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* [[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]]: |
* [[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]]: |
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** He uses both variants in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies (Film)|Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. He first fries a code lock to ''open'' a door (toward the [[Mad Scientist]]'s bureau), then shoots another lock on a ceiling hatch to ''seal'' it so the [[Big Bad]]'s minions can't pursue him. Now Mr Carver certainly has state-of-the-art technology in his center, but doors which respond intelligently to being shot? |
** He uses both variants in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies (Film)|Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. He first fries a code lock to ''open'' a door (toward the [[Mad Scientist]]'s bureau), then shoots another lock on a ceiling hatch to ''seal'' it so the [[Big Bad]]'s minions can't pursue him. Now Mr Carver certainly has state-of-the-art technology in his center, but doors which respond intelligently to being shot? |
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** Also in ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Film)|The World Is Not Enough]]'', Valentin Zukovsky did this to release Bond from Elektra's torture device, even as he [[Go Out |
** Also in ''[[The World Is Not Enough (Film)|The World Is Not Enough]]'', Valentin Zukovsky did this to release Bond from Elektra's torture device, even as he [[Go Out with a Smile|suffers some mortal wounds]], using a gun disguised as a walking stick. Later, Bond also do this to release M from her cell. |
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** ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]''. The door to Willard Whyte's room was secured with a padlock. It was shot off the door with a pistol to free him. |
** ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]''. The door to Willard Whyte's room was secured with a padlock. It was shot off the door with a pistol to free him. |
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* Used in the movie ''[[Ghost (Film)|Ghost]]'', as the plot is nearing its climax. Molly and Oda Mae barricade themselves inside their apartment and refuse to let Carl inside. He shoots out the lock with his ''small handgun'', with ridiculous ease. The lock simply falls right out of the door and he is able to open it without any further problems. |
* Used in the movie ''[[Ghost (Film)|Ghost]]'', as the plot is nearing its climax. Molly and Oda Mae barricade themselves inside their apartment and refuse to let Carl inside. He shoots out the lock with his ''small handgun'', with ridiculous ease. The lock simply falls right out of the door and he is able to open it without any further problems. |
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* Averted in ''S.W.A.T.'' when the [[Big Bad]] locks a sewer exit the protagonists were chasing him through. The lock is obviously a high-end, very tough lock, and a couple of shots from an assault rifle barely dent it. They have to resort to blowing the entire grate off with a claymore. |
* Averted in ''S.W.A.T.'' when the [[Big Bad]] locks a sewer exit the protagonists were chasing him through. The lock is obviously a high-end, very tough lock, and a couple of shots from an assault rifle barely dent it. They have to resort to blowing the entire grate off with a claymore. |
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* Averted in ''[[Equilibrium]]'', where the Sweepers use the technique of blowing out the hinges of the door to gain entry in the first major action scene. |
* Averted in ''[[Equilibrium]]'', where the Sweepers use the technique of blowing out the hinges of the door to gain entry in the first major action scene. |
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* ''[[D.E.B.S.]]''. While the protagonists are secretly meeting with Lucy Diamond at Endgame, Bobby shoots a padlock that's securing a door leading to their location. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* Jack Bauer does it in the premiere of the eighth season of ''[[Twenty Four|24]]''. |
* Jack Bauer does it in the premiere of the eighth season of ''[[Twenty Four|24]]''. |
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* Used in the ''[[Flash Forward 2009|FlashForward]]'' series - to be fair, it was a padlock, and it was shot from point blank range, so it was quite realistic. |
* Used in the ''[[Flash Forward 2009|FlashForward]]'' series - to be fair, it was a padlock, and it was shot from point blank range, so it was quite realistic. |
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* Done somewhat ridiculously in the ''[[ |
* Done somewhat ridiculously in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' new series episode "Partners in Crime". A couple of guards try to chase Donna through a locked door. It should be noted she's well out of the way at this point, so it's definitely the door they're shooting. Armed with high-powered assault rifles, they just unload randomly on the door, perforating the entire middle section. They succeed in managing to shoot the handle off... then the door just falls off like they blasted the hinges. |
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* ''[[Kojak]]'' used a shotgun to blow off the hinges. |
* ''[[Kojak]]'' used a shotgun to blow off the hinges. |
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* An early episode of the classic run of ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]'' uses this trope. Danno shoots out the lock of a cheap apartment, only to accidentally kill a robbery suspect he was pursuing. The rest of the episode deals with the aftermath. |
* An early episode of the classic run of ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]'' uses this trope. Danno shoots out the lock of a cheap apartment, only to accidentally kill a robbery suspect he was pursuing. The rest of the episode deals with the aftermath. |
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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* There was an interview with an Israeli sniper instructor in ''Soldier of Fortune'' magazine, where he mentioned a building entry technique where three snipers shoot at a lock at once, completely destroying it. Sniper rifles have to be orders of magnitude more powerful than the average squad weapon, however, and the fact that it took three simultaneous shots demonstrates how improbable this trope is with modern lock design. |
* There was an interview with an Israeli sniper instructor in ''Soldier of Fortune'' magazine, where he mentioned a building entry technique where three snipers shoot at a lock at once, completely destroying it. Sniper rifles have to be orders of magnitude more powerful than the average squad weapon, however, and the fact that it took three simultaneous shots demonstrates how improbable this trope is with modern lock design. |
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* Breaching, or [[wikipedia:Hatton round|Hatton]] shotgun rounds are designed specifically to do this relatively safely to the firer and anyone in the room behind the door. Though they're fired at the hinges equally, if not more often. |
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* Real life example of the SF version: In a video shown on [[Tru TV]], an armed robber herded the employees of a store into the back room and attempted to cut telephone lines to prevent the victims from calling for help. Instead, he cut a wire controlling the door to the back room, preventing it from opening and trapping him until police arrived. |
* Real life example of the SF version: In a video shown on [[Tru TV]], an armed robber herded the employees of a store into the back room and attempted to cut telephone lines to prevent the victims from calling for help. Instead, he cut a wire controlling the door to the back room, preventing it from opening and trapping him until police arrived. |
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* Like the ''Kojak'' example above, the Special Air Service found it was more effective to use a shotgun to destroy the door's hinges, rather than the lock. Though these tactics may have been superceded by the invention of Hatton rounds. |
* Like the ''Kojak'' example above, the Special Air Service found it was more effective to use a shotgun to destroy the door's hinges, rather than the lock. Though these tactics may have been superceded by the invention of Hatton rounds. |
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