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* Inverted and lampshaded in ''The Alibi'', where the hero, after kissing his love interest at the end, notes "Actually, I've just realized; you're quite a bit taller than me, aren't you?"
* In ''[[Back to The Future]]'', the part of Jennifer was recast one of several times because the actress was taller than [[Michael J. Fox]]. Interestingly, it was the female crew which insisted Marty should be taller than his girlfriend.
* Although in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' books, Harry was supposed to be about a head taller than [[Heroes Want Redheads|Ginny]], [[Daniel Radcliffe]] manages to be just about the same height as if not a bit shorter than [[Bonnie Wright]], as
* Obliquely referenced in ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'', when Saul objects to Tess's relationship with Terry Benedict on the grounds that "she's too tall for him".
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala aren't ''that'' far apart—Hayden Christiansen is 6'1" (185 cm), [[Natalie Portman]] 5'3" (160 cm). However, had Padme survived episode III, ''she'' might not have believed Darth Vader was her husband—because his transformation to a cyborg was accompanied by a jump in height of about six inches, as the original Vader, David Prowse, was 6'7" (200 cm). For an idea of what a reunion would have been like, consider Princess Leia's (who took very well after her mother) and Vader's scenes together. The in-universe reason is that Anakin's new legs were bigger than his
** For that matter, Leia and Han, given that [[Harrison Ford]] is about 6'1" (185 cm) and Carrie Fisher is about 5'1" (155 cm).
*** She has to look up for him to kiss her forehead!
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