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{{Book Data
{{Book Data
|title= ''Moving Pictures''
|title=Moving Pictures
|photo=
|cover=[[File:MPZoom.jpg|thumb|240px|Cover art by Josh Kirby]]
|date= 1990
|coauthors=
|publisher= Victor Gollancz
|illustrator=
|isbn= 0552134635
|date=1990
|pages=  
|publisher=Victor Gollancz
|series=  
|isbn=0552134635
|pages=279
|rrp=
|series=Discworld Series
|characters=[[Victor Tugelbend]], [[Theda Withel]], [[Gaspode]]  
|characters=[[Victor Tugelbend]], [[Theda Withel]], [[Gaspode]]  
|annotations=yes
|annotations=yes
|notes= Book #10
|notes=Book #10  
}}
}}
==Blurb==
==Blurb==
The [[Alchemists' Guild|alchemists]] of the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]] have discovered the [[magic]] of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of [[Holy Wood]] hill?
The [[Alchemists' Guild|alchemists]] of the [[Discworld (world)|Discworld]] have discovered the [[magic]] of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of [[Holy Wood]] hill?
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It's up to [[Victor Tugelbend]] ("Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little") and [[Theda Withel]] ("I come from a little town you've probably never heard of") to find out ...
It's up to [[Victor Tugelbend]] ("Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little") and [[Theda Withel]] ("I come from a little town you've probably never heard of") to find out ...
{{MP}}, the tenth Discworld novel, is a gloriously funny saga set against the background of a [[Ankh-Morpork|world gone mad]]!
{{MP}}, the tenth Discworld novel, is a gloriously funny saga set against the background of a [[Ankh-Morpork|world gone mad]]!
[[de:Buch:Voll im Bilde]]
== Cover ==


The cover was painted by Josh Kirby, and the front features many characters filming a moving picture: Victor (with sword), Ginger (lying langorously), Silverfish (with megaphone), Gaffer (with picture box), Gaspode (by Ginger's leg), CMOT Dibbler (with sausages-in-buns), Oswald (behind Victor), a troll (under Ginger), and several imps and dwarves.
==Cover==
The cover was painted by [[Josh Kirby]], and the front features many characters filming a moving picture: Victor (with sword), Ginger (lying languorously), Silverfish (with megaphone), Gaffer (with picture box), Gaspode (by Ginger's leg), CMOT Dibbler (with sausages-in-buns), Oswald (behind Victor), a troll (under Ginger), and several imps and dwarves.


The back cover has three Wizards riding with Windle Poons on his wheelchair, chasing Gaspode (who seems to be on both covers) and Laddie, passing the Resograph.
The back cover has three Wizards riding with Windle Poons on his wheelchair, chasing Gaspode (who seems to be on both covers) and Laddie, passing the Resograph.


== Major Characters ==
==Major Characters==
 
* [[Cut-me-own-Throat Dibbler]]
* [[Cut-me-own-Throat Dibbler]]
* [[Thomas Silverfish]], President of the Alchemists' Guild, whose name parodies {{wp|Samuel Goldwyn|Samuel Goldwyn}} (who used the name "Samuel Goldfish" for a few years). However, Dibbler acts more like Goldwyn than Silverfish does.
* [[Thomas Silverfish]], President of the Alchemists' Guild, whose name parodies {{wp|Samuel Goldwyn|Samuel Goldwyn}} (who used the name "Samuel Goldfish" for a few years). However, Dibbler acts more like Goldwyn than Silverfish does.
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* [[Gaspode]]
* [[Gaspode]]
* [[Theda Withel]] aka [[Ginger]] aka [[Delores de Syn]]
* [[Theda Withel]] aka [[Ginger]] aka [[Delores de Syn]]
* [[Oswald]], a parody of the {{wp|Academy_Award#The_Oscar|Academy Award of Merit}}, also referenced as [[Osric]] and [[Osbert]] (Oswald is the most frequently used name, but not necessarily the guardian's true name)
* [[Oswald (Moving Pictures)|Oswald]], a parody of the {{wp|Academy_Award#The_Oscar|Academy Award of Merit}}, also referenced as [[Osric]] and [[Osbert]] (Oswald is the most frequently used name, but not necessarily the guardian's true name)
 
== Minor Characters ==


==Minor Characters==
* [[Deccan Ribobe]]
* [[Deccan Ribobe]]
* [[Death]]
* [[Death]]
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* [[Soll Dibbler]], Dibbler's nephew
* [[Soll Dibbler]], Dibbler's nephew


