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** King Marchand, a homophobic gangster, choosing to pursue a romantic relationship with a gay male drag queen in 1930's Paris. After escaping the bar fight and police raid together, King looks to "Victor" who is eyeing him nervously. Instead of outing "him" or reacting with physical violence and homophobia like one would expect given King's close-minded views and the film's time setting, King just says "I don't care if you are a man" and kisses "him" passionately on the lips. Even after Victoria/"Victor" admits that she isn't biologically male, King stands by his word and assures Victoria that even if she were a man, he still wouldn't care about the same-sex gender or society's expectations of them and pursues a relationship with her.

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** King Marchand, a homophobic gangster, choosing to pursue a romantic relationship with a gay male drag queen in 1930's 1930s Paris. After escaping the bar fight and police raid together, King looks to "Victor" who is eyeing him nervously. Instead of outing "him" or reacting with physical violence and homophobia like one would expect given King's close-minded views and the film's time setting, King just says "I don't care if you are a man" and kisses "him" passionately on the lips. Even after Victoria/"Victor" admits that she isn't biologically male, King stands by his word and assures Victoria that even if she were a man, he still wouldn't care about the same-sex gender or society's expectations of them and pursues a relationship with her.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many fans have disliked the extra scene added in the 1982 film adaptation where [[spoiler: King Marchand discovers that Victoria really is a woman while she is taking a bath]], as it ruins any mysterious buildup to the moment where King professes his love for "Victor" and no longer care about his gender. Prior to this change, like the source material, King was supposed to fall in love with "Victor"/Victoria before being sure of "his" gender.
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** Despite having only just met one another, Toddy allows Victoria to stay over at his place while they are nursing a head cold and he consoles her when she cries over her coat being ruined and her financial woes. The fact that Toddy is a homosexual drag queen doesn't bother Victoria in the slightest. They even help nurse each other back to good health after catching a head cold from the rain.

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** Despite having only just met one another, Toddy allows Victoria to stay over at his place with his offering of extra clothes and a hot meal while they are nursing a head cold and he consoles her when she cries over her coat being ruined and her financial woes. The fact that Toddy is a homosexual drag queen doesn't bother Victoria in the slightest. They even help nurse each other back to good health after catching a head cold from the rain.

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** Despite having only just met one another, Toddy allows Victoria to stay over at his place while they are nursing a head cold and he consoles her when she cries over her coat being ruined and her financial woes.

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** Despite having only just met one another, Toddy allows Victoria to stay over at his place while they are nursing a head cold and he consoles her when she cries over her coat being ruined and her financial woes. The fact that Toddy is a homosexual drag queen doesn't bother Victoria in the slightest. They even help nurse each other back to good health after catching a head cold from the rain.
** King Marchand, a homophobic gangster, choosing to pursue a romantic relationship with a gay male drag queen in 1930's Paris. After escaping the bar fight and police raid together, King looks to "Victor" who is eyeing him nervously. Instead of outing "him" or reacting with physical violence and homophobia like one would expect given King's close-minded views and the film's time setting, King just says "I don't care if you are a man" and kisses "him" passionately on the lips. Even after Victoria/"Victor" admits that she isn't biologically male, King stands by his word and assures Victoria that even if she were a man, he still wouldn't care about the same-sex gender or society's expectations of them and pursues a relationship with her.
** Squash's reaction after he breaks down the door upon hearing noises and catches King in bed with "Victor". He apologizes and excuses himself but when King tries to explain to Squash that it is not what it looks like, Squash cries tears of happiness, outs himself to King and, being a gay man himself, congratulates King on his bisexuality and accepts his relationship with "Victor".


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* ValuesDissonance: In 1930s Paris, homosexuality is condemned and/or punishable by murder.
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Mary Poppins and Indiana Jones came out before this film and thus the actors were known when doing this film.


* RetroactiveRecognition: Victoria is Film/MaryPoppins! And Andre Cassell is [[Franchise/IndianaJones Sallah!]]
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Victoria is MaryPoppins! And Andre Cassell is [[IndianaJones Sallah!]]

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Victoria is MaryPoppins! Film/MaryPoppins! And Andre Cassell is [[IndianaJones [[Franchise/IndianaJones Sallah!]]

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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 [[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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%% In the film's ending during the final performance as "Victor" before retirement, Toddy tosses a rose to his new lover Squash who is touched by the gesture amidst a cheering and laughing audience.

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* FanPreferredCutContent: Writer, producer, and director Blake Edwards admitted ** Victoria's emotional performance of "Crazy World" whilst in an interview that he "chickened out" and added the scene in which [[spoiler: a secret relationship with 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 throughout her gender, hence his line "I don't care if you are a man" before he kisses her.
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%% ** In the film's ending during the final performance as "Victor" before retirement, Toddy tosses a rose to his new lover Squash who is touched by the gesture amidst a cheering and laughing audience.



