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A relatively low-budget film given a similar theme and title to a popular blockbuster in an attempt to piggyback on its success.
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Mockbuster — Mockbuster, par analogie à blockbuster, désigne en cinéma une réalisation plus ou moins plagiée d une œuvre à gros budget, directement écoulée en vidéo. Au delà de la connotation humoristique, c est un phénomène loin d être marginal dans l… … Wikipédia en Français
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Mockbuster — Der Begriff Mockbuster (Verkürzung von mock up Blockbuster), oder auch Knockbuster (Verkürzung von knock off Blockbuster), bezeichnet Filme, die eine trashige Parodie oder Verulkung eines meist zur gleichen Zeit erscheinenden Blockbusters… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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