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* AllThereInTheManual: Each of the courtesans at the Moulin Rouge has a specific name, along with a costume that reflects that name. Examples include French Maid, Petite Princess (a dwarf), Madame Fromage (a BigBeautifulWoman in clothing that suggests desserts), Travesty (which anyone who listens to [[Creator/EddieIzzard Eddie Izzard]] will know is French for "transvestite", who wears a man's suit and top hat on the top of her body, and a can-can dress on the bottom), and Pearly Queen (who wears various expensive-looking items, such as furs and pearls).
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* AllThereInTheManual: Each of the courtesans at the Moulin Rouge has a specific name, along with a costume that reflects that name. Examples include French Maid, Petite Princess (a dwarf), Madame Fromage (a BigBeautifulWoman in clothing that suggests desserts), Travesty (which anyone who listens to [[Creator/EddieIzzard Eddie Izzard]] will know is French for "transvestite", who wears a man's suit tuxedo and top hat on the top of her body, and a can-can dress on the bottom), and Pearly Queen (who wears various expensive-looking items, such as furs and pearls).
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** In original drafts of the script, Satine had a three-year-old child and the story was told in flashbacks, told by Christian to the child.
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* NonSingingVoice: Averted with Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NicoleKidman, who performed their own singing, but played straight with Jim Broadbent (Zidler) whose more operatic notes are dubbed by singer Anthony Weigh.
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* NonSingingVoice: Averted with Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NicoleKidman, who performed their own singing, but played straight with Jim Broadbent Creator/JimBroadbent (Zidler) whose more operatic notes are dubbed by singer Anthony Weigh.
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** Creator/CatherineZetaJones and Creator/HeathLedger were contenders to play Satine and Christian. Music/CourtneyLove also lobbied hard for the role, and called losing it to Creator/NicoleKidman one of her biggest career regrets. She did however allow "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to be covered for the film, a rare instance of her allowing late husband Music/KurtCobain's work to be used.
** Other possible Christians included Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio, Creator/HughJackman, Creator/JakeGyllenhaal and [[Music/{{Westlife Ronan Keating]]. Other possible Satines included Creator/KateWinslet, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/RenéeZellweger, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Natalie Mendoza, Sharleen Spiteri, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. [[Music/{{Ash}} Tim Wheeler]] also auditioned for Christian, which led him to write the track "Orpheus".
** Other possible Christians included Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio, Creator/HughJackman, Creator/JakeGyllenhaal and [[Music/{{Westlife Ronan Keating]]. Other possible Satines included Creator/KateWinslet, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/RenéeZellweger, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Natalie Mendoza, Sharleen Spiteri, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. [[Music/{{Ash}} Tim Wheeler]] also auditioned for Christian, which led him to write the track "Orpheus".
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** Creator/CatherineZetaJones Creator/CatherineZetaJones and Creator/HeathLedger were contenders to play Satine and Christian. Music/CourtneyLove also lobbied hard for the role, and called losing it to Creator/NicoleKidman one of her biggest career regrets. She did however allow "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to be covered for the film, a rare instance of her allowing late husband Music/KurtCobain's work to be used.
** Other possible Christians included Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio, Creator/HughJackman, Creator/JakeGyllenhaal and[[Music/{{Westlife [[Music/{{Westlife}} Ronan Keating]]. Other possible Satines included Creator/KateWinslet, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/RenéeZellweger, Creator/ReneeZellweger, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Natalie Mendoza, Sharleen Spiteri, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. [[Music/{{Ash}} Tim Wheeler]] also auditioned for Christian, which led him to write the track "Orpheus".
** Other possible Christians included Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio, Creator/HughJackman, Creator/JakeGyllenhaal and
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* AFIS100Years100Songs:
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* AFISGreatestMovieMusicals: #25
** #85, "Come What May"
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* TheCameo: Tara Morice, who played Fran in Baz Luhrmann's ''Film/StrictlyBallroom'' cameos as a prostitute in the opening sequence.
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* TheCameo: Tara Morice, who played Fran in Baz Luhrmann's ''Film/StrictlyBallroom'' cameos DeletedScene: A scene establishing the "Gothic Tower" as a prostitute bordello was cut. It involved dancers in S&M gear performing Grace Jones' "Slave to the opening sequence.Rhythm", "Warm Leatherette", and "Pull Up to the Bumper".
