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* "[[http://youtu.be/SmWPf1RK8II One man]]/woman/boy/girl/non-binary person [must]"

* "[[http://youtu.be/SmWPf1RK8II One [person]]][must]"

* "[[http://youtu.be/SmWPf1RK8II One man]]/woman/boy/girl [must]"

* A 2013 comedy starring Lake Bell, about a young lady seeking to follow her father's footsteps into the trailer voiceover business, is titled, naturally, ''Film/InAWorld…''.

-->'''Scooby:''' In a world, destroyed by evil…

->''"In a World…''"

** Often (immediately) followed with "…where [[JustForFun/XMeetsY X and Y]] collide"

[[DescribeTopicHere In a world where movie trailers and common phrases collide… one article describes the practice.]]

* The trailer for {{the film of|TheBook}} ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' was narrated by the ''Guide'', as an entry in the ''Guide'' on movie trailers, spoken by Creator/StephenFry. It consisted of one continuous LampshadeHanging and parody of science fiction action movie tropes. It can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3i9PKbnRvo here]].

--> "The goal is to provide a piece of advertising that is original and exciting, yet intelligent and provactive - in other words: [[StuffBlowingUp lots of things blowing up]]." ''(cue rapid series of clips of explosions from other films)'' "Occasionally interrupted by [[MsFanservice a girl in a bikini]]."

->''"In a World...''"

[[DescribeTopicHere In a world where movie trailers and common phrases collide... one article describes the practice.]]

** Often (immediately) followed with "...where [[JustForFun/XMeetsY X and Y]] collide"

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVDzuT0fXro In a world where Don can't use any of the usual phrases...]] (not Don, but other trailer voice guy Hal Douglas)

* "Things are about to get..."
** Or: "...until NOW".

** Often followed by "... and an Empire will fall."
** Or the other way, "[[AfterTheEnd An Empire/Civilization will fall]]... and a Hero will rise."

** It's been 42 Days since...
** I keep on running...
** But I can't...

* Paramount/Columbia/Whatever Pictures [proudly] presents...

* "....and this time, it's war/{{serious|Business}}/[[ItsPersonal personal]]...."

* "...until, one day..."

* The OverlyLongGag has become surprisingly common, too. ''Film/AustinPowers'' might have had something to do with it...

* The suggestion that "If you only see one movie this summer/fall/winter/spring, make it..." A DeadHorseTrope.
* "All [character, often a child] ever wanted was..."
* "From the creators/producers/director of (movie title) comes a story..."

** [[AndStarring And]] W2, as [[Main/OnlyOneName Fu Manchu/Bunny/The Witch/Dr. Whatever...]]

* Parodied by Geico Insurance with Creator/DonLaFontaine. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJMGS7l0wT8 Both our cars were under water...]]

* Played straight by John Avner's narration of ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', where every episode begins with Void's "In this world...".

* Creator/JaneaneGarofalo once pointed out all trailers seem to start with "In a world..." She then did her impression of a movie trailer in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco: "In a world..." "HSSSSS!"

* A trailer for ''WesternAnimation/BrotherBear'' starring a moose where the moose and his friend narrated the trailer. It begin with, "If you only see one movie this year-" "Wait, hold on, if they only see one movie, [[LampshadeHanging wouldn't it be the movie they're watching right now]]?" And then a plea to stop watching the current movie and then watch ''their'' movie... or just watch two movies this year.
* In the DVDCommentary for ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'', the creators mention how trailers always seem to start with the phrase "IN A WORLD..." They go on to joke that all they know about the planned sequel to their movie is that it will take place "IN A WORLD."
* The teaser trailer for ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'' begins with Scooby and Shaggy at a movie theater talking about making the film. When Shaggy says that they need a trailer, he has Scooby do "the trailer guy voice," which Scooby proceeds to do with gusto.
-->'''Scooby:''' In a world, destroyed by evil...

