The Little Book of Hollywood Cliches: A Compendium of Movie Cliches, Stereotypes, Obligatory Scences, Hackneyed Formulas, Shopworn Conventions and Outdated Archetypes

by Roger Ebert

This is a collection defining 400 Hollywood cliches. They include "One size fits all", the idea that if a guard or enemy soldier is knocked down unconscious by the hero, his uniform will be a perfect... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852274743
• ISBN13: 9781852274740
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Virgin Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good, funny book for movie buffs

Even though it's out of print, this is worth looking for. It has little humorous descriptions of worn plot devices used over and over again in movies, as written by Ebert and a cadre of readers. Many laughs.