Geezer teaser

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"Geezer teaser" is a pejorative term used to describe a film—usually an action film released direct-to-video and distributed via video on demand (VOD)—for which older famous male actors ("geezers") who may be considered past their prime are billed in starring roles and prominently featured ("teased") in promotional material, only to then appear for a brief amount of time during the film itself. These actors help bring attention to films that are made on low budgets but become profitable through rentals and sales. American production company Emmett/Furla Oasis (EFO) is considered a pioneer of the geezer teaser, especially through its co-founder Randall Emmett, with Bruce Willis starring in several films for the company from Setup (2011) until his 2022 retirement due to the onset of frontotemporal dementia; he typically only worked for one or two shooting days per film and was sometimes in the film for as little as seven minutes, such as in Hard Kill (2020). Although such films are usually...

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