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* There was a Disney Channel Original Movie called ''Halloweentown'', and they made a sequel called ''Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge''. The only problem? The fact that Kalabar was the villain was supposed to be a big reveal in the first movie. And it certainly didn't help that the two movies were released on DVD [[http://www.amazon.com/Halloweentown-II-Kalabars-Revenge-Feature/dp/B0007Z9R5W as a double feature.]]
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* If you're about to watch the 2014 film ''Mommy'' and you don't already know about [[https://youtu.be/PoFM4pWCAg0?t=1m50s the aspect ratio change]], don't worry - It's literally ''the first thing you see on the DVD menu''.
* If you're about to watch the 2014 film ''Mommy'' and you don't already know about [[https://youtu.be/PoFM4pWCAg0?t=1m50s the aspect ratio change]], don't worry - It's literally ''the first thing you see on the DVD menu''.
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* The music that plays during the main menu of the Blu-Ray for TheRockyHorrorPictureShow is the reprise of Science Fiction Double Feature, where the lyrics describe the ending of the movie. There are also several fake movie posters that give away several of the plot points of the film. For instance, there is one poster entitled [[spoiler: They Came From Outer Space, which not only spoils the plot twist that Frank N Furter, Riff Raff, and Magenta are aliens, but the poster also shows a picture of Rocky carrying Frank N Furter's dead body in his arms.]]
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* While were on the subject of the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' there's also the reveal of the true BigBad of the series, introduced in TheStinger for ''Film/TheAvengers'', Thanos. TheReveal of his role in the original movie was a huge plot twist and shock for comic fans as well as the implications of the Infinity Stones for future movies. Now a days with the MCU focusing more and more on the Infinity Stones and Thanos' [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy expanded]] [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar role]] in other films it's difficult to find someone who isn't aware of his role as the OverarchingVillain of the series.
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* While were on the subject of the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' there's also the reveal of the true BigBad of the series, introduced in TheStinger for ''Film/TheAvengers'', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', Thanos. TheReveal of his role in the original movie was a huge plot twist and shock for comic fans as well as the implications of the Infinity Stones for future movies. Now a days with the MCU focusing more and more on the Infinity Stones and Thanos' [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy expanded]] [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar role]] in other films it's difficult to find someone who isn't aware of his role as the OverarchingVillain of the series.
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* In the end of ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', it is revealed that the species the humans had their titular first contact with were the [[spoiler:Vulcans]]. Apart from the fact that this was already back then a quite, er... [[spoiler:logical]] assumption, this has since then been threaded as well known Trek lore. ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' puts quite some emphasis into the early years of these two races' relationship, for example.
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* ''Film/MeetTheFeebles'': The home video cover shows [[spoiler:Heidi with a machine gun]] and the soundtrack cover actually has a screencap of [[spoiler: her RoaringRampageOfRevenge in the climax]] - this in spite of the fact that the trailer warned people not to spoil the ending for other people... [[{{Irony}} while including a clip of the ending elsewhere in that trailer]].
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** The trailer for ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' has Steve addressing a dude with a metal arm as [[spoiler: "Bucky"]]. So that pretty much does it, even if you've somehow managed to avoid the spoiler so far.
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* Gyllian Flynn has expressed interest in working with David Fincher in making a sequel to ''Literature/GoneGirl''. Should this sequel happen, it will be downright impossible to market the film without giving away its predecessor's big twist: [[spoiler: Amy is a psychopath.]]
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** Related, Rosamund Pike was nominated for Best Actress. The AcademyAward broadcast [[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Hey-Oscars-Thanks-Spoiling-Gone-Girl-69931.html picked a spoiler-heavy clip from the movie's end]] (along with host Neil Patrick Harris, who was in the movie, engaging on SelfDeprecation regarding his [[spoiler:messy death]]).
** Related, Rosamund Pike was nominated for Best Actress. The AcademyAward broadcast [[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Hey-Oscars-Thanks-Spoiling-Gone-Girl-69931.html picked a spoiler-heavy clip from the movie's end]] (along with host Neil Patrick Harris, who was in the movie, engaging on SelfDeprecation regarding his [[spoiler:messy death]]).
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* The American DVD case and menu for ''{{Audition}}'' spoil the major GenreShift twist in the second half of the movie.
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* [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] opening monologue in ''Film/FreddyVsJason'' includes a rapid-fire flashback to several of the previous Elm Street films' killings, which spoil a lot of them for viewers who initially take an interest in ''F Vs. J'' as [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] fans.
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* [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] Freddy's opening monologue in ''Film/FreddyVsJason'' includes a rapid-fire flashback to several of the previous Elm Street ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' films' killings, which spoil a lot of them for viewers who initially take an interest in ''F Vs. J'' as [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] fans.
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* Prior to it's airing on TV, the ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' episode "Trakeena's Revenge" was sold in limited McDonalds during April, and thus providing spoilers (to those not Sentai educated) for the later portion of the series such as the Rangers' Omega Megazord, Max Solarzord, V-Lancers, Battle Boosters. There's also the first onscreen appearance of Olympius, as well as Queen Bansheera who has partially taken physical form.
