Evil Grand Vizier Hollywood cliche no.10: Dumb, fat senile monarchs always employ tall, sinister, treacherous, power-hungry, black-bearded sorcerers as advisers (grand viziers). Evil Grand Vizier: …
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Falling cars explode: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Falling cars explode Hollywood cliche no. 11: Cars falling off cliffs always explode. Inside the house someone says: Dang! There’s another one. No wonder we …
Big Budget Bonanza: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Big Budget Bonanza Hollywood cliche no.12: any group of unemployed entertainers raising money for an orphanage will put on the most spectacular big budget musical …
Loving leap: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Loving Leap Hollywood cliche no.13: When you’re in love, you leap around like a lunatic. Hence the title ‘loving leap’. People find this amusing. Ian …
Inside banners: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Inside banners When movie characters head to a special event there usually aren’t any signs outside. They spend the budget on inside banners instead. I …
The highest room in the tallest tower: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
The highest room in the tallest tower Last week we began a series of movie cliche illustrations by Ian Gunn. This week we look at …
Giant man-baby. A silly illo by Ian Gunn
Over the next few weeks we’ll be seeing some movie cliches that Ian Gunn drew. Today’s, obviously, is the giant man-baby walking in slow motion. …
A whole page of garbage: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘A whole page of garbage’ harks back yet again to the era of science or speculative fiction club newsletters, but this is one illo that …
The moon is a hard mattress: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘The moon is a hard mattress’ shows an astronaut lying down on the moon. [RUNS SCREAMING FROM PUNS] I will risk your ire to explain: …
Dinnertime! a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Dinnertime! Does ‘Dinnertime’ remind you of anything? Ever had children? What about eating with a teenage boy? The backstory to these silly illos Ian Gunn, …
Monster wearing a stovepipe: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
This monster wearing a stovepipe looks like someone cut off Animal’s legs or Abraham Lincoln suffered some indignity when resurrected. The backstory to these silly …
Monotreme: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Monotreme vs Stereotreme A monotreme is a type of mammal that, at first glance at the Wikipedia page, seems to consist mostly of Australian mammals. …
Mogulmond Megamarts Carpark: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Mogulmond Megamarts Carpark was obviously created by the Rupert Murdoch of Supermarket carparking. The image is of a carpark that looks to me not unlike …
A Moderne Herballe: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘A Moderne Herballe’ is a silly illo by Ian Gunn spoofing medieval and contemporary societies. In the interests of disability access I will endeavour — …
Cellular Free Zone: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Sadly, that’s ‘cellular free zone’ as in cell phones not a ‘cellulite free zone’. I wonder if Ian Gunn, the artist, had a pet peeve about …