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{{quote|''"I can't talk right now honey. I'm right in the middle of something."''|'''Mister Hertz''', ''[[Shoot Em Up (~~Film~~)|Shoot 'Em Up]]''}}

{{quote|''"I can't talk right now honey. I'm right in the middle of something."''|'''Mister Hertz''', ''[[Shoot'Em Up (film)|Shoot 'Em Up]]''}}

Cell phones are wonderful conveniences that make it easier for human beings to stay connected to each other. That said, it's inevitable that every so often they will ring at the most inconvenient times. Like when you're driving, or about to have sex, or in a board meeting. Or, occasionally, when you're in a dangerous, stressful situation like a gunfight or a [[Chase Scene|car chase]].

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== Anime and Manga ==

* In ''[[Full Metal Panic]] The Second Raid'', Kaname happens to call Sousuke's cell phone while he is in Sicily serving as a getaway driver for Mao and Kurz. For some reason he answers, resulting in several minutes of conversation while he is driving a car being pursued and shot at by a baker's dozen cars full of [[The Mafia|Mafia]] [[Mooks]].

* In ''[[Black Cat (~~Manga~~)|Black Cat]]'', Train Hartnet gets a call from his partner, Sven, while attempting to hide from Torneo's [[Mooks]] in a bathroom inside Torneo's mansion. He cuts the call short when someone urgently needs to use said bathroom.

* In ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'', Train Hartnet gets a call from his partner, Sven, while attempting to hide from Torneo's [[Mooks]] in a bathroom inside Torneo's mansion. He cuts the call short when someone urgently needs to use said bathroom.

* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', Lelouch receives a call from Shirley while hiding from Brittanian soldiers. Being a little more sensible than most people on this page, he immediately turns his phone off (angering Shirley for hanging up on her), but the damage was done, and the soldiers find him.

** In another instance, Euphemia calls Suzaku (on his radio) while he's in the middle of a huge battle. Initially, he tries to tell her he's busy and this isn't a good time, but they end up having a long talk about their feelings while Suzaku continues to royally own the attacking Knightmares.

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== Comic Books ==

* In ''[[~~PS 238~~]]'', [[Running Gag|any time anyone]] calls <s>Batman</s> [[Captain Ersatz|The Revenant]], for advice, he will be in the middle of fighting some form of super villain and carry on the fight while talking. Occasionally he will let slip some form of comment as to what he's doing.

* In ''[[PS238]]'', [[Running Gag|any time anyone]] calls <s>Batman</s> [[Captain Ersatz|The Revenant]], for advice, he will be in the middle of fighting some form of super villain and carry on the fight while talking. Occasionally he will let slip some form of comment as to what he's doing.

* In the original Vertigo ''Human Target'' mini-series, Dee-Noyz holds a cell phone conversation while he and his crew shoot up a house.

{{quote| '''Dee Noyz:''' Huh? The noise? I told you, brah, I already gots a show. That's the motherfucking soundtrack!}}

* The Fury, the [[Spider Man]] [[Captain Ersatz]] in ''[[Nineteen Sixty Three]]'' has one of these while fighting a giant psychic dinosaur, despite the action taking place [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Exactly When It Says On The Tin]]. How? He hops into a phone booth [[It Makes Sense in Context|when he absolutely has to make a call mid-fight]].

* The Fury, the [[Spider-Man]] [[Captain Ersatz]] in ''[[Nineteen Sixty Three]]'' has one of these while fighting a giant psychic dinosaur, despite the action taking place [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Exactly When It Says On The Tin]]. How? He hops into a phone booth [[It Makes Sense in Context|when he absolutely has to make a call mid-fight]].

* In an issue of ''[[Power Girl]]'', the title character desperately tries to call [[Zatanna]] for help after dinosaurs begin appearing around in New York City. Unfortunately, Zatanna is unable to answer her phone, as a villain has taped her mouth shut and is absorbing her powers.

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* ''[[Casino Royale 1967]]'' does it in a makeshift foxhole with military telephones.

{{quote| '''British General:''' I'm sorry, dear, but I won't be home in time for dinner... well, apparently a war has broken out.}}

* This happens to Mister Hertz [[Running Gag|multiple times]] in ''[[Shoot Em Up (~~Film~~)|Shoot Em Up]]'', most notably just as he's going to execute Mister Smith.

* This happens to Mister Hertz [[Running Gag|multiple times]] in ''[[Shoot'Em Up (film)|Shoot Em Up]]'', most notably just as he's going to execute Mister Smith.

