History Trivia / SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut

* ApprovalOfGod: Brian Boitano loved the song "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" and has embraced his association with the ''South Park'' franchise. He's performed skating routines to the song and even has his animated self as his Twitter profile picture.

* ApprovalOfGod: Brian Boitano loved the song "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" and has embraced his association with the ''South Park'' franchise, even having his animated self as his Twitter profile picture.

** Anne Murray is name-dropped in "Blame Canada" as one of the terrible things about the country. Murray herself thought this was hilarious and even wanted to sing the song at the Oscars, but had another commitment and couldn't go. Robin Williams did it instead.

** Anne Murray was invited to sing "Blame Canada" at the Oscars, but had to decline due to pre-existing commitments.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When the Canadian Consul for the United States, Kim Campbell, was asked about the song "Blame Canada," she made it clear that there was nothing offensive about the song. After all, it is clearly a silly satirical piece not intended insult her country, but rather the asinine [[NeverMyFault scapegoating]] of the South Park adult population.
** Similarly, Canadian singer Anne Murray is name-dropped in the song as one of the many horrible things about the country. Murray herself loved the joke and even wanted to do some SelfDeprecation by performing "Blame Canada" at the Oscars, but had other commitments and couldn't make it (Creator/RobinWilliams ended up singing it instead).

** The first dub of the film was released in Hungary in 2000, but became controversial among fans for recasting some of the characters. In 2010, the channel Filmmuzeum commissioned a new dub that would more closely match up with the show's voice cast.

** In Spain the voice cast was almost completely different from the one used for the TV show. However, Margarita Ponce (the TV voice of Cartman) wound up as Stan's mom for the movie.
** The toned-down version aired on Mexican TV kept the voice actors for the four boys and Wendy from the local TV dub of the series, although many supporting characters were recast [[note]]In particular, the boys' parents, Chef, Mr. Garrison, Phillip, and Mr. Mackey[[/note]]. Clyde also went from being voiced by a man (Carlos Hugo Hidalgo) to a woman ([[Creator/IsabelMartinon Isabel Martiñón]]). A less-edited version for pay TV had Kenny and Wendy receive completely different voice actors[[note]]They were voiced by Creator/IrwinDaayan and Creator/MariaFernandaMorales in the TV dub of the movie and the original Audiomaster TV series dub. Their actors in the pay TV dub are Creator/VictorUgarte and Gaby Willert[[/note]] as well as numerous more changes to the supporting cast. Interestingly, the original voice actor for Gregory (Enzo Fortuny) wound up performing the role of Mole in the alternate "dirtier" dub.
** The Japanese dub cast is different from that of the show too, with Stan, Kyle, and Kenny [[CrossDressingVoices voiced by women]] (as opposed to their TV dub actors) and most of the cast unknown due to the lack of proper credits. The film was also not handled by WOWOW, but by Shochiku Entertainment, who dubbed it for the Kansai market in Japan. As a result, the film contains Japanese subtitles for non-Kansai dialect.

* RecycledScript: The film is an extended musical version of the episode "Death" (at least the plot where Sheila tries to shut down ''Terrance & Phillip'' due to vulgar content, not the plot of Stan being harassed by his grandfather who wants to die because he's too old to live). Here, Kyle's mom overreacts to Terrance and Phillip and gets the other parents to protest against them (only mass suicide is changed to war).
* SleeperHit: No one expected the movie to be as popular as it was, or especially the glowing critical response. "Blame Canada" was nominated for an Oscar for best original song and sung by Creator/RobinWilliams during the ceremony, that alone is unusual since the category is usually filled with serious anthems and love ballads, and in turn made it one of the most well received musical numbers in the ceremony's history ([[AwardSnub even if they lost]]).

** Ike was originally going to follow the boys to the battlefield, as seen in the early trailer footage and promotional screencaps of the film. His role was cut down and he was removed from all later scenes, with the attic scene being added in to explain his absence.

