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* ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloInTheForeignLegion'': While trying to escape the Al-minya tribe, Lou snatches a couple of baskets and throws them as a distraction.
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* ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009'': Watson's [[FryingPanOfDoom pot]] or [[http://i-am-mustang.deviantart.com/art/SH-Whatever-Works-192592235 hat]]. See also Holmes' [[Funny/SherlockHolmes (attempt)]] with a [[DropTheHammer hammer]].

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* ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009'': Watson's [[FryingPanOfDoom pot]] or [[http://i-am-mustang.deviantart.com/art/SH-Whatever-Works-192592235 hat]]. See also Holmes' [[Funny/SherlockHolmes (attempt)]] with a [[DropTheHammer hammer]].hammer.

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** [[HumongousMecha Gipsy Danger]] uses an oil tanker as an improvised club/sword against [[GiantFlyer Otachi]].
** Earlier, Leatherback and Gypsy take turns with these, with Gypsy getting a face full of crane and Leatherback getting slammed with two storage containers in return. Later, a hydrothermal vent gets used against one of the bigger Kaijus.

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** [[HumongousMecha The battle between Gipsy Danger]] uses Danger and Leatherback in Hong Kong has a short section featuring this trope, with Leatherback first using a crane as an improvised mace, followed by Gipsy grabbing two fistfuls of shipping containers and using them as knuckledusters.
** The battle between Gipsy and Otachi starts with the former using
an oil tanker as an improvised club/sword against [[GiantFlyer Otachi]].
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** Earlier, Leatherback and Gypsy take turns with these, with Gypsy getting a During the climactic battle, Gipsy shoves Scunner's face full of crane and Leatherback getting slammed with two storage containers in return. Later, over a hydrothermal vent gets used against one of vent, using the bigger Kaijus.superheated jets to burn the Kaiju's face.
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* ''Film/ItsAWonderfulKnife2023'': Winnie and Bernie too later are adept at using whatever they can find as weapons. It starts with Winnie managing to kill the Angel Killer, saving her brother's life doing so, by using some jumper cables from a Christmas tree display and electrocuting him.
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* ''Film/TwoHeadedSharkAttack'': No one has any actual weapons to use against the shark besides a gun Lyndsey finds, so they have to settle for trying to hurt it with things like a jagged plank, a barrel of oil, and the altar cross from a church.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': Po uses this tactic throughout his battle with Tai Lung, using bamboo stalks, cooking woks, and even ''firework carts'' to confuse and outsmart the leopard. It allows the panda to repeatedly gain the advantage over Tai Lung, who tends to rely too much on his own strength.

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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'': Po uses this tactic throughout his battle with Tai Lung, using bamboo stalks, cooking woks, and even ''firework carts'' to confuse and outsmart the leopard. It allows the panda to repeatedly gain the advantage over Tai Lung, who tends to rely too much on his own strength.
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** It's rare that Bond uses anything as a weapon that wasn't given to him by Q. However, in ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', Bond is smoking a cigarette while he's shaving, when a villain lets a venomous snake into the bathroom. Bond notices it, and ever resourceful, kills it by using the cigarette and an aerosol can of aftershave to fashion a makeshift flamethrower and spraying it at the reptile.

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** It's rare that Bond uses anything as a weapon that wasn't given to him by Q. However, in ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', Bond is smoking a cigarette while he's shaving, when a villain lets a venomous snake into the bathroom. Bond notices it, and ever resourceful, kills it by using the cigarette and an aerosol can of aftershave to fashion a makeshift flamethrower and spraying it at the reptile.an AerosolFlamethrower.
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* In ''Film/MurderByProxy'', Casey slugs Lance Gordon with the handset of a telephone and knocks him out.
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* In ''Film/Posse1975'', Strawhorn unwinds the wire off a straw broom and used it to garotte Wesley and bind him to the bars of the cell on board the train.

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->''"Harry invited Smithy 'round for an explanation. Smithy didn't do a very good job. Within a minute, Harry lost his rag, reached for the nearest thing at hand, which happened to be a fifteen-inch black rubber cock. He then proceeded to batter poor Smithy to death with it."''
-->-- '''Bacon''', ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels''



* In ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', a man is beaten to death with a black rubber penis.

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* In ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', a man is beaten to death with a black rubber penis.dildo.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/Beowulf2007'', the title character kills Grendel with ''a door''. While [[PunctuatedPounding loudly introducing himself]].


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* While being chased by wolves in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', Anna drives one off by hitting it with Kristoff's lute.


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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar'' features Superman hitting several attacking monsters with a tanker truck (hand-held, not driven), then using his heat vision to ignite the contents into a massive explosion. Flash has a more creative one: When the villain tries to kill him with a target-seeking disintegration beam, Flash uses it against numerous mooks by repeatedly changing direction faster than the beam can turn.
* ''Animation/KaykoAndKokosh'': In the first episode, [[BigBad Bloody Hegemon]] tries to skewer Corporal for his failure with a broom... ''after'' sharpening it with his teeth in one motion.


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* In ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'', Friar Tuck and Alan-a-Dale use Alan's lute as a bow to pop the balloon Sir Hiss is using to spy on Robin Hood, to prevent him from blowing Robin's cover.
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* Used in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'', when the Phantasm attacks the Joker, and he has two possible weapons to defend himself with: a kitchen knife, and a loaf of bologna. [[RuleOfFunny Guess what the Joker chooses.]]
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* In ''Film/ThatDarnCat'', when Zeke and Patti are held at gunpoint by Dan while Patti is holding DC, Patti feigns that the cat is distressed by the situation so that she has an excuse to adjust her grip on DC without being suspicious - and then throws the cat in Dan's face, distracting him enough for Zeke to get the jump on him.
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* In ''Film/BlackRat'', Ryoka builds a BladeOnAStick out of items he finds in the janitors closet, and Misato does an excellent job of defending herself against the Rat's [[MacheteMayhem machete]] using only a fire bucket.

