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Compare with [[Take My Hand]]. See also the [[Inevitable Waterfall]] and [[No OSHA Compliance]] for places to fall from.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'': Minmay falls from Hikaru's Valkyrie during the attack on South Ataria Island, and Hikaru not only does a power dive to save her, but manages to open the jet canopy, pull her in, close the canopy, and pull up in time.
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* And, of course, we can't forget Spock halting Kirk's fall from El Capitan in ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier|Star Trek V the Final Frontier]]''... [[Broad Strokes|although much of that film is officially dubious as to its canon status....]]
** And let's not omit Kirk catching Sulu mid-air over Vulcan in [[Star Trek (film)|XI]]. But at least they do take some physics into account and have Kirk's chute be unable to hold them both.
* Gandalf's escape from Isengard via Gwaihir Air Service in the first film of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Also counts as a [[Suicidal Gotcha]].
* In ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action|Looney Tunes Back in Action]]'', Jenna Elfman is hurled off the top of the Eiffel Tower, and Brendan Fraser leaps after her, busting out a grappling hook after successfully grabbing her. The movie goes in a different direction from the rather obvious ''Spider-Man'' element by having them swing right through some road stalls, getting stuck with a bunch of flowers, and landing comfortably at a roadside cafe, looking like they're really on a date...
* Subverted in the ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' movie, where instead of catching the falling jet pilot, Iron Man just activates his jammed parachute.
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