Attack of the Hollywood Cliches!
2021 · Special · TV-MA · 59 min · ★ 6.0 · 95% critics
This TV special takes a playful look at familiar movie tropes, from lone heroes and meet-cutes to characters strolling away from massive explosions. With commentary from stars and industry insiders, it celebrates what audiences love while poking fun at how often these storytelling shortcuts show up on screen.
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Streaming on Netflix.
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Details
- Original title
- Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-09-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (130 votes)
About
You’ll enjoy this if you like fast, joke-heavy breakdowns of familiar movie tropes and don’t mind some social commentary mixed in; Not for you if you want a tightly focused, purely lighthearted roast like Ugly Delicious.
Pros: fun clip-filled rundown; quick, easy watch; some interesting history | Cons: scattered, rushed pacing; preachy tone for some; little new for buffs
Themes
- cinema on cinema
- movie business
- filmmaking
Cast & crew
Rob Lowe
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
John August
as Self - Screenwriter
Sanjeev Bhaskar
as Self - Comedian
- AB
Anna Bogutskaya
as Self - Broadcaster
Jess Cagle
as Self - Broadcaster
- DE
David Edelstein
as Self - Film Critic
Robert Englund
as Self - Actor
Andrew Garfield
as Self - Actor
Richard E. Grant
as Self - Actor
Sam Hargrave
as Self - Filmmaker
Directed by Sean Doherty