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* ComicBook/ThePunisher uses this quite a bit. A particularly extreme example from ''[[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX Punisher Max]] #10:

* Jack Rabbit, leader of the Sand Blasters, does this to Vector the Crocodile in ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Universe]]'' issue 48:

* In one scene of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline ''ComicBook/StarfiresRevenge'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is shoving Starfire's thugs away while chasing after their boss when one of them sneaks behind Supergirl, and aware that she has been depowered, points a gun at her head to halt her.
* Wolverine manages to pull this on Deathstroke in the ''Franchise/XMen''/''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' crossover.

* ''Series/TheGlades'': Happens in "Booty" when Jim is standing waist-deep in a hole with a shovel in his hands and the murder comes up behind him.

** At the end of Chapter 4 from ''VisualNovel/TheHeistMonaco'', just as Lee's about to get on a speedboat to get off Trask Island, he's greeted to this by [[spoiler:Sonia, [[TheeDragon Ansel's chief security officer]]]].

* Used in the episode "Almost Got 'Im" of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': [[spoiler:Batman reveals himself to have been masquerading as Killer Croc at a villains' poker game and appears to be at the mercy of the other players. Immediately, dozens of other "bar patrons" draw their weapons and reveal the bar to have been a police sting]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce": Stan points a gun to Kyle to Reveal that his attempt to blame the Government was to avoid getting in trouble for taking a deuce in the urinal.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E17BountyHunters , "Bounty Hunters"]]: The bounty hunters are introduced when Rumi sneaks up behind Ahsoka and tells her to drop her lightsaber with a blaster at the back of her head.

* Veger pulls one of these near the end of the third ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' game, though in a variation, it's not a click that announces his presence, it's him telling Jak to "Stand aside!"

* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "Gateway Shuffle," Spike does this to "Twinkle" Maria Murdock, the female leader of the Space Warriors terrorist group.

* Sōsuke from ''Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic'' has a habit of doing this to people. ''Especially'' people whom he randomly deems as being "suspicious".
* In one episode of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandaloneComplex'', [[spoiler:a kidnapper gets the drop on the Major, putting a gun to her head. However, as fits this trope, Batou shows up behind her...]]

-->'''Jan''': [[ThisIsGonnaSuck ... Oh, fuck me.]]

* [[NebulousEvilOrganization Phantom Task]] [[PsychoForHire operative Autumn]] greets [[BunnyEarsLawyer Tabane]] in the second season of ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos.'' But this is Tabane we're talking about here.
* In ''Franchise/LupinIII Dead Or Alive'', Lupin and company manage to kidnap a princess, who's actually a government agent in disguise. Lupin discovers this when he's interrupted mid-sentence by a pistol pressing into the back of his head.

[[folder:Film -- Live Action]]
* The ''Back to the Future'' films:

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

* More like a Bzzzt Hello: In a fifth-season episode of ''Series/BabylonFive'', Lyta has mind-controlled a roomful of people:
-->'''Lyta:''' "You cannot stop someone who's been TouchedByVorlons."\\
''(the sound of a PPG powering up)''\\
'''Sheridan:''' (utterly immune to her mind control) "You're not the only one that's been touched by the Vorlons."

* ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''. The first thing Lee Adama does on seeing Caprica Sharon (later known as Athena) is put a pistol in her face; he's only stopped from blowing her brains out then and there by Helo putting a gun to the back of ''his'' neck. Fortunately President Roslin talks them both down with some well-placed lies (no Helo, we're not going to [[ThrownOutTheAirlock throw your Cylon girlfriend out the airlock...]])

** Occurred in the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "A Piece of the Action" as the mob boss Krako recaptures Kirk and Spock.
** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''
*** In "The Chase", Cardassians are ambushed by humans and Klingons, and all three are ambushed by Romulans a moment later. Subverted when the humans decide to just quietly take the scans they came for in the first place while everyone else is making big speeches with their guns pointed at each other.
*** The ultimate De-Cloak Hello occurs in the episode "The Defector". The Romulans have the ''Enterprise'' surrounded and outnumbered when their leader gives Picard 30 seconds to surrender. After Picard tells him to go screw himself, Tomalak says that he expected better than empty threats, at which point Picard orders his Klingon allies to decloak as their battlecruisers appear out of nowhere, weapons ready to kick ass. Picard finishes off with "Well, then, Tomalak... shall we die together?" For many people, that was the moment Picard became as equally cool as Kirk.

