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16	Stock scene for the AdventurerArchaeologist and EvilColonialist types, the HollywoodNatives are angry at the adventurer (or BigBad) stealing [[PlotCoupon their]] [[MacGuffin sacred]] [[ArtifactOfDeath idol]], [[CannibalTribe refusing to be their dinner]], selling them to his HumanTraffickers, or even merely trespassing in their territory. Expect there to be [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy hilariously ineffectual thrown spears and arrows]], and hooting and jumping as he makes a clean getaway via plane, boat, car, or train.
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18	Of course, this amounts to nothing so much as MightyWhitey "preserving for posterity" the ancient sacred objects of a "lesser" culture to a place they'll be truly appreciated: [[ItBelongsInAMuseum a public museum]], if not involving HumanTraffickers who trade natives for profits. The natives on the other hand, usually see these as "theft" or "desecration," and hence the pursuit.
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20	Perhaps one of the most [[DeadHorseTrope cliché]] things in these adventure movies. But hey, it sets the adventurous, peril dodging tone rather well.
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22	If the villain sets them on the hero, it's GiveChaseWithAngryNatives. See also CapturedByCannibals.
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24	Compare the ThunderingHerd, a more comedic version, and TorchesAndPitchforks.
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32	* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheHauntsOfEvil'' have Doraemon and friends, on an excursion in Africa to find the legendary kingdom of Bauwan, attacked by crocodiles in the Zambezi River before they're rescued by a friendly tribe. The tribespeople are nice enough to offer them dinner, but Doraemon then enquires about the myth of Bauwan, only for the tribe to warn them to stay out. When Gian insists that they're ''still'' entering Bauwan, the gang ends up accidentally pissing off the natives, who believes "disrespecting the myth of Bauwan will curse the village"... cue Doraemon and gang fleeing the village as spears start flying behind them.
33	* ''Manga/OnePiece.''
34	** Subverted in the Skypeia arc. The Straw Hat pirates ''think'' this is what's happening, since they were attempting to make off with the Skypeian's gold... However, gold is absolutely worthless to Sky Islanders and the Straw Hats had just defeated their [[AGodAmI false god]]. They were, in fact, going to give the Straw Hats even ''more'' gold, in the form of a gold pillar. But the size of it and the fact it was covered by a tarp made the pirates mistake it for a cannon and sent them scurrying.
35	** However this is the case with Chopper. In the manga chapter and cover story (as well as the anime adaption of said cover story) Chopper IS chased by the very very native looking natives of Torino Kingdom (obese people wearing nothing but straw skirts), attacking with spears.....that get fired out of a cannon.
36	** Also played straight very early in the series, at the end of the Buggy the Clown arc. Luffy and Zoro had just successfully defeated the pirates that had been occupying the town. However, when the rest of the townspeople show up, Luffy admits to being the one to knock the mayor of their town unconscious, without mentioning ''why'' he did it (to keep him from interfering in the fight and getting himself killed), which angers the people...and then follows it up by admitting that they're pirates (without bothering to explain that they're not ''with'' Buggy, but ''defeated'' him). Result: Luffy (cheerfully carrying a passed-out Zoro) and Nami (fearfully carrying a bag of treasure) running for their lives from the angry townspeople.
37	** In [[AnimatedExpansion the anime rendition]] of the Amazon Lily arc, Luffy gets [[PlayedforLaughs hilariously]] chased around by the Amazons themselves.
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41	* ''ComicBook/TheDeadBoyDetectives'' (2014 run): Since Persephone's grandfather dies shortly after Persephone and Beatrix arrive, the villagers suspect them of being cursed with death and chase them out. In the escape attempt, Beatrix is killed while Persephone is partly stuck in the teleporting mirror.
42	* In the ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}'' story arc ''The Crosstime Caper'', we get a few short vignettes of strange dimensions our heroes passed dimension-hopping, and one is a weird world where Europe was colonized by the Native Americans and is, essentially, the Wild West. We see them chased by angry warpainted British "braves" wearing bowler hats and swinging umbrellas.
43	* ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdventuresOfIndianaJones'' #11 opens with Indy fleeing through the Gibson Desert being chased by an angry tribe of Aborigines: upset because Indy has just stolen one of their sacred artifacts.
44	* This happened once or twice to ''{{Franchise/Tintin}}''
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48	* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide:'' Inverted when the cliched native is fleeing from a stampede of angry suburbanites, having stolen their "idol" (a TV). He apparently escapes, their treasure now his... as well as the curse.