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Nicole Kidman fractured two ribs and hurt her knee while rehearsing, so in a few scenes she's shot from the chest up only to hide that she was actually in a wheelchair.
* RetroactiveRecognition: We find out [[Literature/HarryPotterandtheHalfBloodPrince Slughorn]]'s previous profession.
* RetroactiveRecognition: We find out [[Literature/HarryPotterandtheHalfBloodPrince Slughorn]]'s previous profession.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Nicole Kidman Creator/NicoleKidman fractured two ribs and hurt her knee while rehearsing, so in a few scenes she's shot from the chest up only to hide that she was actually in a wheelchair.
* RetroactiveRecognition: We find out [[Literature/HarryPotterandtheHalfBloodPrince Slughorn]]'s previous profession.wheelchair.
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** Creator/CatherineZetaJones was in consideration for the part of Satine. Courtney Love also lobbied hard for the role, and called losing it to Nicole Kidman one of her biggest career regrets. She did however allow "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to be covered for the film, a rare instance of her allowing late husband Kurt Cobain's work to be used.
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** Creator/CatherineZetaJones was in consideration for the part of Satine. Courtney Love Creator/CatherineZetaJones and Creator/HeathLedger were contenders to play Satine and Christian. Music/CourtneyLove also lobbied hard for the role, and called losing it to Nicole Kidman Creator/NicoleKidman one of her biggest career regrets. She did however allow "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to be covered for the film, a rare instance of her allowing late husband Kurt Cobain's Music/KurtCobain's work to be used.used.
** Other possible Christians included Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio, Creator/HughJackman, Creator/JakeGyllenhaal and [[Music/{{Westlife Ronan Keating]]. Other possible Satines included Creator/KateWinslet, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/RenéeZellweger, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Natalie Mendoza, Sharleen Spiteri, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. [[Music/{{Ash}} Tim Wheeler]] also auditioned for Christian, which led him to write the track "Orpheus".
** Creator/RowanAtkinson and Creator/AlanCumming were considered for Toulouse-Lautrec. Creator/JohnLeguizamo was originally considered for The Argentinean.
** Other possible Christians included Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio, Creator/HughJackman, Creator/JakeGyllenhaal and [[Music/{{Westlife Ronan Keating]]. Other possible Satines included Creator/KateWinslet, Creator/HilarySwank, Creator/RenéeZellweger, Creator/DrewBarrymore, Natalie Mendoza, Sharleen Spiteri, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. [[Music/{{Ash}} Tim Wheeler]] also auditioned for Christian, which led him to write the track "Orpheus".
** Creator/RowanAtkinson and Creator/AlanCumming were considered for Toulouse-Lautrec. Creator/JohnLeguizamo was originally considered for The Argentinean.
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** The first musical number was to be "Father & Son" between Christian and his father. Cat Stevens however objected to the sexual content in the film and would not allow the song to be used. The special edition DVD has the scene included in the complete script.
** The Duke was originally going to sing a rendition of Frank Sinatra's "My Way", but it never happened. There's a reference to this in the finale, as the Duke repeatedly yells "my way!"
** Kelly Jones, lead singer of the Stereophonics, claims he turned down a role.
** The Duke was originally going to sing a rendition of Frank Sinatra's "My Way", but it never happened. There's a reference to this in the finale, as the Duke repeatedly yells "my way!"
** Kelly Jones, lead singer of the Stereophonics, claims he turned down a role.
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** The first musical number was to be "Father & Son" between Christian and his father. Cat Stevens Music/CatStevens however objected to the sexual content in the film and would not allow the song to be used. The special edition DVD has the scene included in the complete script.
** The Duke was originally going to sing a rendition ofFrank Sinatra's Music/FrankSinatra's "My Way", but it never happened. There's a reference to this in the finale, as the Duke repeatedly yells "my way!"
** [[Music/TheStereophonics KellyJones, lead singer of the Stereophonics, Jones]] claims he turned down a role.
** In original drafts of the script, Satine had a three-year-old child and the story was told in flashbacks, told by Christian to the child.
** The Duke was originally going to sing a rendition of
** [[Music/TheStereophonics Kelly
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* FakeNationality: The French characters are played by Australian and British actors [[Creator/JohnLeguizamo (and one Colombian actor)]], and an Argentinian character is played by a Polish actor.
* NonSingingVoice: Whilst the cast for the most part do their own singing, some of Zidler's more operatic notes are dubbed by singer Anthony Weigh.