* ''Series/{{Westworld}}''. [[{{Outlaw}} Hector Escaton]] strolls into the saloon with the intention of robbing it, only to find [[SoiledDove Maeve's]] derringer held to his head.

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* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' executes a textbook version of this (as seen in the page image) when [[TheMafia Luck Gandor]] finds [[{{Jerkass}} Dallas]] attempting to kill his best friend, Firo.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Generally frowned upon in polite company.]]

->''"That's a nine millimeter semi-automatic pushed against your skull. Don't look around. You just keep driving where you're going."''
-->-- '''Michael de Santa''' to Franklin Clinton, ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''

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* ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''. As Admiral Kirk is pursuing Dr. Soran on Veridian III, Soran sneaks up on him from behind and activates his phaser device while it's pointed at Kirk's head.
* Film/{{Sartana}} does this frequently in his films. People rarely pull this on him though.
* ''Film/RedHill'': At the climax of the film, Old Bill is distracted by the riderless horse running past. He then feels a barrel placed against the back of his neck, and hears the click of a revolver being cocked as Jimmy is standing behind him.
* In ''Film/AStudyInTerror'', the Ripper approaches his final victim in her bed and raises his knife, only to find Holmes' revolver clapped against the side of his head.
* ''Film/NightOfTheDemons2009'': When Colin goes to visit Nigel at the strip club, Nigel's bidyguard claps her automatic to the side of his head and cocks it as he enters.
* Tuco pursues Blondie in ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' and finally catches up to him. He announces his presence in this manner.
* ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'': Hunley pulls this on [[spoiler: Walker when he realizes he's just fallen for the IMF [[LatexPerfection specialty]] and outed himself as John Lark]].
-->'''Hunley:''' I've ruined your day, haven't I?

* ''Film/TheMask'' has Stanley preparing to go after Tina, saying "This is the moment when a man... shows what he's really made of." Cue an SMG being cocked and pointed to his head, leading to Stanley unwillingly responding to his statement ("Crap.").
* ''Film/TheImmortals'': When Dominic and his henchmen have Jack and the others at gunpoint in the kitchen, Kerry sneaks up behind Dominic's group and cocks the hammer on his revolver: getting their attention and suddenly shifting the balance of power, leading to the massive MexicanStandoff.
* In ''Film/SirArthurConanDoylesSherlockHolmes'', Watson is investigating the empty pump house when a revolver is leveled at the back of his head and the hammer cocked. However, when he turns around, it turns out to be a spooked Lestrade.
* In ''Film/TheLastRitesOfRansomPride'', Matthew and The Dwarf are both in the habit of answering their door with guns drawn.

* In the WeirdWest novella ''Literature/SheepsClothing'', Doc's first impression of Wolf Cowrie is the business end of a revolver pointed at his face.
* In ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' Vimes is on the receiving end of this, from [[spoiler:an earlier version of himself.]]