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53	* In ''[[FanFic/TheVinylAndOctaviaSeries Vinyl and Octavia Machete Their Way Through The Jungle]]'', the previously-friendly natives enact just this as they discover that Vinyl and Octavia are after their treasure.
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57	* In ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeBalladOfTheDaltons'', the [[TrackTrouble derailed train]] of Bud Bugman passes through a Native American village, and the vibrations cause all the tepees to collapse. The Dalton Brothers, chasing after the train on horse, arrive at the village and Joe asks the Natives if they've seen the train. Averell, [[TheDitz of course]], makes the dumb mistake of saying the train is "theirs" (the Daltons'). Cut to the Daltons fleeing on their horses, with a RainOfArrows shot at them.
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61	* The Creator/{{Disney}} ''Film/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'' has Ned Land following the "research trip" onto an island, disturbing the locals (who have skulls on top of pikes around their village), which becomes an outrage to all logic and logistics, but does allow Nemo a reason to point out [[ChekhovsGun the Nautilus' defenses]].
62	* Ace Ventura at the end of ''Film/AceVenturaWhenNatureCalls'' when the Wachatis and Wachootoos find out that [[spoiler: the princess is not a virgin]].
63	-->'''Ace''': [[OhCrap They can tell that?]]
64	** The villain of the movie also has to get away from pissed-off natives when his plan to [[spoiler:start a war between the two aforementioned tribes]] comes crashing down around his ears. He manages to get away, only to be cornered by a silverback gorilla with...[[BlackComedyRape amorous intentions]].
65	* Relatively closer to home, but same execution: ''Film/AfterHours'' is Paul Hackett's crusade to either make it home or at least survive OneCrazyNight on New York's [=SoHo=] district, [[KafkaKomedy when every single decision he makes or word he says seems to piss off one more of the local residents in some way]] and escalating to the point that Paul ends up having to dodge a ''lynch mob'' composed of said residents.
66	* Jackie Chan's movie ''Film/ArmourOfGod'' starts with our hero stealing a sword from a bunch of natives, during while the natives are worshiping the said sword. After being chased by the angry natives, he flies away with an ultralight aircraft, natives awed by this wonder start worshiping the flying thing.
67	* In ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', the arrival in 1885 is immediately followed by the [=DeLorean=] time machine being chased by Native Americans on horseback, setting the film's tone as a takeoff on TheWestern.
68	* The beginning of Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/{{Braindead}}'' (known to American audiences as ''Dead Alive''), in which angry natives from Skull Island ([[Film/KingKong yes, that one]]) pursue a New Zealand zoo official as he makes off with the indigenous rat monkey. This is at least one case where it probably would have been for the best if the natives ''did'' catch their target.
69	* The cannibal natives of the film ''Film/CannibalHolocaust'', after getting fed up with the film crew's treatment of them, chase them down and take vengeance upon them in horrific fashion.
70	* ''Film/{{Doomsday}},'' where the "natives" are {{Violent Glaswegian}}s after a viral epidemic turns them into post apocalyptic survivors.
71	* ''Film/GentlemenExplorers'' opens with Riley and the Magician being chased by an Eskimo warrior as they attempt to escape with skull of John the Baptist. ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.
72	* In ''Film/GreenMansions'', the tribe of South American jungle natives want Rima (Creator/AudreyHepburn) and her grandfather dead, and the last third of the film is Rima, her grandfather and Abel (Creator/AnthonyPerkins) running away from the tribe.
73	* Not a literal native example, Shooter Gavin in ''Film/HappyGilmore'' gets chased by angry spectators after he steals the golden blazer when Happy manages to beat him.
74	* ''Franchise/IndianaJones'':
75	** ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', in the beginning after Indiana Jones steals an idol from a temple, he is chased all the way to his sea plane by the idol's rightful owners.
76	** And ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''. Heck, since Indiana Jones is a franchise based on the movie serials of the 30s-50s it's not a surprise that this trope also arises once in the TV series and quite a few more in the comics.
77	* ''Film/JaneAndTheLostCity'' starts off with natives chasing after a British agent who has a diamond from the Lost City. He gets away from the natives but falls into the hands of the Nazis instead.
78	* ''Film/TheLostWorld1998'': After Challenger and Roxton rescue Amanda from the Neanderthals, the Neanderthals chase them back to their camp, hurling spears at them. This forces the group to take off in the balloon before all the supplies are loaded.