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** And even for newcomers watching the movies in chronological order, it is quite hard to remain unspoiled about the relationship between the Queen of Naboo and her handmaiden when so many materials about Episode II and III talk about [[spoiler:Senator Padme Amidala]].
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* Believe it or not, there's even a few people who have watched ''Film/CitizenKane'' for the first time and do '''not''' know what the secret of "Rosebud" was, even though there's a trope for that: [[spoiler: ItWasHisSled]].
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* If you didn't know that [[spoiler:Jigsaw died]] in ''{{Saw}} III'', you may wish to steer clear of the trailers and DVD boxart for ''Saw IV'', which show [[spoiler:Jigsaw's body lying on an autopsy table and his disembodied head being weighed on a scale]], respectively.
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* The opening credits of ''TheFinalDestination'' play across CGI reenactments of [[{{Gorn}} spectacular deaths]] from the prior three films, potentially depleting their shock-value for anyone seeing this installment first. Partially averted, as the reenactments use skeletal figures in the role of victims, hence the ''identity'' of who'd gotten killed in each manner is left in doubt.
** [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] opening monologue in ''Film/FreddyVsJason'' includes a rapid-fire flashback to several of the previous Elm Street films' killings, which spoil a lot of them for viewers who initially take an interest in ''F Vs. J'' as [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] fans.
** [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] opening monologue in ''Film/FreddyVsJason'' includes a rapid-fire flashback to several of the previous Elm Street films' killings, which spoil a lot of them for viewers who initially take an interest in ''F Vs. J'' as [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] fans.
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* The opening credits of ''TheFinalDestination'' ''Film/FinalDestination4'' play across CGI reenactments of [[{{Gorn}} spectacular deaths]] from the prior three films, potentially depleting their shock-value for anyone seeing this installment first. Partially averted, as the reenactments use skeletal figures in the role of victims, hence the ''identity'' of who'd gotten killed in each manner is left in doubt.
** * [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] opening monologue in ''Film/FreddyVsJason'' includes a rapid-fire flashback to several of the previous Elm Street films' killings, which spoil a lot of them for viewers who initially take an interest in ''F Vs. J'' as [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] fans.
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* For the theatrical release of ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', Creator/CharlizeTheron received the SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer treatment in both trailers and promotional artwork, which gave the audience the impression she simply had a supporting role as Justin Bateman's wife, [[spoiler: until it's revealed she also has superpowers, and had a tragic immortal history and ties with the titular character.]] The DVD cover art dispenses with the surprise by promoting Theron to equal BilledAboveTheTitle treatment with Will Smith -- the movie had always been promoted as a solo vehicle for Smith -- and [[spoiler: has her in her DarkActionGirl garb in an AssKickingPose next to Hancock.]]
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* For the theatrical release of ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', Creator/CharlizeTheron received the SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer treatment in both trailers and promotional artwork, which gave the audience the impression she simply had a supporting role as Justin Bateman's wife, [[spoiler: until it's revealed she also has superpowers, and had a tragic immortal history and ties with the titular character.]] The DVD cover art dispenses with the surprise by promoting Theron to equal BilledAboveTheTitle treatment with Will Smith -- the movie had always been promoted as a solo vehicle for Smith -- and [[spoiler: has her in her DarkActionGirl garb in an AssKickingPose next to Hancock.]] ]]
* ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'':
** The DVD prequel for ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' assumes that the viewer has already seen the original film, as it spoils the ending of the first film and has Brian O'Connor running from an arrest warrant caused by his association with Dominic Toretto.
** The DVD/Blu-Ray boxart for ''Fast Five'' blatantly spoils the reveal that [[spoiler:Dwayne Johnson's Federal agent]] pulls a HeelFaceTurn and begins supporting the team midway through the film. It makes the assault/rescue scene in Rio a bit less suspenseful.
** The first promo clip released for ''Furious 7'' revealed that [[spoiler:Han had died at the end of the previous film]] during TheStinger, spoiling it for anyone who hadn't already seen ''Tokyo Drift'' or ''Fast & Furious 6''.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngmqRQA8eGU official music video]] for Wiz Khalifa's AwardBaitSong "See You Again" (from the ''Furious 7'' soundtrack) spoils the entire ending, and was put online the week ''after'' the film's release. Although it's clearly intended to be a tribute video, it shows [[spoiler:the "last ride" with Brian, who [[RidingIntoTheSunset drives off into the sunset]] in the final shot]]. It seems like the producers just took the ending wholesale and ported into the music video, thus spoiling it for anyone who hasn't seen the film yet. Additionally, the final scene was spoiled in one of the television spots and promo photos.
* ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'':
** The DVD prequel for ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' assumes that the viewer has already seen the original film, as it spoils the ending of the first film and has Brian O'Connor running from an arrest warrant caused by his association with Dominic Toretto.
** The DVD/Blu-Ray boxart for ''Fast Five'' blatantly spoils the reveal that [[spoiler:Dwayne Johnson's Federal agent]] pulls a HeelFaceTurn and begins supporting the team midway through the film. It makes the assault/rescue scene in Rio a bit less suspenseful.
