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The characters from the TV series are reversed in this film version. In the original TV series, Kelly Robinson (not Alexander Scott) was the white guy and the athlete, while Alexander Scott was the black guy and the non-athlete. In both cases, however, the Bill Cosby /Eddie Murphy character was a less experienced spy than the Robert Culp /Owen Wilson character.
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Malcolm McDowell's character's palace is actually the Hungarian Royal Palace, sometimes called Buda Castle, which had been home to generations of Hungarian royalty for centuries.
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When making a reservation at the Hotel Gellert, Alex Scott supposedly speaks in Hungarian; however, his pronunciation is so poor that few if any Hungarians would understand what he is saying.
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There is a scene where the agents are sneaking behind the bad guys using a tracking device. They start in the hotel and get into the bath house. In reality, the hotel and the bath are in the same building.
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The original script had Kelly Robinson as a basketball player, but due to Eddie Murphy's stature it was decided to change him to a boxer. The interchange about the Harlem Globetrotters remained, however.
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At the request of Director Betty Thomas, Actor Darren Shahlavi lost 30 pounds to be the same size as Eddie Murphy in the boxing scenes.
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