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A common turn of phrase on film posters is to have it stated that an actor ''is'' the main character. It's a slightly odd expression, even with DyeingForYourArt in play. Often used when the character's name is also the movie's title.
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!!Examples:

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* ''AngelsAndDemons'': "Tom Hanks is Robert Langdon".
* One poster design for ''YouOnlyLiveTwice'', which was competing with the ''CasinoRoyale'' spoof, had "SeanConnery IS JamesBond".
* The teaser trailer for ''StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' did this with the whole cast. With OrsonWelles narrating. See [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwivz3gECus here]].
* "JimCarrey is AndyKaufman in ''Man on the Moon''".
* "Matt Damon is [[Film/TheBourneSeries Jason Bourne]]"
* HarrisonFord is ''Film/TheFugitive''.
* In LifeOfBrian, the Pythons wanted George Lazenby to play Jesus as a cameo, purely [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar so they could say "George Lazenby]] ''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar is]]'' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Jesus Christ!"]] They couldn't get him, so it didn't pan out.
* Parodied in the trailer for ''PeeWeesBigAdventure'': [[ShapedLikeItself "Pee-Wee Herman is Pee-Wee Herman."]]
* KevinCostner is ''[[RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves Robin Hood]]''.

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* ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' often spoofs this with their films, such as "[[{{Mitchell}} Joe Don Baker]] IS Film/SantaClaus"

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* Emphasizing its ConceptAlbum and stage persona nature, ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' was promoted with an ad proclaiming "DavidBowie is Ziggy Stardust"; at the bottom, in smaller type, it read "Ziggy Stardust is David Bowie".

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* ''TheSimpsons'' episode guest-starring MarkHamill played with this, with two posters in the theater performing ''Guys And Dolls'': "Mark Hamill IS Nathan Detroit" and "Pepper Steak IS the Entree".
* "RobSchneider is ''The Stapler''/''A Carrot''/''Da Derp De Derp Da Teetily Derp Da Derpee Dumb''/''Kenny''! [[SouthPark Rated PG-13]]."
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* In LifeOfBrian, the Pythons wanted David Niven to play Jesus as a cameo, purely [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar so they could say "David Niven]] ''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar is]]'' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Jesus Christ!"]] They couldn't get him, so it didn't pan out.

* HarrisonFord is ''TheFugitive''.

* In LifeOfBrian, the Pythons wanted David Niven to play Jesus as a cameo, purely so they could say "David Niven ''is'' Jesus Christ!". They couldn't get him, so it didn't pan out.
* Subverted in the trailer for ''PeeWeesBigAdventure'': [[ShapedLikeItself "Pee-Wee Herman is Pee-Wee Herman."]]

* "RobSchneider is ''The Stapler''/''A Carrot''/''Da Derp De Derp Da Teetily Derp Da Derpee Dumb''/''Kenny''! [[SouthPark Rated PG-13]]."

* ''TheSimpsons'' episode guest-starring Mark Hamill played with this, with two posters in the theater performing ''Guys And Dolls'': "Mark Hamill IS Nathan Detroit" and "Pepper Steak IS the Entree".

'''Examples:'''

* ''TheSimpsons'' episode guest-starring Mark Hamill played with this, with two posters in the theater performing ''Guys And Dolls'': "Mark Hamill IS Nathan Detroit" and "Pepper Steak IS the Entree".

* MysteryScienceTheater3000 often spoofs this with their films, such as "[[{{Mitchell}} Joe Don Baker]] IS Film/SantaClaus"
* "RobSchneider is ''The Stapler''/''A Carrot''/''Da Derp De Derp Da Teetily Derp Da Derpee Dumb''/''Kenny''! [[SouthPark Rated PG-13]]."

A common turn of phrase on film posters is to have it stated that an actor ''is'' the main character. It's a slightly illogical expression, even with DyeingForYourArt in play. Often used when the character's name is also the movie's title.