50 Things That Only Happen in the Movies

[Drasko]

Yeah, but don't trains have other, "normal" brakes besides the emergency ones??

I've seen them stop, fwiw

[carlos]

And what about the eternal villains?. I can remember maybe
a dozen guys who works very often on series or films, and
never do any other roll but villains (murderers,serial killers,
mad guys,violators,sadistic,you name it). So, if I see any of
them I'll know an once who is the murderer, and who's the
guy who will have the final epic fight with hero (and died,of
course).
BTW, those guys should make a nice living with their ugly
faces. Maybe they don't get millons, but they have work
all the time.

[KevinP]

Since every office has a wonderful view regardless of how high the executive ranks, the benefit of the CEO is that he practices golf putting in his office.

Never makes it though.

And expect a scene of the lowly cubicles for contrast.

[knight66]

No one ever has a cough, cold, sneeze or burp unless it is clearly scripted.

No one trips or drops things unless it is part of the script, a chance for two characters to meet.

During sex the man makes a hands-free entry every time by lunging at the woman, this seems never to pain either party.

No one seems to have to dial in security codes to unlock their mobile phones.

Unless part of the story, the phone is answered on the second ring and by the person targeted, never his mother, sister etc.

When the hero is injured, it is usually just a small cut on the face which disappears by the next but one scene...no disfiguring of the main characters allowed.

The nameless nice black guy will be dead by the 30th minute.

A good person's last words are always noble and selfless.

Mike

[KevinP]

Homeless drug addicts and/or prostitutes are ideal for doing your dirty work because you can kill them afterwards and no one will miss them.

The reason you can crack a password on the third attempt (as in the original post) is because that's how long it takes you to spot it on a poster across the room.

Workplace computers never use Windows or any recognisable OS. There will be a trash can icon though for when evidence needs to be removed.

[RebLem]

For a much publicized reason, people always sing "For he's a jolly good fellow" instead of "Happy Birthday to you" at birthday parties.

Opera excerpts often accompany murder scenes (Millers's Crossing, Godfather III).

The more days the young, single detective goes without bathing, brushing his teeth, shaving, or changing his clothes, the more irresistable he is to women.

In horror/sci fi movies, the monster from an alien world/center of the earth/secret government genetics lab always appears on the outskirts of a small town in Kansas, Oklahoma, or Texas (never a big city), and the first people he kills are teenagers at a local Lovers' Lane.

[Norseman]

If a person dear to you is shot, time will slow down, giving you ample time to scream "NOOoooooo.." and/or the person's name. If it's a woman she will fall gracefully to the ground, usually without any visible sign of pain.

[Karl Henning]

Just thought of another one:  Cars are always parked with their doors unlocked, and can be started without keys.

This was actually sent up in Woody Allen's "Purple Rose of Cairo", when Jeff Daniels' character jumps into a car and is flabbergasted when it won't start, until Mia Farrow explains, "In real life, they need keys."

And now, at last, I have seen this . . . .

[drogulus]

     If you are scared that the killer/monster is here, slowly walk backwards into it.

[knight66]

The very moment you put the telephone down another character appears at your office door.

If you are trying to get into block of flats with a keypad entry, someone always comes in or goes out allowing you easy entry.

There is always a handy parking space.

Drivers can spend extensive time looking into the rear of the vehicle and yet not drive off the road and crash.

Mike

[Alek Hidell]

No one on screen laughs when a character says something funny.

Everything is going wrong for the hero until he finally gets angry, and then everything starts to click.

You can always outrun the bad guys/monster/robot/etc., even if they are younger and in better condition and even if they have a running start.

Sociopaths listen to classical music, usually Bach or Beethoven, especially when (or just after) committing one of their murders.

Cops only have this one case to work on, and there is never any paperwork to fill out.

[PerfectWagnerite]

You open the door and the gal you had a crush on is wrapped in a towel and wearing nothing underneath...

[Ken B]

You open the door and the gal you had a crush on is wrapped in a towel and wearing nothing underneath...

Depends whose door you open.

[Baron Scarpia]

You open the door and the gal you had a crush on is wrapped in a towel and wearing nothing underneath...

There's the Harvey Weinstein version, where when the door opens on the girl you have a crush on, you are wearing nothing but a towel with nothing underneath...

[Ken B]

There's the Harvey Weinstein version, where when the door opens on the girl you have a crush on, you are wearing nothing but a towel with nothing underneath...

103 The house key is inside the potted plant but when you reach for it ...

Wait. Maybe I'm doing this backwards.

[Hollywood]

I just saw this post today and it made me laugh. 

I already knew for years about this one: #21. All phone numbers, regardless of where they are, have the area code 555. And by the way, that should read prefix and not area code.

Anyway, the reason for using a 555 prefix was started back in the 1960s and "...widely used for fictitious telephone numbers in North American television shows, films, video games, and other media in order to prevent practical jokers and curious callers from bothering real people and organizations by telephoning numbers they see in works of fiction; generally, in North America, a number with 555 as a prefix will not connect to a real person." I heard about this back in the early 1970s when I took the Universal Studios lot tour. This 555 prefix usage is restricted only in North America. I don't know what is used in other countries.

[Daverz]

69. Mozart's Serenade in G is always played in the background of any diner party.

And if not the Mozart, then Boccherini's Minuet in G.

[XB-70 Valkyrie]

Scene involving a commercial jet:

Character boards a DC-10. A 767 interior is shown in the air. A 747 is shown flying through the air. An L-1011 is shown upon landing. There are aviation nerds who notice these things! 

[knight66]

Trains don't run other than on time and there are never breakdowns.

Mike

[ritter]

There is always a handy parking space.

....which does not require any manoeuvring at all to get the car in to. Actually, here in Spain, when you park the car just by gliding it next to the sidewalk, without having to reverse at any moment, we call it  "aparcar a la americana" (as this only ever happens in American films  ).