* There are quite a few of these, often subverted, in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. The subversions occur when person C is pointing the gun at the wrong person (as in the pilot, With Zoe and Jayne and the Fed), or the "Click" doesn't bother to say hello. "I was aimin' fer hiz Hed."
** In "The Message", Jayne uses this as a distraction. Which is a subversion in itself, when you think about it. He had a pistol already out, cocked and ready to fire in his right hand, and with his left he did a DramaticGunCock with a second gun, with the sole purpose of drawing the other character's attention.
** Jayne also averts this trope throughout the show, and in [[Film/{{Serenity}} the movie]] when the guy in the vault asks for an ID, instead of a Click Hello Jayne sends him a "Quick Burst of Bullets Hello".
--->'''Mal:''' ''(calls down the stairs)'' Listen up. We're coming down to empty that vault.\\
'''Guard's voice from the vault:''' You'll have to give me your authorization password.\\
'''Jayne:''' ''(pulls his gun, fires a burst down the stairs)''\\
'''Guard's voice from the vault:''' ...okay!
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Osha pulls this on Jojen, then gets it pulled on her by Meera.
* One episode of ''Series/GetSmart'' had several people (previously disguised as statues) reveal themselves one after another in this way.
** Another, "The Hot Line", in which the Chief goes undercover as a singing waiter, has a series of Click Hello reversals while the Chief is ''onstage'', resulting in an impromptu choral number of seven people in a Click Hello Chain. While remaining on-key, on-tempo, and smiling. We just don't get that kind of professionalism and showmanship in our secret agents anymore...
* Done at its most badass in ''Series/{{Heroes}}''. Thompson gets the drop on Matt Parkman this way and taunts his [[PsychicPowers telepathy]] by saying, "What am I thinking, Parkman?" Then [[BadassNormal Mr. Bennet]] gets the drop on ''Thompson'' by doing this and answers for Matt by saying [[PreMortemOneLiner "Your last thought."]] And shoots him.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek''
** Occurred in the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "A Piece of the Action" as the mob boss Krako recaptures Kirk and Spock.
** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''
*** In "The Chase", Cardassians are ambushed by humans and Klingons, and all three are ambushed by Romulans a moment later. Subverted when the humans decide to just quietly take the scans they came for in the first place while everyone else is making big speeches with their guns pointed at each other.
*** The ultimate De-Cloak Hello occurs in the episode "The Defector". The Romulans have the ''Enterprise'' surrounded and outnumbered when their leader gives Picard 30 seconds to surrender. After Picard tells him to go screw himself, Tomalak says that he expected better than empty threats, at which point Picard orders his Klingon allies to decloak as their battlecruisers appear out of nowhere, weapons ready to kick ass. Picard finishes off with "Well, then, Tomalak... shall we die together?" For many people, that was the moment Picard became as equally cool as Kirk.
** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' has a pretty good Decloak-Hello with Worf's appearance with the cavalry at the First Battle of Deep Space 9.

* ''Series/CSIMiami'': Lt. Caine has this down to a fine art. If someone's pointing a gun at someone else in the last five minutes of an episode, chances are this'll happen.
* Saroyan interrupts Wendall this way in the ''Series/{{Bones}}'' episode "The End in the Beginning".

* ''Series/TheWire'': Omar Little announces his presence this way to a couple of guards distracted by [[DirtyHarriet one of his team-mates undercover as a cheap prostitute]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Y6DYQ0_w8 pulling off the heist against the New Day Co-op]].
* In the Al Capone/Jesse James episode of ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'', [[spoiler: Capone is beating the crap out of Jesse, about to go for the coup de grace...when the infamous click of a Winchester rifle loading is heard from the door to the room. Capone looks up...BOOMHeadshot.]]
* On the episode of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' which introdcued [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Casey Novak]] as Gibbs' DistaffCounterpart, her introduction was one of these, pulling this on Tony [=DiNozzo=]. And it was awesome. Diane Neal sure can pick her characters.
** Then Gibbs does it to ''her'', and her probie does it to him, snarking, "It's turning into a party around here."

* ''Series/AgainstTheWall'' has Abby using this in her rescue of her partner Lina from a crazed stalker who wants revenge.
* Of all the [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster gangsters]], badasses, and [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bitches in Sheep's Clothing]] hanging around ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', it's TokenWholesome Margaret Schroeder who pulls a Click Hello on [[spoiler: Eli, who's trying to strangle Nucky]]. With a ''shotgun''.
* ''Series/ColdCase'':
** Scotty is talking to the serial killer holding Lily hostage, basically threatening to take him apart should he harm her. The killer, George Marks, responds by holding his gun up to the receiver and cocking it, as "A gentle reminder to mind your manners."
** In another episode, in a flashback, a controlling brother learns that his sister is dating a black woman (in 1932) when he finds the woman in question on his property. Grabbing the black girl by the throat, he tells his sister to choose between him and "this", and then tells her to get his rifle so he can kill her girlfriend. She leaves to get the gun and he thinks he's won... until he hears the gun cock and finds that she's pointing it at his head to force him to let her girlfriend go.
** In "[[Recap/ColdCaseS2E22BestFriends Best Friends]]" when Curtis found out about Rose's relationship with Billie, he threatened her to choose between him and her, then commanded her to get his rifle. Rose runs out to get it and Curtis thinks he’s won… until he hears the gun cock and finds his sister pointing his own rifle to his head.
* In ''Film/SoulFood: The Series'', youngest sister Bird is being stalked by the teacher who seduced her back in high school. When he saunters into her house, she's terrified, but sure enough, we hear the sound of a gun cocking, and the camera pans out to reveal her husband Lem pointing a gun at his head.
* ''Series/MissFishersMurderMysteries'': In "Unnatural Habits", Phryne is searching the ship and has just discovered the missing girls when she is interrupted by the click of an automatic being cocked behind her.

