History Main / ChasedByAngryNatives

* This happened to Creator/DavidAttenborough in his youth while filming in Papua New Guinea - in fact, while on camera. His response was to turn around and extend his hand to the chief with "How do you do?", upon which it turned out that [[MajoredInWesternHypocrisy the chief was Oxford-educated]] and his people had mistaken Attenborough for Prince Philip. No, really.

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* This happened once or twice to ''{{Franchise/Tintin}}''

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* Played with in the sequel, ''Film/OperationCondor'', sneaks in and goes for the big, expensive looking gems built into the natives' idol. Their witch doctor seems OK with it. He's quite displeased when he takes some of the water from the spring at the base of the idol, but even then he's willing to let it slide if he marries the chief's ugly daughter. Cue chase scene.
* ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', in the beginning after Indiana Jones steals an idol from a temple, he is chased all the way to his sea plane by the idol's rightful owners.
** And ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''. Heck, since Indiana Jones is a franchise based on the movie serials of the 30s-50s it's not a surprise that this trope also arises once in the TV series and quite a few more in the comics.
* ''Film/{{Doomsday}},'' where the "natives" are {{Violent Glaswegian}}s after a viral epidemic turns them into post apocalyptic survivors.
* Happens to Jack Sparrow in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest''. In fact, the image of him running away from them was one of the first things released about the movie, prompting many fans to wonder just what he's done ''this'' time. [[spoiler: It was the refusing-to-be-dinner scenario, but with a twist: the natives believed Jack was a [[GodInHumanForm flesh-imprisoned god yearning to be set free.]]]]

* The Creator/{{Disney}} ''Film/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'' has Ned Land following the "research trip" onto a nearby island, disturbing [[WackyWaysideTribe the local cannibals]], which becomes [[ValuesDissonance really racist rather quickly]] as well as an outrage to all logic and logistics, but does allow Nemo a reason to point out [[ChekhovsGun the Nautilus' defenses]].
* Happens to Tugg Speedman in ''Film/TropicThunder''. Both in the Movie and in the [[ShowWithinAShow Movie Within The Movie]].
* Kinda what happens in the middle of ''Film/TheMummyReturns'', though said natives are undead pygmies.
* Not a literal native example, Shooter Gavin in ''Film/HappyGilmore'' gets chased by angry spectators after he steals the golden blazer when Happy manages to beat him.
* ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' [[BatmanColdOpen starts]] this way, with Kirk and Bones being chased by angry native Nibiruans after Kirk steals a sacred scroll (he's not really sure what it is). In fairness, he wanted this to happen in order to get them out of the area because a volcano was about to explode.

* Pretty much the whole third act of ''Film/TheNavigator''. The titular boat is running aground outside some island, followed by Rollo and Betsy being chased by the angry natives therein.
* Relatively closer to home, but same execution: ''Film/AfterHours'' is Paul Hackett's crusade to either make it home or at least survive OneCrazyNight on New York's [=SoHo=] district, [[KafkaKomedy when every single decision he makes or word he says seems to piss off one more of the local residents in some way]] and escalating to the point that Paul ends up having to dodge a ''lynch mob'' composed of said residents.

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* In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' "Basics, Part II", a part of the marooned crew is chased by angry stone-agey aliens. This particular part of the crew getting chased, oddly enough, is led by [[MagicalNativeAmerican Chakotay]]. The whole thing turned out to be a misunderstanding and the crew and the local residents eventually parted on amicable terms.

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* In Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG, Dust and Zachary had to work together to escape angry [=TumTum=] tribesmen, since the former was a fugitive and the latter was helping him escape. This an interesting variation on the trope, since they could not afford to attack the natives, even in self-defense, or else risk forever losing their chances of gaining [[NobleSavage Achu's]] allegiance.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{LEGOLAND}}'', [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder]] is seen running away from a group of angry [[Toys/LEGOPirates Islanders]], most likely as a ShoutOut to the famous scene from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.

