The Movie Cliches List, part 1. Piston- engine airplanes in the movies are unusually subject to engine. This failure mode is unique to filmdom - engine coughs, keeps. Hero doesn't notice. Then it stutters, catches again. Hero. notices, taps gas gauge, turns lever. Then it stutters exactly three.

No further efforts. Only men are alcoholics. Any hopeless alcoholic can quit drinking when. The instant the alcoholic stops. If there is more than one or two of an alien race, they are always. Aliens usually speak english and have same colloquialisms. All members of alien species wear the same outfits, including clothing.

This makes them readily identifiable. Aliens. who do not dress like aliens are hiding something.

Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley. · Watch recent full episode of MTV shows on MTV.com. Get the latest Rolling Stone new music news, song and album reviews, free music downloads, artist videos & pictures, playlists and more. Download free full unlimited movies! There are millions of movies, videos and TV shows you can download direct to your PC. From Action, Horror, Adventure, Children. AIRPLANES. Piston-engine airplanes in the movies are unusually subject to engine failure. This failure mode is unique to filmdom - engine coughs, keeps running. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is the first instalment of a two-part film based on.

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This may, in fact, be a consequence of the fact that aliens all have. Bad guys will always get killed by a snake, while the hero simply.

In addition, he will. Deadly reptiles will always attack a woman first, even if she's in the. Dogs always know who's bad, and bark at them. If the hero listens to his answering machine and one important message. Here'a John! I see you.

This is Sallieeeeee! I'll call again. later." .. Ahhhh! The killer is ...". If. however the message is expected be sure that it will be the first one on the tape. Here are the fundamental principles of movie asteroid science, as derived.

NBC miniseries "Asteroid": Asteroids travel through space making a noise like a powerful but. Asteroids are usually locked into orbits, but if a comet comes by. It's only the fact that everything is locked into an orbit which. Watch Eight Below Online Hulu.

Any asteroid that gets loose. Earth within a matter of hours.

It's just barely possible to evacuate Kansas City to a distance of. This requires lots of airplanes. It also. requires martial law, so that "looters will be arrested on sight".

Have they no mercy?) With 3. A mile- wide asteroid can mostly burn up in the atmosphere, causing it. A river from a burst dam can exactly keep pace with a pickup truck for. It will then obligingly pause as the pickup truck. When a raging river washes over a pickup truck on a bridge, the bridge. A four- mile- wide nickel asteroid (which would mass about a *trillion*.

But with only two airplane- mounted lasers, it instead instantly. Astronomers are very surprised. Laser beams are easily visible in space. Incoming asteroids spend several minutes in Earth's atmosphere. Asteroids made of softer or more volatile stuff than nickel will.

Asteroids that land in the ocean will do no damage regardless of size. Asteroids are discovered by astronomers peering directly through.

Whatever they see. Asteroid positions are reported in plainly audible 7. BPS Baudot. teletype signals. Oddly, there will be no dog to be rescued at the last possible moment. Maybe only tornadoes and volcanoes come equipped with dogs. Would. you settle for goldfish? Every time some guy walks into a bar, usually the hero, he gets into a.

Usually right under a BUDWEISER sign (see "product placement"). Likelihood of fight increases if country music is playing in the background.

Movie heroes in a bar will either order strong alcoholic drinks and. The latter will. always provoke sarcastic remarks and a fight will ensue.

When men drink whiskey, it is always in a shot glass, and they always. If they are wimps, they will gasp for air, then. If they are macho, they will wince briefly. A cup of black coffee/splash of cold water in face is enough to render. Peter's Friends."). Whenever someone looks through the binoculars, you see two joined.

Glasses never collect moisture when you come in from the cold outside. Computer geeks and "intelligent" persons use them, action heros never. A villain will always commit murder right in front of the window when.

People are often exact duplicates of remote ancestors, or of their. At least one of a pair of identical twins is born evil. Radiation causes mutation not to your future children, but to you. Mutation is never immediately fatal, but first either. Interbreeding is genetically possible with any person or creature from.

Newborn babies can babble, crawl, and hold their heads steady. People never cough, sneeze, blow their noses, or show any other. Only exception to the above is when they're dying. A cough is a. symptom of terminal illness.

Menstruation is an unknown phenomenon in movies. Female movie. characters are all immune from it. You can eat as much as you want in a film and you'll never EVER have to.

Vomit is portrayed by distant toilet flush. Nobody ever throws- up on.

