The Emperor's New Groove
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Factual error: In the movie, there is a whole pack of jaguars. Jaguars are actually solitary animals.

Factual error: The first song labels the empire as "mesoAmerican". The Incan empire is not mesoAmerican. Cusco the city is located in Peru, in South America.

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where Pacha and Kuzco are drying off after they fall over the waterfall, the slot for the wearer's head in the center of Pacha's poncho is clearly visible when Kuzco takes it and uses it to dry himself off. Following the shot change between when Kuzco throws it and when it lands on the fire Pacha is trying to light, the poncho becomes just a solid green square towel with no hole for the wearer to put his head through, which is easy to see when Pacha hangs it backup on another tree. (00:32:07)

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Yzma: That's it, Kronk! Break the door down!
Kronk: Break it down? Are you kidding me? This is hand-carved mahogany!

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Trivia: When Kronk tells Yzma that he mixed the llama potion into the three cups, she tosses her drink into the cactus on her left. While Kuzco is transforming and the shot switches back to Yzma, you can see that the cactus is now llama-shaped.

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Answer: No, not in the slightest. The names are similar, but it's an entirely new and different story.

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