* ''Series/NCISNewOrleans'': Happens to [=LaSalle=] in "Second Line" when he enters a darkened room and the criminal hiding there gets the drop on him.
* In the ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' episode [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E12WhoYouReallyAre "Who You Really Are"]], Vin-Tak has found the [[AncientAstronauts ancient Kree]] artefact he's on Earth looking for, only to hear a number of guncocks, revealing that Comicbook/{{SHIELD}} has arrived and have him surrounded.

* ''Series/{{Banshee}}'':
** Emmett pulls this on the Cole brothers [[spoiler:while they're holding Lucas and Proctor at gunpoint]].
** [[spoiler:Job]] is on the receiving end of this in "Homecoming."

* Veger pulls one of these near the end of the third ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' game, though in a variation, it's not a click that announces his presence, it's him telling Jak to "Stand aside!"

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', if Thane survived the suicide mission in [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 the previous game]], he pulls this during [[spoiler: Kai Leng's attempt to assassinate the Salarian Councilor during Cerberus' attack on the Citadel]].
* With the Intimidation perk (requires Charisma 10), you can do this (minus the clicking) to any lower-leveled human/synth enemy in ''VideoGame/Fallout4''. Higher ranks of the perk allow you to give more specific commands to them and even force them to follow you around.

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* In ''WebComic/GirlGenius'' Bangladesh Dupree [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061220 pulls one of these on Ardsley Wooster]] just as he's about to ShootTheDog. [[OffhandBackhand He gets his revenge a few pages later.]]
* In [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2007-01-12/comic/shades-of-black-and-white/non-negotiable/ this]] strip of ''Webcomic/ExterminatusNow'' an assassin has taken Jamilla hostage after a botched attempt on Commander Schaefer and is attempting to escape. Eastwood tells him that's not going to happen and when the assassin asks why, "CLICK"
-->'''Eastwood:''' It's very simple: As you are now aware, Inquisitor Gallagher has a gun leveled at your head.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI5_sQ8O-7Y Mine Turtle]] from ''WebAnimation/{{ASDFMovie}}''. In a nutshell: [[LivingWeapon Living]] [[LandMineGoesClick Land Mine Goes]] *click* "Hello!"

* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': In 'Store Story', Balloon does this to Duck with a water gun in their "toy store war".

* ''WesternAnimation/MissingLink'': Adelina Fortnight follows Lionel Frost and Link (who disguised themselves) to the train station after he stole her husband's map. Adelina accuses him of lying to her, but Lionel tries to [[BlatantLies feign being a nun]] despite Link [[SincerityMode explaining that they mugged said nun]]. Cue Adelina pulling out her revolver, cocking its hammer, and pointing it right at Lionel's head, prompting him to drop the act.

* Used in the episode "Almost Got 'Im" of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': [[spoiler:Batman reveals himself to have been masquerading as Killer Croc at a villains' poker game and appears to be at the mercy of the other players. Immediately, dozens of other "bar patrons" draw their weapons and reveal the bar to have been a police sting]].
* In the animated version of the ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' episode "Tenderfoot", there is a whole string of these. In order: Lucky Luke points a gun at [[BigBad Jack Grabbit]], a henchman points at Lucky Luke, Sam points at the henchman, the barkeep points at Sam, the butler points at the barkeep, and finally Rantanplan (who thinks it's a game) points his cold nose at the butler. Then they all drop their weapons and engage in a BigBallOfViolence.

* In one episode of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandaloneComplex'', [[spoiler:a kidnapper gets the drop on the Major, putting a gun to her head. However, as fits this trope, Batou shows up behind her...]]
* In the second episode of ''Anime/DominionTankPolice'', the police Chief attempts to arrest Buaku when Anipuna and the Gang click hello him. The gang are then click hello'ed by the Red Commandos who are, of course, click hello'ed by Britain and the rest of the tank police, setting up a brief MexicanStandoff.

