History Trivia / TheLorax

!!Book/1972 special

** Onceler was once going to be a non-human character. Designs ranged from [[http://ericguillon.blogspot.com/2016/06/looking-for-once-ler-early-sketches.html?m=0 things looking out of]] ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins'' to versions resembling [[http://ericguillon.blogspot.com/2016/07/looking-for-once-ler-early-sketches.html?m=0 pre-existing Seuss characters]] like the Grinch or the guy who didn't like ''Literature/GreenEggsAndHam''. It was later decided he would be a human, so the audience can be closer and relate to him, which was already damaged by giving him a face.

!!Book/1972 special
* TalkingToHimself: Both the Once-ler and the Lorax are voiced by Bob Holt.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://images2.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2006-10/31/7351041-10-1.jpg&width=640&height=480&autosizefit=1 Some]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/17232zz.JPG early storyboards]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/6044zz.JPG feature]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/12422zz.JPG concept art]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/12424zz.JPG of an]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/6046zz.JPG early version of the Once-ler]], which was almost completely covered by clothing, except his eyes. One version depicted him as a strange, humanoid yellow creature with pink hair.

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: In the film, the main villain is charging people for clean air mainly because of their overly polluted air and smog, In recent years, an 'Oxygen bar' in Delhi gives Indians a gulp of fresh air, and even later than that, China began selling bottled air as well. Low air quality has given a business opportunity to entrepreneurs offering pollution-free oxygen at a price.

* ImageSource: For TookALevelInJerkass

!The movie

** To make it even more ironic, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itYh7v6VrS8#t=2m12s demo version of Thneedville actually had a verse that Ted would sing that was later cut out of the finished version]].

!The book/1972 special

* WordOfGod: On the DVD commentary, it is mentioned that after "How Bad Can I Be?", 5 years have passed.

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: In the film, the main villain is charging people for clean air mainly because of their overly polluted air and smog, In recent years, an 'Oxygen bar' in Delhi gives Indians a gulp of fresh air. Low air quality has given a business opportunity to entrepreneurs offering pollution-free oxygen at a price.

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: In the film, the main villain is charging people for clean air mainly because of there overly polluted air and smog, In recent years, an 'Oxygen bar' in Delhi gives Indians a gulp of fresh air. Low air quality has given a business opportunity to entrepreneurs offering pollution-free oxygen at a price.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://images2.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2006-10/31/7351041-10-1.jpg&width=640&height=480&autosizefit=1 Some]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/17232zz.JPG early storyboards]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/6044zz.JPG feature]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/12422zz.JPG concept art]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/12424zz.JPG of an]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/6046zz.JPG early version of the Once-ler]], which was almost completely covered by clothing, except his eyes. One version depicted him as a strange, humanoid yellow creature with pink hair (although that could also be an early Lorax).

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://images2.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2006-10/31/7351041-10-1.jpg&width=640&height=480&autosizefit=1 Some]] [[early http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/17232zz.JPG storyboards]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/6044zz.JPG feature]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/12422zz.JPG concept art]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/12424zz.JPG of an]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/6046zz.JPG early version of the Once-ler]], which was almost completely covered by clothing, except his eyes. One version depicted him as a strange, humanoid yellow creature with pink hair (although that could also be an early Lorax).

** Some storyboards from the 1972 special [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/6044zz.JPG feature]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/12422zz.JPG concept art]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/12424zz.JPG of an]] [[http://www.thegremlin.com/Website%20Images/ZZ/6046zz.JPG unknown creature]], which doesn't appear in the book. Since its body is completely covered by clothing, excepting the eyes, and it wears green gloves, it's most likely the Once-ler before it was decided to just hide his face behind chairs and vehicles.

** According to a demo of "Thneedville", the big blue sky painting originally didn't exist; the citizens were exposed to the smog-covered sky and aware of it.

** Onceler was once going to be a non-human character. Designs ranged from [[http://ericguillon.blogspot.com/2016/06/looking-for-once-ler-early-sketches.html?m=0 things looking out of]] ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins'' to versions resembling [[http://ericguillon.blogspot.com/2016/07/looking-for-once-ler-early-sketches.html?m=0 pre-existing Seuss characters]] like the Grinch or the guy who didn't like Green Eggs and Ham.

* PlayingGertrude: Creator/JennySlate, who voices Ted's mother, is actually ''5'' years older than Creator/ZacEfron.

* DawsonCasting: Creator/JennySlate, who voices Ted's mother, is actually ''5'' years older than Creator/ZacEfron.

* ProductPlacement: Thankfully avoided in the movie itself, but some of the crossmarketing [[http://www.scpr.org/programs/madeleine-brand/2012/03/01/22732/how-mazdas-lorax-campaign-went-awry hasn't been without controversy]].

* ActorAllusion: One of the fishes hums the theme to ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII''. Coincidentally, Arturo Mercado Jr. (the young Once-ler's Latin American VA) voiced Ethan Hunt in that film.

* BillingDisplacement: Latin America only. The film's opening credits are actually appropriate, starting with the three characters from the book in order of importance (Danny [=DeVito=] as the Lorax, Ed Helms as Once-Ler, and Zac Efron as Ted) and the rest following. [[NeverTrustATrailer The trailer on the other hand]] plays up Zac Efron and Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, and gives Danny [=DeVito=] an "AndStarring".

* BillingDisplacement: Latin American only. The film's opening credits are actually appropriate, starting with the three characters from the book in order of importance (Danny [=DeVito=] as the Lorax, Ed Helms as Once-Ler, and Zac Efron as Ted) and the rest following. [[NeverTrustATrailer The trailer on the other hand]] plays up Zac Efron and Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, and gives Danny [=DeVito=] an "AndStarring".

* ActorAllusion: One of the fishes hums the theme to ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII''. Coincidentally, Arturo Mercado Jr. (the young Once-ler's Mexican VA) voiced Ethan Hunt in that film.
* BillingDisplacement: Trailer only. The film's opening credits are actually appropriate, starting with the three characters from the book in order of importance (Danny [=DeVito=] as the Lorax, Ed Helms as Once-Ler, and Zac Efron as Ted) and the rest following. [[NeverTrustATrailer The trailer on the other hand]] plays up Zac Efron and Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, and gives Danny [=DeVito=] an "AndStarring".

* TheOtherMarty: In the Mexican Spanish dub, Jesse Conde was cast as the Lorax, and he even recorded the dialogue in advance. However, Creator/DannyDeVito, the Lorax's English voice, was eventually cast to dub over Conde's lines before the release.

* RealLifeRelative: In the Mexican Spanish dub, Arturo Mercado voices the Once-ler, while his son Arturo Mercado Jr. plays the younger version of the Once-ler.

** In the Mexican Spanish dub, Memo Aponte Mille was considered to voice Ted before actor and singer Alfonso Herrera was eventually selected.

* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: Creator/DannyDeVito voiced the titular character not only in English, but also in Italian, Spanish (both Latin American and European), and Russian.