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* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': "The Impressive Clergyman" is seen in full garb for nearly half a minute to organ music, at which point he speaks and it is revealed that he has a speech impediment that makes him sound like a dopey Elmer Fudd.

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* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': "The Impressive Clergyman" is seen in full garb for nearly half a minute to organ music, at which point he speaks and it is revealed that he has a speech impediment that makes him sound like a dopey [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome Elmer Fudd.Fudd]].
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* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'': "The Impressive Clergyman" is seen in full garb for nearly half a minute to organ music, at which point he speaks and it is revealed that he has a speech impediment that makes him sound like a dopey Elmer Fudd.
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* Creator/MarilynMonroe didn't invent the gimmick of TheVamp having a childish voice, but she certainly [[TropeCodifier popularized it]]. Six decades later, the stock character of the blonde with a "breathy little-girl voice" has actually [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny become a bit of a cliché]].

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* Creator/MarilynMonroe didn't invent the gimmick of TheVamp having a childish voice, but she certainly [[TropeCodifier popularized it]]. Six decades later, the stock character of the blonde with a "breathy little-girl voice" has actually [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny [[OnceOriginalNowCommon become a bit of a cliché]].
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* In the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movies Rocket, a small, cute raccoon, has a fairly deep voice, which really stands out whenever he's speaking more slowly as, whenever he's yelling or speaking fast, his voice tends to get a bit higher pitched.

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* In the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' ''Franchise/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movies Rocket, a small, cute raccoon, has a fairly deep voice, which really stands out whenever he's speaking more slowly as, whenever he's yelling or speaking fast, his voice tends to get a bit higher pitched.
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* In the obscure 1987 comedy-adventure ''Jane and the Lost City'' (based on the notorious ''Jane'' comic strip of the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII era), the main characters are in Africa and encounter the queen of a jungle tribe who at first doesn't say anything. When she ''does'' start speaking, she turns out to have an "educated" British accent.

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* In the obscure 1987 comedy-adventure ''Jane and the Lost City'' ''Film/JaneAndTheLostCity'' (based on the notorious ''Jane'' comic strip of the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII era), the main characters are in Africa and encounter the queen of a jungle tribe who at first doesn't say anything. When she ''does'' start speaking, she turns out to have an "educated" British accent.
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* ''Film/SuburbanCommando'' has two badass bounty hunters from space (one of whom is played by [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Mark Callaway]]) who [[TheVoiceless never talk.]] During their fight with Shep, it's revealed that this is because they sound like they're on helium. The Italian dub of that movie goes for a different gag and has the bounty hunters' voices sound [[LarynxDissonance goofy and screechy like those of men trying to speak like women]].

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* ''Film/SuburbanCommando'' has two badass bounty hunters from space (one of whom is played by [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Mark Callaway]]) Calaway]]) who [[TheVoiceless never talk.]] talk]]. During their fight with Shep, it's revealed that this is because they sound like they're on helium. The Italian dub of that movie goes for a different gag and has the bounty hunters' voices sound [[LarynxDissonance goofy and screechy like those of men trying to speak like women]].
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* ''Film/WaynesWorld 2'': Wayne and Garth are shocked to discover that the golden-throated disc jockey Handsome Dan looks like a particularly disheveled Creator/HarryShearer, while Mr. Scream, who only supplies meaningless howls, is played by the handsome Ted [=McGinley=].
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** In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'', War Pig is a massive, cybernetically-enhanced pig who speaks with a teenage girl's voice.

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* ''Film/WaynesWorld 2'': Wayne and Garth are shocked to discover that the golden-throated disc jockey Handsome Dan looks like a particularly disheveled Creator/HarryShearer, while Mr. Scream, who only supplies meaningless howls, is played by the handsome Ted [=McGinley=].
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* ''Film/TheManWithTwoBrains'' sees Dr. Hfuhruhurr seek an ideal host body, only for his preferred initial candidate to be a physically attractive prostitute with a New York nasal whine..
--> What is it? My voice? Did I blow the deal? I knew I shouldn't talk until I make the deal. I know my voice is terrible.
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** In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'', War Pig is a massive, cybernetically-enhanced pig who speaks with a teenage girl's voice.
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* Korg in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' is a huge being made of rocks. He has a deep gruff gravely voice, right? Nope! He has a high-pitched and soft voice with a very unassuming Kiwi accent. This was inspired by Taika Waititi's experience with hulking but soft-voiced Maori bar bouncers in New Zealand.

