History Main / RealTrailerFakeMovie

* Cineplex theatres in Canada has a trailer for a time-travel movie that looks like a bigger budget version of {{Primer}}. The protagonist has to travel back in time to meet his girlfriend at a sold-out movie. Quote: "If you're not there tonight, I won't be here tomorrow." OR you could order tickets online.

** I see that and raise you ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adEYyrpvvWo The Fugitive's Day Off]]'', (Mashup of ''Film/TheFugitive'' and ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'').

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMJJxKBk5s4 The King of Famicom]]'', from the creators of ''WebVideo/MichaelQuest''.

* ATrailerForEveryAcademyAwardWinningMovieEver can be seen [[http://www.cracked.com/video_18156_a-trailer-every-academy-award-winning-movie-ever.html here]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirI19qzQoU And here's an impressive one for]] WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers.

* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnpTcrtsN3U&feature=g-high-lik The Search for the Infinity Orb]]'' [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Now an actual miniseries.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnpTcrtsN3U&feature=g-high-lik The Search for the Infinity Orb]]''

* There's also the hilarious parody of trailers in general known as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8JPEq0Qp4Q The Mother of All Trailers]], starring EdwardNorton.

* ''Film/KentuckyFriedMovie'' includes trailers for parodies of other films, including ''Catholic High School Girls In Trouble'', ''That's Armageddon!'' and ''Cleopatra Schwartz'' (a parody of a {{blaxploitation}} film called 'Cleopatra Jones'').

* ''The OregonTrail'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHps2SecuDk movie]].

* All of the trailers in ''[=Grindhouse=]'' (''Film/{{Machete}}'', ''Thanksgiving'', ''Don't!'', ''Film/HoboWithAShotgun'', and ''Werewolf Women of the SS''). In an unusual twist, both ''Machete'' and ''Hobo With a Shotgun'' got such a good reception that they [[{{Defictionalization}} were made into actual movies]].
* ''HardwareWars'', by Ernie Fosselius, was made seven months after the first release of ''A New Hope'' and is reputedly GeorgeLucas' favorite ''StarWars'' parody.

* The trailer for a "sequel" to ''KungPow: Enter the Fist'' was actually just deleted footage spliced together. In a strange twist, the film's producer tried to actually produce the sequel, but was denied funding as the original had been a box office flop.

* ''KentuckyFriedMovie'' includes trailers for parodies of other films, including ''Catholic High School Girls In Trouble'', ''That's Armageddon!'' and ''Cleopatra Schwartz'' (a parody of a {{blaxploitation}} film called 'Cleopatra Jones'').

* All of the trailers in ''GrindHouse'' (''Film/{{Machete}}'', ''Thanksgiving'', ''Don't!'', ''Film/HoboWithAShotgun'', and ''Werewolf Women of the SS''). In an unusual twist, both ''Machete'' and ''Hobo With a Shotgun'' got such a good reception that they [[{{Defictionalization}} were made into actual movies]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AyizzX1Xis Cock and Load]] a {{Grindhouse}} style preview about a man who has his penis replaced with a shotgun and uses it to fight the mob. Must be seen to be believed.

* There's also ''WebVideo/TheVelociPastor'', a fake grindhouse trailer about a priest [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDNzzhCpqxA who turns into a dinosaur]].

** In that spirit is also [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2izoh_batman-arkham-asylum-fan-trailer-en_shortfilms Batman: Arkham Asylum]], a Spanish-language adaptation of GrantMorrison's influential and mindtwisting ''[[ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousGround Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth]]''.

* There's also ''TheVelociPastor'', a fake grindhouse trailer about a priest [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDNzzhCpqxA who turns into a dinosaur]].

* [[http://youtube.com/watch?v=QQyfQ7RMOXsn_id=annotation_594699&feature=iv Grayson]], a trailer for a film where a retired Robin once again takes up the mantle to solve the mystery of {{Batman}}'s death. A script was even produced for a full feature and is available to read online.

** For 2012, they did a MassEffect [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOqHUa2LfNY cartoon]].

** For 2011, they did a HarryPotter [[http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/04/01/harry-potter-the-aurors-tv-show-trailer TV show]].

* From the people who brought you ''HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince'' and ''MenaceToSociety'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS7xDS24GGE Dangerous Wands]].

* ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjxjuVPFunQ Data East X Sunsoft]]'', the great MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover that never was.

* Francesco Vezzoli's short film [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLK4mA9GgMo Trailer for a Remake of]] Creator/GoreVidal's ''{{Caligula}}'' (NSFW for sexual content and nudity) is a fake trailer for a Caligula movie starring, among others, Benicio Del Toro, Creator/HelenMirren and Karen Black.

* AWalkToRemember and Film/FiveHundredDaysOfSummer, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sce2LRxFqNk&feature=related anime]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AJnwUyimys style]].

* ''Hardware Wars'', by Ernie Fosselius, was made seven months after the first release of ''A New Hope'' and is reputedly GeorgeLucas' favorite ''StarWars'' parody.

This is the superlative of TrailersAlwaysLie - while that trope is about trailers misrepresenting various portions of a real film, this is about a trailer lying about an ''entire work.'' That being said... sometimes the trailer is so well-received that [[{{Defictionalization}} people actually make the movie]].