Meaning of geezer teaser | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A film, most often an action film released direct to video and primarily distributed via video on demand (VOD), for which older, well-known male actors ("geezers") are billed in lead or co-lead roles and prominently featured (teased) in promotional material, but only appear sporadically during the film itself.
   derogatory, slang
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see geezer, teaser.

Examples

“One of my clients calls it a ‘geezer teaser’: You have⟳ Bruce Willis at the intro of the movie, so people are like⟳, Great, this is a Bruce Willis movie. But he’s actually a secondary character who shows up sporadically.”

“These low-budget affairs are called Geezer Teasers. They're genre movies that star older actors and cater to the direct-to-video (or streaming) market.”

“5. Crackle Good for: Fans of classic TV, British television, geezer teaser action movies Crackle is a collection of on-demand TV and films, with a few originals included in a library that leans heavily on BBC content such as “Midsomer Murders” and such classic shows as “The Dick Van Dyke Show⟳,” “What's Happening,” “The Little Rascals” and “Barney Miller.””

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