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* Lt. Shane Wolf and Zoe Plummer from ''[[The Pacifier]]''
* Lt. Shane Wolf and Zoe Plummer from ''[[The Pacifier]]''
* One of [[Jackie Chan]]'s earlier films has him doing a hand-brake turn/park of a mini, sliding it into a space approximately 1 mini 4 extra cm.
* One of [[Jackie Chan]]'s earlier films has him doing a hand-brake turn/park of a mini, sliding it into a space approximately 1 mini 4 extra cm.
* ''[[Starship Troopers (Film)|Starship Troopers]]'': it was implied that Carmen Ibanez had to have Improbable Parking Skills to land her shuttle in the middle of a besieged [[Space Marine|Mobile Infantry]] outpost during a fierce battle. Of course, she had already been established as the [[Ace Pilot]].
* ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'': it was implied that Carmen Ibanez had to have Improbable Parking Skills to land her shuttle in the middle of a besieged [[Space Marine|Mobile Infantry]] outpost during a fierce battle. Of course, she had already been established as the [[Ace Pilot]].
** That was less a case of being skilled enough to land in the middle of the area (considering the shuttles were virtually VTOL craft to begin with) as it was she was the only one insane enough to actually do it in the middle of a [[Zerg Rush|millions-strong wave of incoming Arachnids]].
** That was less a case of being skilled enough to land in the middle of the area (considering the shuttles were virtually VTOL craft to begin with) as it was she was the only one insane enough to actually do it in the middle of a [[Zerg Rush|millions-strong wave of incoming Arachnids]].
* In the first ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation (Film)|National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' movie, Clark falls asleep at the wheel, the car wanders onto an exit ramp, careens toward a hotel, and Clark wakes up in time to scream and stomp the brakes. The car stops in a parking spot, and the luggage all tumbles off the top of the car to boot.
* In the first ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' movie, Clark falls asleep at the wheel, the car wanders onto an exit ramp, careens toward a hotel, and Clark wakes up in time to scream and stomp the brakes. The car stops in a parking spot, and the luggage all tumbles off the top of the car to boot.
{{quote| '''Clark''': "Well, we're here!"}}
{{quote| '''Clark''': "Well, we're here!"}}
* In Luc Besson's ''Taxi'' and sequels, Daniel likes to parallel-park by drifting, usually making at least a half-turn in the process.
* In Luc Besson's ''Taxi'' and sequels, Daniel likes to parallel-park by drifting, usually making at least a half-turn in the process.
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* The [[Mook|Pigmask]] who takes you directly to [[Peace and Love Incorporated|Thunder Tower]] in ''[[Mother 3 (Video Game)|Mother 3]]'' pilots the Pork Bean in a rather hap-hazard looking manner, before sliding perfectly in front of the entrance, thereby locking you in with no choice but to continue on to the end of the chapter.
* The [[Mook|Pigmask]] who takes you directly to [[Peace and Love Incorporated|Thunder Tower]] in ''[[Mother 3]]'' pilots the Pork Bean in a rather hap-hazard looking manner, before sliding perfectly in front of the entrance, thereby locking you in with no choice but to continue on to the end of the chapter.
{{quote| '''Pigmask:''' That was some pretty sweet piloting, if I do say so myself.}}
{{quote| '''Pigmask:''' That was some pretty sweet piloting, if I do say so myself.}}


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