Everything I Know I Learned in the Movies: A Compilation of Cliche's and Un-Truisms Gleaned from a Lifetime Spent Entirely Too Much in the Dark [Paperback]

John J. B. Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1995

A compilation of over 100 cinematic cliches, illustrated with vintage film photographs. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style, it looks at "truisms" such as the idea that the white man won the West fair and square.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: General Publishing Group (December 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881649644
• ISBN-13: 978-1881649649
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,324,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sad, But True., September 16, 2001

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This review is from: Everything I Know I Learned in the Movies: A Compilation of Cliche's and Un-Truisms Gleaned from a Lifetime Spent Entirely Too Much in the Dark (Paperback)

This book (as the subtitle says) is a humorous collections of cliches and un-truisms that can be gathered from watching movies. The book takes only about five minutes to read and some of the observations are hilarious, some are right on the money, and some just don't make sense outside of movies. Each statement has a picture from a movie beside it that illustrates what is said. For instance, "The village Idiot is a veritable font of wisdom" quote is next to a picture of Forrest Gump. Some of the observations many of my friends did not understand. Unfortunately, if you are like me and get most of them, you've probably seen too many movies.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Humerous Peer Into Movie Reality, July 31, 2000

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This review is from: Everything I Know I Learned in the Movies: A Compilation of Cliche's and Un-Truisms Gleaned from a Lifetime Spent Entirely Too Much in the Dark (Paperback)

"No problem is so big that it can't be solved in 12 reels (or less)". This is a typical statement that one reads in large font opposite of a movie still that complements it. This book is funny and will make you laugh and maybe even says "Huh! Thats true!", or "Oh yeah!" The book is not really a read, so to speak, but a gander across some 200 pages which will take minutes to complete. The title itself is a play on Robert Fulghum's (forever parodied) popular self-help book "Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten". Not something I would go out of my way for, however it has some insight into the world of movies and how there are some things that typify the cinematic lifestyle.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY Funny, terrific film stills, a GREAT Gift Idea!, February 5, 1996

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This review is from: Everything I Know I Learned in the Movies: A Compilation of Cliche's and Un-Truisms Gleaned from a Lifetime Spent Entirely Too Much in the Dark (Paperback)

A hilarious collection of movie cliches, each presented in its own apropos type font, and every one ilustrated with an aptly chosen film still (everything from the silent 10 COMMANDMENTS to SHOWGIRLS) The author is the creator of the infamous RAZZIE Awards, which dis-honor the WORST in Film in each year...How many more laughs could you expect at this price?