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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]].


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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.
[[Category:Trunk Shot]]
* 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.}}

Revision as of 18:03, 31 July 2016

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.

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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