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'''Basic Trope''': A trailer features a scene that doesn't appear in the movie, or is altered significantly.

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'''Basic Trope''': A trailer features a scene that doesn't appear in The trailers misrepresent what the movie, or movie is altered significantly.actually like.
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** The trailer is based off an early version of the script that got changed at the last minute, especially if the work is [[ProductionLeadTime animated]].
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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"How many differences are in between the trailer and the real movie?" "If you look at it, you'll probably see there's actually a thousand of them here."
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** The people who made the trailer don't want it to [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil give away too much]], so they deliberately obfuscate what ''really'' happens in the film.
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* '''Enforced''': See "Justified".

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* '''Enforced''': See "Justified".In a film about making ''Troperman: The Movie'', a studio executive tells marketing to "put more pizazz in the trailer, even if you have to fudge it a bit."



* '''Invoked''': In a film about making ''Troperman: The Movie'', a studio executive tells marketing to "put more pizazz in the trailer, even if you have to fudge it a bit."

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* '''Invoked''': In a film about making ''Troperman: The Movie'', a studio executive tells marketing to "put more pizazz in Troperman has seen the trailer, even if you have and knows his house will burn down. He buys a fire alarm to fudge it a bit."prevent this from happening.

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* '''Reconstructed''': See "Downplayed".


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** The trailer makes the movies look like a fast-paced action movie. While there is a good amount of action, there is [[ActionFilmQuiteDramaScene some slow-paced drama]] omitted from the trailer.

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** The trailer makes the movies look like a fast-paced action movie. While there is a good amount of action, there is [[ActionFilmQuiteDramaScene [[ActionFilmQuietDramaScene some slow-paced drama]] omitted from the trailer.



* '''Zig Zagged''': The trailer shows what is obviously Troperman's house on fire and him barely getting out the door, then giving a BigNo. In the actual movie, the house doesn't catch fire until the end, but he escapes. Then it turns out it's actually his good friend's house, not his. He still gives a BigNo...because [[DownerEnding his friend is stuck inside and dies]].
* '''Averted''': The trailer accurately provides the movie's plot without spoiling anything.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': The trailer shows what is obviously Troperman's house on fire and him barely getting out the door, then giving a BigNo. BigNo In the actual movie, the house doesn't catch fire until the end, but he escapes. Then it turns out it's actually his good friend's house, not his. He still gives a BigNo...because [[DownerEnding his friend is stuck inside and dies]].
* '''Averted''': The trailer accurately provides gives people an accurate impression of the movie's plot without spoiling anything.



* '''Lampshaded''': "According to the trailer, your house should catch fire now." "Nah, screw that."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "According to the trailer, your house should catch fire right about now." "Nah, screw that."



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???The crew uses the film's extra-secretive nature to generate more hype than it would have gotten otherwise.
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* '''Straight''': In the trailer for the action film ''Troperman: TheMovie'', a scene shows Troperman's house on fire, with him giving a BigNo in response. In the movie, his house never catches fire, and the BigNo is in response to his friend getting hit by a car.
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* '''Straight''': In the trailer for the action film ''Troperman: TheMovie'', a scene shows Troperman's house on fire, with him giving a BigNo in response. In the movie, his house never catches fire, and the BigNo is in response to a car hitting his friend getting hit by a car.
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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':



** The characters and events shown in the three minute trailer for the hour and a half long movie do appear and happen... but only for exactly three minutes in that film and are absent for the rest of the hour and twenty-seven minutes of it.

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** The characters and events shown in the three minute three-minute trailer for the hour and a half long two-hour-long movie do ''do'' appear and happen... occur... but only for exactly three minutes in that film and are absent for the rest of the remaining hour and twenty-seven fifty-seven minutes of it.



** Every single scene, character, and place in the trailer ''is'' in the movie, but the trailer is cut together deceptively. (e.g. Troperman's house ''does'' catch on fire in the movie, but the BigNo happens during the car crash scene.)
** The trailer makes the movies look like a fast paced action movie. While there is a good amount of action, there is slow paced drama that the trailer ignores.
* '''Justified''':

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** Every single scene, character, and place in the trailer ''is'' in the movie, but the trailer is cut together deceptively. (e.g. (For example, Troperman's house ''does'' catch on fire in the movie, but the BigNo happens during the car crash scene.)
** The trailer makes the movies look like a fast paced fast-paced action movie. While there is a good amount of action, there is slow paced drama that [[ActionFilmQuiteDramaScene some slow-paced drama]] omitted from the trailer ignores.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':



** The house fire scene WAS going to be in the movie, but was cut out due to time.
* '''Inverted''': The trailer is so accurate [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil it spoils all the reveals and plot twists]], as well as the ending.

