This is a list of trivia the 1998 film, The Prince of Egypt.
Trivia[]
- The movie is an animated remake of The Ten Commandments, which has the same plot and characters.
- Both The Prince of Egypt and Antz were released in 1998 and have dark and mature content not usually shown in other DreamWorks movies.
- In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation and transferred to 20th Century Fox.
- In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures (owners of the pre-2005 DreamWorks Pictures catalog) and transferred to 20th Century Fox before reverting to Universal Studios in 2018. (and later in the future DreamWorks had a reunite with Paramount Pictures).
General[]
- Moses' parents are Amram (father) and Yocheved (mother).
- In the movie, Moses is found by Pharoah's wife, whereas, in the Bible, it was his daughter.
- In the movie, Moses accidentally kills a slave master, but in the Bible, he deliberately killed the slave master and tried to hide his body.
- In the Bible, Moses was slow of tongue, therefore his brother Aaron performed the plagues. In the movie, Moses performed the plagues. Also in the Bible, Aaron supported Moses, whereas, in the movie, Aaron scolded Moses and then accepts him as his brother.
- The movie is banned in Malaysia and Indonesia, but it was released on video in Indonesia. The reason for the banning is because according to Islamic law, it is illegal to depict Islamic prophets in media.
- Along with Antz, this was the first time that DreamWorks Animation released two feature films in one year.
- This is the first DreamWorks Animation's musical film, followed by The Road to El Dorado.
- This also marks first traditionally animated DreamWorks film to be produced at their Glendale studio until 2003's Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.
- This is also the first DreamWorks animated film to not be CGI, since the studio's first one, Antz, was CGI-animated.
- This is the first DreamWorks Animation traditionally animated film, followed by The Road to El Dorado.
- This is the second feature film by DreamWorks Animation, along with Antz.
- This is the first DreamWorks animation film to have Cartoon Trax Volume 1,
- This is the first DreamWorks Animation film that was more people than 2 that directed film, Along with The Road to El Dorado.
- #197 Dreamworks Animated Movies Get Broadwaysted! is a podcast episode discussion about The Prince of Egypt, Joseph: King of Dreams, and The Road to El Dorado.
- This is Val Kilmer’s first animated film.
- Danny Glover and Jeff Goldbum starred in Silverado. Also, the leader star from Silverado; Kevin Kline, appeared in The Road to El Dorado as the voice of Tulio, 1 year later and John Cleese later voice King Harold in Shrek 2 in 2004.
- Ralph Fiennes and Jeff Goldblum both starred in The Grand Budapest Hotel. Also F. Murray Abraham also appeared in the film and voices Grimmel the Grisly in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming.
- Danny Glover and Steve Martin also starred together in Grand Canyon, with Kevin Kline, who voices Tulio in The Road to El Dorado.
- Martin Short and Danny Glover were in Pure Luck. Short was also the voice of Stefano in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
- Moses and Rameses sing internally, while others sing externally.
