History Main / CrashingThroughTheHarem

* ''Film/CaboBlanco''. A British spy is infiltrating the BigBad's lair, checks out a hut on the beach and interrupts a couple of his men in bed with a couple of naked prostitutes. [[FullFrontalAttack Regardless of their own nakedness they grab guns and open fire]], wounding him as he flees.

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': A more realistic example of this Trope occurs in on of one of Todd [=McFarlane's=] filler issues of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (notable for its cover, a {{Homage}} to ''[[ComicBook/ActionComics Action Comics #1]]'') One of Spidey's [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain less formidable villains]], Buck Mitty, aka the Humbug, plans to rob an art display on the ESU campus, only to take a wrong turn and bust into the girls' locker room, enacting screams and things thrown at him from the female students, who assume he's some drunk fratboy. As he runs away, Mitty concedes that he never ''was'' very familiar with the campus layout, other than the science department, and decides to stick to them when he tries again later. (Unfortunately for him, [[EpicFail he messes that up too]].)

* One of the cutscenes that could play before a match on the 24/7 Mode on ''[[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008]]'' had the PlayerCharacter stumble into the Divas' locker room.

For whatever reason, our young male protagonist is in the middle of a chase scene or bar brawl and crashes straight into a room full of beautiful young women. Depending on the setting, this could be an ''Literature/ArabianNights''-style [[RoyalHarem harem]], a bordello, or a girls' locker room, but it will be a private place containing several young women, usually in some state of undress. Expect there to be lots of silk curtains and maybe a bath or shower. They may act offended (going so far as to go after the young male protagonist for intruding or just scream at him and throw stuff) or they may giggle and even flirt with the hero... until their dour chaperone shoves him back into the fray. Sometimes, the young male protagonist may hide out in the harem, bordello, or girls' locker/shower room in order to escape whoever's chasing him, often dressed in drag, posing as a chaperone/eunuch/locker room guard, or disappearing into a locker, curtained-off room, or in a vent.

* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] and [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] in ''Series/{{Batman 1966}} when Catwoman deliberately runs into a women's changing room, knowing that Batman and Robin, being paragons of virtue, dare not intrude on "this most hallowed and forbidden no man's land". The Dynamic Duo can only bring themselves to continue the pursuit by keeping their eyes closed the entire time ... at least until one of the women in the room mentions that they're all fully clothed.

* In ''The Bloody Road to Death'' by Creator/SvenHassel, Porta and Tiny clamber through a window into a woman's changing room. They don't start screaming until catching a look at Tiny.

May overlap with DistractedByTheSexy, AccidentalPervert or both. Can lead to a CrashIntoHello. For when it's only one girl in a state of undress, see NakedFirstImpression. May also overlap with NakedPeopleAreFunny.

* In ''VideoGame/SpiderMan'', during the chase level with Venom, an in-game cutscene has Spidey chase the villain through an office building, with only voice-over dialogue implying what's happening inside. If the player has put in the special "What If?" code, the voice-over changes the implied office complex into a gym, including a brief encounter in the ladies' locker room.

* In a ''Feanchise/OnePiece'' filler episode set in ancient Japan, Zoro (a wandering monk) at one point crashes into a room full of women. One of them kicks him out of there.

* In the first issue of the 1996 series of ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', Cody sneaks into the Cheyenne Mountain base on a dare. Spotted by guards, he runs away and ends up running into a women's locker room, which is full of young women in various states of undress. He stops and stares at them, assuming that he has run onto a holo-deck. One of the women then kicks him to the ground.
* ComicBook/{{Cattivik}} has this happen to him a couple of times, and both times gets savagely beaten for his trouble.
* In the graphic novel "Hooky," Spindrifter saves a falling ComicBook/SpiderMan by opening a portal beneath him that opens into one of these. As per his luck and overdeveloped sense of responsibility, he (reluctantly) extracts himself from the amorous women "before (he) really start to enjoy it."
* A more realistic example of this Trope occurs in on of one of Todd [=McFarlane's=] filler issues of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (notable for its cover, a {{Homage}} to ''[[ComicBook/ActionComics Action Comics #1]]'') One of Spidey's [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain less formidable villains]], Buck Mitty, aka the Humbug, plans to rob an art display on the ESU campus, only to take a wrong turn and bust into the girls' locker room, enacting screams and things thrown at him from the female students, who assume he's some drunk fratboy. As he runs away, Mitty concedes that he never ''was'' very familiar with the campus layout, other than the science department, and decides to stick to them when he tries again later. (Unfortunately for him, [[EpicFail he messes that up too]].)

* In the animated film ''[[Literature/ArabianNights 1001 Arabian Nights]]'', WesternAnimation/MrMagoo thinks he's walked into the Sultan's harem, but in reality he just spooked a couple of peacocks.

* ''Film/ASailorMadeMan'': At one point while fleeing from the Maharajah's goons, Harold crashes through the harem, with the girls scattering in panic.
* Dastan in ''Film/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' during the fight scene after his father's funeral.

* In ''Film/RoadToMorocco'', Creator/BobHope and Creator/BingCrosby try to hide from the evil Kasim by hiding in a harem. Unfortunately, they get found out.

