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* PermanentPlaceholder: One extra scene was originally not supposed to be added into the film. Writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards admitted in an interview that he "chickened out" and added the scene in which [[spoiler: King Marchand (James Garner) discovers that Victoria (Julie Andrews) is a woman]]. Originally, he was to fall in love with Victoria before he was sure about her gender, hence his line "I don't care if you are a man" before he kisses her.

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* PermanentPlaceholder: {{Padding}}: One extra scene was originally not supposed to be added into the film. Writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards admitted in an interview that he "chickened out" and added the scene in which [[spoiler: King Marchand (James Garner) discovers that Victoria (Julie Andrews) is a woman]]. Originally, he was to fall in love with Victoria before he was sure about her gender, hence his line "I don't care if you are a man" before he kisses her.

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* PermanentPlaceholder: One extra scene was originally not supposed to be added into the film. Writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards admitted in an interview that he "chickened out" and added the scene in which [[spoiler: King Marchand (James Garner) discovers that Victoria (Julie Andrews) is a woman]]. Originally, he was to fall in love with Victoria before he was sure about her gender, hence his line "I don't care if you are a man" before he kisses her.



** One extra scene was originally not supposed to be added into the film. Writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards admitted in an interview that he "chickened out" and added the scene in which [[spoiler: King Marchand (James Garner) discovers that Victoria (Julie Andrews) is a woman]]. Originally, he was to fall in love with Victoria before he was sure about her gender, hence his line "I don't care if you are a man" before he kisses her.
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** One extra scene was originally not supposed to be added into the film. Writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards admitted in an interview that he "chickened out" and added the scene in which [[spoiler: King Marchand (James Garner) discovers that Victoria (Julie Andrews) is a woman]]. Originally, he was to fall in love with Victoria before he was sure about her gender, hence his line "I don't care if you are a man" before he kisses her.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The stage musical was planned soon after the Film's Release but Robert Preston pulled out dismissing it as an ego trip for Edwards.

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The stage musical was planned soon after the Film's Release but Robert Preston pulled out dismissing it as an ego trip for Edwards.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The stage musical was planned soon after the Film's Release but Robert Preston pulled out dismissing it as an ego trip for Edwards.
** Creator/JulieAndrews was going to headline the US Tour before she had the vocal surgery that damaged her voice.
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* ActorSharedBackground: "Squash" Bernstein is said by King to be a former [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball All-American football player]]. Before becoming an actor, Creator/AlexKarras was a defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions from 1958-1970, and was All-American twice before that (1956 and 1957) while playing for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes.
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* FanPreferredCutContent: Writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards admitted in an interview that he "chickened out" and added the scene in which King Marchand (James Garner) discovers that Victoria (Julie Andrews) is a woman. Originally, he was to fall in love with Victoria before he was sure about her gender, hence his line "I don't care if you are a man" before he kisses her.

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* FanPreferredCutContent: Writer, producer, FilmedStageProduction: The 1995 Broadway opening performance was filmed and director Blake Edwards admitted in an interview that he "chickened out" and added broadcast on the scene in which King Marchand (James Garner) discovers that Victoria (Julie Andrews) is a woman. Originally, he was to fall in love with Victoria before he was sure about her gender, hence his line "I don't care if you are a man" before he kisses her.Japanese channel NHK two months later.
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* FanPreferredCutContent: Writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards admitted in an interview that he "chickened out" and added the scene in which King Marchand (James Garner) discovers that Victoria (Julie Andrews) is a woman. Originally, he was to fall in love with Victoria before he was sure about her gender, hence his line "I don't care if you are a man" before he kisses her.
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* SuppressedMammaries: Victoria (and consequently Creator/JulieAndrews) was forced to bind her breasts in order to disguise herself as the "female impersonator" Victor. Once again it's {{Lampshaded}} when Victoria complains about the discomfort and expresses a fear that she's damaging her figure.
-->'''Toddy''': Now we've had two major obstacles to overcome...
-->'''Victoria''': ''[sobbing]'' My bosom...
-->'''Toddy''': First, to convince everyone that you're a man...
-->'''Victoria''': It's been damned uncomfortable.
-->'''Toddy''': What has?
-->'''Victoria''': Strapping down my bosom.
-->'''Toddy''': Now all you have to do is go out there, and you'll be a star for the next 20 years.
-->'''Victoria''': Toddy, if I have to strap down my bosom for the next 20 years they're going to look like two empty wallets.
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* AFIS100Years100Laughs: #76.

