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* Midway through ''Film/DriveAwayDolls'', the lesbian heroines briefly drive past a billboard of conservative senator Gary Channel, noting in dismay that they're somewhere unfriendly towards LGBT and women. It turns out [[spoiler:that they're carrying a briefcase containing a dildo based on Channel's penis this whole time, and he shows up in person to retrieve it in the denouement]].
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* Right before the Spanish revolutionaries begin their attack in ''Film/AreYouBeingServed'', Mr. Rumbold mentions he has to go pick up Young Mr. Grace from the airport but can't once the gunfire starts. At the climax of the film, guess who comes to the rescue with a tank?
-->'''Young Mr. Grace''': It was very difficult to get a taxi around here.
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** In the [[Film/BackToTheFuture first film]], Dixon, [[EvilRedhead the red-headed bully]] who cuts in on George and Lorraine at the dance, was seen earlier kicking George when he had a [[KickMePrank "Kick Me" sign]] on his back.

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** In the [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Film/BackToTheFuture1 first film]], Dixon, [[EvilRedhead the red-headed bully]] who cuts in on George and Lorraine at the dance, was seen earlier kicking George when he had a [[KickMePrank "Kick Me" sign]] on his back.
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* ''Film/{{Master}}: The Amish woman that Gail sees while out walking. [[spoiler: The woman is heavily implied to be her friend and colleague Liv's real mother, putting into question her identity as a black woman.]]

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* ''Film/{{Master}}: ''Film/{{Master}}'': The Amish woman that Gail sees while out walking. [[spoiler: The woman is heavily implied to be her friend and colleague Liv's real mother, putting into question her identity as a black woman.]]



** But the ultimate example in the series is Dr. Gordon, who is one of the main protagonists of the [[Film/SawI original film]], then disappears until the [[Film/Saw3D final film]] (''six'' movies later), where it's revealed [[spoiler: that he was Jigsaw's ''true'' apprentice, which he demonstrates by locking Hoffman up and leaving him to die]].

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** But the ultimate example in the series is Dr. Gordon, who is one of the main protagonists of the [[Film/SawI original film]], then disappears until the [[Film/Saw3D final seventh film]] (''six'' movies later), where it's revealed [[spoiler: that he was Jigsaw's ''true'' apprentice, which he demonstrates by locking Hoffman up and leaving him to die]].
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* In ''Film/{{Daredreamer}}'', Zach appears early on after Winston's daydream episodes and gives knowing smiles to the camera before becoming important later on.
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* ''Film/OperationFortuneRuseDeGurre'':

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* ''Film/OperationFortuneRuseDeGurre'':
** When Nathan tells his British contact about the team he's putting together for the mission, he mentions that his usual hacker, John, has been hired out by Nathan's rival Mike. John uses his hacking to mess with the team's mission in Madrid.
** Arnold and Trent, two biotech moguls who Simmonds presents to Danny in Cannes, [[spoiler:are the ones trying to buy 'The Handle']].
** One of the guards Orson beats down at the Ukranian mafia's villa in Cannes [[spoiler:shows up at the exchange place, blowing Orson's cover]].
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* ''Film/TwoHands'': Helen, the young girl who took the money with her friend, is a Chekhov's gunman. She shows up towards the end and [[spoiler:guns down Pando and his men as revenge for running over her friend. One thug manages to fire back, but his gun suffers a ConvenientMisfire]].
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* ''Film/TheGrandSeduction'': The mayor is a rare example of the trope where the character's introduction and "gunman" moments both take place within the first fifteen minutes. The mayor leaves town within the first couple of scenes to take a job in another town, which initially just seems like a way to symbolize the DyingTown nature of Tickle Cove. However, two scenes later, the former mayor encounters Dr. Lewis at his new job and sends Lewis to Tickle Head, kicking off the town's eponymous "seduction" of Lewis.
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* ''Film/AllMyFriendsHateMe'':
** Pete's friends mention "Plank" a few times as someone with whom they had hijinks with long ago and wore a wizard cap. In the end, [[spoiler:it's revealed that Harry has been Plank all along]].
** Pete notices one of the beaters giving him a weird look. In the end, [[spoiler:the man reappears as "Fake Pete" to do a roast of him]].
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* ''Film/TheThreeStooges'' has a little orphan named Teddy who gets adopted by a rich couple at the beginning. Turns out that Teddy later shows up when the Stooges are adults- and is at the center of the film's plot, without his knowledge!

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