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* Korg in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' is [[RockMonster a huge being made of rocks.rocks]]. He has a deep gruff gravely voice, right? Nope! He has a high-pitched and soft voice with a very unassuming Kiwi accent. This was inspired by Taika Waititi's experience with hulking but soft-voiced Maori bar bouncers in New Zealand.
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* In the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movies Rocket, a small, cute raccoon, has a fairly deep voice, which really stands out whenever he's speaking more slowly.

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* In the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movies Rocket, a small, cute raccoon, has a fairly deep voice, which really stands out whenever he's speaking more slowly.slowly as, whenever he's yelling or speaking fast, his voice tends to get a bit higher pitched.
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* In the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movies Rocket, a small, cute raccoon, has a deep Brooklyn accent; how deep his voice is compared to his size and looks really stands out whenever he's speaking more slowly.

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* In the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movies Rocket, a small, cute raccoon, has a fairly deep Brooklyn accent; how deep his voice is compared to his size and looks voice, which really stands out whenever he's speaking more slowly.
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* In the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movies Rocket, a small, cute raccoon, has a deep Brooklyn accent; how deep his voice is compared to his size and looks really stands out whenever he's speaking more slowly.
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* ''Film/AxeMurderingWithHackley'': The sole female killer at [=RKS=] speaks with a deep, man-ish voice.
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* The eponymous character in ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'', like in the game it's an adaptation of, has an adult male voice courtesy of Creator/RyanReynolds, although his PokemonSpeak is provided by Creator/IkueOhtani as always. [[spoiler:This is a result of Mewtwo merging Harry Goodman's soul into his partner Pikachu's body to save his life after a car crash.]]

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* The eponymous character in ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'', like in the game it's an adaptation of, has an adult male voice courtesy of Creator/RyanReynolds, although his PokemonSpeak is provided by Creator/IkueOhtani Creator/IkueOtani as always. [[spoiler:This is a result of Mewtwo merging Harry Goodman's soul into his partner Pikachu's body to save his life after a car crash.]]
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* ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''
** When Lone Star and Barf are looking for Vespa; they hear a ''very'' deep voice singing "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been Through"... and it's coming from her. "Whaddya know -- she's a bass."

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** When Lone Star and Barf are looking for Vespa; they hear a ''very'' deep voice singing "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been Through"...Seen"... and it's coming from her. "Whaddya know -- she's a bass."
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* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' uses this as a main plot point, since none of the audience expects the beautiful silent film actress to have such a "razorblades on piano wire" voice.

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* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' uses this as a main plot point, since none of the audience expects the beautiful silent film actress Lina Lamont to have such a "razorblades on piano wire" voice.voice. This becomes a problem when Hollywood makes the transition from silent films to talkies, since Lina's voice clashes so much with her image.
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* ''Film/IAmMother''. The eponymous Mother is a mechanical robot with the voice of Creator/RoseByrne. Given that its [[RaisedByRobots role is to raise children]], a more gentle, empathic voice would be needed. This becomes a brief plot point when the Woman who enters the bunker fails to realise the "mother" she overhears Daughter talking to is the same as the {{Killer Robot}}s who have been hunting her for years.
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* ''Film/HerculesReturns'' is an Australian GagDub of an Italian SwordAndSandal movie, so we have a beautiful Greek princess with a grating Ocker accent and CampGay muscleman Machismo. When [=McBain=] is fighting with Kent at the end, the voice of Hercules is dubbed over his own, and Kent tells him off for trying to talk like a mythical hero.

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* ''Film/HerculesReturns'' is an Australian GagDub of an Italian SwordAndSandal movie, so we have a beautiful Greek princess with a grating Ocker accent and CampGay muscleman Machismo. When [=McBain=] is fighting with Kent at the end, Kent, the voice of Hercules is dubbed over his own, and Kent tells him off for trying to talk like a mythical hero.
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* ''Film/HerculesReturns'' is an Australian GagDub of an Italian SwordAndSandal movie, so we have a beautiful Greek princess with a grating Ocker accent and CampGay muscleman Machismo. When [=McBain=] is fighting with Kent at the end, the voice of Hercules is dubbed over his own . Kent tells him off for trying to talk like a mythical hero.

