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* CreativeDifferences: The simple reason as to why Music/RonnieJamesDio left Rainbow after ''Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll''. Dio didn't want anything to do with the commercial direction Ritchie Blackmore was taking the band in.
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* CreativeDifferences: The simple reason as to why Music/RonnieJamesDio left Rainbow after ''Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll''. Dio didn't want anything to do with the commercial direction Ritchie Blackmore was taking the band in. And neither did Cozy Powell, who left quickly after the release of ''Down to Earth''.
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* ActingForTwo: Roy Skelton voices both Zippy and George, and continued doing so up to his death in 2011.
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* TalkingToHimself: Roy Skelton voices both Zippy and George, and continued doing so up to his death in 2011.
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* ProductionPosse: Creator/BobHoskins had worked with producer David L Snyder and actress Terry Finn on ''Film/SuperMarioBros''. She was even cast as Jackie based off him working with her there.
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* ProductionPosse: Creator/BobHoskins had worked with producer David L Snyder and actress Terry Finn on ''Film/SuperMarioBros''.''Film/SuperMarioBros1993''. She was even cast as Jackie based off him working with her there.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Defied to an extent. The costume designer avoided dressing the characters in the fashions of the day to avoid dating the film to TheNineties.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to WordOfGod, Zippy was originally going to have a mother and father, who had zip compartments in their side and stomach respectively. However, only Zippy made the final cut.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to WordOfGod, Zippy was originally going to have a mother and father, who had zip compartments in their side and stomach respectively. However, only Zippy made the final cut.cut.
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* ReferencedBy: In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'', one of Funny Valentine's henchmen is named Blackmore, after Ritchie Blackmore, whereas his [[FightingSpirit Stand]] is named Catch the Rainbow, after the song on ''Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow''.
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* CastTheExpert: Actual police were used for the riot scenes, many of whom had worked in film before.
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* ProductionPosse: Creator/BobHoskins had worked with producer David L Snyder and actress Terri Finn on ''Film/SuperMarioBros''.
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* TalentDouble: Jacob Tierney was doubled by Jean Frenette for the motorcycle jump through the "wall of fire".
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The story originally took place in Washington DC, but they opted for a more nondescript setting that could be easily doubled by the Quebec filming locations.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Dan Aykroyd gets second billing but only appears in the Kansas portions.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Dan Aykroyd Creator/DanAykroyd gets second billing but only appears in the Kansas portions.
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* DirectedByCastMember: Bob Hoskins directed the film and played Frank.
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* FakeAmerican: British Bob Hoskins as Frank. As the movie was filmed in Canada, most of the American characters were played by Canadians.
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* DirectedByCastMember: Bob Hoskins Creator/BobHoskins directed the film and played Frank.
* FakeAmerican: BritishBob Hoskins Creator/BobHoskins as Frank. As the movie was filmed in Canada, most of the American characters were played by Canadians.Canadians.
* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: According to the cinematographer, the film was originally greenlit as a MadeForTVMovie and nearly got produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. It was then changed to a theatrical film instead.
* FakeAmerican: British
* MidDevelopmentGenreShift: According to the cinematographer, the film was originally greenlit as a MadeForTVMovie and nearly got produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. It was then changed to a theatrical film instead.
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* ProductionPosse: Bob Hoskins had worked with producer David L Snyder and actress Terri Finn on ''Film/SuperMarioBros''.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Defied to an extent. The costume designer avoided dressing the characters in the fashions of the day to avoid dating the film to the 90s.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the cinematographer, the film was originally greenlit as a MadeForTVMovie and nearly got produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. It was then changed to a theatrical film instead.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the cinematographer, the film was originally greenlit as a MadeForTVMovie and nearly got produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. It was then changed to a theatrical film instead.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Defied to an extent. The costume designer avoided dressing the characters in the fashions of the day to avoid dating the film to the 90s.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the cinematographer, the film was originally greenlit as a MadeForTVMovie and nearly got produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. It was then changed to a theatrical film instead.TheNineties.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the cinematographer, the film was originally greenlit as a MadeForTVMovie and nearly got produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. It was then changed to a theatrical film instead.
