Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Directors:

Michael J. Shapiro
Jeff Werner

Writers:

Frederick L. Greene (writer)
Scott McIsaac (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A 100 year history of the development of movie marketing, reflecting technical improvements, audience taste and cultural sensibilities.

Plot Keywords:

Overhead Camera Shot | Trailer | Showmanship | Silent Movie | Silent Movie Star

Cast

Robert Osborne	...	Himself / Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Arnold	...	Himself (as Christopher Arnold)
Dan Asma	...	Himself
John Barrymore	...	Himself (archive footage)
Saul Bass	...	Himself (archive footage)
Anne Baxter	...	Herself (archive footage)
Erica Benson	...	Herself
William Castle	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bruce Cohen	...	Himself
Benedict Coulter	...	Himself
Kate Cox	...	Herself
Joe Dante	...	Himself
Cecil B. DeMille	...	Himself (archive footage)
Howard Deutch	...	Himself
Margaret Doppelt	...	Herself
Joseph Farrell	...	Himself
Pablo Ferro	...	Himself
Robert G. Friedman	...	Himself
Anthony Goldschmidt	...	Himself
Nancy Goliger	...	Herself
Mike Greenfeld	...	Himself
Jere Guldin	...	Himself
Dianne Harnell Cohen	...	Herself
Stewart Harnell	...	Himself
Lee Harry	...	Himself
Vinzenz Hediger	...	Himself
Stephen Herek	...	Himself
Paul Hirsch	...	Himself
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jeff Joseph	...	Himself
Lisa Kernan	...	Herself
Stanley Kubrick	...	Himself (archive footage)
Andrew J. Kuehn	...	Himself (archive footage)
Don LaFontaine	...	Himself
Sherry Lansing	...	Herself
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself
Gregory McClatchy	...	Himself
Greg Morrison	...	Himself
Marykay Powell	...	Herself
Joel Saulsburey	...	Himself
Joel Schumacher	...	Himself
Michael J. Shapiro	...	Himself
Tony Silver	...	Himself
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself
Laurette Taylor	...	Herself (archive footage)
François Truffaut	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jarik Van Sluijs	...	Himself
Jeff Werner	...	Himself
Robin Williams	...	Himself (archive footage)
Chuck Workman	...	Himself
Darryl F. Zanuck	...	Himself (archive footage)

Runtime:

USA:128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation, The

Movie Connections:

Features The Wild One (1953)