In a message dated 97-07-09 00:54:41 EDT, you write: << I refer to movies that do NOT have scenes that the trailers DO. >> Trailers are ADVERTISEMENTS for the films they portray. While they generally contain footage from the film, there is certainly no LEGAL or MORAL requirement that they do so exclusively. The idea is to get you - the audience - to want to go see it by teasing the subject. On a practical matter, as you mentioned, the trailers are screened while the film is often still in post. For example, trailers almost never have any music in them that is-from/will-be in the final cut. Daniel O'Brien ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.