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* This happens to the entire Griffin family in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', when the natives in the South American region where Chris is working as a missionary find out that he's a freshman. Cue the entire family being chased to their seaplane with the natives firing poison-tipped darts from blowguns. Just as the family takes off, Brian reveals that they had left behind ButtMonkey Meg... who then drops dead. [[NegativeContinuity She gets better]].
** Course all that was an obvious AffectionateParody of Indiana Jones.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'': When the girl racoons shockingly realize that Daggett is not the Mighty Knothead they imagined, Both Dagget and his brother Norbert are chased down by the girl racoons.
** The Girl Racoon Chieftain: "Bring me their teeth on a plate!"

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* ''Film/GentlemenExplorers'' opens with Riley and the Magician being chased by an eskimo warrior as they attempt to escape with skull of John the Baptist. ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese The natives of North Sentinel Island]] are among the last tribes on Earth not to have made peaceful contact with the outside world. They are downright hostile to anyone who sets foot on the island or gets too close to its shores. Anthropologists/ethnologists have tried to establish contact in vain and several people died. There were also reports of helicopters being shot at with arrows. The Indian government considers the island as sovereign and handles its protection, forbidding anyone to come close of it, for the protection of both curious would-be-intruders and the natives themselves, as they have high risks of not being immune to common sicknesses intruders could unwittingly bring to the island

Stock scene for the AdventurerArchaeologist and EvilColonialist types, the HollywoodNatives are angry at the hero stealing [[PlotCoupon their]] [[MacGuffin sacred]] [[ArtifactOfDeath idol]] or [[CannibalTribe refusing to be their dinner]], or even merely trespassing their territory. Expect there to be [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy hilariously ineffectual thrown spears and arrows]], hooting and jumping as he makes a clean getaway via plane, boat, car, or train.

** "[[OhCrap They can tell that?]]"

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese The natives of North Sentinel Island]] are among the last tribes on Earth not to have made peaceful contact with the outside world. They are downright hostile to anyone who sets foot on the island or gets too close to its shores. Anthropologists/ethnologists have tried to establish contact in vain and several people died. There were also reports of helicopters being shot at with arrows. The Indian government considers the island as sovereign and handles its protection, forbidding anyone to come close of it, for the protection of both curious would-be-intruders and the natives themselves, as they have high risks of not being immune to common sicknesses intruders could unwittingly bring to the island.

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese The natives of North Sentinel Island]] are among the last tribes on Earth not to have made peaceful contact with the outside world. They are downright hostile to anyone who sets foot on the island or gets too close to its shores. Anthropologists/ethnologists have tried to establish contact in vain and several people died. There were also reports of helicopters being shot at with arrows. The Indian government considers the island as sovereign and handles its protection, forbidding anyone to come close of it, for the protection of both curious would-be-intruders and the natives themselves, as they have high risks of not being immune to common sicknesses intruders could unwittingly bring on the island.

[-[[caption-width-right:350:"[[LeaveNoManBehind We're not leaving without]] [[LoveableRogue Jack]]...[[OhCrap never mind]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere let's go!"]]]]-]

[-[[caption-width-right:350:"[[LeaveNoManBehind We're not leaving without]] [[LoveableRogue Jack]]...[[OhCrap never mind]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere let's go!]]]]"-]

[-[[caption-width-right:350:"[[LeaveNoManBehind We're not leaving without]] [[LoveableRogue Jack]]...[[OhCrap never mind]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere let's go!]]"-]

* ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.

[-[[caption-width-right:350:"[[LeaveNoManBehind We're not leaving without]] [[LoveableRogue Jack]]...[[OhCrap never mind]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere let's go!"]]-]

[-[[caption-width-right:350:"We're not leaving without Jack...never mind, let's go!"]]-]

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' story, "The River of Doom," has some scientists who inadvertently violated an Amazon tribe's burial ground and WonderWoman and Rima have to save them, with some requisite chasing. However after the immediate crisis is resolved, the tribe is convinced by the heroes that it was all a misunderstanding and they agree to help the scientists in their research with no hard feelings.

