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THE BEST MOVIE TRAILER I EVER EXPERIENCED


20+ years ago I was at the Writer’s Guild Theater in Los Angeles, waiting for a movie screening to begin.

A trailer for another film preceded the movie we had come to see.

No one in the audience — comprised of “industry people”had ever heard of this not-yet-released new movie. Nor of the star (whose name isn’t even mentioned).

But when this trailer ended, the entire theater burst into HUGE applause. A spontaneous, unanimous, “Wow that was great!” ovation.

Turn up your volume first….

They should give Academy Awards for Best Edited Trailers: John Lithgow’s eye movement at 0:53 is magnificently placed, resulting in great foreshadowing that shifts the focus from pure fun to something more sinister.

This movie trailer is like a great record: Just as good now as the first time I experienced it.

 

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  • Ross Williams September 10, 2008, 10:48 pm

    Hey Dan,

    It was fun to read about your initial reaction to this great trailer. I remember hearing about the film, but never got a chance to see it in the theater. And for some reason, I waited another 24 years to finally sit down and watch it. It really does deserve to be called a classic.

    Thanks for posting.

    -Ross