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== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[UHF]]'', the protagonist George discovers at one point that he is broke, can't pay the rent, and has just run his uncle's business into the ground, with no hope of being employed by anyone in the city (as he's already been fired from every business and his uncle will certainly not offer him another job after he's ruined his TV station). He recalls his girlfriend, saying, "Well, at least I have Terri..." Cue phone call from Terri calling to tell him that he is an insensitive creep and she never wants to see him again.
* In ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Film)|The World Is Not Enough]]'', a caviar factory owned by [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'s [[Enemy Mine|former enemy turned ally]] Valentin Zukovsky is the sight of a lengthy battle between Bond and several [[Mooks]]. While surveying the damage done to the factory after the battle ends, Zukovsky comments to his assistant that, "we may not have a roof, but at least, we still have four good walls." Seconds later, all four walls simultaneously collapse.
{{quote| '''Valentin Zukovsky''': The insurance company is NOT going to believe this!}}
* At the climax of ''[[Mousehunt (film)|Mousehunt]]'', the Smuntz's last attempts to drive the mouse away result in the house getting flooded and several walls being destroyed. And this happens in the middle of the auction to sell the house. All the would-be buyers start to leave...