Moving Pictures (novel)

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Terry Pratchett The Discworld series 10^th novel – 2^nd individual story
Outline
Characters:	Victor Tugelbend Theda Withel C.M.O.T. Dibbler Unseen University staff Gaspode
Locations:	Ankh-Morpork Holy Wood
Motifs:	Movies and Hollywood; the Cthulhu Mythos; Atlantis
Publication details
Year of release:	1990
Original publisher:	Victor Gollancz
Hardback ISBN:	ISBN 0-575-04763-1
Paperback ISBN:	ISBN 0-552-13463-5
Other details
Awards:
Notes:	"Uncountable references" to classic Hollywood movies and anecdotes.

Moving Pictures is the name of the tenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1990. The book takes place in Discworld's most famous city, Ankh-Morpork and a town called "Holy Wood". The book uses the name as a thin veil to aim at the Hollywood world and its problems.

1 Plot introduction
2 Trivia
3 See also
4 Translations
5 External links

[edit] Plot introduction

The alchemists of the Discworld have invented moving pictures. Many hopefuls are drawn by the siren call of Holy Wood, home of the fledgling "clicks" industry -- among them Victor Tugelbend ("Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little."), a dropout from Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University and Theda Withel, a girl "from a little town you never ever heard of", who become stars, and the Discworld's most infamous salesman, Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, who introduces commerce to the equation and becomes a successful producer. Meanwhile, it gradually becomes clear that the production of movies is having a deleterious effect on the structure of reality.

[edit] Trivia

The recurring character of young wizard Ponder Stibbons was first introduced in this novel. Stibbons's appearance and some mannerisms are often claimed to be the basis for J. K. Rowling's character of Harry Potter.^{[citation needed]} Rowling claims to have come up with the idea for the Harry Potter novels in 1990, the same year Moving Pictures was first published.

[edit] See also

[edit] Translations

Подвижни образи (Bulgarian)
Pohyblivé obrázky (Czech)
Rollende Prenten (Dutch)
Liikuvad Pildid (Estonian)
Elävät kuvat (Finnish)
Les Zinzins d’Olive-Oued (French)
Voll im Bilde (German)
ראי-נוע (Hebrew)
Mozgó képek (Hungarian)
Levende bilder (Norwegian)
Ruchome obrazki (Polish)
A Magia de Holy Wood (Portuguese - Brazil)
Движущиеся картинки (Russian)
Pokretne slike (Serbian)
Imágenes en Acción (Spanish)
Rörliga bilder (Swedish)

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Reading Order Guide

Preceded by ~~Faust~~ Eric	10^th Discword Novel	Succeeded by Reaper Man
Preceded by Pyramids	2^nd Individual Story Published in 1990	Succeeded by Troll Bridge

Terry Pratchett's Discworld (Portal)

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Novels:	The Colour of Magic – The Light Fantastic – Equal Rites – Mort – Sourcery – Wyrd Sisters – Pyramids – Guards! Guards! – Eric – Moving Pictures – Reaper Man – Witches Abroad – Small Gods – Lords and Ladies – Men at Arms – Soul Music – Interesting Times – Maskerade – Feet of Clay – Hogfather – Jingo – The Last Continent – Carpe Jugulum – The Fifth Elephant – The Truth – Thief of Time – The Last Hero – The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents – Night Watch – The Wee Free Men – Monstrous Regiment – A Hat Full of Sky – Going Postal – Thud! – Wintersmith – Making Money - I Shall Wear Midnight
Short Stories:	Troll Bridge – Theatre of Cruelty – The Sea and Little Fishes – Death and What Comes Next
Other books:	The Discworld Companion – The Science of Discworld – The Science of Discworld II: The Globe – The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch – The Pratchett Portfolio – The Art of Discworld – The Unseen University Challenge – The Wyrdest Link – The Streets of Ankh-Morpork – The Discworld Mapp – A Tourist Guide to Lancre – Death's Domain – Nanny Ogg's Cookbook – The Discworld Almanak – Where's My Cow? – The Unseen University Cut Out Book – The Discworld Diaries – Once More With Footnotes*
Games:	The Colour of Magic – Discworld – Discworld 2 – Discworld MUD – Discworld Noir – GURPS Discworld – Thud