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* ''Series/XFiles''. In "Excelsis Dei", an abusive orderly in a retirement home gets thrown off the roof by an invisible force. He manages to hang on to the edge until the same force breaks his fingers one at a time until he falls.
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* ''Series/XFiles''.''Series/TheXFiles''. In "Excelsis Dei", an abusive orderly in a retirement home gets thrown off the roof by an invisible force. He manages to hang on to the edge until the same force breaks his fingers one at a time until he falls.
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** The Heroic Hamsters try to cross the chasm by "[[Recap/TotalDramaMoonMadness Moon Madness]]" by swinging from a rope. They bump into a tree on the other side, which knocks them back far enough that they go over the edge. Sierra is the one who grabs hold of the edge, with Cameron stuck in a basket on her back and Zoey and Mal still hanging from the rope that's now held up by Sierra's clenched teeth. One by one, the four of them climb back up onto solid ground.
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** The Heroic Hamsters try to cross the chasm by in "[[Recap/TotalDramaMoonMadness Moon Madness]]" by swinging from a rope. They bump into a tree on the other side, which knocks them back far enough that they go over the edge. Sierra is the one who grabs hold of the edge, with Cameron stuck in a basket on her back and Zoey and Mal still hanging from the rope that's now held up by Sierra's clenched teeth. One by one, the four of them climb back up onto solid ground.
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* In one of the climatic final episodes of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Toph is barely holding on to Sokka's hand when [[spoiler:Suki saves them by flying down with a stolen airship]].
* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'': In the episode, "Stranger Invasion", this happens to Buzz after Zurg punches him , attempting to make him fall to his death, after tricking him by telling him he [Zurg] is his [Buzz]'s father.
* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'': In the episode, "Stranger Invasion", this happens to Buzz after Zurg punches him , attempting to make him fall to his death, after tricking him by telling him he [Zurg] is his [Buzz]'s father.
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* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': at the end of the episode about a traffic cam, Phineas and the disc both hover on the edge of a split bridge. Candace has to make a choice to grab either Phineas or the disc.
* In one of the climatic final episodes of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Toph is barely holding on to Sokka's hand when [[spoiler:Suki saves them by flying down with a stolen airship]].
* In one of the climatic final episodes of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Toph is barely holding on to Sokka's hand when [[spoiler:Suki saves them by flying down with a stolen airship]].
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* The AnimatedAdaptation of ''{{Tintin}} in America'' has him lose his footing when moving from a window to another (to attack a bandit guarding his door). He manages to pull himself up. Note that in the comic, he just crossed the gap without incident.
* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'': In the episode, "Stranger Invasion", this happens to Buzz after Zurg punches him , attempting to make him fall to his death, after tricking him by telling him he [Zurg] is his [Buzz]'s father.
* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'': In the episode, "Stranger Invasion", this happens to Buzz after Zurg punches him , attempting to make him fall to his death, after tricking him by telling him he [Zurg] is his [Buzz]'s father.
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* The AnimatedAdaptation ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': at the end of ''{{Tintin}} in America'' the episode about a traffic cam, Phineas and the disc both hover on the edge of a split bridge. Candace has him lose to make a choice to grab either Phineas or the disc.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin1991'': In "[[Recap/TintinTintinInAmerica Tintin in America]]", Tintin loses his footing when moving froma one window to another (to in order to attack a bandit guarding his door).door. He manages to pull himself up. Note that in the comic, he just crossed crosses the gap without incident.
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** In "[[Recap/TotalDramaTotalDramaDramaDramaDramaIsland Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island]]", Cody, DJ, Tyler, and Owen, who have bound themselves together with a rope to ensure they operate as a team, are chased off a cliff by a bear. Cody is theepisode, "Stranger Invasion", this happens one to Buzz after Zurg punches grab onto the edge in time and he actually manages to pull the four of them up a bit. Then the edge breaks off and it's a lucky circumstance Courtney's balloon floats by at that moment or else the quartet would've made an ugly fall.