** The first promo clip released for ''Furious 7'' revealed that [[spoiler:Han had died at the end of the previous film]] during TheStinger, spoiling it for anyone who hadn't already seen ''Tokyo Drift'' or ''Fast & Furious 6''.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngmqRQA8eGU official music video]] for Wiz Khalifa's AwardBaitSong "See You Again" (from the ''Furious 7'' soundtrack) spoils the entire ending, and was put online the week ''after'' the film's release. Although it's clearly intended to be a tribute video, it shows [[spoiler:the "last ride" with Brian, who [[RidingIntoTheSunset drives off into the sunset]] in the final shot]]. It seems like the producers just took the ending wholesale and ported into the music video, thus spoiling it for anyone who hasn't seen the film yet. Additionally, the final scene was spoiled in one of the television spots and promo photos.
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** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': it's hard to find anyone that ''doesn't'' know that [[LukeIAmYourFather Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father]], [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame even if they've never watched any of the movies.]]
** The VHS release of ''Film/ANewHope'' opened with a trailer for the full trilogy on video, including the line "Is Darth Vader my father?" from ''Jedi'', ensuring that even the most ignorant first-time viewers weren't surprised.
** Palpatine wasn't actually ''named'' on film in the original trilogy, being referred to only as "Emperor" (his name comes from the ''Film/ANewHope'' novelization). So, ''theoretically'', if you never saw any of the action figures, comics, books, or other non-movie material, or paid attention to the credits and realized it was the same actor in the prequels as in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', you might not know. Until the last film came out, there was some discussion among ''StarWars'' fans (who obviously would know) that Lucas might pull one out of the hat and reveal Sidious wasn't really Palpatine. [[TheUntwist He was.]]
** Trailers for ''Episode III'' naturally gave away the transformation of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader ''as the main selling point for seeing the movie in the first place'', and attempted to subvert the trope by teasing the audience into exactly ''how'' this transformation comes about. People who had been reading [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse supplemental materials]], however, knew it would happen in a BattleAmongstTheFlames between Anakin and Obi-Wan.
** The movie posters for ''Episode I'', showing young Anakin's shadow, as formed by his mushroom-top hair-do, forming the outline of Darth Vader's helmet.
** The soundtrack CD for ''The Phantom Menace'' was released before the film. Two tracks were called [[spoiler:Qui-Gon's Noble End]] and [[spoiler:The High Council Meeting and Qui-Gon's Funeral]].
** Lampshaded mercilessly by AnsemRetort Darth Maul, who was shown as being oblivious that [[spoiler:Qui-Gon died]], complaining to Marluxia that "some people haven't seen this movie yet." This is made more absurd when one considers that his introduction into the comic included whining about his fate in the end of the movie.
** And even for newcomers watching the movies in chronological order, it is quite hard to remain unspoiled about the relationship between the Queen of Naboo and her handmaiden when so many materials about Episode II and III talk about [[spoiler:Senator Padme Amidala]].
* The trailers and posters for ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' is fairly blunt about a number of Book 7 developments, including [[spoiler: the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry's turning himself over to Voldemort, and the show-down between Harry and Voldemort]].
** Also, if you haven't read or seen ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'', you might be a tad confused as to why Harry and Ginny kiss in the 7 trailer. But then, the trailer basically spoils ''everything'' aside from the final outcome of, since most of the trailer is made of stuff that is ''definitely'' from the second part. Way to go, trailer-makers.
** Trailers for the fifth movie obviously center on the Ministry's refusal to accept that Voldemort has returned.
** Trailers for the fifth movie also clearly show that Sirius Black is [[spoiler:a good guy]], spoiling TheReveal at the end of the third film. It's made even more explicit in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaCwrQCjeRk this promo]] for the same film.
* ''Film/SpeedRacer'' hangs a lampshade that Racer X is Rex Racer, [[NotHisSled with the twist that he isn't Speed's brother]] [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope except he still is, he just had plastic surgery]]]].
* The final shot of ''Film/BeingThere'' is often spoiled by reviewers, biographies and documentaries of Creator/PeterSellers (as well as the 2004 biopic ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers''), and even TV promos (and the trailers for that biopic). What's really sad is that it's an unusually powerful TwistEnding [[spoiler:in that it forces the viewer to rethink what they know about Chance the Gardener -- as said at the MisaimedFandom entry, perhaps the viewer WASN'T as privy to his actual nature as they thought... or was she? Plus, it's a sudden injection of sheer fantasy into what was a fairly realistic satire up to that moment]]. That said though, given the reasons it tends to be spoiled -- it's the CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both the character and perhaps the actor (it was conceived as a response to how well the movie and his performance were working), as well as a starting point for discussions about the film -- it's perhaps more justifiable than other examples of this trope.
** Heck, the shot is often used on the cover.
* Because it's been in so many other ''{{Franchise/Batman}}'' media anyway, it's impossible not to know that Harvey Dent becomes Two-Face. The only question in any of the series is how, and when. Still, there was an interview with Aaron Eckhart in the July/August 08 ''Men's Health''. It lists his movie roles, including his turn in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' as "Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Harvey Two-Face". Which kind of blew the surprise considering that nobody knew if he actually would become Two-Face during that film or not. [[spoiler: Of course he did!]]