Evil geniuses who devise bombs to destroy things/people always have. Bombs always have big, blinking, beeping timer displays. Evil geniuses. who devise bombs to destroy things/people are always thoughtful enough to. LED) of how much time remains before. When you cut the wire to the detonator, the timer will stop.

You will. not be able to do this, however, until only one second remains. All wires have different colors, so the hero can easily differentiate. Bombs detonated with microwave ovens always explode 2 seconds after the. Under Siege"). Explosions always happen in slow motion. When an explosion occurs, make.

A building that in real life would require several dozen carefully placed. Lethal Weapon III"). This bomb will cause no.

Movie passengers either don't pay cabs at all, or have the exact change. Same is true in restaurants. Checks are always designed to be 1. Movie people can get cabs instantly, unless they are in danger.

Movie characters driving in the city will get to park wherever they like. When you are alone in the back seat of the car, make sure you sit in the. Sudden accelleration of a car (be it forwards, backwards, stopping. Be prepared. Each wheel is also fitted with a smoke device to. Hollywood cars are also special: when.

Pedestrians in Hollywood have the world's best reactions, so don't worry. Mr Pappodopolus is quite used to. There are always people carrying around large sheets of glass on the. The person behind the wheel is talking to and looking at their passenger.

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People being chased by a car will keep running down the middle. A car will always explode when shot at, unless the hero is driving it. When you drive a car, you can always recognize all the persons you know that. If someone has "fixed" the foot- brakes in the car, the driver never use. Cars often end up on cliff- edges with 2 wheels in the open air. The. good guys are saved just before the car falls over, the bad guys join.

When a car falls off a cliff after a car chase, it usually explodes. When speeding cars hit a parked car, they fly up into the air while the. After a car crash, no movie character ever sits and shakes for five. All cars seem to run on kerosene rather than gasoline (hence the. Watch steering wheels in movie cars, especially in "through the. Whenever you see someone driving, even on straight and smooth roads, they.

The car doesn't swerve at all, of course. The amount of excess wheel- twisting. Not only do movie cars always park right in front, but they are never locked. Even convertibles with their tops down, in NYC, are still there hours later. Movie cars have all excellent brakes and can come to a full stop from 8. MPH. (with loud screeches, even on dirt roads) in 2. There's never an annoying wind disturbing the coiffures of convertible.

There are no stop signs in movie land. Wherever you have to drive, no. Film cars do not have inside rear- view mirrors. Most of them do, however. Film cars never start the first time when you're running away from. If there is a large bump in a downhill road, speeding cars will always. An interior view.

They will not be injured, even if they are not wearing safety belts. No. tire damage, broken axles, or suspension failures will occur as a result. The car will then execute a sharp left turn at the bottom. Losing a hubcap at this point will be optional. Any time you see a really nice, snazzy foreign car or a great old car like. All too many times a Hollywood car chase will be interupted by the.

Kiss (band) - Wikipedia. Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1. Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley.

Well known for its members' face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid- to- late 1. The band has gone through several lineup changes, with Stanley and Simmons the only remaining original members. The original and best- known lineup consisted of Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Criss (drums and vocals). With their make- up and costumes, they took on the personae of comic book- style characters: The Starchild (Stanley), The Demon (Simmons), The Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley), and The Catman (Criss). Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley had departed the group by 1. In 1. 98. 3, Kiss began performing without makeup and costumes, thinking that it was time to leave the makeup behind. The band accordingly experienced a minor commercial resurgence, and their music videos received regular airplay on MTV.

Drummer Eric Carr, who had replaced Criss in 1. Eric Singer. In response to a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the mid- 1.

The resulting Alive/Worldwide Tour was commercially successful. Criss and Frehley have both since left the band again and have been replaced by Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively. The band have continued with their original stage makeup, with Singer and Thayer using the original Catman and Space Ace makeup, respectively. Kiss has sold more than 7. RIAA- certified albums.[1][2] On April 1. Kiss was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

History[edit]1. 97. Early years[edit]Kiss traces their roots to Wicked Lester, a New York City- based rock band led by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. They recorded one album, which was shelved by Epic Records, and played a handful of live shows. Simmons and Stanley, feeling a new musical direction was needed, abandoned Wicked Lester in 1. In late 1. 97. 2, Simmons and Stanley came across an ad in the East Coast version of Rolling Stone placed by Peter Criss, a veteran drummer from the New York City scene who had previously played in the bands Lips and Chelsea. Simmons and Stanley met him in a nightclub where he was playing drums.