%%** The performance by Toddy and Victoria of "You And Me". Best friends after a few days.

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%%** The performance by Toddy and Victoria of "You And Me". Best friends after only a few days.days.
** Despite having only just met one another, Toddy allows Victoria to stay over at his place while they are nursing a head cold and he consoles her when she cries over her coat being ruined and her financial woes.
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%% In the ending during the final performance as "Victor" before retiring, Toddy tosses a rose to his new lover Squash who is touched by the gesture amidst a cheering audience.

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%% In the film's ending during the final performance as "Victor" before retiring, retirement, Toddy tosses a rose to his new lover Squash who is touched by the gesture amidst a cheering and laughing audience.



* RetroactiveRecognition: Victoria is MaryPoppins! And [[IndianaJones Sallah!]]

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Victoria is MaryPoppins! And Andre Cassell is [[IndianaJones Sallah!]]

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%%-->'''Toddy:''' ''Vous''.\\

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%%-->'''Toddy:''' %% In the ending during the final performance as "Victor" before retiring, Toddy tosses a rose to his new lover Squash who is touched by the gesture amidst a cheering audience.
-->'''Toddy:'''
''Vous''.\\


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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, 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.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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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The theme song, "Crazy World". It's wonderful to hear in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgAT8kw47YM instrumental form]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oBNvw4y55s as sung by Julie Andrews]], and certainly helped the movie win a well-deserved Oscar for Original Song Score.

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The theme song, "Crazy World". It's wonderful to hear in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgAT8kw47YM instrumental form]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oBNvw4y55s as sung by Julie Andrews]], and certainly helped the movie win a well-deserved Oscar for Original Song Score.



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-->'''Toddy:''' ''Vous''.\\

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** The performance by Toddy and Victoria of "You And Me". Best friends after a few days.

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** %%** The performance by Toddy and Victoria of "You And Me". Best friends after a few days.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The film is rated PG, and it does star Julie Andrews, ''and'' it's a musical, but it's intended for adults. (It helps that the movie came out in 1982. The PG-13 rating wasn't created until 1984.) That said, in terms of vulgarity, it's no worse than primetime TV or any given ''Film/JamesBond'' film. If parents are fine with mobsters, gay romance, {{Drag Queen}}s, implied sex and a teensy bit of language ("Honey, I'm horny!"), there's nothing to stop them from enjoying it with their pre-teens.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The film is rated PG, PG in the USA [[note]]In the UK and Ireland it has the more restrictive 15 rating[[/note]], and it does star Julie Andrews, ''and'' it's a musical, but it's intended for adults. (It helps that the movie came out in 1982. The PG-13 rating wasn't created until 1984.) That said, in terms of vulgarity, it's no worse than primetime TV or any given ''Film/JamesBond'' film. If parents are fine with mobsters, gay romance, {{Drag Queen}}s, implied sex and a teensy bit of language ("Honey, I'm horny!"), there's nothing to stop them from enjoying it with their pre-teens.
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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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* VanityProject: One of a few by Creator/BlakeEdwards for Creator/JulieAndrews, such as ''Film/{{SOB}}''.
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** Victoria's brilliant first performance of "Le Jazz Hot".
** Victoria delivering another astounding performance of "The Shady Dame From Seville".
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* AwardSnub: Julie Andrews [[https://www.playbill.com/article/julie-andrews-declines-tony-nomination-com-328894 was so incensed]] about being the lone Tony Award nominee for the musical, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSA_IY2YrBg she rejected her nomination]]. She still won the Tony.[[note]]She accepted her Drama Desk Award, as Creator/RachelYork was nominated, too, as well as the set designer Robin Wagner. Both Andrews and York won.[[/note]]

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* AwardSnub: Julie Andrews [[https://www.playbill.com/article/julie-andrews-declines-tony-nomination-com-328894 was so incensed]] about being the lone Tony Award nominee for the musical, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSA_IY2YrBg she rejected her nomination]]. She still won the Tony.[[note]]She accepted her Drama Desk Award, as Creator/RachelYork was nominated, too, as well as the set designer Robin Wagner. Both Andrews and York won.[[/note]]
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* AwardSnub: Julie Andrews [[https://www.playbill.com/article/julie-andrews-declines-tony-nomination-com-328894 was so incensed]] about being the lone Tony Award nominee for the musical, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSA_IY2YrBg she rejected her nomination]]. She still won the Tony.

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* AwardSnub: Julie Andrews [[https://www.playbill.com/article/julie-andrews-declines-tony-nomination-com-328894 was so incensed]] about being the lone Tony Award nominee for the musical, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSA_IY2YrBg she rejected her nomination]]. She still won the Tony.[[note]]She accepted her Drama Desk Award, as Creator/RachelYork was nominated, too, as well as the set designer Robin Wagner. Both Andrews and York won.[[/note]]

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