* NonSingingVoice: Whilst the cast for the most part do their own singing, some of Zidler's more operatic notes are dubbed by singer Anthony Weigh.
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* FakeNationality: The French characters are played by Australian and British actors [[Creator/JohnLeguizamo (and one Colombian actor)]], and an Argentinian character is played by a Polish actor.
* NonSingingVoice: Whilst the cast for the most part doactor. Most of them use their own singing, some of Zidler's more operatic notes are dubbed by singer Anthony Weigh.accents, except Nicole Kidman who puts on an English one.
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** Creator/CatherineZetaJones was in consideration for the part of Satine.
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** "Come What May" was originally written for ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'', but cut from the film and reused here. It's the only original piece of music, but could not get nominated for "Best Original Song" since it was written for another film.
** The first musical number was to be "Father & Son" between Christian and his father. Cat Stevens however objected to the sexual content in the film and would not allow the song to be used. The special edition DVD has the scene included in the complete script.
** The Duke was originally going to sing a rendition of Frank Sinatra's "My Way", but it never happened. There's a reference to this in the finale, as the Duke repeatedly yells "my way!"
** Kelly Jones, lead singer of the Stereophonics, claims he turned down a role.
** "Come What May" was originally written for ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'', but cut from the film and reused here. It's the only original piece of music, but could not get nominated for "Best Original Song" since it was written for another film.
** The first musical number was to be "Father & Son" between Christian and his father. Cat Stevens however objected to the sexual content in the film and would not allow the song to be used. The special edition DVD has the scene included in the complete script.
** The Duke was originally going to sing a rendition of Frank Sinatra's "My Way", but it never happened. There's a reference to this in the finale, as the Duke repeatedly yells "my way!"
** Kelly Jones, lead singer of the Stereophonics, claims he turned down a role.
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* TheCameo: Tara Morice, who played Fran in Baz Luhrmann's ''Film/StrictlyBallroom'' cameos as a prostitute in the opening sequence.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Nicole Kidman fractured two ribs and hurt her knee while rehearsing, so in a few scenes she's shot from the chest up only to hide that she was actually in a wheelchair.
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** Kylie Minogue also recorded two other songs for the film - covers of Olivia Newton John's "Physical" and Donna Summer's "I Feel Love".
** Early drafts of the script had Satine with a three-year-old child, and Christian would be narrating the story to the child.
** An even earlier draft would have had a TriangRelations plot between the Duke, Satine and Christian - where the Duke would get both of them hooked on morphine.
** Early drafts of the script had Satine with a three-year-old child, and Christian would be narrating the story to the child.
** An even earlier draft would have had a TriangRelations plot between the Duke, Satine and Christian - where the Duke would get both of them hooked on morphine.
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** Creator/CatherineZetaJones was in consideration for the part of Satine.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Each of the courtesans at the Moulin Rouge has a specific name, along with a costume that reflects that name. Examples include French Maid, Petite Princess (a midget), Madame Fromage (a BigBeautifulWoman in clothing that suggests desserts), Travesty (which anyone who listens to [[Creator/EddieIzzard Eddie Izzard]] will know is French for "transvestite", who wears a man's suit and top hat on the top of her body, and a can-can dress on the bottom), and Pearly Queen (who wears various expensive-looking items, such as furs and pearls).
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* AllThereInTheManual: Each of the courtesans at the Moulin Rouge has a specific name, along with a costume that reflects that name. Examples include French Maid, Petite Princess (a midget), dwarf), Madame Fromage (a BigBeautifulWoman in clothing that suggests desserts), Travesty (which anyone who listens to [[Creator/EddieIzzard Eddie Izzard]] will know is French for "transvestite", who wears a man's suit and top hat on the top of her body, and a can-can dress on the bottom), and Pearly Queen (who wears various expensive-looking items, such as furs and pearls).
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* TalkingToHimself: José Ferrer plays both Henri and the Comte.
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* TalkingToHimself: José Ferrer plays both Henri and the Comte.Comte.
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* NonSingingVoice: Averted with Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/NicoleKidman, who performed their own singing, but played straight with Jim Broadbent (Zidler) whose more operatic notes are dubbed by singer Anthony Weigh.
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* FakeNationality: The French characters are played by Australian and British actors, and an Argentinian character is played by a Polish actor.
