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* ChannelHop: [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Pictures]] originally planned to produce the film; however, Seagram bought the studio, and they didn't want to produce the film because of concerns about its impact on their beverage business. This led to [[Creator/{{Disney}} Disney]] acquiring the rights to the film, which received the [[Creator/{{Touchstone Pictures}} Touchstone Pictures]] label due to its mature subject matter.
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* InkSuitActor: Ben Wang, playing general Zhang Jingwu, has a very close resemblance to the real man.

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* ColbertBump: Chances are, if you've heard of this movie outside of the controversy, it's because the entirety of the film's score was used for a video by ''WebVideo/LasagnaCat'' [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext where John Blyth Barrymore talks for about an hour the genius of a very early Garfield strip]].

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* ColbertBump: Chances are, if you've heard DawsonCasting: The age of this movie outside children playing young Dalai Lama is roughtly what it should be. Except eventually visibly adult Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong takes over for the rest of the controversy, it's because movie (even gets credited as "Dalai Lama (Adult)"), starting his role when Dalai Lama was ''thirteen''. To make the entirety transition more jaring, a year passes in-story and a pre-teen boy is suddenly replaced by a grown-up man.
* FakeNationality: Due to being portrayed in desert gear and googles, the extras playing Chinese troops weren't even Asian. This is most obvious when they are about to enter Lhasa around halfway point
of the film's score was used for a video by ''WebVideo/LasagnaCat'' [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext where John Blyth Barrymore talks for about an hour film, marching right toward the genius of camera.
* InkSuitActor: Ben Wang, playing general Zhang Jingwu, has
a very early Garfield strip]].close resemblance to the real man.
* OneBookAuthor: Pretty much everyone in the cast, as they were [[AmateurCast amateurs]].
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: In a rather disturbing example, Disney chose to severely limit the availability of the film because it angered the Chinese government, and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in the country for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it." It's been speculated that the reason it isn't available for streaming is because they don't want to risk offending China; and the film itself wasn't released on Blu-Ray until 2018, and even then only in a sub-licensed version through Kino-Lorber.

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: In a rather disturbing example, Disney chose to severely limit the availability of the film because it angered the Chinese government, and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in the country for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it." It's been speculated that the reason it isn't available for streaming on Creator/{{Hulu}} and/or Creator/DisneyPlus is because they don't want to risk offending China; and the film itself wasn't released on Blu-Ray Blu-ray until 2018, and even then only in a sub-licensed version through Kino-Lorber.
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* ColbertBump: Chances are, if you've heard of this movie outside of the controversy, it's because the entirety of the film's score was used for a video by WebVideo/LasagnaCat [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext where John Blyth Barrymore talks for about an hour the genius of a very early Garfield strip]].

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* ColbertBump: Chances are, if you've heard of this movie outside of the controversy, it's because the entirety of the film's score was used for a video by WebVideo/LasagnaCat ''WebVideo/LasagnaCat'' [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext where John Blyth Barrymore talks for about an hour the genius of a very early Garfield strip]].
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* ColbertBump: Chances are, if you've heard of this movie outside of the controversy, it's because the entirety of the films score was used for a video by WebVideo/LasagnaCat [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext where John Blyth Barrymore talks for about an hour the genius of a very early Garfield strip]]

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* ColbertBump: Chances are, if you've heard of this movie outside of the controversy, it's because the entirety of the films film's score was used for a video by WebVideo/LasagnaCat [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext where John Blyth Barrymore talks for about an hour the genius of a very early Garfield strip]]strip]].

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* OldShame: In a rather disturbing example, Disney greatly regretted making this film. Not because it was bad, or even because it bombed, but because it angered the Chinese government and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in the country for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it." It's been speculated that the reason it isn't available for streaming is because they don't want to risk offending China; and the film itself wasn't released on Blu-Ray until 2018, and even then only in a sub-licensed version through Kino-Lorber.

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* OldShame: ScrewedByTheNetwork: In a rather disturbing example, Disney greatly regretted making this film. Not because it was bad, or even because it bombed, but chose to severely limit the availability of the film because it angered the Chinese government government, and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in the country for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it." It's been speculated that the reason it isn't available for streaming is because they don't want to risk offending China; and the film itself wasn't released on Blu-Ray until 2018, and even then only in a sub-licensed version through Kino-Lorber.Kino-Lorber.
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* ColbertBump: Chances are, if you've heard of this movie outside of the controversy, it's because the entirety of the films score was used for a video by WebVideo/LasagnaCat [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext where John Blyth Barrymore talks for about an hour the genius of a very early Garfield strip]]
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* BannedInChina: The movie is banned in China because of its positive portrayal of the Dalai Lama. By extension, the people involved in its production, including Creator/MartinScorsese, were banned from ever entering the country.[note][[https://www.slashfilm.com/678030/this-movie-got-martin-scorsese-temporarily-banned-from-china/ Scorsese's ban was lifted in 2012.]][[/note]

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* BannedInChina: The movie is banned in China because of its positive portrayal of the Dalai Lama. By extension, the people involved in its production, including Creator/MartinScorsese, were banned from ever entering the country.[note][[https://www.[[note]][[https://www.slashfilm.com/678030/this-movie-got-martin-scorsese-temporarily-banned-from-china/ Scorsese's ban was lifted in 2012.]][[/note]]][[/note]]
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* BannedInChina: The movie is banned in China because of its positive portrayal of the Dalai Lama. By extension, the people involved in its production, including Creator/MartinScorsese, are banned from ever entering the country.

