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Questions or analysis related to the meaning of a movie or TV show's name. Please do NOT use this tag to ask what the title of a movie or TV show is. Use the appropriate identification tags instead, e.g., [identify-this-movie] or [identify-this-tv-show].

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Why is "Airplane!" called "Flying High!" in some countries?

Airport 79, Plague (1979), etc. to provide the same context to the title we have. … is a much more apt title if one doesn't know the context of U.S. disaster movie titles, and is a nice double entendre with being high off the ground and stoned—or just being disastrously crazy. …
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Who is responsible for movie titles in foreign countries?

The movie's producers are responsible for each title. … There are several considerations: How well they believe a title will attract an audience Whether the title resembles any title ever used before in that region How well the title matches the movie's content …
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