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Context Trivia / ParaNorman

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1	!Film tropes
2	* AcclaimedFlop: Like most of Laika's output, the movie earned great reviews but didn't make much money, not reaching its $60 million budget domestically and failing to double it with $107 million worldwide.
3	* ActorAllusion:
4	** Creator/KodiSmitMcPhee seems to have made a name for himself as [[Film/LetMeIn a lonely bullied kid in danger with an undead girl.]]
5	** Jodelle Ferland is playing [[spoiler:a little girl who curses a town after its residents wrongfully try and execute her for witchcraft. [[Film/SilentHill Sound familiar?]]]]
6	** Once again, Creator/AnnaKendrick [[spoiler:loses the object of her affections to [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld the gay community]]]].
7	* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
8	** France: ''Norman's Strange Power''
9	** Hong Kong: ''Weird Elementary School Children''
10	** Spain: ''The Amazing World of Norman''
11	** Vietnam: ''Norman and the Sixth Sense''
12	* CrossDressingVoice: Creator/HanaTakeda voices Norman in the Japanese dub.
13	* DuelingMovies: With ''WesternAnimation/{{Frankenweenie}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania''.
14	* EnforcedMethodActing: Creator/KodiSmitMcPhee (the voice of Norman) has recalled in interviews that for certain scenes [[spoiler:(such as the bathroom scene and car chase scene)]] he would have to shake himself in his chair or even stand up to achieve the desired effect.
15	* FakeAmerican: The UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}n Creator/KodiSmitMcPhee and Canadian Jodelle Ferland as Massachusetts natives Norman and Aggie.
16	* TheForeignSubtitle:
17	** Greece: ''[=ParaNorman=]: A Metaphysical Story''
18	** Japan: ''[=ParaNorman=]: The Mystery of Blithe Hollow''
19	** Russia: ''[=ParaNorman=], or How to Train Your Zombies''
20	** Taiwan: ''[=ParaNorman=]: Smart Kid''
21	* TheMerch: In-universe. The legend of the witch's curse has 'inspired' several witch-themed businesses in town, including a casino and a stand selling 'Witchy Wienies.'
22	* MissingTrailerScene: In the finished film, the aerobics instructor's buttocks aren't as... detailed as they were in the trailer.
23	* PlayingAgainstType:
24	** Creator/ChristopherMintzPlasse, who is best known for playing nerdy outcasts in movies like ''Film/{{Superbad}}'' and ''Film/RoleModels'', voices the ''school bully'' in this one.
25	** Creator/AnnaKendrick, who usually plays sweet and plucky roles, plays TheDitz.
26	* TechnologyMarchesOn: During the school play sequence, everyone in the crowd is using camcorders. These days, most people would use smartphones for filming. While cell phones are common possessions, they're all of the slide or flip-phone variety.
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28	!General trivia
29	* Early in production, Tomm Moore, director of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'', was invited to Creator/{{Laika}} to offer some input on the visual look of the film.

Context Trivia / ParaNorman