History Trivia / TwiceUponATime

** There was a VHS and UsefulNotes/LaserDisc release in 1991. After that, it wouldn't see another home video format until ''twenty-four years later'' when it was released through Warner Archives. It didn't help that this already obscure film was rarely screen or aired on TV since it's release, with it's last two broadcasts before the DVD being in 1998 and 2015.

* NoBudget: Ever after going over it's original budget, the film still never cost more than a mere $4,000,000. A majority of the film was animated in John Korty's own three-story home to keep the costs down and they still needed to rent space towards the end of production, including a double-wide trailer in his back yard.

* ScrewedByTheStudio: The Ladd Company only gave the film a limited release, but Creator/WarnerBros ended up pulling it barely after it's run began after the controversy over the "PG" cut.

* CreatorBacklash: John Korty hated the profane, PG cut of the film, as it was done without his consent and against the wishes of the studio, who had commissioned him to make a family-friendly film. A big reason it was barely seen after it's original, unsuccessful theatrical run was because he threatened to sue the distributors if any version other than his original cut was distributed.

* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Most of the dialogue was ad libbed, as a majority of the cast were experienced improv comedians. They even recorded their lines with headset microphones to allow for more naturalistic performances.

* TheReveal: The credits, which show photos of the actors alongside the characters they play, was one of the few photos of Creator/LorenzoMusic made public during his lifetime.

* CreatorKiller: After the failures of both this and ''Film/TheRightStuff'', The Ladd Company went on hiatus from the industry during the mid to late 80's before returning with ''Film/TheBradyBunchMovie'' in 1995.

* FanNickname: The PG cut of the movie is sometimes referred to as the PG-13 cut by fans [[note]]At the time a PG rating was the equivalent of what PG-13 is to modern viewers. The latter wouldn't be introduced until later in the 80's.[[/note]]; although some bootlegs will call it the R-rated cut as well.

* TheReveal: The credits, which show photos of the actors alongside the characters they play, was one of the few photos of Lorenzo Music made public during his lifetime.
* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: John Korty had the basic idea for the movie, beginning with the character of Mum, as far back as 1973, long before George Lucas had become a Hollywood success and could produce the film himself. The script also went through at least 14 drafts.

* WorkingTitle: ''The Rushers of Din''.

** Mum's original name was Mr. Mum and he was going to be the main character. John Korty decided that he needed some sort of sidekick and created Ralph, who eventually became the main character to Mum's sidekick.

* CreatorBacklash: John Korty hated the profane, PG cut of the film, as it was done without his consent and against the wishes of the studio, who had commissioned him to make a family-friendly film. A big reason it was barely seen after it's original, unsuccessful theatrical run was because he threatened to sue the studio if any version other than his original cut was distributed.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There was a VHS and UsefulNotes/LaserDisc release in 1991. After that, it wouldn't see another home video format until ''twenty-four years later'' when it was released through Warner Archives. It didn't help that this already obscure film was rarely screen or aired on TV since it's release, with it's last two broadcasts before the DVD being in 1998 and 2015.

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** A 19 year old Creator/DavidFincher was special-effects photographer. His expertise with a Mitchell camera earned him the job.
** 30 year old Henry Selick was the sequence director for the film.
** This was also one of Lorenzo Music's first cartoon voiceover roles before he'd become better known as the voice of ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}. Prior to this, he'd mainly worked as a writer while occasionally appearing in the shows he wrote (most notably, [[Series/{{Rhoda}} Carlton the doorman]]), and while the first ''Garfield'' special, ''Here Comes Garfield'', came out before this film, it'd be a few years before ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' would eclipse the original comic strip in terms of popularity and Music's voice would [[CantUnhearIt become inseparable from the character to the public at large]].

* NoBudget: Ever after going over it's original budget, the film still never cost more than a mere $4,000,000. John Korty even states in the DVD commentary that a majority of the film was animated in his home because of the tight budget.

** This was also one of Lorenzo Music's first cartoon voiceover roles (prior to this, he'd only been known as [[Series/{{Rhoda}} Carlton the doorman]]) before his most famous one as the voice of ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} (the first TV special, ''Here Comes Garfield'', aired two month after this film came out).

** This was also one of Lorenzo Music's first cartoon voiceover roles before his most famous one: ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} (the first special, ''Here Comes Garfield'', aired two month after this film came out).

* BoxOfficeBomb: The movie didn't last long in theaters as Creator/WarnerBros pulled it a few weeks in after parents complained of it's inappropriate content. It's also one of the reasons why The Ladd Company went on hiatus from the industry during the mid to late 80's before returning with ''Film/TheBradyBunchMovie'' in 1995.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: There was a VHS and UsefulNotes/LaserDisc release in 1991 and wouldn't see another home video format until ''twenty-four years later'' when it was released through Warner Archives. It didn't help that this already obscure film was rarely screen or aired on TV since it's release, with it's last two broadcasts before the DVD were in 1998 and 2015.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Bud Cort was originally cast as Ralph the All-Purpose Animal and apparently recorded some dialogue for the film.

* NoBudget: Ever after going over it's original budget, the film still never cost more than a mere $4,000,000.

* FanNickname: The re-edit that added in all the swearing is often referred to by fans as the PG-13 cut; although some bootlegs will call this version the R-rated cut as well.