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[[File:tarentino-trunkshots_9938trunkshots 9938.jpg|framethumb|350px| [[Quentin Tarantino]] loves this trope.]]
 
Usually deployed in any movie which involves a character placing or retrieving something in the trunk (boot, if you're using British English) of a car. POV will usually be from within the trunk looking up at the character opening it.
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See [[Punk in the Trunk]] for one of the ways this shot can be used.
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=== '''Notable films that feature this trope:''' ===
 
Sister trope to [[Binocular Shot]] and [[Mouth Cam]].
 
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{{examples}}
== Film ==
* ''[[He Walked By Night]]'' : Credited with being the first film to use this trope.
* ''[[Goodfellas]]''
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* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''. Also an intentional [[Shout-Out]]. [[A Bloody Mess|Ta da.]]
 
=== '''AlsoLive foundAction in:'''TV ===
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' -- the—the Winchesters keep their weapons in the trunk, and so represents their "family business." The last shot of the pilot is a dramatic trunk shot with the trunk slamming shut serving as a cut to black. Also an example of [[Book Ends]], as season 2 ends with the exact same shot, and line ("Let's get to work.").
* ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' uses this trope in "Paddy's Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia" Given the [[Accidental Kidnapping|context]], it may be an additional shout-out to Tartatino's films in general
* ''[[Life On Mars]]'': Gene Hunt does this to Sam Tyler at least once.
* The [[Pilot]] episode of ''The Streets of San Francisco'' (1972) contains one near the end of an episode, when Stone, Keller and Malone find a chest with victim's belongings.
 
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