tag line

tag line
  a clever phrase or short sentence to memorably characterize a film, and tease and attract potential viewers, or sell the movie; also creates a catchy 'soundbite' often repeated or presented in a trailer or on a film's poster, sometimes along with the film's leitmotif
  Examples: "This is the weekend they didn't play golf" (Deliverance (1972)), "The Night He Came Home!" (Halloween (1978)), "Where were you in '62?" (American Graffiti (1973)), "Small town. Big crime. Dead cold" (Fargo (1996)), "This is Maggie the Cat..." (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)), "It's Terrific!" (Citizen Kane (1941))

Glossary of cinematic terms . 2015.

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