History LampshadeHanging / Film

** Magneto takes an opportunity to subtly lampshade Wolverine's SpotlightStealingSquad nature in each movie of the trilogy:

* In the first ''Film/{{X-Men}}'' film, during the scene in which {{Wolverine}} becomes acquainted with the X-Men team and their adversaries, he repeatedly draws attention to their goofy code names. Later in the film, Cyclops heads off fanboy criticism by remarking on the film's deviation from classic X-Men outfits: "Well, what would you prefer? Yellow Spandex?"
** Magneto takes an opportunity to subtly lampshade Wolverine's SpotlightStealingSquad nature in each movie of the trilogy

** It seems plausible to imagine that Ferrari wanted to stick it to the Nazis in a way that wouldn't get back to him. Everybody hates the Nazis.
** That, or he's sending the #1 target of the Nazis in Casablanca to the domain of Rick, Ferrari's #1 rival for power in town. If Lazlo leaves Casablanca, there's less local heat. If he stays, he's in Rick's, with the Nazi's focus there instead of on Ferrari. If the Nazis catch Laszlo and Rick conspiring, they're both done away with, and Ferrari fills the vacuum. While Ferrari may have genuinely hoped for the best for Laszlo, it certainly doesn't hurt that virtually every outcome benefits Ferrari indirectly.
*** That would seem to make this a pre- XanatosGambit.

* In ''{{Halloween}}'', when Michael has hijacked a car, there is the question of whether he can drive - he's been institutionalized since he was a little boy

* Ian's GenreSavvy line in the second ''JurassicPark'' movie: "Oooh, ahhh. That's how it always starts. Then later there's the running, and the screaming."

** That, or he's sending the #1 target of the Nazis in Casablanca to the domain of Rick, Ferrari's #1 rival for power in town. If Laszlo leaves Casablanca, there's less local heat. If he stays, he's in Rick's, with the Nazi's focus there instead of on Ferrari. If the Nazis catch Laszlo and Rick conspiring, they're both done away with, and Ferrari fills the vacuum. While Ferrari may have genuinely hoped for the best for Laszlo, it certainly doesn't hurt that virtually every outcome benefits Ferrari indirectly.

* In ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean: At World's End'' Jack Sparrow lampshades one of his own insane, but effective, stunts.

* In the JohnnyDepp [[TheMovie version]] of ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', Charlie asks Willie Wonka, "Do you remember the first candy you ever ate?", prompting a flashback scene to Willie's childhood. When the scene returns to the present, the factory visitors are staring at Wonka, who shrugs and says "Sorry, I was having a flashback."

* In ''[[IRobot I, Robot]]'', Spooner, who has an intense fear of heights, comments on the "messed up" building design that forces the characters to walk out over an incredible drop, across very thin walkways, [[NoOSHACompliance '''without safety rails''']], in order to access the only service terminal to a giant computerbrain.

* ''[=~Top Secret!~=]'': "It all sounds like some bad movie!" Followed by both of the characters turning to stare directly at the camera.

* In ''Troll'', the woman that supports the protagonist defeat the title creature has a magical mushroom as a pet and actually puts a lampshade on it everytime someone visits her. It's like someone travelled back in time to put that in just to make it fit the name of this trope!

* In ''JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', the line is "I mean, a movie about two stoners who spout catch phrases? Who'd want to see that?" All three actors then look at the camera, and Silent Bob smiles.

** Kevin Smith's middle name might as well be Lampshade.

** All of ''AustinPowers'' is basically just [[AffectionateParody one giant lampshade hanging.]]

* A Double-Lampshade Hanging happens in a single scene of the [[NoFourthWall fourth wall-less]] biopic ''24 Hour Party People'': Factory Records owner Tony Wilson is caught red-handed by his wife while he is receiving fellatio from a prostitute. His wife then retaliates by immediately seducing Howard Devoto, the lead singer of the band The Buzzcocks. Tony catches the pair having sex in a toilet stall. The real Howard Devoto, portraying a janitor cleaning the bathroom sink, then turns to the camera and says "I definitely don't remember this happening." There is then a disclaimer read by the actor playing Tony Wilson, stating that this incident indeed never actually happened.
* In ''The Perfect Score'' the thieves planning to steal the SAT [[spoiler: enter the door code to open the door to the room where they expect the SAT has been filed.]] One character says, "Ladies and Gentlemen I give you..." [[spoiler: "...a complete waste of time." The room turns out to be COMPLETELY empty. One of the characters says "Wait, why would anyone lock the door to this?"]]
* In the {{Blaxploitatin Parody}} ''[[ImGonnaGitYouSucka I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]]'', one of the small-time thugs has a shoot out with a protagonist, but ends up running out of ammo. However, the protagonist has plenty of ammo left. "Hold on a minute!! You just shot 12 times with a 6-shot revolver [[BottomlessMagazines without reloading]]!!" The protagonist smugly replies, "Whatcha gonna do about it?"

* In ''TheForbiddenKingdom'', Jason Tripitakas' last name is a lampshade hanging of his role as well as the story's roots in ''JourneyToTheWest'' (Tripitaka is a title of the monk Xuanzang, and as in the novel it's the other leads [Jet Li and Jackie Chan] that really make this story). For laughs, his being one of the only non-Chinese in the whole cast is lampshaded by Jet Li.

