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** In the first few seconds of the teaser trailer, you\'ll see that Summer is clearly wearing a wedding ring, not necessarily a spoiler but with the narration claiming \
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** In the first few seconds of the teaser trailer, you\\\'ll see that Summer is clearly wearing a wedding ring, not necessarily a spoiler but with the narration claiming \\\"This is not a Love Story\\\". It gives you a pretty big hint that the two [[spoiler: will not end up together]].
** The film\\\'s opening shows Tom and Summer holding hands, so showing her hand with a ring on it doesn\\\'t show any more than the first couple of minutes, and the audience doesn\\\'t know that [[spoiler:Tom\\\'s not her fiance.]]
* Watch the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QcAFbGJv6k trailer]] for \\\'\\\'Gray Matter\\\'\\\'. Congratulations, you have just seen the entire movie. Sure, there was a lot of {{Gayngst}} in the middle, but that was the whole movie right there.
* The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/TheGreatEscape\\\'\\\' reveals that [[spoiler:a bunch of men do, in fact, escape, which happens very late in the film]].
** Given that [[spoiler: \\\"Escape\\\", something that happens in the movie, is \\\'\\\'[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin in the title]]\\\'\\\', [[ForegoneConclusion what did you think was going to happen?]]]]
** It is based on a true story, what did you expect?
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRrZ7CRpcw4 This trailer]] for \\\'\\\'Film/GrossePointeBlank\\\'\\\' gives away every single plot twist in the film.
* Not exactly a trailer \\\'\\\'yet\\\'\\\', but the NewYorkTimes\\\' profile for the adaptation of \\\'\\\'HereThereBeDragons\\\'\\\' flat out advertises what was supposed to be a big surprise at the end of the book, namely that [[spoiler: John, Jack and Charles are J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams.]]
* According to Creator/WilliamGoldman, producer Joseph E. Levine started this with the \\\'\\\'Film/{{Hercules 1958}}\\\'\\\' movie (the Steve Reeves one).
* The poster for \\\'\\\'Film/TheHudsuckerProxy\\\'\\\' spoils one of the funniest jokes in the movie.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W8igqK_QWU trailer]] for \\\'\\\'Film/ICantThinkStraight\\\'\\\' sums up all the major plot points in the movie.
* The trailers and posters for \\\'\\\'Film/TheIncredibleBurtWonderstone\\\'\\\' spoil every plot development and serves as more or less a two minute summary of the film.
* The remake of the horror and revenge film \\\'\\\'Film/ISpitOnYourGrave\\\'\\\', about a woman who spends over a month taking systematic revenge on the individuals in a group that gang-rapes her, actually says what the story and ending are plainly straight, clearly with no attempt in allowing the slightest bit of suspense. It states right in your face what happens after describing the entire first half in a few sentences with the words: \\\"When the carnage clears, victim has become victor.\\\"
* Go watch the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP2V4mt4XWQ trailer]] to \\\'\\\'Film/LettersToJuliet\\\'\\\', and you already could probably write a synopsis of the entire film.
* The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/TheMask\\\'\\\' made people want to watch the film more for the humor and less for the story. Unfortunately for them the trailer pretty much gave most of it all away.
* Watch ANY of \\\'\\\'Film/{{Melancholia}}\\\'\\\'\\\'s trailers and you\\\'ve seen the whole movie.
* Much of what made \\\'\\\'Film/MenInBlack\\\'\\\' enjoyable was its striking visuals and special effects -- all of which seem to be in the trailer.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjNQ2Jkiio trailer]] for \\\'\\\'Film/MyFavoriteYear\\\'\\\' tells the entire story in 2 and a half minutes.
* Try watching the trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/NeverBeenKissed\\\'\\\', and then once you see the movie it will be as though you just watched it twice.
* The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/ThePerfectHost\\\'\\\' includes everything but the fact that [[spoiler:there are only two people actually at the dinner party]].
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes\\\'\\\':
** The \\\'\\\'Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968\\\'\\\' movie features the Statue of Liberty on the DVD case.
** The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes\\\'\\\' summarizes the plot of the whole movie.
* The Icelandic national TV station (RÚV) makes a habit of giving a brief description of each film they show before the airing. These descriptions are usually summaries of about 2/3rds of the movie\\\'s plot.
* The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/RobotAndFrank\\\'\\\' gives away all of the major aspects of the plot, though the film is worth watching for Creator/FrankLangella\\\'s performance more than the story.
* The trailers to the original \\\'\\\'Film/{{Shaft}}\\\'\\\' and its first sequel, \\\'\\\'Film/ShaftsBigScore\\\'\\\', both give away the whole movie. So if you don\\\'t want to ruin it, watch the movie first.
* Between the various trailers of \\\'\\\'Film/{{Spy}}\\\'\\\' starring Melissa [=McCarthy=] most of the comedy that features in the film are shown, so if you don\\\'t care for the plot there is little need to watch the actual movie.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-sUv5uGq5k&NR=1 trailer]] to the 1994 movie \\\'\\\'Film/TradingMom\\\'\\\' gives away the entire plot from start to finish and shows the ending too.
* The trailer (or at least one of them) for \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Twilight}}\\\'\\\' gave away \\\'\\\'absolutely everything\\\'\\\'. The sequel, \\\'\\\'New Moon\\\'\\\', is even worse! The first trailer for it was fine, it stopped at the first major plot revelation. But the second trailer? Well that just takes one scene from every plot point in the movie, save the VERY last one, and mashes it all together in a sequential montage! You could nearly write the Wikipedia plot summary with just that trailer alone!