* A 2013 comedy starring Lake Bell, about a young lady seeking to follow her father's footsteps into the trailer voiceover business, is titled, naturally, ''Film/InAWorld...''.

* The trailer for ''Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe'', which came out the same summer as ''Franchise/StarWars Episode I'', after doing a fake out bit about ''Star Wars'', had the narrator say, "If you only see one movie this year... make it ''Star Wars''. But, if you see ''two'' movies this year..."
** Some TV spots for ''Film/NottingHill'' ripped off the gag by saying "If you see only one movie this year, go see the groovy British secret agent! But if you see ''two''...". Obviously, it was infinitely more clever and funny when ''Austin Powers''' marketing team thought it up.

** '''''[[AC: [[Creator/DonLaFontaine This summer/year/etc...]]]]'''''

** Some TV spots for ''Film/NottingHill'' stole the exact same gag by saying "If you see only one movie this year, go see the groovy British secret agent! But if you see ''two''...". Obviously, it was infinitely more clever and funny when ''Austin Powers'' did it.

** Some TV spots for ''Film/NottingHill'' stole the exact same gag by saying "If you see only one movie this year, go see the groovy British secret agent! But if you see ''two''...". Obviously, it was infintely more clever and funny when ''Austin Powers'' did it.

* One of the strangest examples of this trope was [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=17VT7NdHdOw an ad for]] the ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' special "The Lost City".

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVDzuT0fXro The trailer for ''Comedian'']] (yep, that's really him) does a good job of showing how certain styles of trailer-talk are not always appropriate. See TheyFightCrime for this kind of plot-pitching used for {{UsefulNotes/Television}}.

Named for a line commonly attributed to "That Guy from the Movies", the late Creator/DonLaFontaine, who very likely [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QPMvj_xejg single-handedly]] [[TropeMaker brought this trope into being]].

* In ''Discworld/MovingPictures'', the standard phrase is "Against The Backdrop Of A World Gone Mad!" At one point Soll is attempting to negotiate with a group of dwarfs who [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame object to being stereotyped as miners]] ("But most dwarfs ''are'' miners!" "Yes, but we're not happy about it."), a troll who wants to play the leading man, and various other people nitpicking the plot, when someone asks him why all Mr Dibbler's pictures are set against the backdrop of a world gone mad. His response is "Because Mr Dibbler is a very observant person."

* A trailer for ''Disney/BrotherBear'' starring a moose where the moose and his friend narrated the trailer. It begin with, "If you only see one movie this year-" "Wait, hold on, if they only see one movie, [[LampshadeHanging wouldn't it be the movie they're watching right now]]?" And then a plea to stop watching the current movie and then watch ''their'' movie... or just watch two movies this year.

* A trailer for ''Disney/BrotherBear'' starring a moose where the moose and his friend narrated the trailer. It begin with, "If you only see one movie this year-" "Wait, hold on, if they only see one movie, [[LampshadeHanging wouldn't it be the movie they're watching right now]]?" And then a plea to stop watching the current movie and then watch ''their'' movie... or just watch two movies this year.

* In the DVDCommentary for ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'', the creators mention how trailers always seem to start with the phrase "IN A WORLD..." They go on to joke that all they know about the planned sequel to their movie is that it will take place "IN A WORLD."

* {{Negativland}} once collaged a couple dozen snippets from various La Fontaine trailers for HighFantasy films. It's on track 6 of ''Moribund Music of the 70s''. [[http://www.dreamshore.net/bluejay/don_lafontaine_razortape_epic_adventure.mp3 Listen to it here]].

** It was also used for the Music/CrosbyStillsNashAndYoung documentary ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiPM1-rTf0k Deja Vu]].

* Parodied by the Ho-Chunk Nation's casino ads, to brag about getting a liquor license. No, I'm not kidding.

* ''Someone'' from RollingStone/Time/Whatever magazine says it's "Stunning/[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Awesome]] / [[ItsAllAboutMe The best film of the year]]".

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