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* ''Film/HerculesReturns'' is an Australian GagDub of an Italian SwordAndSandal movie, so we have a beautiful Greek princess with a grating Ocker accent and CampGay muscleman Machismo. When [=McBain=] is fighting with Kent at the end, the voice of Hercules is dubbed over his own . own, and Kent tells him off for trying to talk like a mythical hero.
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* ''Film/HerculesReturns'' is an Australian GagDub of an Italian SwordAndSandal movie, so we have a beautiful Greek princess with a grating Ocker accent and CampGay muscleman Machismo. When [=McBain=] is fighting with Kent at the end, the voice of Hercules is dubbed over his own . Kent tells him off for trying to talk like a mythical hero.
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* In ''Film/StirCrazy'' the intimidating mountain of a prisoner everyone craps their pants at the mere sight of turns out to be a singer with a high tenor voice. This was TruthInTelevision, as the actor, Erland Van Lidth De Jeude, was a heavyweight Olympic wrestler and opera singer.

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* In ''Film/StirCrazy'' the intimidating mountain of a prisoner everyone craps their pants at the mere sight of turns out to be a singer with a high silky smooth tenor voice. This was TruthInTelevision, as the actor, Erland Van Lidth De Jeude, was a heavyweight Olympic wrestler and opera singer.
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* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}. Yeah, a {{Kaiju}} big enough to tear down all of Japan has a cry like an air raid siren on helium...

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* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}. Yeah, a {{Kaiju}} big enough to tear down all of Japan [[AdaptationalWimp has a cry like an air raid siren on helium...]]
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** This was done to comedic effect the opening cartoon short: Baby Herman sounds like a real baby, but when the cartoon ends and the movie cuts to the "real" world, we find out that Herman's real voice is rough and gravelly.

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** This was done to comedic effect in the opening cartoon short: Baby Herman sounds like a real baby, but when the cartoon ends and the movie cuts to the "real" world, we find out that Herman's real voice is rough and gravelly.
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* ''Film/KingRalph'' has Princess Anne of Finland, who is played by Joely Richardson, but voiced by a man, much to the irritation of King Ralph.

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* ''Film/KingRalph'' has Princess Anne of Finland, who is played by Joely Richardson, Creator/JoelyRichardson, but voiced by a man, much to the irritation of King Ralph.
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** Also PlayedForDrama in the climax [[spoiler:when Judge Doom is revealed to be the toon responsible for murdering Eddie Valiant's brother and partner and Eddie recognizes his nightmarish high-pitched voice]]

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** Also PlayedForDrama in the climax [[spoiler:when Judge Doom Doom, who's spent the movie talking with Christopher Lloyd's normal voice, is revealed to be the toon responsible for murdering Eddie Valiant's brother and partner and Eddie recognizes his nightmarish high-pitched voice]]