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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Before the "Crazy World" number, Victoria does a deal with King: they promise to not keep secrets or hold grudges, they won't plan past tomorrow, and they'll take things one day at a time. According to Creator/JulieAndrews these were the promises she and Creator/BlakeEdwards made to each other when they married in 1969; they stayed together till Edwards' death in 2010, and both attributed their long marriage to these promises.

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* SuppressedMammaries: Victoria (and consequently Creator/JulieAndrews) was forced to bind her breasts in order to disguise herself as the "female impersonator" Victor. Once again it's {{Lampshaded}} when Victoria complains about the discomfort and expresses a fear that she's damaging her figure.
-->'''Toddy''': Now we've had two major obstacles to overcome...
-->'''Victoria''': ''[sobbing]'' My bosom...
-->'''Toddy''': First, to convince everyone that you're a man...
-->'''Victoria''': It's been damned uncomfortable.
-->'''Toddy''': What has?
-->'''Victoria''': Strapping down my bosom.
-->'''Toddy''': Now all you have to do is go out there, and you'll be a star for the next 20 years.
-->'''Victoria''': Toddy, if I have to strap down my bosom for the next 20 years they're going to look like two empty wallets.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Before the "Crazy World" number, Victoria does a deal with King: they promise to not keep secrets or hold grudges, they won't plan past tomorrow, and they'll take things one day at a time. According to Creator/JulieAndrews these were the promises she and Creator/BlakeEdwards made to each other when they married in 1969; they stayed together till Edwards' death in 2010, and both attributed their long marriage to these promises.promises.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Julie Andrews ''despises'' cockroaches.

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** Victoria's reaction to the cockroach she finds isn't just good acting.
Julie Andrews ''despises'' cockroaches.cockroaches.
** Robert Preston only rehearsed the reprise of "The Shady Dame From Saville" once to ensure that it would be as [[StylisticSuck hilariously bad]] as possible.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Julie Andrews ''despises'' cockroaches.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Before the "Crazy World" number, Victoria does a deal with King: they promise to not keep secrets or hold grudges, they won't plan past tomorrow, and they'll take things one day at a time. According to Creator/JulieAndrews these were the promises she and Creator/BlakeEdwards made to each other when they married in 1969.; they stayed together till Edwards' death in 2010, and both attributed their long marriage to these promises.

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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Before the "Crazy World" number, Victoria does a deal with King: they promise to not keep secrets or hold grudges, they won't plan past tomorrow, and they'll take things one day at a time. According to Creator/JulieAndrews these were the promises she and Creator/BlakeEdwards made to each other when they married in 1969.; 1969; they stayed together till Edwards' death in 2010, and both attributed their long marriage to these promises.
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* RealLifeRelative: The young man who says Victor is "divine" at rehearsal is Creator/BlakeEdwards' son and Creator/JulieAndrews' stepson, Geoffrey Edwards.

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* RealLifeRelative: The young man who says Victor is "divine" at rehearsal is Creator/BlakeEdwards' son and Creator/JulieAndrews' stepson, Geoffrey Edwards.Edwards.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Before the "Crazy World" number, Victoria does a deal with King: they promise to not keep secrets or hold grudges, they won't plan past tomorrow, and they'll take things one day at a time. According to Creator/JulieAndrews these were the promises she and Creator/BlakeEdwards made to each other when they married in 1969.; they stayed together till Edwards' death in 2010, and both attributed their long marriage to these promises.
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* AFIS100Years100Laughs: #76.
* CaliforniaDoubling: The movie is set in Paris (with a brief jaunt to Chicago), but was shot on a sound stage in England.
* PlayingAgainstType: This is one of several films Creator/JulieAndrews did with her producer/director/writer husband Creator/BlakeEdwards that has her playing against the sugary image that ''Film/MaryPoppins'' and ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' locked her into in TheSixties.
* PropRecycling: The costume worn by Creator/JulieAndrews in the number "The Shady Dame From Seville" is in fact the same costume worn by Robert Preston at the end of the film. The costume was made to fit Preston, and then, using a series of hooks and eyes at the back, it was drawn in tightly to fit Andrews' shapely figure. Additional black silk ruffles were also added to the bottom of the costume, to hide the differences in height. It's a pleasure to watch the costume being purposefully damaged by Preston. Now in a private collection, the rips and tears are still present. The fabric is a black and brown crepe, with fine gold threads woven into it, which when lit, appears to have an almost wet look about it.
* RealLifeRelative: The young man who says Victor is "divine" at rehearsal is Creator/BlakeEdwards' son and Creator/JulieAndrews' stepson, Geoffrey Edwards.

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