And sometimes it can be stupid, like changing _matnago_ to _Attack of the
Mushroom People_.  In this case, a great film was picked up by
exploitation filmmakers.

Scott



On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Kate Butler wrote:

> > It seems to be
> >used primarily to eliminate idioms that might not be understood in another
> >culture, even though they speak the same language.
> >
> >Scott
>
> Though this doesn't explain Point of No Return / The Assassin. Perhaps
> there was another film around at the time with a similar title.
>
> Kate
>
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