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* FakeNationality: The French characters are played by Australian and British actors, actors [[Creator/JohnLeguizamo (and one Colombian actor)]], and an Argentinian character is played by a Polish actor.
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** Tim Wheeler from Irish band {{Ash}} auditioned for the part of Christian.
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** Tim Wheeler from Irish band {{Ash}} Music/{{Ash}} auditioned for the part of Christian.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Each of the courtesans at the Moulin Rouge has a specific name, along with a costume that reflects that name. Examples include French Maid, Petite Princess (a midget), Madame Fromage (a BigBeautifulWoman in clothing that suggests desserts), Travesty (which anyone who listens to [[Creator/EddieIzzard Eddie Izzard]] will know is French for "tranvestite", who wears a man's suit and top hat on the top of her body, and a can-can dress on the bottom), and Pearly Queen (who wears various expensive-looking items, such as furs and pearls).
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* AllThereInTheManual: Each of the courtesans at the Moulin Rouge has a specific name, along with a costume that reflects that name. Examples include French Maid, Petite Princess (a midget), Madame Fromage (a BigBeautifulWoman in clothing that suggests desserts), Travesty (which anyone who listens to [[Creator/EddieIzzard Eddie Izzard]] will know is French for "tranvestite", "transvestite", who wears a man's suit and top hat on the top of her body, and a can-can dress on the bottom), and Pearly Queen (who wears various expensive-looking items, such as furs and pearls).
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Music/KylieMinogue's Fairy role was going to be portrayed by Music/OzzyOsbourne. The warped roar her voice turns into is all him.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Music/KylieMinogue's WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The Green Fairyrole was going to be portrayed by Music/OzzyOsbourne. The initially more monstrous and drew inspiration from Music/IggyPop, Music/MarilynManson, and Music/OzzyOsbourne before evolving into her final incarnation as Music/KylieMinogue. Ozzy himself supplied that the warped roar her voice turns into is all him.into.
** The Green Fairy
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* AFIS100Years100Songs:
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** #85, "Come What May"
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* AllThereInTheManual: Each of the courtesans at the Moulin Rouge has a specific name, along with a costume that reflects that name. Examples include French Maid, Petite Princess (a midget), Madame Fromage (a BigBeautifulWoman in clothing that suggests desserts), Travesty (who (which anyone who listens to [[Creator/EddieIzzard Eddie Izzard]] will know is French for "tranvestite", who wears a man's suit and top hat on the top of her body, and a can-can dress on the bottom), and Pearly Queen (who wears various expensive-looking items, such as furs and pearls).
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* NonSingingVoice: Jim Broadbent and John Leguizamo are both dubbed over when Ziddler and Toulouse sing. (The rest of the cast members do their own singing.)
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* NonSingingVoice: Jim Broadbent and John Leguizamo are both dubbed over when Ziddler and Toulouse sing. (The rest of Whilst the cast members for the most part do their own singing.)singing, some of Zidler's more operatic notes are dubbed by singer Anthony Weigh.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: We find out [[Literature/HarryPotterandtheHalfBloodPrince Slughorn]]'s previous profession.
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** Tim Wheeler from Irish band Music/Ash auditioned for the part of Christian.
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** Tim Wheeler from Irish band Music/Ash {{Ash}} auditioned for the part of Christian.
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** Tim Wheeler from Irish band ''Music/Ash'' auditioned for the part of Christian.
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** Tim Wheeler from Irish band ''Music/Ash'' Music/Ash auditioned for the part of Christian.
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** Tim Wheeler from Irish band ''Music/Ash'' auditioned for the part of Christian.
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* SleeperHit: Made a modest $50 million at the box office (maybe not-so-modest considering the musical genre was sagging), but became an even bigger hit on DVD via word-of-mouth.
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* NonSingingVoice: Averted for everyone except Jim Broadbent and John Leguizamo.Leguizamo are both dubbed over when Ziddler and Toulouse sing. (The rest of the cast members do their own singing.)
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally KylieMinogue's Fairy role was going to be portrayed by Music/OzzyOsbourne. The warped roar her voice turns into is all him.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally KylieMinogue's Music/KylieMinogue's Fairy role was going to be portrayed by Music/OzzyOsbourne. The warped roar her voice turns into is all him.
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* TalkingToHimself: Ferrer plays both Henri and the Comte.
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* TalkingToHimself: José Ferrer plays both Henri and the Comte.