After hearing Criss sing, they thought of him being in the band. Criss then auditioned for and later joined the new version of Wicked Lester. The trio focused on a much harder style of rock than Wicked Lester played. They also began experimenting with their image by wearing makeup and various outfits.[6] In November 1.

Epic Records A& R director Don Ellis, in an effort to secure a record deal. Although the performance went well, Ellis disliked the group's image and music.

In early January 1. Ace Frehley. Frehley impressed the group with his first audition, although he showed up wearing two different colored sneakers, one red and one orange. A few weeks after Frehley joined, Wicked Lester changed their name to Kiss.[7]Stanley came up with the name while he, Simmons and Criss were driving around New York City.

Criss mentioned that he had been in a band called Lips, so Stanley said something to the effect of "What about Kiss?"[8] Frehley created the now- iconic logo, making the "SS" look like lightning bolts, when he went to write the new band name over "Wicked Lester" on a poster outside the club where they were going to play.[9] (Some of Wicked Lester's artwork included one lightning bolt for the "S" in Lester.[1. Later, Stanley designed the logo with a Sharpie and a ruler and accidentally drew the two S's nonparallel because he did it "by eye." The art department asked him if he wanted it to be redrafted to be perfect and he said, "It got us this far, let’s leave well enough alone. Our number one rule has always been no rules.”[1. KISS logo used in Germany, Israel, and other countries that outlaw Nazi symbols.

The letters happened to look similar to the insignia of the Nazi. SS, a symbol that is outlawed in Germany by Section 8.

German criminal code. Since 1. 97. 9, most of the band's album covers and merchandise in Germany have used an alternate logo, in which the letters "SS" look like the letters "ZZ" backwards. This logo is also used in Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary and Israel to avoid controversy. The band's name has repeatedly been the subject of rumors pertaining to alleged hidden meanings. Among these rumors are claims that the name is an acronym for "Knights in Satan's Service", "Kinder SS", or "Kids in Satan's Service". Simmons has denied all of these claims.[1. The first Kiss performance was on January 3.

Popcorn Club (renamed Coventry shortly afterward) in Queens. For the first three gigs, January 3. February 1, they wore little to no makeup; the iconic makeup designs associated with Kiss made their debut during the March 9–1. The Daisy in Amityville, New York.

On March 1. 3 of that year, the band recorded a five- song demo tape with producer Eddie Kramer. Former TV director Bill Aucoin, who had seen the group at a handful of showcase concerts in the summer of 1. October. Kiss agreed, with the condition that Aucoin sign the band to a record label within two weeks. On November 1, 1. Kiss became the first act signed to former teen pop singer and Buddah Records executive Neil Bogart's new label, Casablanca Records.[1.

The band entered Bell Sound Studios in New York City on October 1. On December 3. 1, the band had their official industry premiere at the Academy of Music in New York City, opening for Blue Öyster Cult.

It was at this concert that Simmons accidentally set his hair (which was coated in hairspray) ablaze for the first of many times while performing his fire- breathing routine.[1. Kiss' first tour started on February 5, 1. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, as an opening act.[1. The band's self- titled debut album was released on February 8. Casablanca and Kiss promoted the album heavily throughout the spring and summer of 1. On February 1. 9, the band performed "Nothin' to Lose", "Firehouse" and "Black Diamond" on ABC's In Concert (aired March 2. On April 2. 9, the band performed "Firehouse" on The Mike Douglas Show.

This broadcast included Simmons's first televised interview, a conversation with Mike Douglas in which Simmons declared himself "evil incarnate", eliciting uncomfortable reactions from a confused studio audience. Fellow guest Totie Fields said it would be humorous if, beneath all the make- up, Simmons was "just a nice Jewish boy". Simmons responded, "You should only know", to which Fields replied, "I do.

You can't hide the hook", a reference to the stereotypical "Jewish" nose.[1. Despite the publicity and constant touring, Kiss initially sold just 7. Meanwhile, the group and Casablanca Records were losing money quickly. The band (while touring) stopped in Los Angeles in August 1. Hotter Than Hell, which was released on October 2. The only single, "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", failed to chart, and the album stalled at No.

With Hotter Than Hell quickly dropping off the charts, Kiss was pulled from their tour to quickly record a new album. Casablanca head Bogart stepped in to produce the next album, trading in the murky, distorted sound of Hotter Than Hell for a cleaner and slightly poppier sound. Dressed to Kill, released on March 1. Hotter Than Hell. It also contained what later became the band's signature song, "Rock and Roll All Nite".[1. Although Kiss albums had not proved to be big sellers, the band was quickly gaining a reputation for their live performances.