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=== '''The sequel ''Battle of The Smithsonian'' provides examples of:''' ===
* [[Acting for Two]]: In the sequel, [[Robin Williams]] returns to his role as Teddy Roosevelt. [[It Makes Sense in Context|He also plays]] [[Sorry, Billy, But You Just Don't Have Legs|Teddy Roosevelt]] and [[Hologram|Teddy Roosevelt]]. [[Hank Azaria]] plays the [[Big Bad]], the Thinker, and [[Abraham Lincoln]]. {{spoiler|Amy Adams also portrays a museum visitor named Tess who bears a suspicious resemblance to Amelia.}}
* [[Action Girl]]: [[Amy Adams]] as [[Amelia Earhart]].
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Cliff Howard as a [[Apollo 13|NASA ground controller.]]
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** In a similar vein, the capuchin kept stealing Larry's keys, somehow teaching Larry enough to steal Brundon's keycard.
* [[Cultural Translation]]: The Italian rendition of the movie is literally riddled with them, often bordering on the [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]:
** While in the original dub Napoleon, upon meeting Amelia and Larry just gives them an [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]] speech, in the Italian rendition Napoleon compares their sexual tension to the many romances he had in life, quipping that he may have sired lots of son who never knew their ancestry. This apparently innocent exchange turns into blatant [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] (given the then
** <s>Brandon</s> Brundon gets turned on the stereotypical Neapolitan fellow, braggart, slang-spewing and with a deep-set veneration for Maradona.
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: Al Capone and his men, and also the artistic photograph of 1945 in ''Smithsonian''.
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* [[Historical In-Joke]]: The [[WW 2]] sailor who nabs Larry's cellphone is named Joey Motorola. Wait, does this mean the [[Timey-Wimey Ball]] could be in effect?
** If so, its a [[Critical Research Failure]]: Motorola already existed in 1945, and it wasn't named after the founder.
* [[Historical Beauty Update]]: [[Amy Adams]] plays [[wikipedia:Amelia Earhart|Amelia Earhart]]. [[Beat]]. Umm... [[She Cleans Up Nicely]], but in those pics she could stand to gain a few pounds. The real Earhart also had a prominent tooth gap, something Adams lacked in her portrayal of the aviatrix.
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Ivan the terr... er, the Awesome complains about this in the second movie, just before acting the part for the rest of it.
** Though this is more a case of [[You Fail History Forever]] he was competent early on but after his wife died he basically fell into a state of paranoid schizophrenia killing everyone who he felt vaguely disliked him.
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