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{{quote| '''Dr. Teeth:''' You can't take no for an answer! You can't take no for an answer! You can't take no for an answer! No, no, no!}}
* ''[[Tommy Boy]]'', of course. It also had a reverse montage where they quickly get people to buy their parts.
* ''[[Groundhog Day (Film)|Groundhog Day]]'' features a sequence in which Phil Connors is attempting to use the knowledge he's gaining in multiple repetitions of the day to seduce his coworker Rita. At first, he seems to be making progress, as he learns what mistakes not to make, but he's ultimately unable to recreate the exact circumstances of the day on which he got the closest to succeeding, leading to a montage of him being slapped in the face at different points during the day until he finally gives up.
* ''The Secret of My Success.'' After a rapid-fire sequence of rejections, Michael J. Fox declares, "Whatever the exception is, I can fix it. I can be older, I can be taller, I can be anything." The interviewer asks, "Can you be a minority woman?"
* In ''[[Cool Runnings]]'', a variety of businesspeople laugh when asked to sponsor the Jamaican bobsled team.
* The protagonist of ''[[GoodbyeGood LeninBye, (Film)Lenin!|Goodbye Lenin]]'' and his co-worker go through one of these selling satellite dishes. They eventually succeed.
* The movie of ''[[Bridget Jones|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'' has a montage of Bridget going for several unsuccessful job interviews in TV. When she admits "I've got to leave my current job because I've shagged my boss", she is hired at last.
* In ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'', Peg repeatedly strikes out while trying to sell Avon products to her neighbors. After having yet another door shut in her face, she gets the idea to drop by the creepy castle on the hill where she discovers Edward.
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* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Anya]] has a scene like this when she's trying to convince various women to wish for vengeance on {{spoiler|Xander after he left her at the altar}}.
* A [[Terrible Interviewees Montage]] happens in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' when Cam Mitchell, shortly after we first meet him, is trying to find replacements of the title team.
* [[Malcolm in Thethe Middle|Malcolm]] finds himself subjected to this as he tries to raise funds for a charity 10K. The montage suddenly cuts from people slamming the door in his face to people happily signing up to pledge money, and then we see Malcolm giving a thumbs up from [[Inspirationally Disadvantaged|Stevie's wheelchair]], while Stevie himself sits at the curb, looking pissed.
* ''[[Waterloo Road]]''.
* Played straight (and promptly made fun of) in ''[[Hired]]'', a short film by Chevrolet shown on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''.
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== Webcomics ==
* In the ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' prequel ''On the Origin of PCs'', Roy is subjected to one of these when interviewing for his final party member.
* Used in the introduction of ''[[Ow My Sanity (Webcomic)|Ow, My Sanity]]'', to show how much David's life sucks.
 
 
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