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by Shelby on June 11th, 2007

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Why is a preview/advertisement for a movie called a "trailer"?

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  • by El Soupy spanish for the soupy on June 11th, 2007

    El Soupy spanish for the soupy

    I thought because intially they were played after movies so they "trailed" the feature, therefore "trailers"..

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  • by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on June 11th, 2007

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    i have often wondered the same thing. a trailer is usually something behind that is pulled. makes zero sense to me.

    what i hate about movie trailers is sometimes they contain parts that never made it in the actual film and it makes the film look more exciting than it really is.

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  • by Jane on February 29th, 2008

    Jane

    i went to go ask this question and saw that it was already posted...I wonder if it raelly is because they once trailed the movie rather than before, like the do now

    i found this

    The term "trailer" comes from their having originally been shown at the end of a film programme.[1] That practice did not last long, because patrons tended to leave the theater after the films ended, but the name has stuck. Trailers are now shown before the film

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