== Cameos and Mentions ==
==Cameos and Mentions==
 
* [[Tento]]
* [[Tento]]
* [[Mustrum Ridcully]]
* [[Mustrum Ridcully]]
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* [[Magma]], troll king with legendary, uh, scepter, referencing {{wp|magma|magma}}
* [[Magma]], troll king with legendary, uh, scepter, referencing {{wp|magma|magma}}
* the [[Sphinx]] (mentioned)
* the [[Sphinx]] (mentioned)
* [[Evil-Minded Son of a Bitch]], camel-mathematician
* [[Evil-Minded Son of a Bitch]], camel
* [[Azhural N'choate]], stock dealer (in elephants and other wildlife)
* [[Azhural N'choate]], stock dealer (in elephants and other wildlife)
* [[M'Bu]], N'choate's assistant
* [[M'Bu]], N'choate's assistant
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** [[Lecturer in Recent Runes]]
** [[Lecturer in Recent Runes]]
** [[Dean of Pentacles]]
** [[Dean of Pentacles]]
** [[Greyhald Spold]]
** [[Greyhald Spold]] (mentioned)
** [[Pimple]]
** [[Pimple]] (mentioned)
** Cucumber [[Framer]]
** Cucumber [[Framer]]
* [[Blanche Languish]], stage name of click actress
* [[Blanche Languish]], stage name of click actress
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* [[Elves]]
* [[Elves]]


== Things and Concepts ==
==Things and Concepts==
 
* [[Octo-cellulose]], Discworld equivalent of {{wp|Nitrocellulose#Nitrocellulose_film|film}}
* [[Octo-cellulose]], Discworld equivalent of {{wp|Nitrocellulose#Nitrocellulose_film|film}}
* [[Imps]], used in cameras to paint film frames and blow them dry very fast
* [[Salamander]], light-producing animal
* [[Salamander]], light-producing animal
* [[Banged Grains]], Discworld equivalent of {{wp|popcorn|popcorn}}
* [[Banged Grains]], Discworld equivalent of {{wp|popcorn|popcorn}}
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* [["Hiho" song]], reference to {{wp|Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_%281937_film%29#Songs|Heigh-Ho}} song
* [["Hiho" song]], reference to {{wp|Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs_%281937_film%29#Songs|Heigh-Ho}} song
* [[The Boke of the Film]], parodying the "instant books" that come out when a popular film is released
* [[The Boke of the Film]], parodying the "instant books" that come out when a popular film is released
* Movie studios:
* [[Movie Studios]]:
** [[Movie Studios|Untied Alchemists]], parodying {{wp|United Artists|United Artists}}
** [[Untied Alchemists]], parodying {{wp|United Artists|United Artists}}
** [[Movie Studios|Century of the Fruitbat]], parodying {{wp|20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox}}
** [[Century of the Fruitbat]], parodying {{wp|20th Century Fox|20th Century Fox}}
** [[Movie Studios|Fir Wood Studios]], parodying {{wp|Pinewood Studios|Pinewood Studios}}
** [[Fir Wood Studios]], parodying {{wp|Pinewood Studios|Pinewood Studios}}
** [[Movie Studios|Microlithic Pictures]], another parody of {{wp|Paramount_Motion_Pictures_Group|Paramount}} (microlithic = small stone [entirely appropriate for a studio run by dwarves], paramount = large mountain)
** [[Microlithic Pictures]], parodying {{wp|Paramount_Motion_Pictures_Group|Paramount Pictures}}
** [[Movie Studios|Floating Bladder]]
** [[Floating Bladder Pictures]], not a parody of any studio
** {{wp|Columbia_Pictures_Industries_Inc.|Columbia Pictures}} and {{wp|MGM_Studios_Inc.|MGM Studios}} are referenced by [[Ginger]] when she describes a recurring dream to [[Victor]]: “It always starts off with this mountain … and there are stars around it, you know, in the sky, but one of them comes down and it’s not a star at all, it’s a woman holding a torch over her head…” (Columbia) “… and then there are a lot of lights and this roar, like a lion or a tiger or something…” (MGM)
* [[Passion's Plaything]], a cheap perfume
* [[Passion's Plaything]], a cheap perfume
* [[Howondaland Green]], a type of parrot
* [[Howondaland Green]], a type of parrot
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* [[Achmed the I Just Get These Headaches's Book of Humorous Cat Stories]], book
* [[Achmed the I Just Get These Headaches's Book of Humorous Cat Stories]], book
* [[We Can Rule You Wholesale]], Ankh-Morpork civic anthem
* [[We Can Rule You Wholesale]], Ankh-Morpork civic anthem
[[File:moving_pictures_sergi_paez_pencil.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Pencil-made artwork from Sergi Páez which shows an alternative Hollywood-styled fan-made cover for the book. Victor and Theda are based on Luke and Leia from the original 1977's Star Wars theatrical poster, and some of the characters are based on real-life characters (Thomas Silverfish is, for example, Samuel Goldfish... but bearded).]]


