Best Movie Promo Lines

deer...@mindspring.com

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Jul 19, 2004, 12:59:20 AM7/19/04

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Well, the subject pretty much says it all. Besides ALIEN ("In
space...scream"), I liked the one for THE TWO JAKES ("They say money
makes the world go 'round. But sex was invented before money." g!)
It's surprising how many unsuccessful movies actually had fairly
interesting copy lines.

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Mpoconnor7

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Jul 19, 2004, 6:42:33 AM7/19/04

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I don't think Alien was an unsuccessful movie; IIRC it did quite well at the
box office.

Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"The likelihood of one individual being correct increases in a direct
proportion to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong"
James Mason from the movie "Heaven Can Wait".

Apteryx

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Jul 19, 2004, 6:49:47 AM7/19/04

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Doug Le

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Jul 19, 2004, 10:57:12 AM7/19/04

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My favs are the ones that has a play on words:

TERMINATOR 2: "This time, he's here for GOOD."

PREDATOR 2: "He's in town with a few days to kill."

MFalc1

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Jul 19, 2004, 4:09:05 PM7/19/04

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I'm old enough to remember a pre-release copy line for THE OMEN:
"Good morning. You are one day closer to the end of the world."

Mark L. Falconer-film and video links at
http://hometown.aol.com/mfalc1/links.html

John Harkness

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Jul 19, 2004, 4:17:31 PM7/19/04

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Alien? Unsuccessful?

"They're young. They're in love. They kill people"

John Harkness

MFalc1

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Jul 19, 2004, 4:38:07 PM7/19/04

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John Harkness wrote:
>Alien? Unsuccessful?
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>"They're young. They're in love. They kill people"

Obviously, Cheryl meant THE TWO JAKES-which, to my mind, had a trailer that was
more interesting and watchable than the actual film.

Robert Gaimari

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Jul 20, 2004, 12:16:31 PM7/20/04

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BLOOD BEACH: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water - you
can't get to it.

- Bob

Gillian White

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Jul 20, 2004, 7:11:47 PM7/20/04

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> TERMINATOR 2: "This time, he's here for GOOD."
> PREDATOR 2: "He's in town with a few days to kill."

THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS : 'Family Isn't A Word, It's A Sentence'.
DIE HARD : '40 Stories Of Sheer Adventure'.

Gillian

Gillian White

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Jul 20, 2004, 7:37:28 PM7/20/04

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> Well, the subject pretty much says it all. Besides ALIEN ("In

> space...scream"), I liked the one for THE TWO JAKES ("They say money
> makes the world go 'round. But sex was invented before money." g!)

The Shawshank Redemption : Fear Can Hold You Prisoner, Hope Can Set You
Free.

To Die For : All She Wanted Was A Little Attention.

Thelma & Louise : Somebody Said 'Get A Life'. So They Did.

Alien 3 : The Bitch Is Back.

Fight Club : Mischief. Mayhem. Soap.

Platoon : The First Casualty Of War Is Innocence.

The Graduate : This Is Benjamin. He's A Little Worried About His Future.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? : They Have A Plan, But Not A Clue.

From Dusk Till Dawn : Vampires. No Interviews.

Clueless : Sex! Clothes! Popularity! Whatever!

Meet The Parents : First Comes Love, Then Comes The Interrogation.

Toy Story : The Toys Are Back In Town.

deer...@mindspring.com

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Jul 21, 2004, 12:36:39 AM7/21/04

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John Harkness wrote:
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> deer...@mindspring.com wrote in message news:<40FB542B...@mindspring.com>...
> > Well, the subject pretty much says it all. Besides ALIEN ("In
> > space...scream"), I liked the one for THE TWO JAKES ("They say money
> > makes the world go 'round. But sex was invented before money." g!)
> > It's surprising how many unsuccessful movies actually had fairly
> > interesting copy lines.
> >
>

> Alien? Unsuccessful?

I should have transitioned that sentence with a
"relatedly"--sorry--g!

> "They're young. They're in love. They kill people"

Yep. That summed up not only the movie, but the basic
anti-studio-pieties attitude of the 60's.

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Alex

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Jul 21, 2004, 1:07:00 AM7/21/04

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Ghost World's has always been a favorite of mine.

"Accentuate the negative."

deer...@mindspring.com

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Jul 21, 2004, 1:20:40 AM7/21/04

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MFalc1 wrote:
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> Obviously, Cheryl meant THE TWO JAKES-which, to my mind, had a trailer that was
> more interesting and watchable than the actual film.
>

It certainly was a lot more concise and to the point--g! Shoot,
that's another thread--Trailers That Pretty Much _Were_ The Movie.

C.
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(COLD MOUNTAIN, for starters...)

Damian Allen

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Jul 21, 2004, 2:32:44 AM7/21/04

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The Frighteners -"Dead Yet"?

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Robert St Amant

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Jul 21, 2004, 5:51:40 PM7/21/04

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deer...@mindspring.com writes:

> Well, the subject pretty much says it all. Besides ALIEN ("In
> space...scream"), I liked the one for THE TWO JAKES ("They say money
> makes the world go 'round. But sex was invented before money." g!)

I've always liked the tag line for Wayne's World: "You'll laugh.
You'll cry. You'll hurl."

--
Rob St. Amant
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~stamant

deer...@mindspring.com

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Jul 22, 2004, 12:06:57 AM7/22/04

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Damian Allen wrote:

> The Frighteners -"Dead Yet"?

Oh, yeah--and that was blazened over this nasty-looking
sheet-plastered-over-skull pix. Good call--g!

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Jul 22, 2004, 12:08:33 AM7/22/04

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I just saw MATINEE last night, and the tag line for the horror
movie-within-the-movie (MANT) was an old-school hoot. "Half man.
Half Ant. All horror!"

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Tweek

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Jul 25, 2004, 9:35:58 AM7/25/04

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> Toy Story : The Toys Are Back In Town.

That was Toy Story two :)