Torches and Pitchforks: Difference between revisions

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* Subverted in ''[[Cthulhu (Film)|Cthulhu]]'' (2007). When the gay protagonist is wrongly arrested for raping and murdering a boy, he naturally assumes the shouting, torch-carrying crowd is a lynch mob and desperately holds onto the door of the cell to keep it shut. In the morning, he discovers the crowd (presumably Dagon cultists) have unlocked the cell door, and driven off the police so he can escape.

* In the movie ''[[The Elephant Man]]'', there was a brief moment aboard a ship that the eponymous character was on... even though some bad little boys started the trouble.

{{quote| '''Norm Macdonald''': [[Lampshade Hanging|Hey, doesn't this guy get a fair trial? I mean...]]<br />

'''Dr. Cox from ''[[Scrubs]]''''': Alright, you! Back of the Mob! }}

** Somewhat implied on ''[[The Addams Family (TV)|The Addams Family]]'', since they do this to nearly everyone that comes to their doorway.

* Twisted: In an episode of ''[[Being Human (TV)|Being Human]]'', Mitchell and George are thought to be pedophiles and an angry mob throws them rotten fruit and breaks their windows. During this, they are shown to be watching an old movie with a classic torches and pitchforks scene.

** The later serial "State of Decay" has an amusing scene where the Doctor persuades the peasants to attack the castle of their tyrannical rulers (actually a spaceship embedded in the ground) with a rousing speech that's paraphrased from the St. Crispin's Day speech in ''Henry V''. A mob scene with torches and pitchforks ensue.

* The unruly mob from the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' movie ''[[Touch of Satan]]''. Both times they appear, they sing "[[Amazing Freaking Grace|Amazing Grace]]" which causes Servo to sing (in the same tune)

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