==Clicks and their [[Roundworld]] references==
==Clicks and their [[Roundworld]] references==
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* '''''Bad Menace of Troll Valley''''', possible reference to [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022076/ Lightnin' Smith Returns], American title "Valley of the Bad Men"
* '''''Bad Menace of Troll Valley''''', possible reference to [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022076/ Lightnin' Smith Returns], American title "Valley of the Bad Men"
* '''''Shadowe of the Dessert''''', referencing [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015319/ The Shadow of the East], UK title "The Shadow of the Desert"
* '''''Shadowe of the Dessert''''', referencing [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015319/ The Shadow of the East], UK title "The Shadow of the Desert"
* '''''The Third Gnome''''', referencing the {{wp|The_Third_man|The third man}} by {{wp|Orson_Welles|Orson Welles}}
* '''''The Third Gnome''''', referencing the {{wp|The_Third_Man|The Third Man}} by {{wp|Orson_Welles|Orson Welles}}
* '''''Golde Diggers of 1457''''', reference to "Gold Diggers of 1933" and its sequel ''The Golde Rushe'', reference to {{wp|The Gold Rush|The Gold Rush}} (note the 57 reference as well)
* '''''Golde Diggers of 1457''''', reference to "Gold Diggers of 1933" and its sequel ''The Golde Rushe'', reference to {{wp|The Gold Rush|The Gold Rush}} (note the 57 reference as well)
* '''''Turkey Legs''''', reference to {{wp|Duck Soup|Duck Soup}} (given that it's a comedy and later referenced along with A Night At The Arena)
* '''''Turkey Legs''''', reference to {{wp|Duck Soup|Duck Soup}} (given that it's a comedy and later referenced along with A Night At The Arena)
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* '''''A Night At The Arena''''', referencing {{wp|A Night At the Opera|A Night At the Opera}}
* '''''A Night At The Arena''''', referencing {{wp|A Night At the Opera|A Night At the Opera}}
* '''''Burninge Passiones'''''
* '''''Burninge Passiones'''''
* '''''No title given''''', referencing {{wp|The Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz}}. A man in one half of a lion suit explains to a companion in the queue at [[Nodar_Borgle|Borgle's]] canteen, “I don’t know what it’s called, but we’re doing one about going to see a wizard. Something about following a yellow sick toad.”


== Locations ==
==Locations==
 
* [[Rim Ocean]]
* [[Rim Ocean]]
* [[Circle Sea]]
* [[Circle Sea]]
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*** The [[Sunshine Sanctuary for Sick Dragons]] (mentioned)
*** The [[Sunshine Sanctuary for Sick Dragons]] (mentioned)
*** [[Easy Street]]
*** [[Easy Street]]
* [[Holy Wood]], reference to {{wp|Hollywood|Hollywood}}
* [[Holy Wood]], reference to {{wp|Hollywood|Hollywood}}
** The [[Blue Lias]], troll bar, which also has a {{wp|Blue Lias|geological meaning}} on [[Roundworld]]
** The [[Blue Lias]], troll bar, which also has a {{wp|Blue Lias|geological meaning}} on [[Roundworld]]
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* [[Sto Plains]]
* [[Sto Plains]]
* [[N'Kouf]] (mentioned)
* [[N'Kouf]] (mentioned)
==Sentient Species==
*[[Evil-Minded Son of a Bitch|Camels]]
*[[Dwarfs]]
*[[Elves]] (mentioned)
*[[Gnomes]] (mentioned)
*[[Humans]]
*[[Trolls]]
*[[Yeti]]
==Supernatural Entities==
*[[Demons]] (mentioned)
*[[Death]]
*[[Balgrog]] (mentioned)
*[[The gods|The Gods]]
*[[Imps]]
*[[Dungeon Dimensions|Things from the Dungeon Dimensions]]
==Gallery==
{|
|-
| valign="top" | [[File:MP First.jpg|110px|thumb|First Edition Cover by [[Josh Kirby]]]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP Letterbox.jpg|thumb|140px|'Letterbox' Hardback]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP PS.jpg|thumb|110px|Cover by Peter Scanlan]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP Black.jpg|thumb|110px|Paperback 2004]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP Tape.jpg|thumb|120px|Audio Cassette]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP CD.jpg|thumb|140px|Audio CD]]
|}
{|
|-
| valign="top" | [[File:MP Roc.jpg|thumb|110px|Paperback ROC Publishing]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP US.jpg|thumb|110px|US Cover]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP Zoom.jpg|thumb|110px|Paperback 2012]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP Unseen.jpg|thumb|110px|Unseen Library Edition]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP CL.jpg|thumb|110px|Collectors Library Edition]]
| valign="top" | [[File:MP 2023.jpg|thumb|110px|Paperback 2023]]
|}