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* CreativeDifferences: The simple reason as to why Music/RonnieJamesDio left Rainbow after ''Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll''. Dio didn’t want anything to do with the commercial direction Ritchie Blackmore was taking the band in.
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* CreativeDifferences: The simple reason as to why Music/RonnieJamesDio left Rainbow after ''Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll''. Dio didn’t didn't want anything to do with the commercial direction Ritchie Blackmore was taking the band in.
* TheOtherDarrin: For the first season, Zippy was voiced by Peter Hawkins, before Roy Skelton took over in 1973 once his popularity exploded and Sunshine and Mooney were given the boot.
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* TheOtherDarrin: For the first season, Zippy was voiced by Peter Hawkins, before Roy Skelton took over in 1973 once his popularity exploded and Sunshine and Mooney were given the boot.
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* TalkingToHimself: Roy Skelton voices both Zippy and George.
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* TheOtherDarrin: For the first season, Zippy was voiced by Peter Hawkins, before Roy Skelton took over in 1973 once his popularity exploded and Sunshine and Mooney were given the boot.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: To celebrate its 30th anniversary, six episodes were released on DVD. Apart from a few other compilation [=DVDs=] from the same company that featured other shows, for a while there weren't many ''Rainbow'' episodes available to see, apart from taped episodes by viewers at the time of airing on video sites. However, there is now an official ''Rainbow'' channel on Youtube which has been uploading episodes, including the entirety of the rarely-seen first series.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: To celebrate its 30th anniversary, six episodes were released on DVD. Apart from a few other compilation [=DVDs=] from the same company that featured other shows, for a while there weren't many ''Rainbow'' episodes available to see, apart from taped episodes by viewers at the time of airing on video sites. However, there is now an official ''Rainbow'' channel on Youtube which has been uploading episodes, including the entirety of the rarely-seen first series. Unfortunately, said channel has been taken down, although re-uploads can currently be found on Dailymotion.
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* CreativeDifferences: The simple reason as to why Music/RonnieJamesDio left Rainbow after ''Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll''. Dio didn’t want anything to do with the commercial direction Ritchie Blackmore was taking the band in.
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* MoneyDearBoy: The simple reason as to why Music/RonnieJamesDio left Rainbow after ''Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll''. Dio didn’t want anything to do with the commercial direction Ritchie Blackmore was taking the band in.
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* MoneyDearBoy: The simple reason as to why Music/RonnieJamesDio left Rainbow after ''Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll''. Dio didn’t want anything to do with the Blackmore's desire for greater commercial direction Ritchie Blackmore was taking success caused the band in.to switch to a LighterAndSofter sound after Dio left.
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* MoneyDearBoy: The simple reason as to why Music/RonnieJamesDio left Rainbow after ''Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll''. Dio didn’t want anything to do with the commercial direction Ritchie Blackmore was taking the band in.
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* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: If you look carefully, Rainbow fanart drawn and submitted by children can be seen on the walls in most episodes.
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* ThrowItIn: In a scene in the episode ''Night Out'', a nearby bottle of washing up liquid is knocked over by Zippy's arm, and it falls off the table. This scene was kept in, and in the next shot, it had been put back on the table.
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* ThrowItIn: In a scene in the episode ''Night Out'', Zippy knocks a nearby bottle of washing up liquid is knocked bottle over by Zippy's arm, and it falls off rolls onto the table. floor. This scene was kept in, and in the next shot, it had been put back on the table.table as if it never got knocked over.
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* ThrowItIn: In a scene in the episode ''Night Out'', a nearby bottle of washing up liquid is knocked over by Zippy's arm, and it falls off the table. This scene was kept in, and in the next shot, it had been put back on the table.
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** Subverted as it is now available for purchase on iTunes.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The film never got a theatrical release in the USA as the Canadian territory was sold during post production, and the new owners decided it wasn't worth investing in an American run.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to the cinematographer, the film was originally greenlit as a MadeForTVMovie and nearly got produced by the Sci-Fi Channel. It was then changed to a theatrical film instead.
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!! The TV show:
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: To celebrate its 30th anniversary, six episodes were released on DVD. Apart from a few other compilation [=DVDs=] from the same company that featured other shows, for a while there weren't many ''Rainbow'' episodes available to see, apart from taped episodes by viewers at the time of airing on video sites. However, there is now an official ''Rainbow'' channel on Youtube which has been uploading episodes, including the entirety of the rarely-seen first series.