** The entirety of Team CIRRRRH and a loaded sledge crash through an ice bridge in "[[Recap/TotalDramaAnythingYukonDoICanDoBetter Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better]]". All that saves them are Tyler's unusually strong fingers that grab hold of the nearby cliff's edge and the rope attached to him, attempting to make that the others hold onto. One by one, the rest of the team climbs back up over Tyler and let him deal with the sledge on his own.
** In "[[Recap/TotalDramaGrandChefAuto Grand Chef Auto]]", to prevent Zoey from reaching the top of the totem first, Scott throws his spray can at her. It knocks her back and she can only prevent a serious fall by grabbing onto the totem's wing. She can't pull herself up and eventually her fingers slip, but she makes a reasonably soft landing on Cameron's go-kart.
** The Heroic Hamsters try tohis death, after tricking him cross the chasm by telling him he [Zurg] "[[Recap/TotalDramaMoonMadness Moon Madness]]" by swinging from a rope. They bump into a tree on the other side, which knocks them back far enough that they go over the edge. Sierra is his [Buzz]'s father.the one who grabs hold of the edge, with Cameron stuck in a basket on her back and Zoey and Mal still hanging from the rope that's now held up by Sierra's clenched teeth. One by one, the four of them climb back up onto solid ground.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin1991'': In "[[Recap/TintinTintinInAmerica Tintin in America]]", Tintin loses his footing when moving from
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** In "[[Recap/TotalDramaTotalDramaDramaDramaDramaIsland Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island]]", Cody, DJ, Tyler, and Owen, who have bound themselves together with a rope to ensure they operate as a team, are chased off a cliff by a bear. Cody is the
** The entirety of Team CIRRRRH and a loaded sledge crash through an ice bridge in "[[Recap/TotalDramaAnythingYukonDoICanDoBetter Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better]]". All that saves them are Tyler's unusually strong fingers that grab hold of the nearby cliff's edge and the rope attached to him
** In "[[Recap/TotalDramaGrandChefAuto Grand Chef Auto]]", to prevent Zoey from reaching the top of the totem first, Scott throws his spray can at her. It knocks her back and she can only prevent a serious fall by grabbing onto the totem's wing. She can't pull herself up and eventually her fingers slip, but she makes a reasonably soft landing on Cameron's go-kart.
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* ''Literature/DragonAndDamsel'': Bernadette ends up clinging to the end of a slippy, broken stone bridge after nearly slipping and falling down the tall tower it's inside of. [[spoiler: She ends up losing her grip on the slippery wet stone, but is rescued just before hitting the bottom.]]
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* Happens twice to Mary-Anne in quick succession in ''Film/RipperLetterFromHell''. When her car is teetering on the edge of the cliff, the killer [[VehicularAssault rams it with his truck]]; smashing her out through the windscreen. She is left clinging to the grille, dangling over the edge of the cliff. When the killer rams the car again, she loses her grip and falls. She manages to grab a handhold and is left clinging to the rock face.
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* ''Film/TheLostBoys'': David and the Boys taunt Michael until he joins them in dangling beneath a railroad bridge until the strain and vibrations of a passing train cause him to slowly slip with his fingers losing grip causing him to fall.
* Happens twice to Mary-Anne in quick succession in ''Film/RipperLetterFromHell''. When her car is teetering on the edge of the cliff, the killer [[VehicularAssault rams it with his truck]]; smashing her out through the windscreen. She is left clinging to the grille, dangling over the edge of the cliff. When the killer rams the car again, she loses her grip and falls. She manages to grab a handhold and is left clinging to the rock face.
* Happens twice to Mary-Anne in quick succession in ''Film/RipperLetterFromHell''. When her car is teetering on the edge of the cliff, the killer [[VehicularAssault rams it with his truck]]; smashing her out through the windscreen. She is left clinging to the grille, dangling over the edge of the cliff. When the killer rams the car again, she loses her grip and falls. She manages to grab a handhold and is left clinging to the rock face.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSteamEnginesOfOz'': Oscar ends up hanging by his fingers when he falls off the side of the munchikins' invisible bridge.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSteamEnginesOfOz'': Oscar ends up hanging by his fingers when he falls off the side of the munchikins' munchkins' invisible bridge.
