History Main / BondGunBarrel

* Sheryl Crow uses it at the beginning of her video for the song "Tomorrow Never Dies", the theme song for the [[TomorrowNeverDies Bond movie of the same name]].
** {{Music/Madonna}}'s video for "DieAnotherDay" ends with her going through a door - and cuts to her silhouette in the gunbarrel, which promptly gets the red wash.

** There was also an ad for TheWorldIsNotEnough on the {{Nintendo 64}} asking if players ever wondered what it was like to be Bond, followed by a fat guy jumping around as shots were fired through the barrel.

* ''RobotChicken'' pulls this in, of all things, a Christmas special. But it goes one step further by spoofing the entire opening sequence of ''CasinoRoyale'' with Santa killing a child who's made the naughty list.

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* ''CasinoRoyale'' incorporates the sequence into the action of its opening.
** ''QuantumOfSolace'' does the regular gun barrel at the end of the movie.

* TheNostalgiaChick [[http://esda06.deviantart.com/art/Dragon-Bond-Walk-149940873?q=gallery%3Aesda06%2F24008294&qo=20 has an animation of a dragon doing this]] during her ''{{Dragonheart}}'' review because the dragon was played by SeanConnery. It plays three times.

An imitation of the sequence that precedes The Teaser in almost every JamesBond movie: looking down the barrel of the gun at the agent who turns and fires, and a wash of red drips over the screen. The JamesBond theme music or [[TheJimmyHartVersion a variant]] may play over this sequence. [[MST3KMantra Try not to think about why the blood appears to be dripping down inside the gun barrel.]]

* ''EekTheCat'' did this once. The gun barrel occurred as normal, except EEK emerged, ''dressed in a tuxedo.'' Instead of firing a gun, he raised a wrapped straw to his mouth and blew the paper wrapping off, causing the signature "bleed" effect. [[spoiler: The wrapping hit Sharkey the Sharkdog in the eye.]] [[ItGetsBetter It gets funnier: the James Bond theme was replaced with a version of EEK's theme but done in the Bond-theme style.]]

* ''FistOfTheNorthStar'' did this when Kenshiro was attacked by raiders with crossbows; he kicks the arrows back at them and we see the view from one of the raiders' scopes as blood comes flowing down.
* ''SonicX'' pulls this one - in Francis's imagination about their supply teacher - she laughs at the mental image, not knowing that Mr Syewart IS really a secret agent.

* In an {{Elseworls}} L.E.G.I.O.N. annual parodying James Bond, {{Lobo}}, rather than shooting the barrel, spits it.

* The sixth ''Film/{{Friday The 13th}}'' had this with Jason swinging a machete at the onlooker.

* The {{Mythbusters}} did an episode of James Bond myths. This trope makes an appearance with [[BondJamesBond "Hyneman. James Hyneman."]] in the role of Bond.
* In the Pierce Brosnan episode of MuppetsTonight, this shows up when Clifford tries to introduce Pierce. When Pierce (Who's lost in the station) doesn't show, it centers on Clifford.

** {{Madonna}}'s video for "DieAnotherDay" ends with her going through a door - and cuts to her silhouette in the gunbarrel, which promptly gets the red wash.

** There was also an ad for TheWorldIsNotEnough on the Nintendo 64 asking if players ever wondered what it was like to be Bond, followed by a fat guy jumping around as shots were fired through the barrel.
* Two "gun-barrel-cam" shots were added to the ''MetalGearSolid: [[VideoGameRemake The Twin Snakes]]: The first is just before you fight Ocelot (the barrel of his revolver, obviously), and the second is just before you fight the tank (with the tank's barrel being used). They're over relatively quickly, but given the other shout-outs to Bond in the series, the homage is obvious.

* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] does this in the CouchGag for the season six episode "And Maggie Makes Three" {the episode with [[spoiler: Homer changing his "Don't Forget; You're Here Forever" sign to "Do It For Her" by covering it with the missing pictures of Maggie]]}, later [[ReRun recycled]] for "The Springfield Connection" {the episode in which Marge joins the police force}, only the JamesBond music was at a lower key.
* Used in a ''[=~Dexter's Lab~=]'' episode with a pie, the whole of which was a parody of Bond films.
** Likewise, the ''[[GarfieldAndFriends U.S. Acres]]'' episodes with "Double-O [[UsAcres Orson]]".
* Used in an episode of ''[=~SpongeBob SquarePants~=]'' where the gun barrel was actually Patrick looking through a straw.
* Also used in an episode of ''JohnnyTest'', only with Johnny and Dukey shooting a green goo at the camera.