* In ''Franchise/LupinIII Dead Or Alive'', Lupin and company manage to kidnap a princess, who's actually a government agent in disguise. Lupin discovers this when he's interrupted mid-sentence by a pistol pressing into the back of his head.
* Sōsuke from ''Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic'' has a habit of doing this to people. ''Especially'' people whom he randomly deems as being "suspicious".
* In an ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' anime episode, Germany does this to France, representing France's WWII defeat. In the manga, this is not shown and France's defeat is represented by him lying on the ground being poked by Italy.
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "Gateway Shuffle," Spike does this to "Twinkle" Maria Murdock, the female leader of the Space Warriors terrorist group.
* The Mad Hatter, not being too fond of the Cheshire Cat, does this to him whenever they meet in ''AudioPlay/AreYouAlice''. Justified in that 1) The Cheshire Cat appears suddenly next to the guy the Hatter protects, 2) The Mad Hatter himself particularly hates cats, and 3) The Cheshire Cat can't really be trusted. Lampshaded by the cat at several points, even acknowledging that it's common.

* [[NebulousEvilOrganization Phantom Task]] [[PsychoForHire operative Autumn]] greets [[BunnyEarsLawyer Tabane]] in the second season of ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos.'' But this is Tabane we're talking about here.
* Seems to be a standard greeting among the Dorrsian team of bishonen super-soldiers in ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator''.

* Wolverine manages to pull this on Deathstroke in the ''Franchise/XMen''/''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' crossover.

* ''ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse'': In "The Seven Ghosts", Mickey has a gun pointed at the smugglers dressed up as ghosts. They are saved by the other smugglers suddenly showing up. Then Mickey and the others are saved by the police showing up after Mickey contacted them earlier. In "The Lair of Wolf Barker", Wolf Barker fakes a *Click* Hello rescue to catch Mickey offguard and have a chance to escape.

* ''Fanfic/{{Empathy}}'': [[spoiler: Captain Smek]], the other half of Yokai's VillainTeamUp, first reveals himself by entering the room and leveling a shotgun at Big Hero 6 while they're interrogating Krei.
* Cody attempts this on [[spoiler: XANA's physical form]] in ''Fanfic/CodeTotalDramaReality''. It doesn't work, but he gets points for trying.
* ''Fanfic/AransDaughter'': Ayame first meets Samus when she shoots at her with a handgun out of fear.
* ''Fanfic/TalesOfTheOtherverse'': In "A World Without Heroes", a thug runs away from Supergirl and Rogue just to run straight into Sherri, who is aiming a shotgun to his face.

[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/QuickChange''. Leave it to Creator/BillMurray to snark ''this'' Trope, too.
-->'''Mafioso:''' That ain't my dick in your back.\\
'''Grimm:''' ''({{beat}})'' Well, that's a relief.

* ''Film/TangoAndCash'': Done twice in one scene where Cash is investigating Requin's house. Requin gets the drop on Cash, but immediately after Requin utters a one-liner, Tango gets the drop on him.
* Done quite well in the movie ''Film/TheMatrix'', where it's part of Trinity's "[[VerbThis Dodge this]]" scene.

* Near the end of ''Film/BattleRoyale'', Shogo Kawada sneaks behind Kazuo Kiriyama and pumps the shotgun to alert Kiriyama of his presence. [[spoiler:Subverted somewhat in that Kiriyama promptly fires at Kawada, giving him injuries which eventually prove fatal]].

* ''Film/HanselAndGretelWitchHunters'': Gretel gives an epic one to the sheriff in order to let him know that burning an innocent woman at the stake just to impress the townspeople is not going to happen on her watch.
-->'''Gretel''': Let the girl go, ''or I'm gonna blow your sheriff's brains all over these fucking hillbillies.''
* Angelina Jolie makes a Click Hello entrance to save Wesley in ''Film/{{Wanted}}''.