* Happens in the 2008 film of ''[[Journey to The Center of The Earth]]'', if the trailer is accurate. [[Can You Hear Me Now|That's some impressive phone coverage they've got there.]]

* Inverted and happens every 10 minutes in ''[[~~Crank (Film)|~~Crank]]'': Chev Chelios calls his doctor while committing insane acts of violence and vandalism, at one point calling him while driving his car through a mall.

* Inverted and happens every 10 minutes in ''[[Crank]]'': Chev Chelios calls his doctor while committing insane acts of violence and vandalism, at one point calling him while driving his car through a mall.

* In ''[[Die Hard 2]]'', Holly McClane, worried about why her plane hasn't landed (the airport has been forcibly shut down by terrorists) calls her husband, who receives the call as he's attempting to sneak up on one of said terrorists.

* In Tenacious D in ''[[The Pick of Destiny]]'', Jables receives a call in the middle of a car chase with the police, from the car's owner, who's watching the chase on the news.

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== Literature ==

* Happens in ''The Six Sacred Stones'' by [[Matthew Reilly]]. Notably, the person being called is a twelve-year-old boy and the event is a [[High Speed Battle]] in which an convoy chases a 747 down an Egyptian highway.

* ''[[~~Labyrinths of Echo (Literature)|~~Labyrinths of Echo]]'' considered this applied to telepathic talks that cannot even be turned off and can be blocked by relatively few good mages. At least customary ethics (and maybe bylaws) in the World of Rod prohibits subordinates from distracting superiors by initiation of thought-chats, with obvious exclusion of ordered reports and dire emergency. Also, [[The Ace|the Chief of Minor Secret Investigative Force]] has an old bad habit of telling callers he "waits in ambush" when [[Professional Gambler|playing cards]], and once noted that in a real ambush it's not much of a problem, but few understand it.

* ''[[Labyrinths of Echo]]'' considered this applied to telepathic talks that cannot even be turned off and can be blocked by relatively few good mages. At least customary ethics (and maybe bylaws) in the World of Rod prohibits subordinates from distracting superiors by initiation of thought-chats, with obvious exclusion of ordered reports and dire emergency. Also, [[The Ace|the Chief of Minor Secret Investigative Force]] has an old bad habit of telling callers he "waits in ambush" when [[Professional Gambler|playing cards]], and once noted that in a real ambush it's not much of a problem, but few understand it.

* In ''Return of the Archwizards'' a character had magical sending responded only with "fleeting impression of terror" and was afraid to send another due to possibility it would distract the other party from a hard fight.

* Margaret Ball's short story "Career Day" features a swordswoman from a fantasy world who has enrolled her daughter in a school from our world. When a member of the PTA calls right in the middle of a swordfight, she's so distracted she accidentally winds up agreeing to show her daughter's class around her workplace...

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== Live Action TV ==

* This has happened on ''[[~~Lost (TV)|~~Lost]]'' at least a couple of times.

* This has happened on ''[[Lost]]'' at least a couple of times.

* ''[[~~Twenty Four|~~24]]'' as well.

* ''[[24]]'' as well.

* It happens to Dr. K in an episode of ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]''.

{{quote| "I'm a little busy saving the human race right now, Benny."}}

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* One of Crimson Viper's victory poses in ''[[Street Fighter]] IV'' is her daughter calling her on her cellphone after the fight is over.

* ''[[Dead Rising]]'': This can happen to the player when somebody calls your cellphone while you're fighting zombies. You can elect to hang up, but ''[[The Scrappy|that person calls you back about five seconds later]]'' ...and then you are scolded, because hanging up on someone is rude. Sadly, you cannot tell the person exactly where he can place his manners.

* In ''[[~~Pokémon Gold and Silver (Video Game)|~~Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'', ''Crystal'', and the remakes, trainers would call you via Pokégear all the time. What's that? You're busy saving the Radio Tower from Team Rocket? Eh. They'll call you anyway.

* In ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'', ''Crystal'', and the remakes, trainers would call you via Pokégear all the time. What's that? You're busy saving the Radio Tower from Team Rocket? Eh. They'll call you anyway.

* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', the player character can be called by NPC's on his cell phone any time he's not in the middle of a race or mission. Many players found this to be an annoying feature. During some missions though, there are scripted sequences in which the main character gets a phone call during missions, such as being invited to go to a strip club during a high speed police chase, and being called to go cruising for chicks while kidnapping the daughter of a mob boss.

* Max is busy in ''[[Max Payne 2]]'', in the mission where both him and his lover invade the [[Mook]] hideout from opposite sides.

