Coupon: The Movie

This sketch parodies over-the-top movie trailers and Hollywood excess. It presents "Coupon: The Movie" as a film that all Americans are legally required to see by order of the Supreme Court. The mock trailer features absurdly dramatic cinematography, including a famous rotating camera shot around a dinner table and a groundbreaking POV shot from inside a sock as a foot enters it. Directed by the fictional "Famous Mortimer," the film is praised not by movie critics but by Judge Jacob Bruhl of the U.S. Federal Court. The sketch includes testimonials from moviegoers (including Jack Black) who express their enthusiasm for this mandatory viewing experience. The parody captures Hollywood's tendency to create pretentious, self-important films while satirizing the mechanics of movie marketing.

The rotating camera shot around the dinner table was particularly praised by viewers and you can see the camera track on the ground in the shot. The POV shot from inside a sock as a foot enters is described as revolutionary cinematography. Features a ceiling fan with only two large, ominous blades. Includes a dramatic car crash twist. The sketch is part of a larger sequence in the episode that starts with movie executives in "Greenlight Gang" and includes "Coupon: The Trial". This sketch is considered ahead of its time, predating the excessive marketing and forced viewing of certain films. The parody was particularly prescient given the later rise of extreme couponing as a cultural phenomenon.