** In an early version of the script, Sheila was portrayed a lot less sympathetic and insane. In the 8th draft of the script for the movie, it is clear that the power of leading M.A.C. went to her head and made her insane to the point where after discovering Ike, Cartman, and Kyle were at the USO show, General Plymkin thinks they are "Canadian Sympathizers" and wanted them executed along side with Terrance and Phillip and apparently she and Cartman's mom were okay with it while Stan and Kenny's mothers were shocked at this act. After the war began she went on a insane rant about how perfect her plan is to eliminate "not pretty things" and among other things admitted that Kyle wasn't born in a hospital (It was confirmed in "It's a Jersey Thing"). That and she mistook Satan for Alan Dershowitz. This aspect of Sheila's was dropped from the main film as it seemed to be very uncharacteristic of her and to make her more sympathetic as she saw what the war lead to.

** The German scat porn scene with Cartman's mother Liane was originally meant to be a (much shorter) bestiality scene involving a horse. The studio objected despite not being able to see anything on the computer screen. Strangely enough in the finished film, one of the words Cartman said that activated the V-Chip was "horsefucker" and it does show a small image of a man having sex with a horse.
** Creator/ConanOBrien originally killed himself via a gunshot to the head, but the MPAA rejected the scene on basis of the gun violence since UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} and it was switched out with the scene of him jumping and falling to his death.
** Originally instead of just Mr. Garrison dying during the war, all of the recurring adult male characters aside from Chef were supposed to have onscreen death scenes (that were filled with punny wordplay).

** Wendy was going to see ''Asses of Fire'' with Stan and the rest of the class, albeit remaining bored throughout the movie, eventually resulting in her breaking up with Stan due to not having anything in common anymore.
** Trey Parker was convinced that the film would be a major flop and made it as a last hurrah for the series, which is why the movie's ending plays out very much like a GrandFinale and the original theatrical poster features [[ContinuityCavalcade every single character who'd appeared on the show up until that point.]] Obviously, the movie [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail didn't end up bombing.]]

** Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone [[http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/09/ps-this-is-my-favorite-memo-ever.html fought with the MPAA in a daily basis]]. Stone [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/1999/jul/02/news reported]] that every time they were asked to cut something, they would re-submit the film with a replacement "ten times worse and five times as long".
** [[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,272257,00.html The two also fought with Paramount]] over ways to promote the film. Both were irritated with a music video that the studio had made for MTV for "What Would Brian Boitano Do?", opting to create their own version. Alterations to the film were made as late as two weeks before its release. It has also been stated that Parker and Stone hated the initial theatrical trailer, feeling that it misrepresented their intent, that Matt Stone actually ''stole'' the reel for it and swapped it out with one he and Parker had personally created.
** Parker and Stone began feeling the production of this film would burn every bridge they had in Hollywood, and decided to go down swinging. They even sent handwritten faxes to executives saying "Compliance + You Doing Nothing = Success" and openly said none of them knew how to do their jobs. Thankfully the success of the film saved them and the future of the show.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Just like the rest of the show, this movie is full of topical humor. But also, since ''South Park'' does musical numbers and episodes less frequently than ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', the fact that ''Bigger, Longer and Uncut'' is a musical might seem out of left field to modern viewers. In fact, Wiki/TheOtherWiki says that this movie was meant as a spoof of [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney Renaissance]] animated musicals, which were really big at the time but have long since faded away (although later hits like ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' have given it a revival of sorts).

** According to composer Marc Shaiman, Sheila's VillainSong was the hardest to write, as over four different songs were written and abandoned. One of them was to have been a dark, sinister DisneyAcidSequence that included a scene where she would [[ScaledUp scale up]] a la [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]], which was abandoned when he and Trey Parker realized that they didn't want to ''completely'' demonize concerned parents, and they came up with a march tune that became "Blame Canada".

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When the Canadian Consul for the United States, Kim Campbell, was asked about the song, "Blame Canada," she made it clear that there was nothing offensive about the song. After all, it is clearly a silly satirical piece not intended insult her country, but rather the asinine [[NeverMyFault scapegoating]] of the South Park adult population.