Stock scene for the AdventurerArchaeologist and EvilColonialist types, the HollywoodNatives are angry at the hero stealing [[PlotCoupon their]] [[MacGuffin sacred]] [[ArtifactOfDeath idol]] or [[CannibalTribe refusing to be their dinner]], or even merely tresspassing their territory. Expect there to be [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy hilariously ineffectual thrown spears and arrows]], hooting and jumping as he makes a clean getaway via plane, boat, car, or train.

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese The natives of Sentinel Island]] are among the last tribes on Earth not to have been touched by modernity. They are downright hostile to anyone who sets foot on the island or gets too close to its shores. Anthropologists/ethnologists have tried to establish contact in vain and several people died. There were also reports of helicopters being shot at with arrows. The Indian government considers the island as sovereign and handles its protection, forbidding anyone to come close of it, for the protection of both curious would-be-intruders and the natives themselves, as they have high risks of not being immune to common sicknesses intruders could unwittingly bring on the island.

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese The natives of Sentinel Island]] are among the last tribes on Earth not to have been touched by modernity. They are downright hostile to anyone who sets foot on the island or gets too close to its shores. Anthropologists/ethnologists have tried to establish contact in vain and several people died. There were also reports of helicopters being shot at with arrows. The Indian government considers the island as sovereign and handles its protection, forbidding anyone to come close of it, for the protection of both intruders and the natives themselves, as they have high risks of not being immune to sicknesses intruders could bring on the island with them.

Stock scene for the AdventurerArchaeologist and EvilColonialist types, the HollywoodNatives are angry at the hero stealing [[PlotCoupon their]] [[MacGuffin sacred]] [[ArtifactOfDeath idol]] or [[CannibalTribe refusing to be their dinner]], or even merely walking on their territory. Expect there to be [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy hilariously ineffectual thrown spears and arrows]], hooting and jumping as he makes a clean getaway via plane, boat, car, or train.

Stock scene for the AdventurerArchaeologist and EvilColonialist types, the HollywoodNatives are angry at the hero stealing [[PlotCoupon their]] [[MacGuffin sacred]] [[ArtifactOfDeath idol]] and/or [[CannibalTribe refusing to be their dinner.]] Expect there to be [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy hilariously ineffectual thrown spears]], hooting and jumping as he makes a clean getaway via plane, boat, car, or train.

* [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese The natives of Sentinel Island]] are among the last tribes on Earth not to have been touched by modernity. They are downright hostile to anyone who sets foot on the island or gets too close to its shored. Anthropologists/ethnologists have tried to establish contact in vain and several people died. There were also reports of helicopters being shot at with arrows. The Indian government considers the island as sovereign and handles its protection, forbidding anyone to come close of it, for the protection of both intruders and the natives themselves, as they have high risks of not being immune to sicknesses intruders could bring on the island with them.

* This happens to Franchise/CrashBandicoot near the end of the Totem Hokum level in ''Videogame/CrashTwinsanity''.

* Happens to Thugg Speedman in ''Film/TropicThunder''. Both in the Movie and in the [[ShowWithinAShow Movie Within The Movie]].

* Referenced in a cutscene in ''Franchise/{{Starcraft}} II: Wings of Liberty'', with a swarm of angry [[BugWar zerg]] standing in for the "natives". Raynor has [[DeathFromAbove other plans, though]].

* Subverted in ''Manga/OnePiece.'' The Straw Hat pirates ''think'' this is what's happening, since they were attempting to make off with the Skypeian's gold. However, gold is absolutely worthless to Sky Islanders and the Straw Hats had just defeated their [[AGodAmI false god]]. They were, in fact, going to give the Straw Hats even ''more'' gold, in the form of a gold pillar. But the size of it and the fact it was covered by a tarp made the pirates mistake it for a cannon and sent them scurrying.

** Don't forget what happened to Luffy in the anime rendition of the Amazon Lily arc.