Movie clichés

In jail, there must be a brutal guard and an evil scheming warden.

The phone rings. Caller says, "You better check out what's on the news on Channel 13". He turns on channel 13 and gets the report from the beginning.

Two guys or a bunch of guys go at it, repeatedly bashing each other in the face with massive blows, or hitting each other with chairs, sticks, refrigerators, whatever -- and they go on doing this, sometimes for minutes at a time.

Movie people can get cabs instantly, unless they are in danger, whereupon no cab can be found.

You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences.

You're very likely to survive any battle in any war, unless you show someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.

If you're a high school student in a film, you will always get one of the preferable eye-level lockers.

Spaceships always fly perpendicular to the same axis. When two spacecraft encounter each other, they're always aligned on a plane and never approach at odd angles.

If you're a woman in a film and have just finished a steamy lovemaking session, make sure to lay back and pull the sheets up to your neck, just like in real life.

Two total strangers, upon falling into bed together, will always reach an incredibly intense, mutual, and SIMULTANEOUS orgasm on the first try.

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