History LampshadeHanging / Film

* A cliché is lampshaded in ''Literature/NoCountryForOldMen''.

* In the sequel to ''Film/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 ''LooneyTunesBackInAction''... yeah). And amends with the character's CatchPhrase ("New George just lucky, I guess").

* In ''Film/{{Annie|2014}}'', when Guy goes to see Hannigan, she has a bunch of couples lined up down the street to audition for the roles of Annie's "real mom and dad". As Guy walks past them he spots a couple who are white.

* In ''Film/{{The Avengers}}'', Black Widow is helping Hawkeye recover from Loki's mind control and make sense of all the crazy stuff happening. He tries to ask her how many agents he killed while under Loki's control. In a moment of unusual honesty from her, she tells him:

--> ''Kermit'': Didn't you see our first movie? We drive.

* "Film/TheMuppetMovie" uses this trope multiple times, most notably in the song "Moving Right Along", during which Fozzie and Kermit are in a car. Every now and then, Fozzie presents the ridiculous moment they have just found themselves in, followed by an incredulous response from Kermit.
--> "Kermit": Turn left at the fork in the road.
--> "Fozzie": Left at the fork in the road. *passes a literal fork in the road* Kermit!
--> "Kermit": I don't believe it.
--> (later) "Fozzie": But sadly we just left Rhode Island!
--> "Kermit": We did what?
--> "Fozzie": Nothing.

--> "Kermit": Good grief, it's a running gag.

** Kermit: Turn left at the fork in the road.
** Fozzie: Left at the fork in the road. *passes a literal fork in the road* Kermit!
** Kermit: I don't believe it.
** (later) Fozzie: But sadly we just left Rhode Island!
** Kermit: We did what?
** Fozzie: Nothing.

Fozzie: Left at the fork in the road. *passes a literal fork in the road* Kermit!
Kermit: I don't believe it.
** Fozzie: But sadly we just left Rhode Island!
Kermit: We did what?
Fozzie: Nothing.

** The story borrows themes and ideas from from ''Theatre/KingLear'', ''ParadiseLost'' and ''Literature/MobyDick''. Guess what books are on Khan's shelf.

-->"I mean, a movie about two stoners who spout catch phrases? Who'd want to see that?" All three actors then [[FourthWall look at the camera]], and Silent Bob smiles.

-->"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.

** The story borrows themes and ideas from from ''Theatre/KingLear'', ''ParadiseLost'' and ''MobyDick''. Guess what books are on Khan's shelf.

* ''Film/{{Titanic}}'': Rose has an upperclass background and is engaged to a rich man, while Jack is just a vagabond.

* In ''Thumbtanic'', a character blatantly violates the maxim of [[TakeOurWordForIt "Show, Don't Tell"]] by narrating the sinking of the ''Thumbtanic'', similar to a description of how it is portrayed in the film ''{{Titanic}}''. After several seconds of this, he says "Oh, if we were ever to film this it would cost ''so--much--money!''"

** 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 [JetLi and JackieChan] that really make this story). For laughs, his being one of the only non-Chinese in the whole cast is lampshaded by Jet Li.

* ''Film/{{Avengers: Age of Ultron}}'' has a scene where Hawkeye gives a pep talk to a terrified Scarlet Witch:

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

* ''Film/FrightNight'':

* Jason X has a few of these:

* Bride of Chucky did this a little bit, particularly with the line "Let me put it this way. If this were a movie, it would take three or four sequels to do it justice." Then Seed of Chucky totally went off the deep end with its movie-within-a-movie plot in which Tiffany meets her own voice actress (Jennifer Tilly, playing herself).

* About the film ''{{Casablanca}}'', from p. 372 of the screenwriting book Story by Robert [=McKee=]:

** Also in ''Boondock Saints'' when Agent Smecker considers the (true) theory of "assassins rappelling through the ceiling and disposing of nine dangerous mobsters in several seconds". He says "You see such things in bad television". Moments later, in flashback this trope is parodied when brothers seem surprised that all went so quickly and Murphy says that it was very different from shootouts portrayed in the movies.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture Part III'', 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.

* In ''Film/Gremlins2ANewBatch'' the writers respond to critics of the 3 Mogwai Rules set in the first film by having a Clamp Corp control room worker obnoxiously point out, "It's always midnight somewhere!", right before a gremlin bursts through his monitor panel and kills him.

* In ''ThePerfectScore'' 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 BlaxploitationParody ''ImGonnaGitYouSucka'', 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 ''SnakesOnAPlane'', after Creator/SamuelLJackson's character explains to his superiors that the bad guy has filled the plane with deadly snakes, the superior comments, "What kind of insane plan is that?"
* Perhaps the most delicious use of this is in ''AustinPowers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'':

* ''TheForbiddenKingdom''

** It also borrows from ''ATaleOfTwoCities''. Guess which book Spock gives to Kirk as a birthday present.

* In ''MemphisBelle'', two militfary 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.

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

* ''NunsOnTheRun'' hung one about the silliness of the plot.

* In the JohnnyDepp [[TheMovie version]] of ''Film/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', Charlie asks Willie Wonka, "Do you remember the first candy you ever ate?", prompting a [[{{Flashback}} 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 ''Gremlins2ANewBatch'' the writers respond to critics of the 3 Mogwai Rules set in the first film by having a Clamp Corp control room worker obnoxiously point out, "It's always midnight somewhere!", right before a gremlin bursts through his monitor panel and kills him.

* ''ParisWhenItSizzles'' is a movie about a screenwriter and his typist, where the writer is drawing inspiration directly from their own lives and situation. Because of his cynicism, and the typist's smarts, the lampshades are thicker than the sexual tension.

** His doing so was not only lampshaded but foreshadowed by Tony in his semi-sober speech as he displayed the Jericho weapons system at the very start of the [[strike:film]] trailer: "Is it better to be feared, or respected?" As the dust and wind from the weapon's rather severe success billows toward and past him from behind, Tony finishes, "I say, is it too much to ask for both?"

* In ''Film/{{TheAvengers}}'', Black Widow is helping Hawkeye recover from Loki's mind control and make sense of all the crazy stuff happening. He tries to ask her how many agents he killed while under Loki's control. In a moment of unusual honesty from her, she tells him: