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Let's David D'or him down there!
Jul. 12th, 2004 03:47 pmWatching movies in English makes you miss interesting things
Court orders Shrek 2 Hebrew version to be removed
By TIA GOLDENBERG AND YAAKOV KATZ
Jerusalem Post Jul. 12, 2004
How does castration translate into Hebrew? For the translators of the newly-released Shrek 2 movie, referring to Israel's Eurovision representative, singer David Da'or, got the point across.
The Tel Aviv District Court on Monday, however, ruled to remove the box-office hit from screens across the country due to the insulting reference to the singer. The movie was returned to screens later in the day after the remark was removed from the script.
Da'or, a singer well known for his high-pitched voice, asked the court to issue a temporary injunction against the screening of the film, after the remark, "Let's give him the Bob Barker treatement," a reference to the anti-animal castration activist, was translated into "Let's David D'or him down there."
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Court orders Shrek 2 Hebrew version to be removed
By TIA GOLDENBERG AND YAAKOV KATZ
Jerusalem Post Jul. 12, 2004
How does castration translate into Hebrew? For the translators of the newly-released Shrek 2 movie, referring to Israel's Eurovision representative, singer David Da'or, got the point across.
The Tel Aviv District Court on Monday, however, ruled to remove the box-office hit from screens across the country due to the insulting reference to the singer. The movie was returned to screens later in the day after the remark was removed from the script.
Da'or, a singer well known for his high-pitched voice, asked the court to issue a temporary injunction against the screening of the film, after the remark, "Let's give him the Bob Barker treatement," a reference to the anti-animal castration activist, was translated into "Let's David D'or him down there."
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