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** As to not alienate anyone who isn't a fan of football, most of the TV ads in the US solely focused on portraying it as a wacky period rom-com. Unfortunately, that meant football fans were not enticed by the romantic angle, the ladies were not enticed by the early-1900s football setting, and the film flopped.
** As to not alienate anyone who isn't a fan of football, most of the TV ads in the US solely focused on portraying it as a wacky period rom-com. Unfortunately, that meant football fans were not enticed by the romantic angle, the ladies were not enticed by the early-1900s football setting, and the film flopped.
* Similarly to ''Leatherheads'' (above), UK trailers for ''[[The Blind Side]]'' contain nary a hint of a sporting connection. Now that takes some doing.
* Similarly to ''Leatherheads'' (above), UK trailers for ''[[The Blind Side]]'' contain nary a hint of a sporting connection. Now that takes some doing.
* Subversion: One of the trailers for ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' is set up as the Guide's entry on movie trailers, detailing tricks such the inclusion of shots of violent explosions and scantily clad women which do not appear in the actual movie, implying the movie would be more clever.
* Subversion: One of the trailers for ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' is set up as the Guide's entry on movie trailers, detailing tricks such the inclusion of shots of violent explosions and scantily clad women which do not appear in the actual movie, implying the movie would be more clever.
* The trailers for ''[[The Last House on the Left]]'' remake make it sound like the parents get their revenge on [[Rape as Drama|their daughter's attackers]] as in the original; they're not (except for Krug at the very end). A case where even the ''tagline'' lied!
* The trailers for ''[[The Last House on the Left]]'' remake make it sound like the parents get their revenge on [[Rape as Drama|their daughter's attackers]] as in the original; they're not (except for Krug at the very end). A case where even the ''tagline'' lied!
* The trailers for ''In Bruges'' make it sound like a harmless little comedy about fugitives. [[Tear Jerker|It really, really isn't.]] Some trailers for the film refer to it as an action-comedy. What does that say?
* The trailers for ''In Bruges'' make it sound like a harmless little comedy about fugitives. [[Tear Jerker|It really, really isn't.]] Some trailers for the film refer to it as an action-comedy. What does that say?
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