7 Movies Way Better Than They Had Any Right To Be

The Emperor’s New Groove went through a more troubled development than a child born in Gateshead. Originally meant to be a completely different film called ‘Kingdom of the Sun’, the entire thing was scrapped, and the production team was given two weeks to salvage the basics of an idea or be shut down.

Meanwhile, all the animators were reassigned to work on Fantasia 2000, leaving a hodgepodge of people floundering to put together something Disney would go for in less time than it takes Mickey Mouse to scream ‘You’re fired’. Late in production they had to rename the emperor’s name from ‘Manko’ to ‘Kuzco’, upon finding that the word 'manco' is a slang term in Japanese for vagina.

Add to that constant cast shifts and Sting resigning from making the music for the project, it’s a wonder the film ever got made at all.

And we’re lucky it did, for the under appreciated buddy-comedy kid's flick is still worthy of a spot on the shelf, even if it’s only for Patrick’s Warburton’s incredible performance as Kronk.