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** Maybe not 100% true to this trope but the Bride does this after coming out of a coma and trying to solve the problem of atrophy. Her arms however had been getting plenty of exercise, apparently.
* ''What Lies Beneath'', the scene with Michelle Pfeiffer slowly drowning in the bath tub, trying to pull the plug out with her toe.
* ''[[Predator]] 2''. Lieutenant Harrigan is on a ledge on the side of a building with the Predator hanging onto him. The Predator has activated his [[Self -Destruct Mechanism]], which will destroy a large area and kill thousands of people. The Predator's cutting disk is embedded in the wall ''just'' out of Harrigan's reach.
* ''[[Star Wars]] Episode V: [[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' has a variation: Luke Skywalker is trapped in the wampa's cave, dangling by one foot, and about to be turned into a meal by the monster. His lightsaber is just out of reach, but he's able to call upon the ability of The Force to call it to his hand and cut his way to relative safety at the last moment.
 
== Literature ==
 
* Not that it would've changed much but still in the end of ''[[Nineteen Eighty -Four]]'' the main "hero" is completely immobilised during his ultimate torment so that he couldn't turn away from the approaching cage with rats that he is afraid of and abhors to extreme.
 
== Video Games ==