** Also something that might have thrown people by the Burton/Schumacher films: Harvey Dent was played by Billy Dee Williams in the first movie, and [[TheOtherDarrin Tommy Lee Jones]] (as Two-Face) in the third. Lest you think that changing actors can be done subtly, Williams is black and Jones is white.
*** As mentioned on the ''Film/BatmanForever'' page, Williams took the minor role of Harvey Dent expecting that in sequels he would become Two-Face, and had it in his contract. The studio bought him out, when they wanted to use Tommy Lee Jones instead.
* There are plenty of people who are going to be upset, but shouldn't be, about ''The Express'''s built-in DownerEnding: Ernie Davis died of leukemia two years after the film's signature CrowningMomentOfAwesome. Some of the current commercials {{lampshade|Hanging}} this (probably hoping to stave off such a reaction).
* Most of the marketing for ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' falls under TrailersAlwaysSpoil in that it's not very subtle about [[spoiler:Veidt being the real villain]]. However, [[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Watchmen-Rorschach/44288562035 the bio for Rorschach on Facebook]] includes an audio clip of his journal, one of which has him flat out ''stating'' this fact. Commercials also reveal Rorschach's face, spoiling his identity for anyone who hadn't already read the graphic novel, or knew the character's actor.
* ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'': As [[Film/{{Scream 1996}} Ghostface]] put it: "[[Film/FridayThe13th1980 You should know that Jason's mother, Mrs. Voorhees, was the original killer]]. Jason didn't show up till [[Film/FridayThe13thPart2 the sequel.]] I'm afraid that was the wrong answer."
* The trailers to ''Film/{{Hannibal}}'' obviously reveal that Hannibal escaped in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''. Also, ask anyone about the characters in ''Silence of the Lambs'' and you're bound to get "A crazy guy who makes clothes out of women's skin.", a fact that isn't revealed in the movie until the 3rd Act, where it's a big reveal, and one of the changes from the book that is for the better (in the book Hannibal reveals that Bill is making a woman suit, and the revelation is relegated to "He knows how to sew").
* ''A Shot in the Dark'' was the second film in Peter Sellers' ''Franchise/PinkPanther'' film series and it's the one where all the elements of the later films in the series are introduced. But because it doesn't have "Pink Panther" in the title, it's likely to be one of the ''last'' films of the series you're going to watch. There are two elements in this film that were played as plot twists that became unsurprising [[RunningGag running gags]] in the later films:
** Early in the film, a sinister looking Asian man attacks Clouseau in his own bedroom! [[spoiler: It's Clouseau's own manservant Cato, whom Clouseau has actually ordered to constantly attack him so Clouseau will always be CrazyPrepared for an attack.]]
** Later in the film, a shadowy figure stalks Clouseau and makes several attempts on his life! Is it the killer? [[spoiler: No, it's Clouseau's own boss, Chief Inspector Dreyfus, who's been driven AxeCrazy by Clouseau's shenanigans.]] This "twist" not only became a RunningGag, but became the main plot of ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again''.
* The American DVD case and menu for ''{{Audition}}'' spoil the major GenreShift twist in the second half of the movie.
* The iconic scene from ''Film/SayAnything'', where Lloyd is holding the boombox over his head, is now the cover art for the film.
** Now? [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Say_Anything.jpg It's on the original theatrical poster.]]
* ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock''. Search? Did something [[HeroicSacrifice happen to Spock]] in the last movie?
** One ''could'' call it downplayed, in that while it establishes that ''something'' happened to Spock in the last movie, it doesn't establish ''what'' -- he must be separated from the crew in a dramatically interesting way for them to search for him, but that doesn't mean he has to be ''dead''.
** In fact, him being dead is the [[JustForPun least logical]] of any conclusions to be drawn from the title alone, considering the fact that death is one of a few things that is hard to be found from.
* The trailers for the second part of the ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy, ''The Two Towers'', made it very, ''very'' clear that Gandalf was [[spoiler: not in fact dead]] as the first movie had implied. Which was a pretty major plot twist in the book, but apparently the marketing team thought genre-savvy movie-goers probably figured it out.
** Or they figured that most people had, you know, [[AdaptationDisplacement read the books.]]
* The opening credits of ''TheFinalDestination'' play across CGI reenactments of [[{{Gorn}} spectacular deaths]] from the prior three films, potentially depleting their shock-value for anyone seeing this installment first. Partially averted, as the reenactments use skeletal figures in the role of victims, hence the ''identity'' of who'd gotten killed in each manner is left in doubt.
** [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] opening monologue in ''Film/FreddyVsJason'' includes a rapid-fire flashback to several of the previous Elm Street films' killings, which spoil a lot of them for viewers who initially take an interest in ''F Vs. J'' as [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] fans.
* The tagline for ''Film/LittleNicky'' basically spoils who his mom is...
* In the ending of ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', [[spoiler:Neo dies in a HeroicSacrifice against Smith]]. This plot twist is spoiled in an ad for ''VideoGame/TheMatrixOnline'', which mentions the factions fighting over "the legacy of [[spoiler:Neo's sacrifice]]."
** The VHS release of the original ''Film/TheMatrix'' spoiled the whole "[[spoiler: reality isn't real, everyone's in a LotusEaterMachine]]" revelation ''on the back of the freaking box''! And then the DVD release did it again.