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* One of the most nail-biting moments of the action film, ''Film/{{Skyscraper}}'', which has Will Sawyer (The Rock) clinging to dear life with his fingers from the top of the titular skyscraper, which is said to be as tall as the Burj Khalifa. This scene is depicted clearly in the film's poster.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', when Judy is chased by Manchas she slides from a wet bridge and ends up hanging on the edge with one paw.
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* Seen in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode, "Stranger Invasion". This happens to Buzz after Zurg punches him , attempting to make him fall to his death, after tricking him by telling him he [Zurg] is his [Buzz]'s father.
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* Seen in ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'': In the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode, "Stranger Invasion". This Invasion", this happens to Buzz after Zurg punches him , attempting to make him fall to his death, after tricking him by telling him he [Zurg] is his [Buzz]'s father.
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* The opening scene of ''Film/{{Azumi}}: Death or Love'', have Azumi fleeing from a band of ninjas after her life, where she ends up diving off a cliff and hanging by it's side on one hand. Complete with a PantyShot as the camera pans upwards...
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* Used as Juno's "ledge hanging" animation in Jet Force Gemini. His sister, Vela, hangs on to a ledge with two hands unlike him.
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* In ''Film/ShootOutAtMedicineBend'', Devlin falls into the PitTrap in Clark's office, but he manages to grab hold of the lip of the trap and slowly haul himself out.
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* During the climax of ''Film/DoctorJekyllAndSisterHyde'', Dr. Jekyll attempts to escape from the police over the rooftops. He slips and falls and winds up hanging from the fingers from the gutters.
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* In ''Film/ThePitaAndThePendulum'', Antonio is left hanging by one foot when Mendoza accidentally triggers the opening mechanism for the pit. He manages to swing up, undo the binding holding his foot, and catch the lip of the pit with his other hand. This leaves him dangling by on hand and the cover on the pit slowly closes.
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* In ''Film/ThePitaAndThePendulum'', ''Film/ThePitAndThePendulum1991'', Antonio is left hanging by one foot when Mendoza accidentally triggers the opening mechanism for the pit. He manages to swing up, undo the binding holding his foot, and catch the lip of the pit with his other hand. This leaves him dangling by on hand and the cover on the pit slowly closes.
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* ''Film/CircusOfFear'': While attempting to escape from the police with the cash, Gregor falls of a cliff. He drops the suitcase and is left cling to the cliff by his finger. The killer arrives and [[HandStomp treads on his fingers]].
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* ''Film/CircusOfFear'': While attempting to escape from the police with the cash, Gregor falls of a cliff. He drops the suitcase and is left cling to the cliff by his finger.fingers. The killer arrives and [[HandStomp treads on his fingers]].
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Subtrope of LiteralCliffhanger. See also TakeMyHand, ChainOfPeople, HandStomp.
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Subtrope of LiteralCliffhanger. See also StockClockHandHang, TakeMyHand, ChainOfPeople, HandStomp.
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** Macy in the ActionPrologue, after trying to fight TheDragon, Lung, to no avail and ending up being flung over a set of railings. Since Lung is the {{Sadist}}, his HandStomp method is to gleefully bends down to [[KnifeNut drive his knife]] ''slowly'' underneath [[{{Fingore}} Macy's fingernails]], slowly tormenting her until the pain gives away causing her to fall to her death.
** In the climax, Cat ends up hanging over a tall bridge when Lung knocks her over, but Fa drags her back up in time.
** Macy in the ActionPrologue, after trying to fight TheDragon, Lung, to no avail and ending up being flung over a set of railings. Since Lung is the {{Sadist}}, his HandStomp method is to gleefully bends down to [[KnifeNut drive his knife]] ''slowly'' underneath [[{{Fingore}} Macy's fingernails]], slowly tormenting her until the pain gives away causing her to fall to her death.
** In the climax, Cat ends up hanging over a tall bridge when Lung knocks her over, but Fa drags her back up in time.
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* ''Disney/TheLionKing'': Mufasa, and later Simba are in this position.
