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posted 18 years ago by shanestonr
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If the Manticor is an indian(meaning India) creature than why was the movie done in Iraq.

Because in this movie, it was a Persian creature.

And they wanted to do a movie about American troops vs. a monster - we don't have troops fighting in India.

Yet. :p

[–] ericburkemper 18 years ago

Well, they could have made it so that it was UN Peacekeeping troops under command by Americans being ambushed in the Kashmir part of India.

[–] jack_stiles 18 years ago

They could have. But it would appear that they wanted to set it in Iraq. o they did. :) Manticores are make-believe anyway, so it doesn't really matter too much where they (don't) exist.

[–] cwoliver-1 18 years ago

They couldn't use UN troops because UN troops' guns are carried unloaded to prevent accidents. Have you ever heard of UN troops shooting at anyone?

[–] briareos02 18 years ago

Actually the manticore is from Persian mythology, not Hindu.

[–] jnaya 18 years ago

Here's all you want to know about it
http://www.answers.com/topic/manticore

[–] pacifickarma 17 years ago

The movie was actually filmed in Bulgaria, not Iraq. (I know it is supposed to be set in Iraq, I'm just making small talk.)

[–] vattenpojke 17 years ago

Yes, I noticed that suddenly Bulgaria is a desert wasteland like Iraq. Where did they REALLY shoot this movie?

[–] pacifickarma 16 years ago

It REALLY was shot in Bulgaria.