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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In "Introduction to Film", Abed describes documentaries as "like real movies but with ugly people."

* Creator/RogerEbert on ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding'':

'''Heejung:''' ''...true. Usually, the main female character isn't ugly. The film might describe the woman as being plain-looking, but they actually use a really pretty actress.''

->'''Helen Morehouse:''' I wanted Maryanne on ''Series/GilligansIsland'' ugly, not Cornelius on ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'' ugly. TV ugly, not ugly ugly.

* ''The Changing Face of Beauty'' is a documentary about the media's obsession with youth and its effect on women. It was produced by Creator/SelaWard, who during casting for the Franchise/JamesBond movie ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'' was passed over for the Bond Girl role because she was "too old," which in this case meant "[[DoubleStandard only three years younger than]] Creator/PierceBrosnan."

* JK Rowling said as much about the cast of ''Film/HarryPotter'' being too good looking for their roles. She joked that it was lucky she talked to Creator/EmmaWatson over the phone before meeting her in person (she knew Emma was perfect for Hermione when she spoke for a whole minute without drawing breath) and when she saw how pretty Emma was, she had to sigh "it's film, get over it."

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* Unfortunately, as mentioned above, some people actually think this way in real life, sometimes to the extent of thinking they are too ugly to ever have a girlfriend/boyfriend, even though in most cases such people are at worst average looking.

->'''Helen Morehouse:''' I wanted Maryanne on ''Series/GilligansIsland'' ugly, not Cornelius on ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes'' ugly. TV ugly, not ugly ugly.

-->-- ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E16Pygmoelian Pygmoelian]]'', WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons

->'''Helen Morehouse:''' I wanted Maryanne on ''Gilligan's Island'' ugly, not Cornelius on the ''Planet of the Apes'' ugly. TV ugly, not ugly ugly.

Hollywood Beauty Standards often leak out into Real Life, so people feel terrible that they are not buff and muscular or thin and pretty (as applicable) since everything that comes out of Hollywood tells viewers they're only valuable if they're [[AttractivenessDiscrimination attractive]]/[[BeautyIsBest beautiful]].

* Unfortunately, as mentioned above, some people actually think this way in real life, sometimes to the extend of thinking they are too ugly to ever have girlfriend/boyfriend, even though in most cases such people are at worst average looking.

All right, so your new film is about a cowgirl, a reporter, a nurse and a teacher. They all have different personalities, different views on life, and different socioeconomic backgrounds. In fact, they have almost nothing in common. Almost. The one thing they do have in common is that the Casting Director (or the artist in drawn works) made sure that they were all hot.

Hollywood Beauty Standards are a trope in aggregate. While there are occasionally "ugly" people cast, the vast majority of people in mainstream media are thin, toned, and perfectly groomed. An unfortunate side effect of this trope is that when everyone in the cast is hot, it's really hard to tell who is supposed to be [[InformedAttractiveness hot In-Universe.]] The standards for appearance are so high that they can cause actresses of a healthy weight to be cast as fat.

-->'''Joss Whedon:''' Xander, I’ve always identified as the figure I most was like, because he did have that inability to talk to the girl and come through in the big moment. And he does make an idiot of himself a lot. Of course he’s a lot prettier and more muscular than anybody who acts like that should be, but this is television so get over it.
* ''Series/HotInCleveland'': In-Universe - the entire premise of the show. The main women are seen this way in Los Angeles, but are pretty in Cleveland.

'''Heejung:''' ''...true. Usually the main female character isn't ugly. The film might describe the woman as being plain-looking, but they actually use a really pretty actress.''

-->-- ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E16Pygmoelian Pygmoelian]]'', [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons]]

* ''Film/LastActionHero'' has a kid named Danny transport into the action movie world of Jack Slater, who is played by Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, and spends much of the time trying to convince him that they are really in a movie. One of the things he points out is that there are no unattractive women around, even the extras are tall, blonde bombshells. Slater, being a movie character himself, can't see the problem, brushing it off as "This is California."

This can become particularly noticeable when characters living below the poverty line sport five-hundred dollar haircuts, or when the nomad who has been living out in the wilderness for years has perfect skin and teeth.

-->'''Joss Whedon:''' Of course, Nicholas Brendon is way too good-looking, but this is Hollywood, so get over it.

Hollywood Beauty Standards often leak out into Real Life, so people feel terrible that they are not buff and muscular or thin and pretty (as applicable) since everything that comes out of Hollywood tells viewers they're only valuable if they're attractive/beautiful.

All right, so your new film is about a cowgirl, a reporter, a nurse and a teacher. They all have different personalities, different views on life, and different socioeconomic backgrounds. In fact, they have almost nothing in common. Almost. The one thing they do have in common is that the Casting Director made sure that they were all hot.

Hollywood Beauty Standards are a trope in aggregate. While there are occasionally ugly people cast, the vast majority of people in mainstream media are thin, toned, and perfectly groomed. An unfortunate side effect of this trope is that when everyone in the cast is hot, it's really hard to tell who is supposed to be hot In-Universe. The standards for appearance are so high that they can cause actresses of a healthy weight to be cast as fat.

The In-Universe justifications for this trope tend to be either the SexSells or the HiredForTheirLooks varieties. HollywoodPudgy, HollywoodOld, InformedDeformity and InformedAttractiveness are subtropes. GenericCuteness could, but not necessarily, be used for the same reasons in animated works.

Hollywood Beauty Standards often leak out into Real Life, so people feel terrible that they are not buff and muscular or thin and pretty (as applicable) since everything that comes out of Hollywood tells viewers they're only valuable if they're attractive/beautiful.

--->'''Joss Whedon''': Of course, Nicholas Brendon is way too good-looking, but this is Hollywood, so get over it.

* ''VideoGame/{{Dandelion}}'' [[DiscussedTrope Discussed.]]
-->'''Jiwoo:''' If she was ugly, it would have ended after 5 minutes of being aired.
-->'''Heejung:''' ''...true. Usually the main female character isn't ugly. The film might describe the woman as being plain-looking, but they actually use a really pretty actress.''

->Five minutes into the film, I relaxed, knowing it was set in the real world, and not in the Hollywood alternative universe where Creator/JuliaRoberts [[HollywoodDateless can't get a date]].
-->--'''Roger Ebert'''

--> '''Sursum Ursa''': Because we cannot [[SarcasmMode ever, ever have ugly people on our screens.]]

CastFullOfPrettyBoys is the male-specific subtrope and ImprobablyFemaleCast is the female version. Compare {{Gonk}} which is exaggerated ugliness, typically to make the character unlikable.