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* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', when Judy is chased by Manchas she slides from a wet bridge and ends up hanging on the edge with one paw.
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* The losing grip variety happens in the movie version of ''Literature/ALittlePrincess''.
* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': Tweety does the "A Hare Grows in Manhattan" routine (see below) to Eddie Valiant.
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* ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'' - ''Queste'': Septimus is thrown over the edge into the Abyss surrounding the House of Foryx, but manages to grab a bridge stanchion. He is eventually pulled back up by Jenna.
* ''Literature/WetDesertTrackingDownATerroristOnTheColoradoRiver'': The bomber for a short time holds himself to a helicopter's landing gear by hand, before letting go.
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* ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'' - ''Queste'': Septimus is thrown over the edge into the Abyss surrounding the House of Foryx, but manages to grab a bridge stanchion. He is eventually pulled back up by Jenna.
* ''Literature/WetDesertTrackingDownATerroristOnTheColoradoRiver'': The bomber for a short time holds himself to a helicopter's landing gear by hand, before letting go.
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* ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'' - ''Queste'': Septimus is thrown over the edge into the Abyss surrounding the House of Foryx, but manages to grab a bridge stanchion. He is eventually pulled back up by Jenna.
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* In ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdventuresOfIndianaJones'' #9, Indy attacks a Hovito Indian on [[ThePrecariousLedge a narrow ledge atop a skyscraper]] with his tuxedo jacket. Indy knocks the Indian off, but the Indian grabs Indy's jacket and yanks him off as well. Indy manages to grab hold of the ledge, but is left holding on only by his fingers. The {{cliffhanger}} has the Big bad sending another Indian to [[HandStomp stomp on Indy's fingers]].
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* ''ComicBook/TraggAndTheSkyGods'': In #6, Keera is fighting a DuelToTheDeath against Lorn. She lunges at Lorn, but Lorn dodges and Keera plunges into a pit lined with SpikesOfDoom. She manages to grab hold of a tiny handhold on the wall and is left dangling above the spikes before Tragg and Lorn show mercy and [[TakeMyHand offer to pull her up]].
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* ''ComicBook/TraggAndTheSkyGods'': In #6, Keera is fighting a DuelToTheDeath against Lorn. She lunges at Lorn, but Lorn dodges and Keera plunges into a pit lined with SpikesOfDoom. She manages to grab hold of a tiny handhold on the wall and is left dangling above the spikes before Tragg and Lorn show mercy and [[TakeMyHand offer to pull her up]].
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* In ''Film/{{Jungle}}'', Yossi slips while climbing the cliff out of the canyon. He slides most of the way back down before managing to grab hold of a handhold. He is left dangling above the river by his fingers.
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* Happens twice to Mary-Anne in quick succession in ''Film/RipperLetterFromHell''. When her car is teetering on the edge of the cliff, the killer [[VehicularAssault rams it with his truck]]; smashing her out through the windscreen. She is left clinging to the grille, dangling over the edge of the cliff. When the killer rams the car again, she loses her grip and falls. She manages to grab a handhold and is left clinging to the rock face.
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* In ''VideoGame/JediAcademy'', the rancor mission's cutscene starts with [[PlayerCharacter Jaden Korr]] hanging over a big pit from the edge of a pipe-like tunnel leading into the enemy base. (For some reason. Maybe (s)he jumped and got it wrong.) (S)he loses grip with one hand first, but then, being a Jedi, stops fooling around and pulls her/himself up with a jump ending in a flip.
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* ''Series/MissionImpossible'': Max is left dangling by one hand of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in "The Golden Serpent: Part 1".
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* ''Series/{{Harrow}}'': In "Audere Est Facere" ("To Dare Is to Do"), Harrow confronts the killer on the roof of a skyscraper. Lured over the safety rail, the killer gives Harrow a shove that leaves him hanging by his fingertips from the lip of the ledge.
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* In ''Film/ChaiLaiAngelsDangerousFlowers'', Chen escapes being run over by Mei Ling by jumping over the edge of the down ramp in the car park. He catches on to one of the lower levels and is hanging there by his fingertips when Mei Ling stops the car and starts shooting at him.