==External links==
==External links==
[http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/moving-pictures.html  ''Moving Pictures'' Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File]
[http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/moving-pictures.html  ''Moving Pictures'' Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File]
[[Book:Moving Pictures/Annotations]] (local link)


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[[Category:Discworld Series|Moving Pictures]]
[[Category:Discworld Series|Moving Pictures]]
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 2 August 2024

Moving Pictures
Cover art by Josh Kirby
Co-author(s)
Illustrator(s)
Publisher Victor Gollancz
Publication date 1990
ISBN 0552134635
Pages 279
RRP
Main characters Victor Tugelbend, Theda Withel, Gaspode
Series Discworld Series
Annotations View
Notes Book #10
All data relates to the first UK edition.

Blurb

The alchemists of the Discworld have discovered the magic of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of Holy Wood hill?

It's up to Victor Tugelbend ("Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little") and Theda Withel ("I come from a little town you've probably never heard of") to find out ... Moving Pictures, the tenth Discworld novel, is a gloriously funny saga set against the background of a world gone mad!

Cover

The cover was painted by Josh Kirby, and the front features many characters filming a moving picture: Victor (with sword), Ginger (lying languorously), Silverfish (with megaphone), Gaffer (with picture box), Gaspode (by Ginger's leg), CMOT Dibbler (with sausages-in-buns), Oswald (behind Victor), a troll (under Ginger), and several imps and dwarves.

The back cover has three Wizards riding with Windle Poons on his wheelchair, chasing Gaspode (who seems to be on both covers) and Laddie, passing the Resograph.

Major Characters

Minor Characters

Cameos and Mentions

Things and Concepts

Clicks and their Roundworld references

  • High Jinks at the Store, in the general style of early Charlie Chaplin films
  • Pelias and Melisande, a Belgian play
  • The Interestinge and Curious Adventures of Cohen the Barbarian, parodying the Conan the Barbarian series of films (Cohen himself being a parody of Conan), later renamed Sword of Passione
  • A King's Ransom
  • The Dark Forest
  • Mystery Mountain
  • A Bolde Adventurer, probable reference to the Indiana Jones films
  • Tales of the Dwarfes, references Snow White, given the "Hiho" song (there are many movies about dwarves, but the "Hiho" song is unique to the Disney version of Snow White). The "And that includes you, Dozy!" line near the end of the book references Sleepy the dwarf from this movie
  • An Exciting Study of Pottery Making, probably refers to the awful Open University self-study films of the 70s in which men with beards and tank-tops showed us how to do everything, using blackboards. But might also be a reference to the BBC film "The Potter's Wheel", shown when there were technical problems in the early days of broadcasting.
  • Bad Menace of Troll Valley, possible reference to Lightnin' Smith Returns, American title "Valley of the Bad Men"
  • Shadowe of the Dessert, referencing The Shadow of the East, UK title "The Shadow of the Desert"
  • The Third Gnome, referencing the The Third Man by Orson Welles
  • Golde Diggers of 1457, reference to "Gold Diggers of 1933" and its sequel The Golde Rushe, reference to The Gold Rush (note the 57 reference as well)
  • Turkey Legs, reference to Duck Soup (given that it's a comedy and later referenced along with A Night At The Arena)
  • Blown Away, referencing Gone with The Wind, and based on the Ankh-Morpork Civil War
  • Valley of the Trolls and Beyond the Valley of the Trolls, references to Valley of the Dolls and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
  • A Night At The Arena, referencing A Night At the Opera
  • Burninge Passiones
  • No title given, referencing The Wizard of Oz. A man in one half of a lion suit explains to a companion in the queue at Borgle's canteen, “I don’t know what it’s called, but we’re doing one about going to see a wizard. Something about following a yellow sick toad.”

Locations

Sentient Species

Supernatural Entities

Gallery

First Edition Cover by Josh Kirby
'Letterbox' Hardback
Cover by Peter Scanlan
Paperback 2004
Audio Cassette
Audio CD
Paperback ROC Publishing
US Cover
Paperback 2012
Unseen Library Edition
Collectors Library Edition
Paperback 2023

External links

Moving Pictures Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File


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