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* ''Film/{{Stardust}}'': Lamia creates an inn as an elaborate trap for Yvaine. This involves turning her goat into her "husband", and Bernard into a woman. The transformations of both aren't perfect: Billy continues to act like a goat, leaping over furniture rather than taking a longer route around it and eats inedible materials. While Bernard turns out to have a very deep masculine voice, as is revealed when "she" tries to serve Tristan poisoned wine.
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* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''
** This was done to comedic effect the opening cartoon short: Baby Herman sounds like a real baby, but when the cartoon ends and the movie cuts to the "real" world, we find out that Herman's real voice is rough and gravelly.
** Also PlayedForDrama in the climax [[spoiler:when Judge Doom is revealed to be the toon responsible for murdering Eddie Valiant's brother and partner and Eddie recognizes his nightmarish high-pitched voice]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Judge Doom:''']] Remember me, Eddie?! When I killed your brother... I talked JUST! ''LIKE!'' '''''THIIIIISSSSSS!!!'''''
* Creator/MarilynMonroe didn't invent the gimmick of TheVamp having a childish voice, but she certainly [[TropeCodifier popularized it]]. Six decades later, the stock character of the blonde with a "breathy little-girl voice" has actually [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny become a bit of a cliché]].
* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' uses this as a main plot point, since none of the audience expects the beautiful silent film actress to have such a "razorblades on piano wire" voice.
* ''Film/SuburbanCommando'' has two badass bounty hunters from space (one of whom is played by [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker Mark Callaway]]) who [[TheVoiceless never talk.]] During their fight with Shep, it's revealed that this is because they sound like they're on helium. The Italian dub of that movie goes for a different gag and has the bounty hunters' voices sound [[LarynxDissonance goofy and screechy like those of men trying to speak like women]].
--> '''Shep''': "No wonder you guys never talk!"
* ''Film/PeeWeesBigAdventure'':
** Pee-wee asks directions from some actors wandering around a movie backlot. The stormtrooper guy has a high-pitched and squeaky voice, while the showgirl has a deep, masculine voice.
** Pee-wee's familiar high-pitched voice has been dubbed with an incredibly deep voice in the film within a film.
* ''Film/KingRalph'' has Princess Anne of Finland, who is played by Joely Richardson, but voiced by a man, much to the irritation of King Ralph.
* Sri Sumbaji, the Indian Pirate Lord in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' [[TheQuietOne is silent]] for most of the discussion, with his aides speaking on his behalf. This becomes apparent when he finally talks: he has a high-pitched, squeaky voice.
* In a DeletedScene from ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'', Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, playing an army sergeant voiced by Creator/SamuelLJackson doing a thick Southern accent, narrates a promotional video for [=SkyNet=]'s new line of battle robots. One of the execs says he doesn't like the voice, so another exec, played by Jack Noseworthy ''with Arnold's voice'', says, "We can fix it."
* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}. Yeah, a {{Kaiju}} big enough to tear down all of Japan has a cry like an air raid siren on helium...
* ''Film/WaynesWorld 2'': Wayne and Garth enjoy listening to a radio show hosted by the suave Handsome Dan, who they imagine as a cool babe-magnet of a man. When they get to the studio, they assume that the handsome [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569337/ Ted McGinley]] is Handsome Dan, but he's actually just "Mr. Scream," who does nothing but scream on the show. The real Handsome Dan is played by [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790434/ Harry Shearer]].
* ''Film/AmericanGraffiti'': Everyone believes that real-life DJ Wolfman Jack to be a risqué black man, but he turns out to be an unassuming white guy named Robert Smith.
* ''Film/AMightyWind'': Harry Shearer's character plays the bass (both the bass fiddle and the vocal bass) in The Folksmen. However, in the end, he decides he'd be happier as a woman, and they're shown doing their signature song "Old Joe's Place" with him in a dress. When it comes time for his solo, he goes ahead and does it in his signature bass style, then does a girlish laugh and flirtatious hand wave gesture.
* In ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'' captain Smollett does a roll call of his new crew, ending with a pirate "Big Fat Ugly Bug-Faced Baby-Eating O'Brien". What he gets is a beautiful [[OfCorsetsSexy corset-clad lady]] who croaks a deep, manly [[FanDisservice "Aye"]]. Cue {{Beat}} with JawDrop from the cast.
* In the Adam Sandler movie ''Film/GrownUps'', his character's wife and the wives of his friends start flirting with a tall handsome muscular man, only when he starts talking to them he speaks in a high squeaky voice.
* A running gag in ''Film/TheAdventureOfSherlockHolmesSmarterBrother'' has what sounds like a woman knocking on the door to Sigerson's office and calling him, and when he tells "her" to come in, it turns out to be his manservant Hunkston.
* Froggie in ''Film/TheLittleRascals'' shorts is a kid with a deep voice (thus the nickname).
* In the 1967 ''Film/DoctorDolittle'' movie, the heroes arrive on Sea-Star Island and are greeted by the stereotypical grass-skirt-wearing, bone-through-the-nose style "natives" ... who speak in perfect BBC English accents.
