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* NonStandardKiss: Sol and Luna share one by rubbing their noses, after they are reunited near the end.

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* BrotherSisterIncest: ImpliedTrope, it's never outright stated whether Sol and Luna are blood siblings or not, but the story ends [[spoiler:with them transforming into dingoes and becoming their new king and queen]].


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* IncestIsRelative: ImpliedTrope, it's never outright stated whether Sol and Luna are blood siblings or not, but the story ends [[spoiler:with them transforming into dingoes and becoming their new king and queen]].
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* BrotherSisterIncest: ImpliedTrope, it's never outright stated whether Sol and Luna are blood siblings or not, but the story ends [[spoiler:with them transforming into dingoes and becoming their new king and queen]].
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** The original narrator was cut, and replaced by the voice of Creator/JohnHuston.

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** The original narrator was cut, and her scenes were cut and replaced by the voice of Creator/JohnHuston.
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** The original narrator was cut, and replaced by the voice of Creator/JohnHuston.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: In the original movie the children slay the T. rex by stabbing it through its throat, this footage was cut from the U.S. release.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: In the original movie the children slay the T. rex by stabbing it through its throat, this footage was cut from the The U.S. release.release cut over 10 minutes of footage from the film:
** In the original movie the children slay the T. rex by stabbing it through its throat, this was cut from the U.S. release.
** The first battle between the children and the Spirit of Evil was considerably cut shorter on the U.S. version.
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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The film uses several classic music pieces, most noticeably are the Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ''1812 Overture'' and Music/ModestMussorgsky's ''Night in the Bald Mountain''.

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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The film uses several classic music pieces, most noticeably are the Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ''1812 Overture'' and Music/ModestMussorgsky's ''Night in the Bald Mountain''.''Music/NightOnBaldMountain''.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: The children drop rocks over the [[BigBad Spirit of Evil]]'s feet and make it fall from a cliff.
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* NarratingTheObvious: The narrator on the U.S. version is very prone to this, the original version on the other hand relies a lot on ShowDontTell.
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''Epic'' (also known as ''EPIC: Days of the Dinosaur'') is an Australian animated film released in 1984 also written and directed by Creator/YoramGross. The film is notable for mixing live-action landscapes and scenery with animated characters.

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''Epic'' (also known as ''EPIC: Days of the Dinosaur'') is an Australian animated film released in 1984 also written and directed by Creator/YoramGross. The Like previous Gross' works like ''WesternAnimation/DotAndTheKangaroo'', the film is notable for mixing live-action landscapes and scenery with animated characters.
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* ShesAManInJapan: The original version was narrated by an old woman played by Australian actress Benita Collings, who appeared at the beginning and at the end; but this was changed in the U.S. version where the film is narrated by Creator/JohnHuston instead.

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* ShesAManInJapan: The original version was narrated by an old woman played by Australian actress Benita Collings, who appeared at the beginning and at the end; but this was changed in the U.S. version where in which her scenes were cut and the film is narrated by Creator/JohnHuston instead.
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* KillItWithFire: SubvertedTrope, fire is ineffective against the Spirit of Evil.
* KillItWithWater: On the other hand, the Spirit of Water is the one to douse the Spirit of Evil's flames and consume its physical form.
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* ShesAManInJapan: The original version was narrated by an old woman played by Benita Collings, who appeared at the beginning and at the end; but this was changed in the U.S. version where the film is narrated by Creator/JohnHuston instead.

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* ShesAManInJapan: The original version was narrated by an old woman played by Australian actress Benita Collings, who appeared at the beginning and at the end; but this was changed in the U.S. version where the film is narrated by Creator/JohnHuston instead.
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* SameLanguageDub: The narrator on the Australian version was dubbed over in the U.S. release, as mentioned below.
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* ShesAManInJapan: The original version was narrated by an old woman played by Benita Collings, who appeared at the beginning and at the end; but this was changed in the U.S. version where the film is narrated by Creator/JohnHuston instead.
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* BlowYouAway: The power of the Spirit of Wind, which it uses to fight the disembodied Spirit of Evil in the sky.
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* GiantFlyer:
** The Spirit of Wind, who's a giant blue dragon-like creature.
** The multi-eyed dwarves' pterodactyl-like creature that helps Luna save Sol from drowning in the ocean.
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''Epic'' (also known as ''EPIC: Days of the Dinosaurs'') is an Australian animated film released in 1984 also written and directed by Creator/YoramGross. The film is notable for mixing live-action landscapes and scenery with animated characters.

