF6O_5idyg8dMM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmovies.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FAtlantis%3A_The_Lost_Empire&ei=WD8uUeTiBsjo0gGNrYGQCw&bvm=bv.42965579,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNH3NZFKALi4wG_CWm8cJEvJHTXIQg&ust=1362071716186660 Atlantis]] from the movie, and [[http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=earth+symbol+sg1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=-58LT5uhxRqvaM&tbnid=A1HhVgMR_oAelM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstargateartifacts.com%2F&ei=oz8uUY3qKOnh0gGBgoGQBg&bvm=bv.42965579,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNEj1RQFvXZTko62RFjAx5a9OweaUQ&ust=1362071802208221 the Gateverse.]]

** A behind-the-scenes footage found on the DVD release and one of the tie-in games shows the original intro was of a group of vikings searching for Atlantis only to be attacked by a sea monster while engulfed in a storm, fully animated, voiced and with sound effects. While mystifying, the executives felt no connection nor desire to learn more about the city or its inhabitants so the intro was done over.

** [{{Seinfeld}} Jackie Chiles]] as Dr. Sweet.

* {{Dedication}}: The movie is dedicated to Jim Varney who died from lung cancer partway through production

** Jim Varney as Cookie, his last film role; he died before voice recordings ever finished.

** [[Series/{{Babylon 5}} Claudia Christian]] as Helga.

** If you listen very closely, you can actually hear JimCummings voice most of the {{Redshirt}} characters.

** CreeSummer as Princess Kida.

*** The submarine ride at [[DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] was originally going to be based off this film, but the film's failure resulted in that ride being based off ''FindingNemo'' instead. However, there is a restaurant at Castaway Cay called Cookie's BBQ, and part of Port Discovery's background music at Tokyo DisneySea is taken from this movie.

** [[BabylonFive Claudia Christian]] as Helga.

** A crossover with ''{{Gargoyles}}'' was planned, but never made. Disney had been planning to make [[RecycledTheSeries a series]] out of the movie, but turned it into a direct-to-video when it underperformed at the box office. This is also true with the future of this film's merchandise: To date, the only characters from the film that still appear in the merchandise are for some reason, [[BigBad Rourke]] and [[TheDragon Helga]].

* TheOtherDarrin: Cookie's lines in the goodbye scene are the only Cookie dialogue delivered by Steve Barr instead of Jim Varney.