Don't Look Down: Difference between revisions

* ''[[War of the Worlds]]'' (2005): Ray Ferrier

* ''[[Shrek]]'' says this to Donkey as they're crossing the rope bridge to Dragon's castle. When Donkey looks down and freaks out, Shrek teases him and has a good laugh about it.

* Used hilariously in ''[[The Incredibles]]'': Helen and Jack-Jack are falling, with the huge explosion above them, and Helen reassures Jack-Jack in this way.

* The quote from ''Renaissance Man'' above, when Bill Rago is about to rappel down the large victory tower.

* The 80s music group Go West has the trope as the [[Title Drop|title]] as well as the lyrics:

 

''Don't look down, girl! (Don't look down!)''|''Don't give the game away!''}}

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'' #[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0647.html 647]:

'''Durkon''': Dinnae look down, dinnae look down, dinnae look down... }}

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Done in an episode of ''[[Animaniacs]]''. Also used in ''[[Wakko's Wish|Wakkos Wish]]'':

'''Yakko''': Yeah, I watched [[Vertigo|that movie]] six times and I ''still'' don't get it. }}

* [[Looney Tunes]] and [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons, which combine [[Toon Physics]] with [[Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress]]. The classic case: a cartoon character can run over or stand on thin air untill he realizes something is wrong and looks down. Only then does gravity take over.

* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in "[[The Poseidon Adventure|The Neptune Adventure]]"

{{smallcaps|Carl}}: It's not that confusing. }}

* ''[[The Magic School Bus]]'': in "Under Construction" (about engineering), Wanda says this to Arnold as he's [[It Makes Sense in Context|slowly crawling across a suspension bridge made of Q-tips, dental floss, and bandages over a bathtub with a baby alligator in it.]] He looks down, alligator snaps jaws shut, and Arnold books it to the other side.