* The ''Back to the Future'' films:
** In ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'', Marty is horrified by how 1985 is completely different, because it's an AlternateTimeline, [[NewspaperDating so he grabs up a newspaper from a nearby house to confirm the year.]] Unfortunately, he's at [[KnightTemplar Mr. Strickland's]] house, who, [[GenerationXerox also armed with a double-barreled shotgun]], thinks Marty is a thief.
--->"So, ''you're'' the son of bitch who's been stealing my newspapers!"
** In ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', Tannen does this to Doc with a derringer. This is shortly after the Deputy gave Tannen a Click Hello with a ''double-barreled shotgun''.
* Happens a few times in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''.
** Batman uses this in ''Film/BatmanBegins'' the first time he speaks to Jim Gordon; however, it's a clever ruse, [[StickEmUp as the "pistol" is actually a stapler]].
** Played straight in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. Preparing to kill Batman, the Joker steps up to him, and the SWAT driver - Gordon - puts a shotgun to his back:
--->'''The Joker:''' Could you ''please'' just give me a minute?\\
'''Lt. James Gordon:''' We've got you, you son-of-a-bitch.
** Happens in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' when Selina is confronting John Daggett about the Clean Slate program, and Stryver sneaks up behind her and cocks his gun. Selina responds by stomping on his foot with her heels.
** Happens again after Bane's bombs go off. Two of Bane's men go to Gordon's hospital to kill him. Gordon hears the alarm, and immediately climbs out of bed, somewhat groggy. As the mercenaries search the hospital, Blake arrives in a commandeered car and enters wielding a shotgun. As Blake is searching a corridor, we suddenly hear a couple of gunshots go off. He steps up to Gordon's room door, bursts in, and finds the two mercenaries lying dead, at which point a pistol is put to his head:
--->'''Commissioner James Gordon:''' Clear the corners, rookie. ''[Blake turns around]'' Get my coat, son.
* In ''Film/FaceOff'', there's a series of Click-Hellos with several people all pointing guns at each other in a church. Castor hoots, [[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7P--C-t60lI "Woo wee! What a predicament!"]]
* Used in an interesting way in ''Film/{{Push}}''. Nick walks up to [[BigBad Carver]] and [[TheDragon Victor]] at a restaurant seemingly unarmed, but then telekinetically lowers two handguns from above them and holds them against their heads.
* In ''Film/RoboCop3'', some clueless thug tries to rob a doughnut store. After hearing a dozen clicks, he turns and sees that [[DonutMessWithACop the entire store is filled with cops]]. The cashier quips, "What's it like being a rocket scientist?"
* Creator/KennethBranagh manages to get one of these in to his version of ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''. ''Hamlet.''
* In ''Film/CodeOfSilence'', two street thugs attempt to rob a bar where Cusak and his fellow cops hang out, resulting in everyone but the bartender drawing down on the two thugs.
* In the cult classic ''Film/{{Highlander}}'', Juan Ramirez does this to Connor Macleod with a Katana to the back of Macleod's neck.
-->'''Ramirez''': "Crude and slow clansman, your attack was no better then that of a clumsy child."
* In ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales'', this is done twice. First, when Clint Eastwood pulls a "click hello" on Chief Dan George; and later, when Dan George returns the favor, an Indian girl Eastwood freed pulls her own "click hello" on Chief Dan George (again):
-->'''Lone Watie (Chief Dan George)''': I'm gettin' better at sneaking up on you like this. Only an Indian can do something like this.\\
'''Josey Wales (Eastwood)''': That's what I figured.\\
'''Lone Watie''': You figured?\\
'''Wales''': Only an Indian could do something like that.\\
[''Lone Watie hears a gun cock behind him; turns and sees Moonlight'']
* In ''Film/DieHard'', John [=McClane=] runs into the BigBad Hans Gruber. Gruber fakes an American accent to fool [=McClane=] into thinking he is a hostage hiding from the terrorists. [=McClane=] gives Hans his pistol to help defend himself. Hans promptly pulls a Click Hello on [=McClane=] when he turns his back. Of course, [=McClane=] neglected to mention that he made sure the gun he handed to Gruber was not loaded.
* Done by none other than Creator/SamuelLJackson in ''Film/TheLongKissGoodnight''. Of course, the heroine is quick to point out that she didn't need his help and he had probably scared off the other headhunters and ruined her plans. It's also done ''to'' him in the same film, with an appropriately cool one-liner.
-->There are sufficient reasons not to kill you. The fact that you would be missed by NASA is not among them.
* Taken to the absurd extreme in ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''. After finally getting the money needed to save the orphanage to the Clerk and Recorder's office, Jake and Elwood both reach out to take the receipt. In a flash, their wrists are locked together in handcuffs, upon which they turn... and discover probably EVERY Police officer, SWAT Member, and Army Soldier in the greater Chicago area pointing a weapon at them.
* At the start of ''Film/MyNameIsNobody'', an outlaw posing as a barber prepares to kill [[TheHero Jack Beauregard]] when he hears a click...and notices Beauregard has [[GroinAttack his gun held against his crotch]]. He dutifully finishes the shave job.
* In the AffectionateParody version of ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}'', Emil Muzz has Streebeck pinned down for a point-blank headshot when Friday sticks a shotgun in his face.
--> '''Friday:''' ''[pumps shotgun]'' Muzz, you don't have the sense God gave the common dog. Don't you realize that's my partner?

