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** Done by the [[Pixar]] staff for ''[[Cars 2]]'', as an aspect of the film is Tow Mater's habit of fanciful storytelling. Since this was a trait not shown in the first film, it was feared that the sudden appearance would look like an [[Ass Pull]], so the [[Pixar Shorts|"Mater's Tall Tales" shorts]] were created to establish this ''two years in advance.''
** Mater's gatling guns {{spoiler|which he uses to escape from being tied up in Big Bentley.}}
** Pixar studios likes to put Easter eggs into their movies that turn out to be a reference to their next movie. Anything in the background of any scene can be this. For example, [[Up (animation)|Dug's]] shadow can be seen as the dog that barks at [[Ratatouille|Remy]], and in ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]'', [[Toy Story (franchise)
*** And a [[Finding Nemo|stuffed Nemo toy]] at the end of ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]''.
* In [[Disney]]'s ''[[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]]'', the little rabbit sister can't run as fast as the other children, usually lagging behind. This becomes important in the final battle as she struggles to keep up with the evacuating villagers and Robin Hood has to double back to retrieve her, leaving him trapped on the opposite side of the gate.
* In [[Tangled]], Rapunzel's hair glows when its magic is invoked. {{spoiler|This comes in handy when she and Flynn/Eugene need light to find their way out of a watery death.}}
** At one point in the movie, Rapunzel {{spoiler|shoves Gothel into her mirror}}, causing the mirror to break. {{spoiler|Flynn/Eugene would later use a broken glass shard to cut Rapunzel's hair, so she
** Rapunzel's painted walls and the hankie Flynn buys from the marketplace {{spoiler|are what causes Rapunzel to realize she is the lost princess.}}
* Subverted in ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'', as the key to [[Sealed Evil in a Can|seal the evil book]] is brought up, but in the climax is destroyed. Yet one of the Care Bears uses magic to remake the key.
* ''[[Wallace
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* The cars in the Russian plane in ''[[2012]]''.
* ''[[The Addams Family]]'' has an interesting case: Chekhov's ''Library'', established in an early scene to have somewhat... [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|literal]] books.
* ''[[Airplane!
* ''[[Alien (franchise)|Aliens]]'' features a perfect example in the form of the powerloader. In a seemingly throwaway scene towards the beginning of the film, Ripley is shown to have a remarkable degree of skill with this particular piece of equipment—and she goes on to use this exact piece of equipment in the climactic mano-a-mano battle with the Alien Queen.
** Even more subtle is the air lock that the Marine sergeant offhandedly demands to be sealed in the same scene.
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* In ''Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'', while searching a car, the titular characters come across a huge stash of pepper spray. Later in the film, after they're arrested by the FBI, they manage to escape after it's revealed that Harold managed to hide a can of pepper spray in his pants and uses it to disable their captors.
** The first ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'' movie also had a number of Chekhov's Guns. {{spoiler|For example, the cheetah is mentioned on a number of news reports before the protagonists find it, but the news reports are just treated as background noise. The hangglider on top of the car they steal from the extreme sports enthusiasts ends up being the vehicle that carries them to their final destination.}}
* ''[[
* In ''[[Hook]]'', the titular captain reveals in a victory speech to his underlings that he is finally getting his revenge on the now-adult Peter Pan. Prior to kidnapping Peter's kids, Hook killed the crocodile that had been pursuing him all these years and turned it into a [[Clock Tower]]. {{spoiler|It winds up killing Hook in the final battle when it's accidentally brought back to life.}}
* The ''[[Home Alone]]'' movies are full of this. Everything from gifts given to things said to items seen briefly in a bedroom come back in some way, shape or form.
* The cop-movie parody ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'', aka "Chekhov's Gun: The Movie," from the same team as the below-mentioned ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'', has what would be better described as Chekhov's Arsenal stashed in a police evidence room. Actually the entirety of ''Hot Fuzz'' is a great example of this, as nearly everything seen, done, or said in the first half of the film becomes an important plot point in the second. Watch it twice then make a checklist. It's uncanny.
** The DVD feature Fuzz Facts points out every single one of them. And there are a ''lot''.
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** Also, on the scene where they have to answer questions in order to cross the bridge, Arthur knows about swallows due to the first scene.
*** Which goes to show that, in comedy, the line between [[Chekhov's Gun]], [[Running Gag]], and [[Brick Joke]] can become rather blurry.
** In a more typical sense, from its very beginning the scene with Prince Herbert and his father shows the bow and arrow that Herbert will use later to send a message hanging in plain sight on the wall.
* ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'': Gonzo's odd decision to keep starfish in his pants come in handy when they battle against the pirates. If people count, the fact that [[Statler and Waldorf]] are the animated, talking figureheads of the Hispaniola also counts.
** Also in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'': The script of the movie. No, really.
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