Smash Cut: Difference between revisions

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:

 

[[[Smash Cut]] to Bob doing [[Gilligan Cut|whatever he was about to say he wouldn't do]]]<br />

'''Bob''': ...[[Gosh Dang It to Heck|Dagnabbit]]. }}

* The ''[[Lost]]'' episode "The Constant" uses Smash Cuts to show Desmond's jarring transitions between 1996 and 2004.

* A ''[[Stargate Universe]]'' episode had body-swapping communications devices "blink" as a result of the spaceship carrying them going in and out of [[Faster-Than-Light Travel|FTL]]. This resulted in people who were temporarily borrowing other people's bodies thousands of light-years away, getting jerked back into their own for a few seconds with no warning at all.

'''Eli (back in his hotel on Earth):''' --unacceptable! [looks around] Seriously? }}

* Lampshaded in 30 Rock episode "Smash cut to".

* Happens at the end of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''Revelation of the Daleks'' when the Doctor is telling Peri where he'll take her for some peace and tranquility. "I'll take you to-" (''closing credits'').

* In an episode of ''[[The George Lopez Show]]'', Benny vows do something horrible to George for rigging a productivity contest. George thinks she's bluffing. Cut to George crying over his broken golf clubs.

 

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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:

'''Renaldo''': That's the dumbest— {Jump cut} Dangeresque, you're a genius! }}

 

* Another [[Joss Whedon]] example in [[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]] - a particularly bleak one and heartwrenching one at the very end that will have you desperately waiting for another scene. [[Tear Jerker|There isn't one.]]

* A scene from [[G Mod Idiot Box]] uses one of these, when Coach suffers from a volatile form of gonorrhea.

[The entire building explodes, and we smash cut to Coach's hand sticking out of the ground, giving the middle finger.] }}

 

* Every episode of ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' ends with a smash cut into the ending credits.

* In ''[[Futurama]]'', we have the producer's favorite smash cut ever from the episode "Put Your Head on My Shoulders":

'''Judge:''' [[Night Court|$500 and time served.]]<br />

'''Bender:''' Stupid anti-pimping laws! }}

** Most of "Time Keeps On Slipping" is held together entirely by [[Smash Cut|Smash Cuts]], with the twist that the characters don't remember what happened in between.

** From ''Bender's Big Score''

(''Cut to the crew being kicked out of the office''). }}

** In "Proposition Infinity", Amy and Bender have a torrid and illegal romance. They spearhead a campaign to make robot/human relationsihps legal, and actually win. Amy says now they can openly have a serious, monogomous relationship.

(''Cut to Bender on a beach somewhere with two fembots.'') }}

* ''[[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]]!''.

'''Helga:''' "...I can't believe I am taking the subway." }}