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== Web Comics ==

* ''[[~~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|~~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'': Dr. McNinja [http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=29&issue=5 has little trouble with this].

* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'': Dr. McNinja [http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=29&issue=5 has little trouble with this].

* Happens on the [http://www.drunkduck.com/Bloody_Urban/index.php?p=706870 very first page] of ''[[Troperworks/Bloody Urban|Bloody Urban]]''.

* Cell phones are the bane of Pokemon trainers everywhere, as demonstrated in [http://www.halolz.com/2010/08/25/hey-its-joey-my-rattata-is-soooo-cool/ this webcomic]. That's why they removed the cell phone feature in later games.

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== Western Animation ==

* In ''[[~~Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|~~Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', Jackie is often kicking ass with the shadowkhan or some other [[Mook|mooks]] when ''Uncle'' calls, often with the [[Phlebotinum]] or the info needed to defeat the [[Monster of the Week]]. His phone calls usually take ''forever'' with his constant "[[Catch Phrase|one more thing]]" reminders, while Jackie's trying to listen and fight off the attackers at once. [[Conservation of Ninjitsu]] seems to be the only thing that keeps him alive through them.

* In ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', Jackie is often kicking ass with the shadowkhan or some other [[Mook|mooks]] when ''Uncle'' calls, often with the [[Phlebotinum]] or the info needed to defeat the [[Monster of the Week]]. His phone calls usually take ''forever'' with his constant "[[Catch Phrase|one more thing]]" reminders, while Jackie's trying to listen and fight off the attackers at once. [[Conservation of Ninjitsu]] seems to be the only thing that keeps him alive through them.

* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' has occasionally called her mother while her mother was in the middle of performing brain surgery. Dr. Possible happily talked on the speaker phone to her daughter, all the while continuing with the operation. There's also a few Kimmunicator calls that have come in during action sequences. In the first [[Grand Finale]], Kim is under attack by giant robots, calls Wade, and he's got another one destroying his room. Earlier in the film, Kim takes a call from her friend Monique for some high school gossip while flying down a street in central Tokyo on a grapple line attached to Shego's fighter jet.

** Building a [[Heads Up Display]] Kimmunicator into the suit her dad made to replace her ruined mission outfit: good idea. Having it suddenly take up her whole field of view while Kim was in the middle of fighting Shego: not so much.

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{{quote| '''Scorpio:''' I understand, Homer. You gotta put your family first, and I respect that. But you know, If you could kill a few people on your way out, I'd really appreciate it.}}

* In the ''[[Justice League]]'' episode "Wildcards," [[Batman]] takes a call from [[The Flash]] while he's in the middle of a fight. Of course, The Flash had a good reason for calling, since he needed instructions on [[Wire Dilemma|how to disarm a bomb]].

* In the last episode of the first ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 ~~(Animation)~~|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon's first season, Donatello is busy building a new device at Baxter Stockman's lab while the rest of the family goes off to attack the Technodrome. While they're fighting off Foot Soldiers, Don gives them a call, checking in;

* In the last episode of the first ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon's first season, Donatello is busy building a new device at Baxter Stockman's lab while the rest of the family goes off to attack the Technodrome. While they're fighting off Foot Soldiers, Don gives them a call, checking in;

{{quote| '''Raphael:''' ''(Getting throttled by a Foot Soldier)'' A little...busy here!<br />

'''Donatello:''' Oh, okay. I'll try again later.<br />

'''Raphael:''' Do that! }}

* [[Inverted]] on ''[[The Spectacular Spider Man]]:'' Aunt May insists Peter call home if he's going to be out past his 10 o'clock curfew. He set his cell phone alarm to remind him when to call, and in early episodes this tended to happen right in the middle of a fight.

* [[Inverted]] on ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]:'' Aunt May insists Peter call home if he's going to be out past his 10 o'clock curfew. He set his cell phone alarm to remind him when to call, and in early episodes this tended to happen right in the middle of a fight.

* ''[[Batman ~~the~~ Brave And The Bold ~~(Animation)~~|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' has [[Batman]] in this situation several times, including a few times when [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]] was bored on a family vacation and hoped that Batman would need him to ''join'' the current battle.

* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' has [[Batman]] in this situation several times, including a few times when [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]] was bored on a family vacation and hoped that Batman would need him to ''join'' the current battle.

* ''[[Young Justice]]'' has a variant, slightly different in that it's between heroes on the same mission (who are using telepathy instead of a phone):

{{quote| '''Miss Martian:''' Superboy, are you online or just pouting?<br />