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{{quote|''"I once worked at a service station with a guy who used to be a 1970s porn star. When he was filling the tank, he would pull out the nozzle and spray gas all over the side of the car."''|Greg Fitzsimmons}}
The term '''Money Making Shot''' refers to any really critical scene in a film (especially a scene that makes the trailer of the film). It is, essentially, the bit you bought your ticket for, so one could say that it's the point at which you get your "money's worth." Some films might have more than one Money Making Shot.
See also [[Just Here for Godzilla]], where the Money Making Shot is the ''only'' thing that matters, and [[Watch It for the Meme]]. [[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] [[Shoot the Money]].
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** Any of the unusual shots ([[Bullet Time]] ducking of bullets; Trinity's "[[Dodge This]]" shot of an agent; "Guns. Lots of Guns".)
* Quite unusually, the Money Shot in ''[[Armageddon]]'' isn't the destruction of the asteroid... it's the [[Power Walk]] just before the drillers go into space.
* Parodied in a video where Joel Schumacher is discussing the
* Referenced in a scene in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' trailer where Lovejoy says "And here's the money shot". [[Missing Trailer Scene|This line was not in the film, however.]]
** Also happens once in the show. After Maude Flanders dies, Homer is secretly filming Ned to submit him to a video dating service. He says the line when Ned takes off his shirt to reveal his [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|manly physique]].
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