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1* DescendedCreator: Creator/AlainChabat directed the film and played Dan Geraldo.
2* FakeNationality:
3** French-Moroccan actor Creator/JamelDebbouze as a South American.
4** French-British actor Creator/LambertWilson as a South American.
5* FunWithSubtitles: The French DVD release includes "Palombian" subtitles... that is, ElSpanishO applied to French.
6* HilariousOuttakes: As shown on the DVD bonus, {{Corpsing}} was a very common problem when shooting the movie.
7* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/LambertWilson is mostly known for serious roles (like in the movie ''Film/DesHommesEtDesDieux'', or as the Merovingian in ''Franchise/TheMatrix''). As General Pochero, he gets to [[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cwd6JwQvmQ dress in drag and sing a Céline Dion song]] along with SpontaneousChoreography]]. An interview shows he was delighted to be offered the role.
8* RecursiveAdaptation: This comic-book-inspired movie itself got a ComicBookAdaptation in the ''ComicBook/{{Marsupilami}}'' series.
9* ThrowItIn: Pablito's Palombian insults ("hijo de speculos"; "fajitas de leche") are mostly improv from Jamel Debouzze.

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