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7 Comedy Movie Titles That Became Way Funnier Overseas

Anyone want to watch *checks notes* Mr. Cat Poop?

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Movie titles get changed in foreign markets for all kinds of reasons. Usually, this has something to do with literal translations of the original title not making much sense in other languages. But this isn’t a foolproof system, and there have been times when such alterations have led to things making even less sense. As a result, people in other countries know our films by some ridiculous and downright twisted names. Here are a few comedies that ended up with pretty wild titles overseas.

7. DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY

In Germany, the 2004 Ben Stiller-Vince Vaughn comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story was released as Voll auf die Nüsse. English translation: Right in the Nuts.

The Czech Republic........

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