* In the obscure 1987 comedy-adventure ''Jane and the Lost City'' (based on the notorious ''Jane'' comic strip of the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII era), the main characters are in Africa and encounter the queen of a jungle tribe who at first doesn't say anything. When she ''does'' start speaking, she turns out to have an "educated" British accent.
* The 1933 political thriller ''Film/GabrielOverTheWhiteHouse'' has as one of its minor villains a gangster named Nick Diamond, who fancies himself an Al Capone-style "tough guy." So it's pretty surprising when we hear him speak and learn that he still has some unidentifiable Southern/Eastern European accent from his native country. Another character subtly [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this, noting how far Diamond has traveled from his roots. (TruthInTelevision, as quite a few Prohibition-era gangsters were European-born.)
* Played with in ''Film/PoliceAcademy'', when the timid, tiny-voiced female police recruit lets loose with an uncharacteristic bellow of "''Don't move, dirtbag!''" when she actually makes an arrest.
* ''Film/AustinPowers'':
** ''Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe'' has Mini Me sporting a bass singing voice.
** Subverted in ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'', when a man (none other than Creator/NathanLane) at Studio 69 appears to address Austin in a sexy black woman's voice. Then it's revealed that an ''actual'' sexy female African-American spy is sitting directly behind the man, using him like a ventriloquist's dummy to deflect attention from their conversation.
* ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''
** When Lone Star and Barf are looking for Vespa; they hear a ''very'' deep voice singing "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Been Through"... and it's coming from her. "Whaddya know -- she's a bass."
** When Dark Helmet has his faceplate down, he has a deep, booming voice. When it's up, he looks and sounds like Creator/RickMoranis.
* ''Film/CatsAndDogs'' has ''The Russian'', a little [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_blue Russian Blue]] kitten that [[CuteKitten spends the first few minutes being absolutely adorable.]] Then the owner walks away and it [[TalkingAnimal begins to speak]] with a thick Russian accent. The next few minutes play like a ''Franchise/JamesBond'' movie.
* Bernard, the bull, from ''Film/WhereTheWildThingsAre'', is one of the largest, most intimidating, and by far the most reserved Wild Thing on the island, to the point of never speaking at all. Everyone else avoids interacting with him as much as possible. When he finally ''talks'' (and speaks the only two lines he has in the whole movie), he sounds like a timid, soft-spoken young boy.
* The movie ''Film/PitchPerfect'' actually uses this as a plot point. After Chloe [[spoiler: has her vocal nodules removed]], she can no longer sing above a G sharp, which drastically limits her solos as a soprano. However, after Aubry and Becca make amends, and all the girls go in for their hands-in battle cry, they discover that with her "[[spoiler:messed up vocal cords]]", Chloe is capable of singing bass. This revelation, in conjunction with Becca's coordination of the group, earns them the championship win. Bear in mind, this is Brittany Snow that the jarringly deep, masculine singing voice is supposed to be coming out of. This is also a BrickJoke in hindsight because, at the beginning of the movie, the male commentator for the competition makes the misogynistic comment that because all-girl a capella groups don't have bass singers, they can't reasonably compete with all-boy or mixed-gender groups because their harmony will never be well-rounded enough without a bass.
* The main character in ''Cannibal'' is TheBear. The few times he speaks, it's with an oddly girly voice.
* In ''Film/StirCrazy'' the intimidating mountain of a prisoner everyone craps their pants at the mere sight of turns out to be a singer with a high tenor voice. This was TruthInTelevision, as the actor, Erland Van Lidth De Jeude, was a heavyweight Olympic wrestler and opera singer.
* A brief gag in ''Film/SpyHard'' has a security guard played by Verne Troyer and voiced by Brad Garrett. (His voice and shadow are depicted before we see him in the flesh.)
* In ''Film/HoubaOnTheTrailOfTheMarsupilami'', Bolo (a.k.a. Little Voice) is a giant of a man with a ridiculously high-pitched voice. He's played by [[TheGiant The Great Khali]] if you wonder. When the protagonist first hears it, he thinks it's coming from a nearby dwarf, which he insults... and then Bolo emerges from the shadow, ticked off.
* Korg in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' is a huge being made of rocks. He has a deep gruff gravely voice, right? Nope! He has a high-pitched and soft voice with a very unassuming Kiwi accent. This was inspired by Taika Waititi's experience with hulking but soft-voiced Maori bar bouncers in New Zealand.
* In ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' [[spoiler:Bruce Banner and the Hulk have undergone a SplitPersonalityMerge and the resultant persona, Professor Hulk, retains Banner's gentle voice, which contrasts greatly with the Hulk's massive frame.]]
* In the choir rehearsal scene in ''Film/TheBlueLamp'', a tall, fat, balding copper turns out to have a (very pleasant-sounding) high-pitched counter-tenor voice.
* The eponymous character in ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'', like in the game it's an adaptation of, has an adult male voice courtesy of Creator/RyanReynolds, although his PokemonSpeak is provided by Creator/IkueOhtani as always. [[spoiler:This is a result of Mewtwo merging Harry Goodman's soul into his partner Pikachu's body to save his life after a car crash.]]

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