* AvoidTheDreadedGRating:
** Creator/{{Paramount}} executives originally wanted ''Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' to be rated PG-13 in response to how much money the film would accumulate, but Trey and Matt said they wouldn't make the film if it wasn't rated R.
** Later inverted when the original cut received an NC-17 rating. Trey and Matt made several changes, mainly to tone down the swearing and the film got an R after the sixth attempt.

* CulturalTranslation:
** In the Japanese dub, the Clitoris' voice sounds like that of a woman orgasming, like you would hear in an undubbed hentai.
** The German version changes the German porn video to [[KeepItForeign British porn]].

* OvershadowedByControversy: After Parker and Stone's battle with them during ''Uncut'''s production, the MPAA started placing rating summaries on films' posters (as well as the back of DVD boxes) to inform parents about the movie's content, thus justifying the rating. Prior, only R-rated films had rating explanations.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Despite everything turning back to normal at the end, the characters introduced in this film (Ze Mole, Gregory and Dr. Vosknocker) never appeared again in the series proper, save for an ''extremely'' brief cameo by Ze Mole in "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub," where he's seen on ''[[Series/LateNight Late Night With Conan O'Brien]]'' while Stan is channel surfing.

* DirectedByCastMember: Both Trey Parker and Issac Hayes (the voice of Chef) have directorial credits on the film.

** FakeAmerican: Brooke Shields is played by British actress Creator/MinnieDriver.

* UnPerson: It's a little-known fact that this is ''the first'' computer-animated film to have been rated R. However, as time went on, the popular definition of computer animation changed, and since there were little 3D elements in this movie, it didn't appear to qualify under the term anymore. Thus, when ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'' was greenlit, ''it'' was deemed the first R-rated computer-animated film, seemingly ignoring ''Bigger, Longer, and Uncut'' in the process.

** Conan O'Brien originally killed himself via a gunshot to the head, but the MPAA rejected the scene on basis of the gun violence since UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} and it was switched out with the scene of him jumping and falling to his death.

* TroubledProduction: As stated below, Parker and Stone often fought with both Paramount and the MPAA over the film's content and release.

* DuelingDubs: Two dubs were produced for the Latin American market in 2000, each one by a different ADR studio in Mexico. The version by Sensaciones Sonicas for Creator/WarnerBros was heavily censored in dialogue to adhere to the standards of local TV, and did not dub any of the songs. An alternate version by Intersound SA (produced for cable TV by Paramount) did not soften any of the dialogue, and dubbed the songs. Although this version was later released on Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Blu-ray, the censored version is better known due to its prominence on network TV, as well as having been aired by MTV Latinoamerica and being put up for availability on Netflix.

* OvershadowedByControversy: After Parker and Stone's battle with them during ''Uncut'''s production, the MPAA started placing rating summaries on films' posters (as well as the back of DVD boxes) to inform parents about the movie's content, thus justifying the rating. Prior, only R-rated films had rating explainations.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Creator/MaryKayBergman, who voiced Sheila Broflovski in what is here arguably the character's most notable role, was very nice in her life, even giving close friend Creator/TaraStrong a dog for her 26th birthday (the same year as the movie was released).

** Creator/{{Paramount}} executives originally suggested that ''Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' would be rated PG-13 in response to how much money the film would perhaps accumulate, but Trey and Matt said they wouldn't make the film if it wasn't rated R.
** Later inverted when the original cut received an NC-17 rating. Trey and Matt made several changes, mainly to tone down the swearing and the film got an R after the sixth attempt. Asses Of Fire is also an R.

