How Hollywood mutated the X-Men’s Scottish superhero
JUST how many times can Hollywood insult Scotland?
JUST how many times can Hollywood insult Scotland?
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by Brian Pendreigh
First, there was Brigadoon, which made shortbread tins look hip. Then Braveheart, with its phoney romance between William Wallace and a French princess. And Trainspotting was dubbed into “English” because Americans could not understand it.
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