* Subverted hardcore in ''Film/{{Se7en}}''. [[spoiler: Kevin Spacey is never shown in ads or posters and ''his name isn't even in the opening credits.'' This was a man who was meant to get top billing. Bravo, good sir. Bravo.]]
* The DVD and video covers for the original ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' has [[spoiler:the final, iconic shot of the Statue of Liberty]]. Despite this, there are still some people who don't know the ending.
* The VHS release of ''Film/WhatDreamsMayCome'' spoiled [[spoiler: Annie's suicide]] on the back of the box. And then the DVD release did it again.
* ''Film/AlienResurrection'''s official trailer flatout says that [[spoiler:Ellen Ripley died before the events of the film]] no less than three separate times (using various characters' quotes).
** The back cover for the UK DVD release of ''Film/{{Alien 3}}'' outright spoils the fact that supporting characters Dwayne Hicks and 'Newt' Jorden are killed at the beginning of the film (before Ripley crashes on Fiorina 161).
* There's a very subtle one in [[http://www.posters.ws/images/408149/usual_suspects.jpg this poster]] for ''Film/TheUsualSuspects''. The tagline is a hint. [[spoiler: Kevin Spacey (aka Verbal Kint) is the only one who's over his name. Also, he's the last in the lineup and the last one named.]]
** The DVD of ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'' is even worse. The scene index shows a still clip from each of the 25 "chapters" of the DVD. The still clip for the final chapter shows a fax machine receiving an image of Keyser Soze's face, and even at low resolution a casual viewer can easily see it's [[spoiler: Kevin Spacey]].
** Also, if you watch too much of the main menu of the DVD of the ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'' you will see [[spoiler: a man's feet as he limps down the street. His gait quickly becomes less shuffling and he is suddenly walking perfectly fine.]]
* If you didn't know that [[spoiler:Jigsaw died]] in ''{{Saw}} III'', you may wish to steer clear of the trailers and DVD boxart for ''Saw IV'', which show [[spoiler:Jigsaw's body lying on an autopsy table and his disembodied head being weighed on a scale]], respectively.
* The DVD cover of ''Film/HalloweenII1981'' outright spoils the fact that Laurie Strode is Michael Myers' [[spoiler: sister]]; something that isn't revealed until mid-way through the film.
* Once you pop the ''Film/GhostRider'' DVD into your player, the background visuals behind the menus reveal that [[spoiler:there is a second Ghost Rider]].
* Prior to it's airing on TV, the ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' episode "Trakeena's Revenge" was sold in limited McDonalds during April, and thus providing spoilers (to those not Sentai educated) for the later portion of the series such as the Rangers' Omega Megazord, Max Solarzord, V-Lancers, Battle Boosters. There's also the first onscreen appearance of Olympius, as well as Queen Bansheera who has partially taken physical form.
* The main menu of the ''Film/WarGames'' DVD shows WOPR [[spoiler: playing tic-tac-toe]]
* The cover of the 20th anniversary collector's edition of ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' makes it quite clear who the Man in Black really is.
* The main menu of the ''Film/BartonFink'' DVD spoils several crucial aspects of the ending.
* The theatrical trailer to Paul Bartel’s ''Private Parts'' reveals spoilers from the end of the film.
* ''Film/TheAbominableDrPhibes'': Phibes' disfigured face, only revealed late in the film, is shown on the theatrical poster.
* Evidently the marketers in charge of promoting ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' didn't even try to keep the titular Soldier's identity ([[spoiler:ComicBook/BuckyBarnes]]) a secret, bringing up his real name in promotional material on [=DVDs=] and in a documentary about the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]]. Yes, for comics fans it was an eight year old spoiler already, but because of this mindset hardly anyone walking into theatres was shocked to find out who he was. Same goes for DVD viewers, which featured a screenshot of his uncovered face on the DVD case.
** Although the movie's ''writers'' did seem to be aware of this, and exploited the fact that everyone could see this particular twist coming a mile off to distract from the real spoiler: [[spoiler:SHIELD has been a puppet agency controlled by HYDRA from its very inception]].
*** Although ''even this'' twist had a form of leak prior to the film's release, given that [[spoiler: the synopsis for ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' had already been released, which blatantly said that The Avengers start out the movie battling HYDRA. This didn't spoil HYDRA's ties to SHIELD, but it did spoil the fact that HYDRA has resurfaced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.]]
* This might be the reason why the Creator/SteveJobs biopic ''Jobs'' ends in the very early 2000s. Since Steve Jobs had died a mere two years before the movie's release, the filmmakers probably figured everybody not living under a rock would know how the story ends. So the film cuts to credits with a simple title card which says Steve Paul Jobs 1955-2011.
* The synopsis on the back of the ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' DVD names Benedict Cumberbatch's character as Khan, despite the fact that his true identity as the iconic super villain is not revealed until halfway through the movie, with the character using an alias up until that point.