* TalkingToHimself: Roy Skelton voices both Zippy and George.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to WordOfGod, Zippy was originally going to have a mother and father, who had zip compartments in their side and stomach respectively. However, only Zippy made the final cut.
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* BillingDisplacement: Creator/BobHoskins's character is about fourth in terms of importance, and Creator/DanAykroyd is even less so. Guess who makes it onto one of the posters.
* FakeAmerican: British Bob Hoskins as Frank.
* FakeAmerican: British Bob Hoskins as Frank.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Dan Aykroyd gets second billing but only appears in the Kansas portions.
* BillingDisplacement:Creator/BobHoskins's character is about fourth in terms of importance, The poster on the main page accurately reflects the characters' importance. But [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTIxOTk5MDA0MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjQwOTI0MQ@@._V1_.jpg this one]] has Frank and Creator/DanAykroyd is even less so. Guess who makes it onto one of the posters.
sheriff front and centre, despite them not being main characters.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Montreal doubled for New Jersey, with the result that some road signs in French had to be covered over. Clarenceville doubled for Kansas.
* DirectedByCastMember: Bob Hoskins directed the film and played Frank.
* FakeAmerican: British Bob Hoskins as Frank. As the movie was filmed in Canada, most of the American characters were played by Canadians.
* NoExportForYou: The film never got an official USA release, due to issues with the rights.
* ProductionPosse: Bob Hoskins had worked with producer David L Snyder and actress Terri Finn on ''Film/SuperMarioBros''.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The AppliedPhlebotinum of tracking the rainbow landing site comes from a time when people still knew very little about computers.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Defied to an extent. The costume designer avoided dressing the characters in the fashions of the day to avoid dating the film to the 90s.
* BillingDisplacement:
* CaliforniaDoubling: Montreal doubled for New Jersey, with the result that some road signs in French had to be covered over. Clarenceville doubled for Kansas.
* DirectedByCastMember: Bob Hoskins directed the film and played Frank.
* FakeAmerican: British Bob Hoskins as Frank. As the movie was filmed in Canada, most of the American characters were played by Canadians.
* NoExportForYou: The film never got an official USA release, due to issues with the rights.
* ProductionPosse: Bob Hoskins had worked with producer David L Snyder and actress Terri Finn on ''Film/SuperMarioBros''.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The AppliedPhlebotinum of tracking the rainbow landing site comes from a time when people still knew very little about computers.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Defied to an extent. The costume designer avoided dressing the characters in the fashions of the day to avoid dating the film to the 90s.
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!!The movie:
* BillingDisplacement: Bob Hoskins's character is about fourth in terms of importance, and Dan Aykroyd is even less so. Guess who makes it onto one of the posters.
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!!The band:
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The band's last album ''Stranger In Us All'' has never seen a re-release and has also never been made available on itunes, making it surprisingly hard to find in lossless quality.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}' [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Difficult_to_cure.jpg cover artwork]] for ''Difficult to Cure'' was originally designed for Music/BlackSabbath's ''Never Say Die!'', but it was rejected.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The band's last album ''Stranger
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}'
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!!The movie:
* BillingDisplacement: Bob Hoskins's character is about fourth in terms of importance, and Dan Aykroyd is even less so. Guess who makes it onto one of the posters.
* FakeAmerican: British Bob Hoskins as Frank.
!!The band:
* BillingDisplacement: Bob Hoskins's character is about fourth in terms of importance, and Dan Aykroyd is even less so. Guess who makes it onto one of the posters.
* FakeAmerican: British Bob Hoskins as Frank.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}' [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Difficult_to_cure.jpg cover artwork]] for ''Difficult to Cure'' was originally designed for Music/BlackSabbath's ''Never Say Die!'', but it was rejected.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}' [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Difficult_to_cure.jpg cover artwork]] for ''Difficult to Cure'' was originally designed for Music/BlackSabbath's ''Never Say Die!'', but it was rejected.rejected.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}' [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Difficult_to_cure.jpg cover artwork]] for ''Difficult to Cure'' was originally designed for Music/BlackSabbath's ''Never Say Die!'', but it was rejected.
