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'''Note:''' ''The video on the left is the original parody from the ''Simpsons'' episode "Burns' Heir." The video on the right is the official reanimated version of the trailer.'' | '''Note:''' ''The video on the left is the original parody from the ''Simpsons'' episode "Burns' Heir." The video on the right is the official reanimated version of the trailer.'' | ||
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'''Trailer:''' We start in front of the fictional Springfield Aztec Theatre, complete with a film marquee with the text "SISKEL & EBERT: THE MOVIE" on it, with "TWO THUMBS UP" - SISKEL & EBERT" below it (a reference to the show ''At the Movies'', hosted by movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert). We then cut to many ''Simpsons'' characters in theater seats, including Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Abe (Grandpa) Simpson. The light dims and then brightens a bit. Then we cut to the movie screen, then a white screen with "THX" on it (not the same as the other trailers, obviously to avoid any legal trouble) appears, with "SOUND SYSTEM" and "THE AUDIENCE IS LISTENING" under it. The Deep Note shakes the theater/cinema, as we see several moviegoers including Hans Moleman coil back in their seats. Chaos then ensues, with Moleman's glasses breaking, another man having his teeth shatter in a close-up shot, an exit sign exploding, the ceiling beginning to crumble and fall, and a man's head exploding (a reference to the horror film ''Scanners''). After the chaos, we cut back to the screen as the audience cheers for the logo. The theatre screen fades to black and we then cut to Grandpa (voiced by Dan Castellaneta), presumably hard of hearing, | '''Trailer:''' We start in front of the fictional Springfield Aztec Theatre, complete with a film marquee with the text "SISKEL & EBERT: THE MOVIE" on it, with "TWO THUMBS UP" - SISKEL & EBERT" below it (a reference to the show ''At the Movies'', hosted by movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert). We then cut to many ''Simpsons'' characters in theater seats, including Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Abe (Grandpa) Simpson. The light dims and then brightens a bit. Then we cut to the movie screen, then a white screen with "THX" on it (not the same as the other trailers, obviously to avoid any legal trouble) appears, with "SOUND SYSTEM" and "THE AUDIENCE IS LISTENING" under it. The Deep Note shakes the theater/cinema, as we see several moviegoers including Hans Moleman coil back in their seats. Chaos then ensues, with Moleman's glasses breaking, another man having his teeth shatter in a close-up shot, an exit sign exploding, the ceiling beginning to crumble and fall, and a man's head exploding (a reference to the 1981 horror film ''Scanners''). After the chaos, we cut back to the screen as the audience cheers for the logo. The theatre screen fades to black and we then cut to Grandpa (voiced by Dan Castellaneta), who, presumably hard of hearing, yells "Turn it up! TURN IT UP!". | ||
'''Variant:''' A reanimated variant was shown where we see the Broadway rectangle, then it fades to the theater marquee and the scene proceeds as normal, but a bit slower to fit in with the full version of the Deep Note. Despite now being an official trailer, this version retains the legally distinct logo from the original scene. | '''Variant:''' A reanimated variant was shown where we see the Broadway rectangle, then it fades to the theater marquee and the scene proceeds as normal, but a bit slower to fit in with the full version of the Deep Note. Despite now being an official trailer, this version retains the legally distinct logo from the original scene. | ||
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'''Availability:''' This was originally a gag scene from ''The Simpsons'' episode "Burns' Heir" (which originally aired on April 14, 1994), but THX executives liked the parody so much that they asked to use the scene as an official trailer. | '''Availability:''' This was originally a gag scene from ''The Simpsons'' episode "Burns' Heir" (which originally aired on April 14, 1994), but THX executives liked the parody so much that they asked to use the scene as an official trailer. | ||
*The scene was reanimated for THX in widescreen, and made its debut in cinemas sometime after the airing of the episode in 1994, and also appeared on demo discs of the time (remixed in the three major digital audio formats no less), it also appears on ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''. | *The scene was reanimated for THX in widescreen, and made its debut in cinemas sometime after the airing of the episode in 1994, and also appeared on demo discs of the time (remixed in the three major digital audio formats no less), it also appears on ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''. | ||
**Additionally, | **Additionally, the reanimated version can be found as a special feature on disc 1 of ''The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season'' DVD boxset since "Burns' Heir" is a season five episode. | ||
*This trailer was originally released in Dolby A, but it was later released as a single inventory print with Dolby Digital, DTS and SDDS in 1996. | *This trailer was originally released in Dolby A, but it was later released as a single inventory print with Dolby Digital, DTS and SDDS in 1996. | ||