* The TV-movie \\\'\\\'Film/WhenAStrangerCalls\\\'\\\' suffered from this in that the promos spoiled every single plot point. The kicker? When it was recently remade into a theatrical film, the theatrical film had the exact same issue. The movie is based on an old campfire ghost story, so this really should be an issue of LateArrivalSpoiler.
** The film\\\'s opening shows Tom and Summer holding hands, so showing her hand with a ring on it doesn\\\'t show any more than the first couple of minutes, and the audience doesn\\\'t know that [[spoiler:Tom\\\'s not her fiance.]]
* Watch the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QcAFbGJv6k trailer]] for \\\'\\\'Gray Matter\\\'\\\'. Congratulations, you have just seen the entire movie. Sure, there was a lot of {{Gayngst}} in the middle, but that was the whole movie right there.
* The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/TheGreatEscape\\\'\\\' reveals that [[spoiler:a bunch of men do, in fact, escape, which happens very late in the film]].
** Given that [[spoiler: \\\"Escape\\\", something that happens in the movie, is \\\'\\\'[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin in the title]]\\\'\\\', [[ForegoneConclusion what did you think was going to happen?]]]]
** It is based on a true story, what did you expect?
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRrZ7CRpcw4 This trailer]] for \\\'\\\'Film/GrossePointeBlank\\\'\\\' gives away every single plot twist in the film.
* Not exactly a trailer \\\'\\\'yet\\\'\\\', but the NewYorkTimes\\\' profile for the adaptation of \\\'\\\'HereThereBeDragons\\\'\\\' flat out advertises what was supposed to be a big surprise at the end of the book, namely that [[spoiler: John, Jack and Charles are J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams.]]
* According to Creator/WilliamGoldman, producer Joseph E. Levine started this with the \\\'\\\'Film/{{Hercules 1958}}\\\'\\\' movie (the Steve Reeves one).
* The poster for \\\'\\\'Film/TheHudsuckerProxy\\\'\\\' spoils one of the funniest jokes in the movie.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W8igqK_QWU trailer]] for \\\'\\\'Film/ICantThinkStraight\\\'\\\' sums up all the major plot points in the movie.
* The trailers and posters for \\\'\\\'Film/TheIncredibleBurtWonderstone\\\'\\\' spoil every plot development and serves as more or less a two minute summary of the film.
* The remake of the horror and revenge film \\\'\\\'Film/ISpitOnYourGrave\\\'\\\', about a woman who spends over a month taking systematic revenge on the individuals in a group that gang-rapes her, actually says what the story and ending are plainly straight, clearly with no attempt in allowing the slightest bit of suspense. It states right in your face what happens after describing the entire first half in a few sentences with the words: \\\"When the carnage clears, victim has become victor.\\\"
* Go watch the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP2V4mt4XWQ trailer]] to \\\'\\\'Film/LettersToJuliet\\\'\\\', and you already could probably write a synopsis of the entire film.
* The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/TheMask\\\'\\\' made people want to watch the film more for the humor and less for the story. Unfortunately for them the trailer pretty much gave most of it all away.
* Watch ANY of \\\'\\\'Film/{{Melancholia}}\\\'\\\'\\\'s trailers and you\\\'ve seen the whole movie.
* Much of what made \\\'\\\'Film/MenInBlack\\\'\\\' enjoyable was its striking visuals and special effects -- all of which seem to be in the trailer.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTjNQ2Jkiio trailer]] for \\\'\\\'Film/MyFavoriteYear\\\'\\\' tells the entire story in 2 and a half minutes.
* Try watching the trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/NeverBeenKissed\\\'\\\', and then once you see the movie it will be as though you just watched it twice.
* The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/ThePerfectHost\\\'\\\' includes everything but the fact that [[spoiler:there are only two people actually at the dinner party]].
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes\\\'\\\':
** The \\\'\\\'Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968\\\'\\\' movie features the Statue of Liberty on the DVD case.
** The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes\\\'\\\' summarizes the plot of the whole movie.
* The Icelandic national TV station (RÚV) makes a habit of giving a brief description of each film they show before the airing. These descriptions are usually summaries of about 2/3rds of the movie\\\'s plot.
* The trailer for \\\'\\\'Film/RobotAndFrank\\\'\\\' gives away all of the major aspects of the plot, though the film is worth watching for Creator/FrankLangella\\\'s performance more than the story.
* The trailers to the original \\\'\\\'Film/{{Shaft}}\\\'\\\' and its first sequel, \\\'\\\'Film/ShaftsBigScore\\\'\\\', both give away the whole movie. So if you don\\\'t want to ruin it, watch the movie first.
* Between the various trailers of \\\'\\\'Film/{{Spy}}\\\'\\\' starring Melissa [=McCarthy=] most of the comedy that features in the film are shown, so if you don\\\'t care for the plot there is little need to watch the actual movie.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-sUv5uGq5k&NR=1 trailer]] to the 1994 movie \\\'\\\'Film/TradingMom\\\'\\\' gives away the entire plot from start to finish and shows the ending too.
* The trailer (or at least one of them) for \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Twilight}}\\\'\\\' gave away \\\'\\\'absolutely everything\\\'\\\'. The sequel, \\\'\\\'New Moon\\\'\\\', is even worse! The first trailer for it was fine, it stopped at the first major plot revelation. But the second trailer? Well that just takes one scene from every plot point in the movie, save the VERY last one, and mashes it all together in a sequential montage! You could nearly write the Wikipedia plot summary with just that trailer alone!
* The TV-movie \\\'\\\'Film/WhenAStrangerCalls\\\'\\\' suffered from this in that the promos spoiled every single plot point. The kicker? When it was recently remade into a theatrical film, the theatrical film had the exact same issue. The movie is based on an old campfire ghost story, so this really should be an issue of LateArrivalSpoiler.