* DuelingDubs: Two dubs were produced for the Latin American market in 2000, each one by a different ADR studio in Mexico. The version by Sensaciones Sonicas for Creator/WarnerBros was heavily censored in dialogue to adhere to the standards of local TV, and did not dub any of the songs. An alternate version by Intersound SA (produced for cable TV by Paramount) did not soften any of the dialogue, and dubbed the songs. Although this version was later released on Creator/{{Paramount}}'s Blu-Ray, the censored version is better known due to its prominence on network TV, as well as having been aired by MTV Latinoamerica and being put up for availability on Netflix.

* NonSingingVoice: Big Gay Al is usually voiced by Matt Stone, but Trey Parker does his singing voice.

* OvershadowedByControversy: After Parker and Stone's battle with them during ''Uncut'''s production, the MPAA started placing rating summaries on films' posters (as well as the back of DVD boxes) to inform parents about the movie's content, thus justifying the rating. Prior, only R-rated films had rating explainations. This started in 2000 and is still a prominent feature of movies today.

* DuelingDubs: Two dubs were produced for the Latin American market in 2000, each one by a different ADR studio in Mexico. The version by Sensaciones Sonicas was heavily censored in dialogue to adhere to the standards of local TV, and did not dub any of the songs. An alternate version by Intersound SA (produced for pay-per-view TV) did not soften any of the dialogue, and provided Spanish-language versions of the songs. Although this version was later released on Blu-Ray, the censored version is better known due to its prominence on network TV, as well as having been aired by MTV Latinoamerica and being put up for availability on Netflix.

** The toned-down version aired on Mexican TV kept the voice actors for the four boys and Wendy from the local TV dub of the series, although many supporting characters were recast [[note]]In particular, the boys' parents, Chef, Mr. Garrison, Phillip, and Mr. Mackey[[/note]]. Clyde also went from being voiced by a man (Carlos Hugo Hidalgo) to a woman ([[Creator/IsabelMartinon Isabel Martiñón]]). A less-edited version for pay TV had Kenny and Wendy receive completely different voice actors[[note]]They were voiced by Creator/IrwinDaayan and Creator/MariaFernandaMorales in the TV dub of the movie and the original Audiomaster TV series dub. Their actors in the pay TV dub are Victor Ugarte and Gaby Willert[[/note]] as well as numerous more changes to the supporting cast. Interestingly, the original voice actor for Gregory (Enzo Fortuny) wound up performing the role of Mole in the alternate "dirtier" dub.

* RecycledScript: The film is an extended musical version of the episode "Death" (at least the plot where Sheila tries to shut down ''Terrance & Phillip'' due to vulgar content, not the plot of Stan being harassed by his grandfather who wants to die because he's too old to live). Here, Kyle's mom overreacts to Terrance and Phillip and gets the other parents to protest against them (only mass suicide is changed to war).

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Creator/MaryKayBergman, who voiced Sheila Broflovski in what is here arguably the character's most notable role, was very nice in her life, even giving close friend Creator/TaraStrong a dog for her 26th birthday (the same year as the movie was released).

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Creator/MaryKayBergman, who voiced Sheila Broflovski in what is here arguably the character's most notable role, was very nice in her life, even giving close friend Creator/TaraStrong a dog for her 26th birthday (the same year as the movie was released).

** Trey Parker was convinced that the film would be a major flop and made it as a last hurrah for the series, which is why the movie's ending plays out very much like a SeriesFinale and the original theatrical poster features [[ContinuityCavalcade every single character who'd appeared on the show up until that point.]]

** The German version changes the German porn video to British porn.

** The Brazilian dub of the movie predated a TV adaptation by BVI Communications (and later Kitchen Inc., which is based in Miami), and features a completely different cast. While Stan, Kyle, and Cartman are voiced by women in the TV series, they had male voice actors for this version.

** The scene with WinonaRyder was originally going to have her really shoot the ping-pong balls from her vagina, but because the scene would get the film an NC-17 rating, it was changed to a BaitAndSwitch joke.

** The Brazilian dub of the movie predated a TV adaptation by BVI Communications (and later Kitchen Inc.), and features a completely different cast. While Stan, Kyle, and Cartman are voiced by women in the TV series, they had male voice actors for this version.