* For the theatrical release of ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', Creator/CharlizeTheron received the SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer treatment in both trailers and promotional artwork, which gave the audience the impression she simply had a supporting role as Justin Bateman's wife, [[spoiler: until it's revealed she also has superpowers, and had a tragic immortal history and ties with the titular character.]] The DVD cover art dispenses with the surprise by promoting Theron to equal BilledAboveTheTitle treatment with Will Smith -- the movie had always been promoted as a solo vehicle for Smith -- and [[spoiler: has her in her DarkActionGirl garb in an AssKickingPose next to Hancock.]]
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** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': it's hard to find anyone that ''doesn't'' know that [[LukeIAmYourFather Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father]], [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame even if they've never watched any of the movies.]]
** The VHS release of ''Film/ANewHope'' opened with a trailer for the full trilogy on video, including the line "Is Darth Vader my father?" from ''Jedi'', ensuring that even the most ignorant first-time viewers weren't surprised.
** Palpatine wasn't actually ''named'' on film in the original trilogy, being referred to only as "Emperor" (his name comes from the ''Film/ANewHope'' novelization). So, ''theoretically'', if you never saw any of the action figures, comics, books, or other non-movie material, or paid attention to the credits and realized it was the same actor in the prequels as in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', you might not know. Until the last film came out, there was some discussion among ''StarWars'' fans (who obviously would know) that Lucas might pull one out of the hat and reveal Sidious wasn't really Palpatine. [[TheUntwist He was.]]
** Trailers for ''Episode III'' naturally gave away the transformation of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader ''as the main selling point for seeing the movie in the first place'', and attempted to subvert the trope by teasing the audience into exactly ''how'' this transformation comes about. People who had been reading [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse supplemental materials]], however, knew it would happen in a BattleAmongstTheFlames between Anakin and Obi-Wan.
** The movie posters for ''Episode I'', showing young Anakin's shadow, as formed by his mushroom-top hair-do, forming the outline of Darth Vader's helmet.
** The soundtrack CD for ''The Phantom Menace'' was released before the film. Two tracks were called [[spoiler:Qui-Gon's Noble End]] and [[spoiler:The High Council Meeting and Qui-Gon's Funeral]].
** Lampshaded mercilessly by AnsemRetort Darth Maul, who was shown as being oblivious that [[spoiler:Qui-Gon died]], complaining to Marluxia that "some people haven't seen this movie yet." This is made more absurd when one considers that his introduction into the comic included whining about his fate in the end of the movie.
** And even for newcomers watching the movies in chronological order, it is quite hard to remain unspoiled about the relationship between the Queen of Naboo and her handmaiden when so many materials about Episode II and III talk about [[spoiler:Senator Padme Amidala]].
* The trailers and posters for ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' is fairly blunt about a number of Book 7 developments, including [[spoiler: the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry's turning himself over to Voldemort, and the show-down between Harry and Voldemort]].
** Also, if you haven't read or seen ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'', you might be a tad confused as to why Harry and Ginny kiss in the 7 trailer. But then, the trailer basically spoils ''everything'' aside from the final outcome of, since most of the trailer is made of stuff that is ''definitely'' from the second part. Way to go, trailer-makers.
** Trailers for the fifth movie obviously center on the Ministry's refusal to accept that Voldemort has returned.
** Trailers for the fifth movie also clearly show that Sirius Black is [[spoiler:a good guy]], spoiling TheReveal at the end of the third film. It's made even more explicit in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaCwrQCjeRk this promo]] for the same film.
* ''Film/SpeedRacer'' hangs a lampshade that Racer X is Rex Racer, [[NotHisSled with the twist that he isn't Speed's brother]] [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope except he still is, he just had plastic surgery]]]].
* The final shot of ''Film/BeingThere'' is often spoiled by reviewers, biographies and documentaries of Creator/PeterSellers (as well as the 2004 biopic ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers''), and even TV promos (and the trailers for that biopic). What's really sad is that it's an unusually powerful TwistEnding [[spoiler:in that it forces the viewer to rethink what they know about Chance the Gardener -- as said at the MisaimedFandom entry, perhaps the viewer WASN'T as privy to his actual nature as they thought... or was she? Plus, it's a sudden injection of sheer fantasy into what was a fairly realistic satire up to that moment]]. That said though, given the reasons it tends to be spoiled -- it's the CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both the character and perhaps the actor (it was conceived as a response to how well the movie and his performance were working), as well as a starting point for discussions about the film -- it's perhaps more justifiable than other examples of this trope.
** Heck, the shot is often used on the cover.
* Because it's been in so many other ''{{Franchise/Batman}}'' media anyway, it's impossible not to know that Harvey Dent becomes Two-Face. The only question in any of the series is how, and when. Still, there was an interview with Aaron Eckhart in the July/August 08 ''Men's Health''. It lists his movie roles, including his turn in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' as "Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Harvey Two-Face". Which kind of blew the surprise considering that nobody knew if he actually would become Two-Face during that film or not. [[spoiler: Of course he did!]]
** Also something that might have thrown people by the Burton/Schumacher films: Harvey Dent was played by Billy Dee Williams in the first movie, and [[TheOtherDarrin Tommy Lee Jones]] (as Two-Face) in the third. Lest you think that changing actors can be done subtly, Williams is black and Jones is white.
*** As mentioned on the ''Film/BatmanForever'' page, Williams took the minor role of Harvey Dent expecting that in sequels he would become Two-Face, and had it in his contract. The studio bought him out, when they wanted to use Tommy Lee Jones instead.