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** The house fire scene WAS going to be in the movie, [[DeletedScene but was cut out due to time.
time]].
* '''Inverted''': The trailer is so accurate [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil it spoils all the reveals revelations and plot twists]], as well as the ending.



* '''Double Subverted''': However, he still [[{{ArsonMurderAndJaywalking}} doesn't do the]] BigNo.

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* '''Double Subverted''': However, he He still [[{{ArsonMurderAndJaywalking}} [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking doesn't do the]] BigNo.BigNo, though.



* '''Zig Zagged''': The trailer shows what is obviously Troperman's house on fire and him barely getting out the door, then giving a BigNo. In the actual movie, the house doesn't catch fire until the end, but he escapes. Then it turns out it's actually his friend's house, not his. He still gives a BigNo...because [[{{DownerEnding}} his friend is stuck inside and dies.]]

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* '''Zig Zagged''': The trailer shows what is obviously Troperman's house on fire and him barely getting out the door, then giving a BigNo. In the actual movie, the house doesn't catch fire until the end, but he escapes. Then it turns out it's actually his good friend's house, not his. He still gives a BigNo...because [[{{DownerEnding}} [[DownerEnding his friend is stuck inside and dies.]]dies]].



* '''Discussed''': "The only honest way to describe what I saw in the trailer and instead got in the movie is as this: 'Awesome Trailer, Shitty Movie'."

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* '''Discussed''': "The only honest way to describe what I saw in the trailer and instead got in the movie is as this: 'Awesome Trailer, Shitty Movie'."Movie.'"

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* '''Inverted''':
** The trailer is so accurate it spoils all the reveals and plot twists, as well as the ending.
** TrailersAlwaysSpoil

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* '''Inverted''':
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'''Inverted''': The trailer is so accurate [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil it spoils all the reveals and plot twists, twists]], as well as the ending.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Every single scene, character, and place in the trailer is absent from the movie. Also, the name in the trailer changes, the apparent plot is completely different, and all the people credited are replaced.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Every single scene, character, and place in the trailer is absent from the movie. Also, the name in the trailer changes, the apparent plot is completely different, and all the people credited are replaced.replaced.
** The characters and events shown in the three minute trailer for the hour and a half long movie do appear and happen... but only for exactly three minutes in that film and are absent for the rest of the hour and twenty-seven minutes of it.



* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"The only honest way to describe what I saw in the trailer and instead got in the movie is as this: 'Awesome Trailer, Shitty Movie'."
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???In a film about making ''Troperman: The Movie'', a studio executive tells marketing to "put more pizazz in the trailer, even if you have to fudge it a bit."

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* '''Downplayed''': Every single scene, character, and place in the trailer ''is'' in the movie, but the trailer is cut together deceptively. (e.g. Troperman's house ''does'' catch on fire in the movie, but the BigNo happens during the car crash scene.)

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Every single scene, character, and place in the trailer ''is'' in the movie, but the trailer is cut together deceptively. (e.g. Troperman's house ''does'' catch on fire in the movie, but the BigNo happens during the car crash scene.))
** The trailer makes the movies look like a fast paced action movie. While there is a good amount of action, there is slow paced drama that the trailer ignores.

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* '''Justified''': The company needs to excite people, so they add in a house fire for no reason.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The company needs to excite people, so they add in a house fire for no reason.



* '''Inverted''': The trailer is so accurate it spoils all the reveals and plot twists, as well as the ending.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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The trailer is so accurate it spoils all the reveals and plot twists, as well as the ending.



* '''Deconstructed''': Since the company is notorious for doing this, nobody watches their high-budget film, causing them to go out of business.
* '''Reconstructed''': See ''Downplayed''



* '''Enforced''': See Justified.

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* '''Enforced''': See Justified."Justified".



* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Since the company is notorious for doing this, nobody watches their high-budget film, causing them to go out of business.
* '''Reconstructed''': See "Downplayed".



Go back to NeverTrustATrailer...I think. Do we do that in the actual movie?

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Go back to NeverTrustATrailer...I think. Do we do that in the actual movie?movie?
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* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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* '''Reconstructed''': ???See ''Downplayed''
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** The house fire scene WAS going to be in the movie, but was cut out due to time. What, are they supposed to make an announcement that the scene was cut from the movie?

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** The house fire scene WAS going to be in the movie, but was cut out due to time. What, are they supposed to make an announcement that the scene was cut from the movie?
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** The house fire scene WAS going to be in the movie, but was cut out due to time. What, are they supposed to make an announcement that the scene was cut from the movie?
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* '''Downplayed''': Every single scene, character, and place in the trailer ''is'' in the movie, but the trailer is cut together deceptively. (e.g. Troperman's house ''does'' catch on fire in the movie, but the BigNo happens during the car crash scene.)
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** TrailersAlwaysSpoil

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