History Trivia / ThePhantomMenace

* RelationshipVoiceActor: In the Japanese-dubbed version,while he, [[ANewHope for obvious reasons]], doesn't not appears here, AkiraIshida (who voiced Luke Skywalker in the newest dubbed version of the original trilogy), voiced [[MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun Zala]], and in the prequels, MaayaSakamoto (Padme), voiced [[MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Lunamaria Hawke]], who is Athrun's subordinate. This is [[HilariousInHindsight really hilarious]] if you know the fact Padme is Luke's ''mother''.

* CreatorBacklash: Actually more than that, see OldShame below.

* OldShame: Jake Lloyd isn't fond of his role as Anakin Skywalker, in no small part due to it [[NeverLiveItDown being the reason he was bullied throughout middle school and high school.]] He even burned all of his StarWars memorabilia and never watched a single StarWars film again, stating it was too creepy to watch them again.

** On the other hand, it was a StarDerailingRole for Jake Lloyd. He was never a star, but he had a respectable career as a child actor before this film. He did one movie after it and then quit acting.
* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: Jake Lloyd, who played young Anakin Skywalker, [[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/4170549/Star-Wars-Anakin-Skywalker-star-Jake-Lloyd-I-will-never-act-again.html has said he won't act again]] because his classmates were relentless in teasing him over it.

* HeyItsThatGuy: '''[[KneelBeforeZod KNEEL BEFORE CHANCELLOR]] [[Film/{{Superman}} ZOD]]!'''

*** Obi-Wan Kenobi [[ToshiyukiMorikawa is]] [[SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Kyosuke Nanbu]] and TekkamanBlade

** On the other hand, it was a StarDerailingRole for Jake Lloyd. He was never a star, but he had a respectable career as a child actor before this film. He did one movie after it and then quit acting.

** More like Hey It's That Guy's Kid, but Andy Secombre, Watto's voice actor, is the son of Harry Secombe, who played Mr. Bumble in {{Oliver!}}

** Boss Nass is no other than [[BrianBlessed BRIAN BLESSED]].

** The Japanese-dubbed version is an interesting case: Unlike the sequels, all the movies had the same voice actors, regardless the media and networks (and avoiding TheOtherDarrin trope that the original trilogy suffered in Japan for years). In fact, the only voice actors switched between movies was Palpatine and Jar Jar Binks's VAs, who died between ''AttackOfTheClones'', ''RevengeOfTheSith'' and the animated series.

** The Japanese-dubbed version is an interesting case: Unlike the sequels, all the movies had the same voice actors, regardless the media and networks (and avoiding TheOtherDarrin trope that the original trilogy suffered in Japan for years). In fact, the only voice actor switched between movies was Palpatine's VA, who died between ''AttackOfTheClones'' and ''RevengeOfTheSith'' and the animated series.

*** Jar Jar Binks [[IsamuTanonaka was]] [[GeGeGeNoKitaro Medama Ojaji]] and [[{{Persona 3}} Igor]], and later [[TheOtherDarrin replaced]] [[YujiMitsuya by]] [[CombattlerV HyomaAoi]] in the animated series after Isamu Tanonaka's death between the movies and the TV series.

*** Jar Jar Binks [[IsamuTanonaka was]] [[GeGeGeNoKitaro Medama Ojaji]] and [[{{Persona 3}} Igor]]

* FilkSong: WeirdAl's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEcjgJSqSRU "The Saga Begins"]] (which wrote before the movie with internet spoilers, and Al even attended a charity screening to make sure it was accurate!).

*** Jar Jar Binks [[IsamuTanonaka was]] [[GeGeGeNoKitaro Medama Ojaji]] and [[{{Persona3}} Igor]]
* OffTheShelfFX: Qui-Gon's communicator is basically [[http://www.moviemistakes.com/picture5903?&mode=picture a redecoed woman's razor]].

** The Japanese-dubbed version is an interesting case: Unlike the sequels, all the movies had the same voice actors, regardless the media and networks (and avoiding TheOtherDarrin trope that the original trilogy suffered in Japan for years). In fact, the only voice actor switched between movies was Palpatine's VA, who died between ''AttackOfTheClones'' and ''RevengeOfTheSith" and the animated series.

*** PadmeAmidala [[MaayaSakamoto is]] [[VisionOfEscaflowne Hitomi Kanzaki]] and [[MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Lunamaria Hawke]]

** On the other hand, it was a StarDerailingRole for Jake Lloyd. He was never a star, but he had a respectable career as a child actor before this film. He did one movie after it and then quit acting.
* XPacHeat: The HateDom Jake Lloyd has received may well rival that which WilWheaton had.

** On the other hand, it was a StarDerailingRole for Jake Lloyd. He was never a star, but he had a respectable career as a child actor before this film. He did one movie after it and then quit acting.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Darth Maul is voiced by Peter Serafinowicz, known for BritishTelly shows such as ''{{Spaced}}'' and ''LookAroundYou'' and a small role in ''Shaun of the Dead''.

* StarMakingRole: Both EwanMcGregor and NataliePortman were well respected actors but were in either small roles or independant films. This movie made them big names. Ray Park also fits in, as his presence in the final battle was one of the most memorable parts of the movie.