* There are plenty of people who are going to be upset, but shouldn't be, about ''The Express'''s built-in DownerEnding: Ernie Davis died of leukemia two years after the film's signature CrowningMomentOfAwesome. Some of the current commercials {{lampshade|Hanging}} this (probably hoping to stave off such a reaction).
* Most of the marketing for ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' falls under TrailersAlwaysSpoil in that it's not very subtle about [[spoiler:Veidt being the real villain]]. However, [[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Watchmen-Rorschach/44288562035 the bio for Rorschach on Facebook]] includes an audio clip of his journal, one of which has him flat out ''stating'' this fact. Commercials also reveal Rorschach's face, spoiling his identity for anyone who hadn't already read the graphic novel, or knew the character's actor.
* ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'': As [[Film/{{Scream 1996}} Ghostface]] put it: "[[Film/FridayThe13th1980 You should know that Jason's mother, Mrs. Voorhees, was the original killer]]. Jason didn't show up till [[Film/FridayThe13thPart2 the sequel.]] I'm afraid that was the wrong answer."
* The trailers to ''Film/{{Hannibal}}'' obviously reveal that Hannibal escaped in ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''. Also, ask anyone about the characters in ''Silence of the Lambs'' and you're bound to get "A crazy guy who makes clothes out of women's skin.", a fact that isn't revealed in the movie until the 3rd Act, where it's a big reveal, and one of the changes from the book that is for the better (in the book Hannibal reveals that Bill is making a woman suit, and the revelation is relegated to "He knows how to sew").
* ''A Shot in the Dark'' was the second film in Peter Sellers' ''Franchise/PinkPanther'' film series and it's the one where all the elements of the later films in the series are introduced. But because it doesn't have "Pink Panther" in the title, it's likely to be one of the ''last'' films of the series you're going to watch. There are two elements in this film that were played as plot twists that became unsurprising [[RunningGag running gags]] in the later films:
** Early in the film, a sinister looking Asian man attacks Clouseau in his own bedroom! [[spoiler: It's Clouseau's own manservant Cato, whom Clouseau has actually ordered to constantly attack him so Clouseau will always be CrazyPrepared for an attack.]]
** Later in the film, a shadowy figure stalks Clouseau and makes several attempts on his life! Is it the killer? [[spoiler: No, it's Clouseau's own boss, Chief Inspector Dreyfus, who's been driven AxeCrazy by Clouseau's shenanigans.]] This "twist" not only became a RunningGag, but became the main plot of ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again''.
* The American DVD case and menu for ''{{Audition}}'' spoil the major GenreShift twist in the second half of the movie.
* The iconic scene from ''Film/SayAnything'', where Lloyd is holding the boombox over his head, is now the cover art for the film.
** Now? [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Say_Anything.jpg It's on the original theatrical poster.]]
* ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock''. Search? Did something [[HeroicSacrifice happen to Spock]] in the last movie?
** One ''could'' call it downplayed, in that while it establishes that ''something'' happened to Spock in the last movie, it doesn't establish ''what'' -- he must be separated from the crew in a dramatically interesting way for them to search for him, but that doesn't mean he has to be ''dead''.
** In fact, him being dead is the [[JustForPun least logical]] of any conclusions to be drawn from the title alone, considering the fact that death is one of a few things that is hard to be found from.
* The trailers for the second part of the ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy, ''The Two Towers'', made it very, ''very'' clear that Gandalf was [[spoiler: not in fact dead]] as the first movie had implied. Which was a pretty major plot twist in the book, but apparently the marketing team thought genre-savvy movie-goers probably figured it out.
** Or they figured that most people had, you know, [[AdaptationDisplacement read the books.]]
* The opening credits of ''TheFinalDestination'' play across CGI reenactments of [[{{Gorn}} spectacular deaths]] from the prior three films, potentially depleting their shock-value for anyone seeing this installment first. Partially averted, as the reenactments use skeletal figures in the role of victims, hence the ''identity'' of who'd gotten killed in each manner is left in doubt.
** [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy's]] opening monologue in ''Film/FreddyVsJason'' includes a rapid-fire flashback to several of the previous Elm Street films' killings, which spoil a lot of them for viewers who initially take an interest in ''F Vs. J'' as [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]] fans.
* The tagline for ''Film/LittleNicky'' basically spoils who his mom is...
* In the ending of ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', [[spoiler:Neo dies in a HeroicSacrifice against Smith]]. This plot twist is spoiled in an ad for ''VideoGame/TheMatrixOnline'', which mentions the factions fighting over "the legacy of [[spoiler:Neo's sacrifice]]."
** The VHS release of the original ''Film/TheMatrix'' spoiled the whole "[[spoiler: reality isn't real, everyone's in a LotusEaterMachine]]" revelation ''on the back of the freaking box''! And then the DVD release did it again.
* Subverted hardcore in ''Film/{{Se7en}}''. [[spoiler: Kevin Spacey is never shown in ads or posters and ''his name isn't even in the opening credits.'' This was a man who was meant to get top billing. Bravo, good sir. Bravo.]]