* On ''Series/ColdCase'', Scotty is talking to the serial killer holding Lily hostage, basically threatening to take him apart should he harm her. The killer, George Marks, responds by holding his gun up to the receiver and cocking it, as "A gentle reminder to mind your manners."

* In the machinima ''Machinima/TheLeetWorld'', during the first challenge one of these occurs. Leeroy (Team A) gets snuck up on by Cortez (Team B), who is snuck up upon by Westheimer (Team A), who is in range of Ellis (Team B). Note that in this case it is literally completely pointless as there are in a competition where people can be revived, you get points for killing people and they have no reason to talk.
* Tex introduces herself to Agent Wyoming in this way in Episode 42 of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' and asks where his employer, [[AIIsACrapshoot O'Malley]] is. Said employer then shows up and introduces himself in the same fashion.

* Steve and Carlos from ''Machinima/SteveAndCarlos'' pull this trope on Doktor Vandike when he was about to kill Agent Zero.

''(one of Valentin's henchmen pulls [[UpToEleven the same trick]] on Bond with his own PPK)''\\

* In the Chuck Norris film ''Code of Silence'', two street thugs attempt to rob a bar where Cusak and his fellow cops hang out, resulting in everyone but the bartender drawing down on the two thugs.
* In the cult classic ''Film/{{Highlander}}'' Juan Ramirez does this to Connor Macleod with a Katana to the back of Macleod's neck.

-->'''Gunther:''' Smile... Yer on Series/CandidCamera, [[WhatAnIdiot Twinky Boy.]]

* In the TV series ''Series/SoulFood'', youngest sister Bird is being stalked by the teacher who seduced her back in high school. When he saunters into her house, she's terrified, but sure enough, we hear the sound of a gun cocking, and the camera pans out to reveal her husband Lem pointing a gun at his head.

* One possible strategy in home defense; any burglar who isn't very determined that hears the clicking of a gun hammer being cocked or a shotgun being racked will vacate the premises ([[BringMyBrownPants among other things]]) with celerity. However, [[Don'tTryThisAtHome this isn't something you should rely on]], as there's no guarantee that the noise alone will scare off a home invader. You have no idea what they want, and how determined they are to kill you. And of course, the sound will [[SoMuchForStealth give away your position to the home invader]].

* One possible strategy in home defense; any burglar who isn't very determined that hears the clicking of a gun hammer being cocked or a shotgun being racked will vacate the premises ([[BringMyBrownPants among other things]]) with celerity. However, this isn't something you should rely on, as there's no guarantee that the noise alone will scare off a home invader. You have no idea what they want, and how determined they are to kill you. There's also the fact that under United States law, simply pointing your gun at someone (loaded or not) is considered Aggravated Assault With A Firearm, which is a [[SeriousBusiness felony offense]]. DontTryThisAtHome. And of course, the sound will [[SoMuchForStealth give away your position to the home invader]].

Subtrope of KineticClicking. See also AudibleSharpness, DramaticGunCock and LandMineGoesClick. See TwangHello for the archery/throwing weapon equivalent. Also, give DroolHello a look-see for the I-wanna-bath-and-therapy version: natural weapons usually included.

* In chapter 13 from VisualNovel/VeilOfSecrets ends with [[PlayerCharacter Jesse]] and Flynn cornered by Margaret... [[spoiler:armed with a shotgun]].

* In one episode of ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', Gin does this to Vodka.

* In ''Film/SirArthurconanDoylesSherlockHolmes'', Watson is investigating the empty pump house when a revolver is leveled at the back of his head and the hammer cocked. However, when he turns around, it turns out to be a spooked Lestrade.