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* In ''Film/BlackRat'', ''Film/BlackRat'': Ryoka builds a BladeOnAStick spear out of items he finds in the janitors closet, and Misato does an excellent job of defending herself against the Rat's [[MacheteMayhem machete]] using only a fire bucket.
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* In ''Film/HouseOf9'', [[spoiler:Claire]] kills [[spoiler:Shona]] by stabbing her in the neck with a corkscrew. Other weapons used include [[GrievousBottleyHarm a broken brandy decanter]], [[ClothingCombat a scarf and a belt]], and [[PipePain a length of pipe]].
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* In ''Film/blackRat'', Ryoka builds a BladeOnAStick out of items he finds in the janitors closet, and Misato does an excellent job of defending herself against the Rat's [[MacheteMayhem machete]] using only a fire bucket.

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* In ''Film/blackRat'', ''Film/BlackRat'', Ryoka builds a BladeOnAStick out of items he finds in the janitors closet, and Misato does an excellent job of defending herself against the Rat's [[MacheteMayhem machete]] using only a fire bucket.
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* In ''Film/blackRat'', Ryoka builds a BladeOnAStick out of items he finds in the janitors closet, and Misato does an excellent job of defending herself against the Rat's [[MacheteMayhem machete]] using only a fire bucket.
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* In ''Film/EyesOfAStranger'' in the climax blind, deaf-mute Tracy fends off her rapist with a thrown pot of coffee.
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* In ''Film/Aquaman2018'', Arthur likes to do this.
** While fighting the pirates aboard the Russian submarine, he uses a hatch cover as a shield and then throws it to knock out a mook.
** Arthur rips out two spherical concrete stumps and the chain barrier connecting them [[ChainPain and uses it as a killer bolas]] against Black Manta.
** Mera uses [[MakingASplash her power over water]] to turn the wine in the wine shop into improvised spears, and kills two Atlantean soldiers with them.

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* ''{{Film/Stargate}}'': O'Neil uses the Ring transporter to [[PortalCut kill Anubis]].

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* There is a moment near the end of the original ''Film/{{Stargate}}'', when Jack killed [[TheDragon Anubis]] using [[PortalCut transporter rings]]. Yes, he used the local teleportation device to kill a guy. A really badass guy.
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* In ''Film/AtomicBlonde'' Lorraine uses literally anything that isn't nailed down as a weapon. These include a freezer door, a corkscrew, a fire hose, a turntable, keys, a ladder, an electric stove, and a toilet tank lid. When she's stuck in a car with her enemies she even uses her shoes as a weapon,she takes of her heels and slams them into a mooks throat.

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* In ''Film/AtomicBlonde'' Lorraine uses literally anything that isn't nailed down as a weapon. These include a freezer door, a corkscrew, a fire hose, a turntable, keys, a ladder, an electric stove, and a toilet tank lid. When she's stuck in a car with her enemies she even uses her shoes as a weapon,she weapon, she takes of her heels and slams them into a mooks throat.
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* [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Tangled]] has Rapunzel’s iconic frying pan, which she uses throughout the movie. Flynn even borrows it at one point, and seems to enjoy using it as a weapon. [[spoiler: When Rapunzel returns to her rightful place as princess, the entire royal guard starts wielding frying pans.]]

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*** Elizabeth uses a bedwarming pan to drop hot coals on a pirate.

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*** Elizabeth uses a bedwarming pan to drop whack one pirate unconscious and pour hot coals on a pirate.another.



* ''Film/{{Valentine}}'': The Cupid-faced killer not only uses slasher film mainstays like knives and axes, but also a hot iron, broken shower door, and a power drill that gets coupled with [[ElectrifiedBathtub a hot tub.]]

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* ''Film/{{Valentine}}'': ''Film/{{Valentine}}'':
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The Cupid-faced killer not only uses slasher film mainstays like knives and axes, but also a hot iron, broken shower door, and a power drill that gets coupled with [[ElectrifiedBathtub a hot tub.]]]]
** Ruthie, one of the killer's victims, briefly uses a pool cue to knock the killer down when he tries to attack her. Unfortunately [[OnceIsNotEnough she doesn't stay to press the advantage]] and gets killed.
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* In ''Film/TwoHands'', Les grabs some coins out of a busker's case in order to use a pay phone. When the busker objects, Les snatches his saxophone off him and tosses it to the ground; breaking it. Just as Les is about to call Pando, the busker hits him over the head with the broken saxophone; knocking him out.
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* ''Film/BlackChristmas2019'':
** Lindsey, our first victim, is killed with an icicle.
** Riley stabs the cloaked man who first attackes her in the sorority house with her keys.
** In the climax, [[spoiler:the surviving sorority sisters arrive armed with a number of items, including improvised weapons. One sister wields a Hanukah menorah]].

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* During the climactic chase of ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' Max takes out two Pole Cats with a pair of bolt cutters.

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* During the climactic chase of ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' Max takes out two Pole Cats with a pair of bolt cutters.cutters and beats down Rictus Erectus with one of his own oxygen tanks.


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