* ''[[EekTheCat EEK! The Cat]]'' did this once. The gun barrel occurred as normal, except EEK emerged, ''dressed in a tuxedo.'' Instead of firing a gun, he raised a wrapped straw to his mouth and blew the paper wrapping off, causing the signature "bleed" effect. [[spoiler: The wrapping hit Sharkey the Sharkdog in the eye.]] [[ItGetsBetter It gets funnier: the James Bond theme was replaced with a version of EEK's theme but done in the Bond-theme style.]]

* In the ''TotalDramaAction'' episode "Dial M For Murder", Chris does this. But instead of shooting a gun, he throws a tomato at the camera.

* ''AmericanDad'' parodied this by having the gun barrel actually shoot Stan, with Stan just now realizing that the scope is a gun instead of an eyeball.
* [[TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] does this in the CouchGag for the season six episode "And Maggie Makes Three" {the episode with [[spoiler: Homer changing his "Don't Forget; You're Here Forever" sign to "Do It For Her" by covering it with the missing pictures of Maggie]]}, later [[ReRun recycled]] for "The Springfield Connection" {the episode in which Marge joins the police force}, only the JamesBond music was at a lower key.

* The ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' sketch "The Pantomime Horse Is A Secret Agent Film" had a pantomime horse at the end of the gun barrel.

* The sixth ''{{Friday The 13th}}'' had this with Jason swinging a machete at the onlooker.

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* This was used on a James Bond-themed motion simulator ride at a theme park in this troper's home state.

* TheNostalgiaChick has an animation of a dragon doing this during her ''{{Dragonheart}}'' review because the dragon was played by Sean Connery. It plays three times.

* [[TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] does this in the CouchGag for the season six episode "And Maggie Makes Three" {the episode with [[spoiler: Homer changing his "Don't Forget; You're Here Forever" sign to "Do It For Her" by covering it with the missing pictures of Maggie]]} (also the couch gag for "The Springfield Connection" {the episode in which Marge joins the police force}, only the JamesBond music was at a lower key).

** Likewise, the ''[[GarfieldAndFriends U.S. Acres]]'' episodes with "Double-O Orson".

* An episode of the AceVentura series had this - with Ace farting (a reference to his habit of talking out of his ass).
* In the TotalDramaAction episode ''Dial M For Murder'', Chris does this. But instead of shooting a gun, he throws a tomato at the camera.

* ''CasinoRoyale'' justified this opening sequence by actually turning the shot into part of the film's events.

** There was also an ad for TheWorldIsNotEnough on the Nintendo 64 asking if players ever wondered what it was like to be Bond, followed by a person jumping around as shots were fired through the barrel.

** There was also an ad for TheWorldIsNotEnough asking if players ever wondered what it was like to be Bond, followed by a person jumping around as shots were fired through the barrel.

** There was also an ad for ''VideoGames/GoldenEye'' where the person jumped around as shots were fired.

* TheNostalgiaChick has an animation of the dragon doing this during her ''Dragonheart'' review because the dragon was played by Sean Connery. It plays three times.

* ''AmericanDad'' parodied this by having the gun barrel actually shoot Stan.
** To which Stan responded that he "always thought that was a camera or something".
* [[TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] does this in a CouchGag.

** Albeit with ridiculous CGI blood that looked like strawberry jam.

An imitation of the sequence that precedes The Teaser in almost every JamesBond movie: looking down the barrel of the gun at the agent who turns and fires, and a wash of red drips over the screen. The JamesBond theme music or [[TheJimmyHartVersion a variant]] may play over this sequence. [[FridgeLogic Try not to think about why the blood appears to be dripping down inside the gun barrel.]]

[[caption-width:330:Wait...is that scope bleeding?]]

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* ''SonicX'' pulls this one - in Francis's imagiantion about their supply teacher - she laughs at the mental image, not knowing that Mr Syewart IS really a secret agent.

* Used in a ''[[DextersLab Dexter's Lab]]'' episode with a pie, the whole of which was a parody of Bond films.

* Used in an episode of ''[[{{ptitleaq93ou7hn02v}} Spongebob Squarepants]]'' where the gun barrel was actually Patrick looking through a straw.

* ''{{Robot Chicken}}'' pulls this in, of all things, a Christmas special. But it goes one step further by spoofing the entire opening sequence of ''{{Casino Royale}}'' with Santa killing a child who's made the naughty list.

* [[ThatGuyWiththeGlasses The Nostalgia Chick]] has an animation of the dragon doing this during her ''Dragonheart'' review because the dragon was played by Sean Connery. It plays three times.

* The sixth ''FridayThe13th'' had this with Jason throwing a machete at the onlooker.