They cut out scenes, changed names, music and even fucking title to generic one in Murica.
Why?
Did they think it wont sell because it has a tiny bit of foreign folklore in it?
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Probably not. More than likely the rights were purchased for cheap, and they slapped together a cover that they figured would convince grandparents to buy it for a few bucks. As for the content, they more than likely didn't localize it at all. They just cut it together to match a slapdash script they wrote and rushed it out the door for a cheap as possible.
Happens all the time. It's just a quick way to make a few dollars by stuffing something in the rack next to the checkout lane.
The Jungledyret Hugo films were pretty heavily cut and rescored for their American release.