* ''Film/UnderTheRainbow'' (a film starring Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher about the making of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''): A ChaseScene goes through a women's dressing room, providing opportunity for some {{fanservice}}. One of the little people sticks around rather than continuing the chase.

* Subverted in ''Film/TheScorpionKing''. Unlike other examples, the harem girls steal the protagonist's weapons while they're touching him up.

* A {{subver|tedTrope}}sion in ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'': after Yosemite Sam shoots Daffy with a cannon, Daffy is sent flying straight through the wall of a room where a group of showgirls are getting ready… and then straight through the ''opposite'' wall. It's then doubly subverted as he actually [[ToonPhysics flies back through the hole in the wall]] to complement the dancers before flying back out again.
* ''Film/TheEnforcer''. While chasing a criminal across half the city, Dirty Harry crashes through a skylight onto a bed where some people are filming an amateur porn movie.
* The finale of ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' features the title character leaping through several suburban backyards to beat someone else home; after dashing through a yard with two ladies sunbathing, he walks back and introduces himself.
* Nearly happens in ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'', but Bond stays on the rooftop. However, it being Tangier, the harem girls still get to ogle him from where they're sitting.

* ''Film/{{Commando}}''. Matrix and Cooke are fighting in a hotel, at one point knocking down a connecting door and interrupting a naked teenage couple having sex in the next room.
* During one of the chases in ''Film/{{Quick}}'', Ki-su rides his bike through the backstage area of a lingerie fashion show, where the models are dressing.
* ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior''. Max drives a truck through the Marauder encampment, and destroys a tent with two Marauders screwing inside. The look on the woman's face is priceless.

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* Invoked in ''Series/TheProfessionals'' when a detective friend of Doyle times a narcotics bust at a strip club so he'll be in the dressing room when the girls come offstage.
* Lampshaded in ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' in Film/{{The Adventures of Captain Proton}}, a ComicStrip/FlashGordon-expy [[ShowWithinAShow holodeck program]]. While sneaking into the SupervillainLair, it's part of the program that the players come across a harem of slave-girls and free them from the clutches of the BigBad.
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* Played straight and subverted a few times in the ''Literature/{{Gor}}'' novels. The harem girls are usually slaves, and although a master may be possessive of his possessions, it's generally acknowledged that any free man can use a female slave for his pleasure at any time her master isn't putting her to use (in either a sexual or non-sexual way).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'': In [[https://youtu.be/p0Sje7GNPZ0?t=833 "The Word"]], the lads crash into a harem tent, courtesy of an out-of-control camel. They promptly get in huge trouble for looking at the girls' unveiled faces, and have to sing their way out, all the while flirting with the girls.

* In ''ComicBook/GrooTheWanderer'', Groo is forced to be DisguisedInDrag to infiltrate a palace and steal the king's ruby. When Groo is first led to the harem full of beautiful naked women, he is overjoyed, saying it's a dream come true to run amok in a place like this - and then helps himself to [[TrademarkFavoriteFood all the cheese dip he can eat.]] It then turns out that Groo, despite being as fat and grotesque as ever while dressed like a woman, [[AttractiveBentGender drives the king mad with lust]], and being invited to the private chambers provides Groo a chance to swipe the ruby. In his escape, Groo races back through the harem, leaving the women screaming and diving into the pool in his wake.

* A [[RealityEnsues more realistic example]] of this Trope occurs in on of one of Todd [=McFarlane's=] filler issues of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (notable for its cover, a {{Homage}} to ''[[ComicBook/ActionComics Action Comics #1]]'') One of Spidey's [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain less formidable villains]], Buck Mitty, aka the Humbug, plans to rob an art display on the ESU campus, only to take a wrong turn and bust into the girls' locker room, enacting screams and things thrown at him from the female students, who assume he's some drunk fratboy. As he runs away, Mitty concedes that he never ''was'' very familiar with the campus layout, other than the science department, and decides to stick to them when he tries again later. (Unfortunately for him, [[EpicFail he messes that up too]].)

* ''The Super Cops Play It To A Bust'' by David Greenberg. The two police officers who are the eponymous Super Cops come across a man in a threesome and ForLulz shout, "Police!" His only response is to ask them to wait because he's just about to get off. Later they have a FloorboardFailure and end up falling onto this same threesome, without interrupting events much then either.

--> '''Venom''': Lady, put a towel on!
--> '''Spider-Man''': Whoa, sor- um, ah, m-my eyes are closed!

* During one of the chases in ''Film/{{Quick}}'', Ki-su rides his bike the backstage area of a lingerie fashion show, where the models are dressing.

--> '''Venom''': [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Lady, put a towel on!]]

* In a ''Anime/OnePiece'' filler episode set in ancient Japan, Zoro (a wandering monk) at one point crashes into a room full of women. One of them kicks him out of there.

* ''The Super Cops Play It To A Bust'' by David Greenberg. The two police officers who are the eponymous Super Cops come across a man in a threesome and For Lulz shout, "Police!" His only response is to ask them to wait because he's just about to get off. Later they have a FloorboardFailure and end up falling onto this same threesome, without interrupting events much then either.