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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. The point of view will usually be from within the trunk looking up at the character opening it.
[[File:tarentino-trunkshots 9938.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Quentin Tarantino]] loves this trope.]]


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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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Popularised by [[Quentin Tarantino]], who has a [[Trunk Shot]] in all of his films.


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Popularised by [[Quentin Tarantino]] who has a Trunk Shot in all of his films.
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See [[Punk in the Trunk]] for one of the ways this shot can be used. Distant relative of the [[Huddle Shot]].


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See [[Punk in the Trunk]] for one of the ways this shot can be used.
Compare [[Mouth Cam]].


Sister trope to [[Binocular Shot]] and [[Mouth Cam]].

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==Animated Films==
== Film ==
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* ''[[Meet The Robinsons]]''. A [[Shout Out]] to Tarantino in a ''Disney'' film. With frogs.

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==Live Action Films==
* ''[[He Walked By Night]]'' : Credited with being the first film to use this trope.
* ''[[He Walked By Night]]'' : Credited with being the first film to use this trope.
* ''[[Goodfellas]]''
* ''[[Goodfellas]]''
* Every [[Quentin Tarantino]] movie ever:
* Every [[Quentin Tarantino]] movie ever:
** ''[[Jackie Brown]]''
** ''[[Jackie Brown]]''
** ''[[Kill Bill]]'': The Bride is talking to Sophie Fatale, who is in the trunk.
** ''[[Kill Bill]]''
** ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'': Jules and Vince when they take their guns from the trunk.
** ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''
** ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]'': looking down on the captured cop in the trunk.
** ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]''
** ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn]]'' (which Tarantino scripted and acts in, but did not direct)
** ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]''
** ''[[Death Proof]]'' ([[Inverted Trope]], this one is actually a shot from under the '''front hood''' of a car).
** ''[[Grindhouse|Death Proof]]'' ([[Inverted Trope|Inverted]], this one is actually a shot from under the '''front hood''' of a car).
** ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'': the POV is just lying on the ground.
** ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' (Actually, the POV is just lying on the ground.)
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* [[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]] gives us this as a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', just before Lance and Tommy lay siege to Ricardo Diaz's estate.
** ''[[Django Unchained]]'': from the ground.
* ''[[Laid To Rest]]''
* ''[[Laid to Rest]]''
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* ''[[Meet the Robinsons]]''. A [[Shout-Out]] to Tarantino in a ''Disney'' film. With frogs.
* ''[[Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street]]'': Mrs. Lovett looking onto Pirelli's body in the chest.
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''. Also an intentional [[Shout Out]]. [[A Bloody Mess|Ta da.]]
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''. Also an intentional [[Shout-Out]]. [[A Bloody Mess|Ta da.]]
* Used in ''[[Triangle]]'', after Jess stashes the body in the trunk of her car.
* In ''[[Wild Tales]]'', when Simón Fisher loads explosives into the trunk of his car.

==Live Action TV==
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* In ''[[Supernatural]]'', the Winchesters keep their weapons in the trunk, and so it 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/theme ("We've got work to do.").
* ''[[My Mad Fat Diary]]'' uses this trope in its first episode, when Karim is first introduced.
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* ''[[It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia]]'' uses this trope in "Paddy's Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia" Given the [[AccidentalKidnapping context]], it may be an additional shout-out to Tartatino's films in general
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* ''[[Life on Mars]]'': Gene Hunt does this to Sam Tyler at least once.
* ''[[Monk]]'': In "Mr. Monk and the Other Detective," Monk and Marty Eels look at the store manager's car and the camera shooting them from inside the trunk.
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* 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.
* ''[[Breaking Bad]]'': In the ColdOpen for the Season 5 Premier, this shot is used as Walt looks at {{spoiler|the M60}} in his trunk.
* ''[[The Walking Dead]]'': Rick and Shane argue about {{spoiler|their prisoner}} in their car.
* In "And His Watch is Ended" of ''[[Game Of Thrones]]'', Varys shows Tyrion a trapped sorcerer that is kept in a large box, bound and gagged, Varys and Tyrion are shown watching him from this angle, with part of the lid and the box visible.
* ''[[Faking It]]'' does it in the season 2 premiere when Shane kidnaps Lauren's boyfriend Tommy.


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== Live Action TV ==
==Music==
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* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''—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.").
* The music video for the [[Dixie Chicks]]' "Goodbye Earl" uses the trunk shot when the girls take Earl for dumping. It uses a similar shot (not in a trunk) earlier when Earl's on the floor dying of poison.
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* ''[[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
* The page picture for the [[Grindcore]] group [[Pig Destroyer]].
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* ''[[Life On Mars]]'': Gene Hunt does this to Sam Tyler at least once.
* [[NWA]]'s ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]'''s album cover.
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* 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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==Video Games==
[[Category:Camera Tricks]]
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* ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]'' gives us this as a [[Shout Out]] to ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', just before Lance and Tommy lay siege to Ricardo Diaz's estate.
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* A piece of concept art for ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' depicts the three protagonists in this. {{spoiler|It turns out to be a replica of a scene from the game's GoldenEnding, where the man in the trunk is one of the [[Big Bad]]s.}}

Latest revision as of 19:48, 29 November 2017

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.

Popularised by Quentin Tarantino who has a Trunk Shot in all of his films.

See Punk in the Trunk for one of the ways this shot can be used.

Sister trope to Binocular Shot and Mouth Cam.

Examples of Trunk Shot include:

Film

Live Action TV

  • Supernatural—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 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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