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{{trope}}
A [[Smash Cut]] cut occurs without warning in the middle of a scene and transitions abruptly to another, and is often intended to startle the audience. Very often, it goes something like this:
{{quote|'''Bob''': I am so not going to --
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'''Bob''': ...[[Gosh Dang It to Heck|Dagnabbit]]. }}
Can also be combined with [[Gilligan Cut]], or [[Ironic Echo]], though a Smash Cut is defined by the lack of warning that it is coming and the fact that it usually cuts someone off mid-sentence. This is also a popular technique for going to credits, or for when someone wakes up from a Nightmare, so it often overlaps with [[Catapult Nightmare]].
Not to be confused with the
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v10/c083/11.html Chapter 83], we follow Yue briefly after she sees Negi and Nodoka off on their date. In the last two panels of the page she bumps into someone and apologises. The scene then abruptly cuts back to Negi and Nodoka, and it's not until [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v10/c087/5.html four chapters later] that we return to this scene and find out that she bumped into {{spoiler|[[Stable Time Loop|Negi himself]]}}.
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== [[Film]] ==
* Employed in many horror movies, especially in [[Screamer Trailer
* The movie ''War'' had these just about every second to the point where you say "This is ridiculous!" ten minutes into the movie.
* ''[[A Serious Man]]'': When the truth is found to be lies, and all the joy within you dies... <!-- If someone familiar with the source could edit this line to make it more clear, that would be appreciated. -->
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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* An ''[[Angel]]'' episode had Wesley happily declare "We're winning!" during a battle.
** In fact, something like this happens in almost every episode of ''[[Angel]]''.
** [[Joss Whedon]] does another one in ''[[Firefly|Serenity]]'', when we cut from River being told to "lie down" to her having a needle shoved into her forehead in a lab. Joss admits on the commentary track that much of the camera work in the first few minutes, which includes several Smash Cuts and [[Hard Cut
** Yeah, [[Joss Whedon]] loves these. A particularly heart wrenching example is in the ''[[Buffy]]'' episode "Selfless" which goes from Anya singing an upbeat song (during the [[Musical Episode]]) about how much she loves Xander to {{spoiler|her with a sword through her chest after Buffy impaled her, she gets better quickly but the audience doesn't for a while}}
*** Several more appear in "The Body", cutting from {{spoiler|imagined scenes of Joyce's recovery to her dead body}}.
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* In the ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' episode ''Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective'', this happens when Strong Bad tries to edit around Coach Z's bad acting. It fails:
{{quote|'''Dangeresque''': I solved the kidnapping case, Renaldo! She was kidnapped by a monster with a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|broken heart]].
'''Renaldo''': That's the dumbest— {Jump cut} Dangeresque, you're a genius! }}
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{{quote|'''Bender''': Wait. You mean people will pay good money for romance? Hmm. I think I have a scheme so deviously clever that I--
[Smash Cut to courtroom and judge banging his gavel]
'''Judge:''' [[Night Court|$500 and time served.]]
'''Bender:''' Stupid anti-pimping laws! }}
** Another example happens right at the end of "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back", when [[The Chew Toy|Zoidberg]] starts to sing his song and it smash cuts to the credits. We then hear Zoidberg sigh.
** Most of "Time Keeps On Slipping" is held together entirely by
** From ''Bender's Big Score''
{{quote|'''Nudar''': Tough times earth chumps. We're repossessing your TV. Seems you can't afford it now that you're unemployed!
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* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]:'' The new [[Justice League]], still a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] at this point, is about to go take on [[Darkseid]]. [[Martian Manhunter]] encourages everyone with a [[Rousing Speech]]...and we cut to everyone chained up in Darkseid's dungeon. While he got to finish his sentence, it was sudden and unexpected. And [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarious]].
* From ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Ponyville Confidential]]'': Rarity, at Sugarcube Corner, is dismissing the idea that Sweetie Belle is Gabby Gums. "How could you say such a thing, Twilight?! [Sweetie Belle] is the most innocent, most lovely-" *cut to Rarity, back home, finding {{spoiler|her diary}} in Sweetie Belle's saddlebag* "MOST EVIL PONY IN EQUESTRIA!
* Happens a lot to Helga and Arnold on ''[[Hey Arnold!]]!''.
{{quote|'''Helga:''' "There is no way I am taking the subway!"
[''Cut to Helga and the gang in the subway station.'']
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[[Category:Camera Tricks]]
[[Category:Smash Cut]]
[[Category:Cut to the Index]]
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