* The DVD and video covers for the original ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'' has [[spoiler:the final, iconic shot of the Statue of Liberty]]. Despite this, there are still some people who don't know the ending.
* The VHS release of ''Film/WhatDreamsMayCome'' spoiled [[spoiler: Annie's suicide]] on the back of the box. And then the DVD release did it again.
* ''Film/AlienResurrection'''s official trailer flatout says that [[spoiler:Ellen Ripley died before the events of the film]] no less than three separate times (using various characters' quotes).
** The back cover for the UK DVD release of ''Film/{{Alien 3}}'' outright spoils the fact that supporting characters Dwayne Hicks and 'Newt' Jorden are killed at the beginning of the film (before Ripley crashes on Fiorina 161).
* There's a very subtle one in [[http://www.posters.ws/images/408149/usual_suspects.jpg this poster]] for ''Film/TheUsualSuspects''. The tagline is a hint. [[spoiler: Kevin Spacey (aka Verbal Kint) is the only one who's over his name. Also, he's the last in the lineup and the last one named.]]
** The DVD of ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'' is even worse. The scene index shows a still clip from each of the 25 "chapters" of the DVD. The still clip for the final chapter shows a fax machine receiving an image of Keyser Soze's face, and even at low resolution a casual viewer can easily see it's [[spoiler: Kevin Spacey]].
** Also, if you watch too much of the main menu of the DVD of the ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'' you will see [[spoiler: a man's feet as he limps down the street. His gait quickly becomes less shuffling and he is suddenly walking perfectly fine.]]
* If you didn't know that [[spoiler:Jigsaw died]] in ''{{Saw}} III'', you may wish to steer clear of the trailers and DVD boxart for ''Saw IV'', which show [[spoiler:Jigsaw's body lying on an autopsy table and his disembodied head being weighed on a scale]], respectively.
* The DVD cover of ''Film/HalloweenII1981'' outright spoils the fact that Laurie Strode is Michael Myers' [[spoiler: sister]]; something that isn't revealed until mid-way through the film.
* Once you pop the ''Film/GhostRider'' DVD into your player, the background visuals behind the menus reveal that [[spoiler:there is a second Ghost Rider]].
* Prior to it's airing on TV, the ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' episode "Trakeena's Revenge" was sold in limited McDonalds during April, and thus providing spoilers (to those not Sentai educated) for the later portion of the series such as the Rangers' Omega Megazord, Max Solarzord, V-Lancers, Battle Boosters. There's also the first onscreen appearance of Olympius, as well as Queen Bansheera who has partially taken physical form.
* The main menu of the ''Film/WarGames'' DVD shows WOPR [[spoiler: playing tic-tac-toe]]
* The cover of the 20th anniversary collector's edition of ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' makes it quite clear who the Man in Black really is.
* The main menu of the ''Film/BartonFink'' DVD spoils several crucial aspects of the ending.
* The theatrical trailer to Paul Bartel’s ''Private Parts'' reveals spoilers from the end of the film.
* ''Film/TheAbominableDrPhibes'': Phibes' disfigured face, only revealed late in the film, is shown on the theatrical poster.
* Evidently the marketers in charge of promoting ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' didn't even try to keep the titular Soldier's identity ([[spoiler:ComicBook/BuckyBarnes]]) a secret, bringing up his real name in promotional material on [=DVDs=] and in a documentary about the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]]. Yes, for comics fans it was an eight year old spoiler already, but because of this mindset hardly anyone walking into theatres was shocked to find out who he was. Same goes for DVD viewers, which featured a screenshot of his uncovered face on the DVD case.
** Although the movie's ''writers'' did seem to be aware of this, and exploited the fact that everyone could see this particular twist coming a mile off to distract from the real spoiler: [[spoiler:SHIELD has been a puppet agency controlled by HYDRA from its very inception]].
*** Although ''even this'' twist had a form of leak prior to the film's release, given that [[spoiler: the synopsis for ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' had already been released, which blatantly said that The Avengers start out the movie battling HYDRA. This didn't spoil HYDRA's ties to SHIELD, but it did spoil the fact that HYDRA has resurfaced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.]]
* This might be the reason why the Creator/SteveJobs biopic ''Jobs'' ends in the very early 2000s. Since Steve Jobs had died a mere two years before the movie's release, the filmmakers probably figured everybody not living under a rock would know how the story ends. So the film cuts to credits with a simple title card which says Steve Paul Jobs 1955-2011.
* The synopsis on the back of the ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' DVD names Benedict Cumberbatch's character as Khan, despite the fact that his true identity as the iconic super villain is not revealed until halfway through the movie, with the character using an alias up until that point.
* For the theatrical release of ''Film/{{Hancock}}'', Creator/CharlizeTheron received the SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer treatment in both trailers and promotional artwork, which gave the audience the impression she simply had a supporting role as Justin Bateman's wife, [[spoiler: until it's revealed she also has superpowers, and had a tragic immortal history and ties with the titular character.]] The DVD cover art dispenses with the surprise by promoting Theron to equal BilledAboveTheTitle treatment with Will Smith -- the movie had always been promoted as a solo vehicle for Smith -- and [[spoiler: has her in her DarkActionGirl garb in an AssKickingPose next to Hancock.]]
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