Schlock
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| In art, "schlock" is sometimes used as a synonym for [[kitsch]] and in film it refers to [[tasteless]] comedy [[horror film|horror movies]] or theatre designed to [[shock]] people. | In art, "schlock" is sometimes used as a synonym for [[kitsch]] and in film it refers to [[tasteless]] comedy [[horror film|horror movies]] or theatre designed to [[shock]] people. | ||
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| *[[Schlock (film)|''Schlock'' (film)]], a film by John Landis | *[[Schlock (film)|''Schlock'' (film)]], a film by John Landis | ||
| - | + | *''[[Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies]]'' (2001) | |
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Schlock is an English word of Yiddish origin meaning "something cheap, shoddy, or inferior (perhaps from German Schlag, Yiddish shlak, meaning 'a stroke'; also possibly from German "Schlag"/"Schlagsahne", whipped cream)"
In art, "schlock" is sometimes used as a synonym for kitsch and in film it refers to tasteless comedy horror movies or theatre designed to shock people.
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See also
- Schlock (film), a film by John Landis
- Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
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