History Main / FilmAtEleven

The phrase originated in the 1970s, when stations began to run teasers for the late local news during UsefulNotes/PrimeTime (such as "shootout at local gas station, Film at 11.") This was often a JustifiedTrope at the time, since it could take hours to transport exposed 16 mm film from a remote site to the station, develop it, edit it, and add a voiceover. Even now stations don't like to broadcast raw video from outside sources in case it contains something not fit for the six o'clock news, and satellite uplinks aren't always possible in remote areas or in less developed countries. But the majority of delays these days aren't unavoidable; in almost all cases, they do it only to keep you watching to the end of the broadcast, so they can make more money from advertisers. The phrase itself persisted in the public lexicon [[TechnologyMarchesOn long after newsrooms switched from film to videotape]].

* Parodied repeatedly during ''Film/TheKentuckyFriedMovie'' by the ZuckerBrothers:

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* ''Wired'' magazine once did a piece taking off on [[Literature/HemingwaysSixWordStory the famous six-word story]] supposedly written by Creator/ErnestHemingway ("For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.") by asking SpeculativeFiction writers to try the same format. Creator/RobertJordan's entry was "Heaven falls. Details at eleven." For those of you keeping score at home, yes, Jordan's story was actually shorter than the original at five words.

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* Also parodied by the satire site [[http://web.archive.org/web/20071104153638/http://datelinehollywood.com/archives/2006/05/30/pat-obrien-delivers-columbia-school-of-broadcasting-commencment-address/ Dateline Hollywood]], where only one out of the three headlines that Pat O'Brien opens his commencement day speech (done in the style of a newscast) with actually gets expanded on.

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** In another episode he announced that a certain brand of soft drink had been found to be lethal, which one would be revealed after the commercials

* The album ''Music/NewsAt11'' by 猫 シ Corp. is named after this trope.

* ''Wired'' magazine once did a piece taking off on the famous six-word story supposedly written by Hemingway ("For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.") by asking SpeculativeFiction writers to try the same format. [[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Robert Jordan's]] entry was "Heaven falls. Details at eleven." For those of you keeping score at home, yes, Jordan's story was actually shorter than the original at five words.

* The first time {{Superman}} and [[ComicBook/TheFlash Wally West]] had a race, they were forced into it by Mr. Mxyzptlk, who kept popping up to annoy them as they ran. At one point he says "Who will win? Who will lose? Stay tuned -- film at eleven!"

* Also parodied on TheSimpsons when Kent Brockman was one of the many people running for the re-call election of Mayor Quimby. He threatened to withhold vital information about deadly household products if not elected.

* Particularly on the Internet, "Film at 11" has taken on an ironic meaning, equivalent to "seen it many times already". "More at 11" is a common variant.

The phrase originated in the 1970s, when stations began to run teasers for the late local news during UsefulNotes/PrimeTime (such as "shootout at local gas station, Film at 11.") This was often a JustifiedTrope at the time, since it could take hours to transport exposed 16 mm film from a remote site to the station, develop it, edit it, and add a voiceover. Even now stations don't like to broadcast raw video from outside sources in case it contains something not fit for the six o'clock news, and satellite uplinks aren't always possible in remote areas or in less developed countries. But the majority of delays these days aren't unavoidable; in almost all cases, they do it only to keep you watching to the end of the broadcast, so they can make more money from advertisers.