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''Epic'' (also known as ''EPIC: Days of the Dinosaurs'') Dinosaur'') is an Australian animated film released in 1984 also written and directed by Creator/YoramGross. The film is notable for mixing live-action landscapes and scenery with animated characters.

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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The film uses several classic music pieces, most noticeably are the Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ''1812 Overture'' and Music/ModestMussorgsky's ''Night in the Bald Mountain''.



* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The film uses several classic music pieces, most noticeably are the Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ''1812 Overture'' and Music/ModestMussorgsky's ''Night in the Bald Mountain''.

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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: TheUnfought: The film uses several classic music pieces, most noticeably are one-eyed Blue Monster who guards the Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ''1812 Overture'' and Music/ModestMussorgsky's ''Night in the Bald Mountain''.Spirit of Wind, Luna simply sneaks past it when it's sleeping.
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* DisneyAcidSequence: The dancing sequence of Sol and Luna when they discover and master fire.
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* WackyWaysideTribe: At one point, Sol and Luna encounter an aboriginal girl, which shows to them that they aren't the only humans. Then attempt to kidnap her causing her family to chase them away. Nothing else comes out of this.

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* WackyWaysideTribe: At one point, Sol and Luna encounter an aboriginal girl, which shows to them that they aren't the only humans. Then they attempt to kidnap her causing her family to chase them away. Nothing else comes out of this.
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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The film uses several classic music pieces, most noticeably are the Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ''1812 Overture'' and Music/ModestMussorgsky's ''Night in the Bald Mountain''.

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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The film uses several classic music pieces, most noticeably are the Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ''1812 Overture'' and Music/ModestMussorgsky's ''Night in the Bald Mountain''.Mountain''.
* WackyWaysideTribe: At one point, Sol and Luna encounter an aboriginal girl, which shows to them that they aren't the only humans. Then attempt to kidnap her causing her family to chase them away. Nothing else comes out of this.

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* InfernalRetaliation: Sol and Luna attempt to use fire against the Spirit of Evil, but it's ineffective and the Spirit of Evil then uses the fire against them, thereby possessing the Spirit of Fire. [[spoiler:It's not until they summon the Spirit of Water and make them fight when the physical from of evil is defeated]].
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* ElementalPowers: The "Secrets of Life" are the four elements, given by the spirits of those elements.
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: In the original movie the children slay the T. rex by stabbing it through its throat, this footage was cut from the U.S. release.
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* EldritchAbomination: The Spirit of Evil is this, during the last portion of the movie it disembodied form manifests itself as an angry face in the sky.

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* EldritchAbomination: The Spirit of Evil is this, during the last portion of the movie it its disembodied form manifests itself as an angry face in the sky.
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* EldritchAbomination: The Spirit of Evil is this, during the last portion of the movie it disembodied form manifests itself as an angry face in the sky.
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* EverythingIsBetterWithDinosaurs: At one point, Sol and Luna fight and kill a TyrannosaurusRex.
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''Epic'' (also known as ''EPIC: Days of the Dinosaurs'') is an Australian animated film released in 1984 also written and directed by Creator/YoramGross.

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''Epic'' (also known as ''EPIC: Days of the Dinosaurs'') is an Australian animated film released in 1984 also written and directed by Creator/YoramGross.
Creator/YoramGross. The film is notable for mixing live-action landscapes and scenery with animated characters.
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''Epic'' (also known as ''EPIC: Days of the Dinosaurs'') is an Australian animated film released in 1984 also written and directed by Creator/YoramGross.

The story begins with two human children surviving a great flood and get adopted by dingoes; the children named Sol and Luna when coming of age embark on a quest for finding "The Secrets of Life" which will make them the new King and Queen of the dingoes.
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* BigBad: The Spirit of Evil, who is shown causing the great flooding at the beginning and harasses the children on their quest.
* InterspeciesAdoption: Sol and Luna get adopted by a couple of dingoes who raise them as their own.
* RaisedByWolves: Or in this case raised by Australian wild dogs.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The film uses several classic music pieces, most noticeably are the Music/PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky's ''1812 Overture'' and Music/ModestMussorgsky's ''Night in the Bald Mountain''.

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