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List of works with different titles in the UK and USFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchThis page lists works with different titles in the United Kingdom and United States. US titles will usually also be used in Canada; UK titles will also be used in the Republic of Ireland and often in Commonwealth countries excluding Canada. Not listed are minor changes due to American and British English spelling differences (for example, Rumor Has It. was titled Rumour Has It. in the UK). An asterisk* indicates which country the work originated in.American and British English differencesAmerican English (AmE) British English (BrE)Vocabulary List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom List of British words not widely used in the United States List of words having different meanings in British and American English Pronunciation American and British English pronunciation differences Orthography American and British English spelling differences Computing British and American keyboards Fiction List of works with different titles in the UK and US edit boxThis is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.Type of workUnited StatesUnited KingdomNotesAlbumSecurityPeter Gabriel*This was the fourth album released by Peter Gabriel with the name Peter Gabriel.AutobiographyAll Will Be WellMemoir*BookThe Elementary ParticlesAtomisedOriginally a French novel by Michel Houellebecq entitled Les Particules lmentaires, which translates to the US titleBookHoly Blood, Holy GrailThe Holy Blood and the Holy Grail*BookWheres WaldoWheres Wally*CartoonTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTeenage Mutant Hero TurtlesViolent ninja considered inappropriate for children.Collection of short storiesThe Umbrella Man and Other StoriesThe Great Automatic Grammatizator*By Roald DahlCollection of short storiesYoung ArchimedesLittle Mexican*By Aldous HuxleyComic stripU.S. Acres*Orsons FarmFilmTristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull StoryA Cock and Bull Story*FilmRenegadeBlueberryOriginal French title Blueberry: Lexprience secrteFilmAmerican Wedding*American Pie: The WeddingThird movie in the American Pie series. Also American Pie 3 in some markets.FilmThe Triplets of BellevilleBelleville Rendez-vousOriginal French title Les Triplettes de BellevilleFilmDennis the Menace*DennisAvoid confusion with unrelated British character Dennis the MenaceFilmHarold & Kumar Go to White Castle*Harold and Kumar get the MunchiesWhite Castle restaurants unknown in the UKFilmHoosiers*Best ShotTerm Hoosier unknown outside U.S.FilmHighlander: The Final DimensionHighlander 3: The Sorcerer*Also Highlander 3: The Final Conflict in some markets.FilmHoward the Duck*Howard: A New Breed of HeroBased on the comic Howard the DuckFilmLive Free or Die Hard*Die Hard 4.0Live Free or Die, the state motto of New Hampshire, is little known in the UK.FilmMadonna: Truth or Dare*In Bed With MadonnaFilmOut of the Past*Build My Gallows HighFilmSabrina * (1954)Sabrina FairSabrina Fair was the title of the original play.FilmStairway to HeavenA Matter of Life and Death*FilmThe Concorde . Airport 79*Airport 80: The ConcordeTitle matches year of initial release in each countryFilmThe Conqueror WormWitchfinder General*Lead Vincent Price had starred in several Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. This film has almost no connection to Poes The Conqueror Worm.FilmThe Great Train Robbery*The First Great Train RobberyBased on The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton, unconnected to the 1963 heist known by that name in the UK.FilmVictoryEscape to VictoryFilmWaking Ned DevineWaking NedFilmxXx: State of the Union*xXx 2: The Next LevelNon-Americans would be less familiar with the State of the Union AddressFilmYoung Man with a Horn*Young Man of MusicAvoid association horn = erectionFilmZentropaEuropaName changed to avoid confusion with Europa EuropaFolk taleChicken LittleChicken LickenUsual names for The Sky Is Falling (fable)Games consoleSega GenesisSega Mega DriveJapanses company Sega could not get permission to use Mega Drive in the US due to a trademark disputeMock historyTherell Always be a DraynefleteDrayneflete RevealedU.S. title echoes Therell Always Be an EnglandNovelA House Called Awful EndAwful EndOriginal German title Schlimmes EndeNovelBabe The Gallant PigThe Sheep-Pig*The corresponding film was titled Babe.Novel and filmHarry Potter and the Sorcerers StoneHarry Potter and the Philosophers Stone*US editor felt that the original title conveyed an incorrect idea of the subject matterNovelA Silver LiningIf You Could See Me NowBy an Irish author. If You Could See Me Now is the original title.NovelHis Majestys Dragon*TemeraireNovelAnd Then There Were NoneTen Little NiggersTitle considered offensive in U.S., also called Ten Little IndiansNovelLittle Women, Part II*Good WivesNovelOutlander*Cross StitchNovelPigs Might FlyDaggie Dogfoot*NovelRed AlertTwo Hours to Doom*NovelRosie DunneWhere Rainbows End*NovelSmillas Sense of SnowMiss Smillas Feeling for SnowTitles of distinct translations of Danish Frken Smillas fornemmelse for sne. Filmed as Smillas Sense of SnowNovelMurder in the Calais CoachMurder on the Orient Express*avoid confusion with the novel Stamboul Train which had been published in the U.S. as Orient ExpressNovelThe Children of the Sea: A Tale of the ForecastleThe Nigger of the Narcissus: A Tale of the Sea*U.S. publisher objected to niggerNovelThe Golden CompassNorthern Lights*US publishers changed title due to vague resemblance of alethiometer on cover to a compass. The film version was titled The Golden Compass in all markets.NovelThe Time TravelersGideon the CutpurseNovelOrient ExpressStamboul Train*NovelThe Unsleeping Eye*The Continuous Katherine MortenhoeFilmed as Death WatchNovelThe War of DreamsThe Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman*NovelLove, Rosie, or Rosie DunneWhere Rainbows EndBy an Irish author. Where Rainbows End is the original title.SongMorning Train (Nine to Five)9 to 5* (Sheena Easton song)Avoid confusion with 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)TV seriesBrilliantThe Fast Show*Avoid confusion with unrelated US series The Fast ShowTV seriesThe Office (US)*The Office: An American WorkplaceAvoid confusion with original The Office (UK)TV seriesMI-5Spooks*In British slang, spooks are spies; in the US spook is an offensive term for African Americans.TV seriesRobin HoodRobin of Sherwood*Video gameBully*Canis Canem EditA Canadian-made game. UK censors found Bully title unacceptable, although the title of Bully: Scholarship Edition was not changed. The UK title is Latin for Dog eat dog, which is based on the motto of Bullworth Academy - the school featured in the game.Video gameSuper Mario Strikers*Mario Smash F