* In the sequel to ''GeorgeOftheJungle'', they just say outright that George is being played by a different actor. George himself tells the narrator: "Me new George. [[PoorMansSubstitute Studio too cheap to pay Brendan Fraser]]". (actually it was because Fraser was doing ''Looney Tunes: Back In Action''... yeah). And ammends with the character's CatchPhrase ("New George just lucky, I guess").

* In the film version of ''[=~The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy~=]'', Ford Prefect is played in an American accent by American actor Mos Def; his mentioning having come "not from Guildford after all" takes on a slightly surreal edge presumably unintended by Douglas Adams. Later, Arthur mentions wondering about Ford's atypical accent.

* There's a scene in the ''Film/FantasticFour'' movie where Jessica Alba's character comments on the the fact that, from a scientific point of view, she should be unable to turn invisible and still see since the cones in her eyes would also be invisible and utterly incapable of reflecting light. In this case, it seems less of a [[BreakingTheFourthWall fourth wall breakage]], and more an attempt to take the wind out of the sails of any internet nerds likely to bring it up on a blog.
* In the third ''{{Back to the Future}}'' movie, Doc insists that true love at first sight is a ridiculous concept with no scientific basis and can't possibly ever happen in real life. Then he meets Clara.

* The 1970s version of ''KingKong'' Lampshaded its own lame special effects: "What do you think knocked those trees down? Some guy in an ape suit?"

* In the beginning of ''LuckyNumberSlevin'', Bruce Willis's character is explaining the mechanics of a KansasCityShuffle to a man in a train station. The explanation itself turns out to be ''part of'' a Kansas City Shuffle, when Willis [[spoiler:gets the man to look right, then goes left, getting out of his wheelchair, and snaps the man's neck.]] This is also a reference to the fact that the ''entire plot'' of the film is, in fact, a Kansas City Shuffle.

* In ''{{Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back}}'', the line is "I mean, a movie about two stoners who spout catch phrases? Who'd want to see that?" All three actors then look at the camera, and Silent Bob smiles.
* In the 1990 ''CaptainAmerica'' film, the impracticality of Cap's outfit is Lampshaded by the man himself saying that Dr. Vaselli -- the same woman who created the super soldier process, the shield and yes, even the fire-proof costume -- "didn't know much about camouflage," to which another character replies "but she sure did love the red, white and blue!"

* In ''The Monster Squad'', after the obligitory put your hands in the center moment including a dog (while the characters are in a treehouse), the eldest member asks "How does a dog get up here anyway?"

* In ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' Jack Sparrow lampshades one of his own insane, but effective, stunts.

* In [[TheMovie the Johnny Depp version]] of ''CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', Charlie asks Willie Wonka, "Do you remember the first candy you ever ate?", prompting a flashback scene to Willie's childhood. When the scene returns to the present, the factory visitors are staring at Wonka, who shrugs and says "Sorry, I was having a flashback."

* In [[The Movie|the Johnny Depp version]] of ''CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', Charlie asks Willie Wonka, "Do you remember the first candy you ever ate?", prompting a flashback scene to Willie's childhood. When the scene returns to the present, the factory visitors are staring at Wonka, who shrugs and says "Sorry, I was having a flashback."

* In the {{blaxploitation}} spoof ''[[ImGonnaGitYouSucka I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]]'', one of the small-time thugs has a shoot out with a protagonist, but ends up running out of ammo. However, the protagonist has plenty of ammo left. "Hold on a minute!! You just shot 12 times with a 6-shot revolver [[BottomlessMagazines without reloading]]!!" The protagonist smugly replies, "Whatcha gonna do about it?"

* ''[=~Top Secret!~=]'': "It sounds like the plot of some bad movie!" Followed by both of the characters turning to stare directly at the camera.

* In the first ''Film/{{X-Men}}'' film, during the scene in which {{Wolverine}} becomes acquainted with the X-Men team and their adversaries, he repeatedly draws attention to their goofy code names. Later in the film, Cyclops heads off fanboy criticism by remarking on the film's deviation from classic X-Men outfits: "Would you prefer yellow Spandex?"

* ''RearWindow'': More than one character points out [[WhatAnIdiot what an idiot] Thorwald would have to be to leave his blinds open all the time he was covering up his wife's murder.

* In ''MemphisBelle'', two military reporters jadedly review the makeup of the [[BadassCrew titular plane's crew]], commenting on how predictable a selection of men they are: "There's always a religious type." "There's always one from Cleveland." This is likely a lampshading of the [[[[TheSquad stereotypical ensemble casts]] featured in old WWII films.

* In ''{{Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End}}'' Jack Sparrow lampshades one of his own insane, but effective, stunts.
--> Lord Cutler Beckett: [Jack is about to light a cannon that's pointed at the mast] You're mad.
--> Jack Sparrow: Thank goodness for that, 'cause if I wasn't this would probably never work. [fires the cannon, which catapults him onto his ship, landing safely on his feet behind his crew]
--> Jack Sparrow: And that was without even a single drop of rum.