Category "translation"

Why would Pee Wee Herman and President Reagan say "Mecka-lecka Hi Mecka-hiney Ho" or similar?

Pee-wee Herman and Jambi say "Mecka-lecka Hi Mecka-hiney Ho" in "Jambese" (first video, found in Mecka-lecka Hi Mecka-hiney Ho; Scene from The Pee-wee Herman Sh

What is Eric Bana saying in Chinese in this scene?

In Funny People, Eric Bana's character can speak Chinese (Mandarin). In this scene, he says something to his children in Chinese, but I don't know what he says

In the "Dexter" episode "Road Kill" what do the Korean couple say when they break in?

At around time 17:00 Dexter (as Kyle Butler) and Arthur Mitchel (the Trinity Killer) break into Arthur's childhood home. A Korean couple live the home and discu

What is being said in the purely Native American language scenes in Jim Jarmusch’s “Dead Man?”

While Jim Jarmusch’s film Dead Man (1995) is a 19th century American period piece that contains mostly American English dialogue, there are a few scenes i

What makes the "Tweety Bird saw a Romulan" joke funny in the original version?

At the end of The Big Bang Theory season 1 episode 13, Penny asks Sheldon and Leonard: Tweety bird says "I tawt I taw a... ???" In fact I am French, I saw the

What is Geun-se (the man in the cellar) messaging to Da-song, the Park family's son?

In Parasite (2019), Geun-se is the man living beyond the Park's house. He communicates with Morse code through the lamps above the stairs. In the last act, he u

What makes the people in the bar laugh at the beginning of Desperado?

At the beginning of the classic Robert Rodriguez film Desperado (1995), Buscemi (played by... Steve Buscemi) tells a tall tale about the mysterious main charact

Aphorisms and idioms in The Witcher

There are a few sightly strange phrases featured in The Witcher TV series: I'm not one to look a gift cock in the beak... (Don't look a gift horse in the mo

Why is "witcher" not translated in the Italian dub of the Netflix series?

In the Italian translations of Sapkowski's novels, "witcher" is translated as strigo.1 However, the Italian dub of the Netflix series (and the video games) use

Al Bundy's References to France in Married ... with Children in the French Translation

In the series Married ... with Children the character Al Bundy seems to have a bit of hatred towards France. A list of the original (English) statements on Fra

How are the letters translated?

I was watching this new serie Control Z (2020), and then I was impressed to see even papers had been translated: The original language was Spanish, but all the

What does the soldier say in Red Corner?

In a pivotal scene in the 1997 movie Red Corner, a corrupt soldier realizes that his boss is no longer going to shield his involvement in a murder. He shouts "

Why are honorifics not translated in dubbed movies?

Almost all movies broadcast in German or Austrian TV are dubbed into German. Honorifics, however, are kept in the original language: "Good morning, Mister Ander

Deadwood Season 1 Episode 2 - What is "flag T"?

In the Season 1 Episode 2 there is the following dialoge: ... (Tom Mason bursts into the office, stark naked, holding his dick.) Tom: This snatch is branded'!

Is there such expression as "Charlie someone out"?

There is the following exchange in Deadwood series season 1 episode 3 ... Johnny: Al? Al: Yeah. Johnny: That cherry New York dude is downstairs askin’ fo

Is there a reason why German Anakin did not bring freedom to his new empire?

In the Revenge of the Sith, just before his fight with Obi-wan, Anakin says his famous words: I have brought peace, freedom, justice and security to my new emp

Why do translated subtitles differ from the dubbed voice?

I just watched Disney's Frozen (DVD) with my children and noticed (again) that the German subtitles differ from the German spoken text. For example, right at th

What is the translation of the exchange between John Wick and Ares?

In John Wick: Chapter 2, around 66 minutes into the film, John Wick and Ares have an (untranslated) interaction. Wick and Cassian enter the Continental hotel in

What language are the mother and boys speaking in "Life of Pi" when talking about Hindu gods? Looking for dialog [closed]

I'm working on perfecting the subtitling in my current favorite movie, "Life of Pi." I would like to include the languages as spoken by the ch

What is the Thai man saying to Maria as he drags her through the mud?

In the movie "The Impossible" based on the Tsunami that took place in 2004, as Maria was being dragged through the mud by the older Thai man, he keeps saying so