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* BannedInChina: The movie is banned in China because of its positive portrayal of the Dalai Lama. By extension, the people involved in its production, including Creator/MartinScorsese, are were banned from ever entering the country.[note][[https://www.slashfilm.com/678030/this-movie-got-martin-scorsese-temporarily-banned-from-china/ Scorsese's ban was lifted in 2012.]][[/note]
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* AmateurCast: The film's cast is made up of actual Tibetan Buddhist monks playing the Dalai Lama and other monks.
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* OldShame: In a rather disturbing example, Disney greatly regretted making this film. Not because it was bad, or even because it bombed, but because it angered the Chinese government and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in the country for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it." It's been speculated that the reason it isn't available for streaming is because they don't want to risk offending China.

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* OldShame: In a rather disturbing example, Disney greatly regretted making this film. Not because it was bad, or even because it bombed, but because it angered the Chinese government and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in the country for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it." It's been speculated that the reason it isn't available for streaming is because they don't want to risk offending China.China; and the film itself wasn't released on Blu-Ray until 2018, and even then only in a sub-licensed version through Kino-Lorber.
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* OldShame: In a rather disturbing example, Disney greatly regretted making this film. Not because it was bad, or even because it bombed, but because it angered the Chinese Government and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in China for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it." It's been speculated that the reason it isn't available for streaming is because they don't wanna risk offending China.

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* OldShame: In a rather disturbing example, Disney greatly regretted making this film. Not because it was bad, or even because it bombed, but because it angered the Chinese Government government and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in China the country for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it." It's been speculated that the reason it isn't available for streaming is because they don't wanna want to risk offending China.
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* OldShame: In a rather disturbing example, Disney greatly regretted making this film, not because it was bad, or even because it bombed, but because it angered the Chinese Government and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in China for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it."

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* OldShame: In a rather disturbing example, Disney greatly regretted making this film, not film. Not because it was bad, or even because it bombed, but because it angered the Chinese Government and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in China for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it."" It's been speculated that the reason it isn't available for streaming is because they don't wanna risk offending China.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: What with Tibet being annexed to China and everything, most of the film was obviously not shot there, exteriors included locations in Morocco (much like Scorsese's other religious film, ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist''), India, various sets created for the studio, and for one scene (the scene in the temple where the Dalai Lama notices a rat in the corner), a Buddhist Temple in Greenwich Village, New York!

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* CaliforniaDoubling: What with Tibet being annexed to China and everything, most of the film was obviously not shot there, exteriors included locations in Morocco (much like Scorsese's other religious film, ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist''), India, various sets created for the studio, and for one scene (the scene in the temple where the Dalai Lama notices a rat in the corner), a Buddhist Temple in Greenwich Village, New York!York!
* OldShame: In a rather disturbing example, Disney greatly regretted making this film, not because it was bad, or even because it bombed, but because it angered the Chinese Government and resulted in the studio being banned from releasing films in China for five years. Michael Eisner, Disney's CEO at the time, apologized to the Chinese government and [[https://pen.org/report/made-in-hollywood-censored-by-beijing/ reportedly]] went so far as to say, "The bad news is that the film was made; the good news is that nobody watched it."
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* BannedInChina: The movie is banned in China because of its positive portrayal of the Dalai Lama. By extension, the people involved in its production, including Creator/MartinScorsese, are banned from ever entering the country.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: What with [[CaptainObvious Tibet being annexed to China and everything]], most of the film was obviously not shot there, exteriors included locations in Morocco (much like Scorsese's other religious film, ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist''), India, various sets created for the studio, and for one scene (the scene in the temple where the Dalai Lama notices a rat in the corner), a Buddhist Temple in Greenwich Village, New York!

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* CaliforniaDoubling: What with [[CaptainObvious Tibet being annexed to China and everything]], everything, most of the film was obviously not shot there, exteriors included locations in Morocco (much like Scorsese's other religious film, ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist''), India, various sets created for the studio, and for one scene (the scene in the temple where the Dalai Lama notices a rat in the corner), a Buddhist Temple in Greenwich Village, New York!
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* CaliforniaDoubling: What with [[CaptainObvious Tibet being annexed to China and everything]], most of the film was obviously not shot there, exteriors included locations in Morocco (much like Scorsese's other religious film, ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist''), India, various sets created for the studio, and for one scene (the scene in the temple where the Dalai Lama notices a rat in the corner), [[RecycledInSpace a Buddhist Temple in Greenwich Village, New York]]!

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* CaliforniaDoubling: What with [[CaptainObvious Tibet being annexed to China and everything]], most of the film was obviously not shot there, exteriors included locations in Morocco (much like Scorsese's other religious film, ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist''), India, various sets created for the studio, and for one scene (the scene in the temple where the Dalai Lama notices a rat in the corner), [[RecycledInSpace a Buddhist Temple in Greenwich Village, New York]]!York!
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $28 million. Gross, $8,684,789.

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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $28 million. Gross, $8,684,789.$8,684,789.
* CaliforniaDoubling: What with [[CaptainObvious Tibet being annexed to China and everything]], most of the film was obviously not shot there, exteriors included locations in Morocco (much like Scorsese's other religious film, ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist''), India, various sets created for the studio, and for one scene (the scene in the temple where the Dalai Lama notices a rat in the corner), [[RecycledInSpace a Buddhist Temple in Greenwich Village, New York]]!
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* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $28 million. Gross, $8,684,789.

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