History Main / OrbitalKiss

* ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' has a long one between Scottie and a made-up Judy. The lips of the two kissers are obscured by shoulders and heads during the rotation at regular intervals, due to rules at the time that forbade showing a kiss for more than a few seconds.

* ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' has one between Scottie and a made-up Judy. The lips of the two kissers are obscured by scenery during the rotation at regular intervals, due to rules at the time that forbade showing a kiss for more than a few seconds.

* Subverted in ''Body Double'' (1984). The StalkerWithACrush starts making out with the woman he's obsessed with in a [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes tunnel where she snapped him out of a claustrophobic attack]], then it cuts to a passionate orbital kiss on a beach, then suddenly we're back to the tunnel where it's shown this is his fantasy and he's forcing the kiss on her. The orbital kiss (and the fantasy) is shown again when he has WallBangHer sex with a porn starlet, the body double of the title.

* Josh and Donna in ''TheWestWing''.
* Shawn and Juliet in ''{{Psych}}''. Their second after their first is a ShutUpKiss.
* Mary and Matthew in ''{{Downton Abbey}}''.

* Rachel and Finn in the {{Glee}} episode 'Michael'. It starts off as a hug then turns into a kiss.
* Oliver and Felicity in ''{{Arrow}}''; [[spoiler: bittersweet as it comes while Ollie is breaking it off with her because of his double life]]

* ''Film/TheThomasCrownAffair'' (the original).

* The "first kiss" cutscene of ''TheSims 2'' does this.

* Subverted in ''Film/BodyDouble'' (1984). The StalkerWithACrush starts making out with the woman he's obsessed with in a [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes tunnel where she snapped him out of a claustrophobic attack]], then it cuts to a passionate orbital kiss on a beach, then suddenly we're back to the tunnel where it's shown this is his fantasy and he's forcing the kiss on her. The orbital kiss (and the fantasy) is shown again when he has WallBangHer sex with a porn starlet, the body double of the title.

* Every {{Bollywood}} film ever. Except the characters in question [[KissingDiscretionShot don't even kiss]], [[MundaneMadeAwesome they just hug very dramatically]].

* LarryTheCableGuy in ''WitlessProtection'' before fading to black.

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* Greg Pilkington and Graham in ''Film/{{Priest}}'', complete with sweeping orchestral music on the beach.

* ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'' and Jasmine spin around on the magic carpet as they kiss at the end of the movie.

* Subverted in ''[[{{WesternAnimation/Shrek}} Shrek Forever After]]''.
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* ''TheThomasCrownAffair'' (the original).
** This is the basis for a gag in ''BeingThere''. Chance is watching the buildup to the moment in question when Eve enters the room in tears, out of desire for him. As per his tendency to imitate what he sees on TV, he furiously embraces and kisses her, and when the scene goes orbital, ''he spins their embraced bodies around and around to match it.''

* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean: At World's End'' has this happen at Will and Elizabeth's [[MarriedAtSea wedding]].[[spoiler:In the midst of a battle, no less.]]
* A particularly disturbing one takes place in ''Outbreak''. Jimbo and Cindy have one, but Jimbo's got Motaba virus and passes out in Cindy's arms when the orbit comes full circle.

* Greg Pilkington and Graham in ''Priest'', complete with sweeping orchestral music on the beach.
* In Baz Luhrman's ''Romeo + Juliet'', our eponymous star-struck lovers share a kiss in an elevator - which was actually too small to fit cast and crew inside. There were a lot of breathless grips running around the outside of the tiny lift set, removing and replacing panels to allow the steadicam to move freely around the couple.
** Baz Luhrman's ''Moulin Rouge'' also features the equivalent, at the end of the Elephant Love Medley. I sense a pattern.

* The finale of ''{{Serendipity}}.''

* Played straight at the end of {{Airplane}} -- until the end, when the romantic background chorus sings so high they injure their voices.

* Subverted in ''Body Double'' (1984). The StalkerWithACrush starts making out with the woman he's obsessed with in a [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes tunnel where she snapped him out of a claustrophobic attack]], then it cuts to a passionate orbital kiss on a beach, then suddenly we're back to the tunnel where it's shown this is his fantasy and he's forcing the kiss on her. The orbital kiss (and the fantasy) is shown again when he has WallBangHer sex with a porn starlet, the body double of the title.

* The last shot of ''AKnightsTale''.

* At the end of ''{{Slayers}} Next'', not only does the camera spin when [[spoiler:Lina and Gourry]] kiss, but ''they'' spin too. In mid air.
* ''{{FLCL}}'' parodied this in the first episode, with the characters wondering how they can hold their breath while the camera pans around.
** And again in a later episode, Naota is sent flying toward the class rep- who has a massive crush on him- and, for several seconds, time slows down, the BishieSparkle comes in and it seems like they're going to have the most painful, glorious, awesome kiss in all history. [[spoiler: Their foreheads collide and he goes tumbling down a nearby staircase, simultaneously infecting her with the latest forehead-burst monster.]]
* This happens once in ''{{Fushigi Yuugi}}'', when Miaka resolves to stay in the book world with Tamahome. However, they don't kiss, they just embrace.

* ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean: At World's End'' has this happen at Will and Elizabeth's [[MarriedAtSea wedding]].[[spoiler:In the midst of a battle, no less.]]

* Subverted in ''Body Double'' (1984). The StalkerWithACrush starts making out with the woman he's obsessed with in a [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes tunnel where she snapped him out of a claustrophobic attack]], then it cuts to a passionate orbital kiss on a beach, then suddenly we're back to the tunnel where it's shown this is his fantasy and he's forcing the kiss on her. The orbital kiss (and the fantasy) is shown again when he has sex with a porn starlet, the body double of the title.

* Subverted in ''Body Double'' (1984). The StalkerWithACrush starts making out with the woman he's obsessed with in a [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes tunnel where she snapped him out of a claustrophobic attack]], then it cuts to a passionate orbital kiss on a beach, then suddenly we're back to the tunnel where it's shown this is his fantasy and he's forcing the kiss on her.

* The kiss in the series finale of ''DannyPhantom'': "Wow. Remind me to save the world more often."

* In ''{{Mass Effect}} 2'', this happens in [[spoiler:Thane's]] romance scene. (Well, the camera rotates by 180 degrees, but it's close enough.)

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' plays this one for all it's worth, complete with the playground scenery suddenly transforming into a fairy-tale land and back again, in the episode where TJ and Spinelli have their TestKiss.

* From {{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}, Bender and the Countess get one in the episode, "A Flight to Remember". A more recent one happens between Fry and Leela in "Fun on a Bun".
* Subverted in [[{{WesternAnimation/Shrek}} Shrek Forever After]].

* There is a mod that adds this to the pre-FinalBattle dialogue with [[RomanceSidequest your love interest]] in ''DragonAgeOrigins''.

* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the [[PrincessDiaries Princess Diaries]].

* In {{Smallville}}, Chloe and Justin in ''Crush''. Frustratingly, they never seem to do that with long-term love interests.
* One features at the end of the ''{{Supernatural}}'' episode "Monster Movie" fits beautifully as the entire episode is shot in the style of old black-and-white monster movies.