79	* Kinda what happens in the middle of ''Film/TheMummyReturns'', though said natives are undead pygmies.
80	* ''Film/TheNakedPrey'' is about 90% this although the group chasing him is about ten people, tops. The clients of a guide in Victorian Africa dis the locals so they are captured and killed horrifically, but they respect him enough to give a running start then try to run him down.
81	* Pretty much the whole third act of ''Film/TheNavigator''. The titular boat is running aground outside some island, followed by Rollo and Betsy being chased by the angry natives therein.
82	* Played with in the sequel, ''Film/OperationCondor'', sneaks in and goes for the big, expensive looking gems built into the natives' idol. Their witch doctor seems OK with it. He's quite displeased when he takes some of the water from the spring at the base of the idol, but even then he's willing to let it slide if he marries the chief's ugly daughter. Cue chase scene.
83	* Happens to Jack Sparrow in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest''. In fact, the image of him running away from them was one of the first things released about the movie, prompting many fans to wonder just what he's done ''this'' time. It was the refusing-to-be-dinner scenario, but with a twist: the CannibalTribe believed Jack was a flesh-imprisoned god yearning to be set free (by eating him).
84	* ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' [[BatmanColdOpen starts]] this way, with Kirk and Bones being chased by angry native Nibiruans after Kirk steals a sacred scroll (he's not really sure what it is). In fairness, he wanted this to happen in order to get them out of the area because a volcano was about to explode.
85	* Happens to Tugg Speedman in ''Film/TropicThunder''. Both in the Movie and in the [[ShowWithinAShow Movie Within The Movie]].
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89	* Turns up in a few ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' adventures.
90	** ''Literature/TheForestOfDoom'' ''begins'' with you coming across a dwarf across the edge of the deadly Darkwood Forest, having barely surviving an encounter against the hostile wild hill men in the forest. Succumbing to his injuries, his LastWords are to implore you to seek the magical Warhammer of Stonebridge, lost in the forest. During your quest, you risk encountering the same band of hill men and must run like crazy to avoid getting killed by their arrows.
91	** ''Literature/IslandOfTheLizardKing'' have an encounter in the jungle where you save a man from some headhunters, and both of you end up fleeing from the woods, chased by pissed off headhunters. Depending on a luck roll, the man you rescued may or may not survive; if he lives, he will give you a powerful LUCK amulet before bidding farewell.
92	** ''Literature/SpaceAssassin'', despite it's sci-fi setting, have you encountering a tribe of pygmy-like ''space'' natives. You can try offering them a gift, but giving them the wrong item (for instance, giving them a can of Aerosol Nerve Spray results in the tribe's leader [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace blasting himself with the spray to death]]) will have them chasing you relentlessly out of the area.
93	** ''Literature/StealerOfSouls'' have a tribe of wild men living in the Isle of Despair, but they're not hostile... unless you attack them first. Killing a couple will draw the attention from the rest, forcing you to bolt while several angry tribespeople pursues after you.
94	** ''Literature/IslandOfTheUndead'' have the totular island, which besides being infested by the, uh, undead, also contains a tribe of LizardFolk which are neutral. If you attack them first, however, the native lizard tribe will chase you out of the area.
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98	* Used in the first ''Literature/AgeOfFire'' book, as the starving dragon Auron flees from an angry fishing village after eating a child for nutrition. In a clever ploy, he leads them to another, more hostile dragon, and takes up the dragon's home after the fishermen kill the surprised drake.
99	* ''Literature/{{Heimskringla}}'' in the "Saga of Saint Olaf" (13th century) relates how a party of Norwegians loots a sanctuary of the god Jomali in "Bjarmaland" on the White Sea Coast. When they rob the precious collar worn by the statue of Jomali, the Bjarmians are mysteriously alerted, leading to the Norwegians getting chased back to their ships by the locals and escaping by a hair's breadth.
100	* Mentioned in ''Literature/TheShipWho Searched'' as a peril of doing archaeology on planets that have native sapient species. Tia skips ''right'' over any justifications local people might have for not wanting outsiders mucking around with their cultural artifacts to complain that they're [[TheFundamentalist brainless fundamentalists]].
101	* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
102	** ''Literature/TheIllustratedStarWarsUniverse'': The chapter on Tatooine ends with [[InvisibleIntrovert Senior Anthropologist Hoole]] getting caught infiltrating a tribe of Tusken Raiders and being forced to run like hell across the desert with the Tuskens in hot pursuit. He only survives when his path leads him into a Stormtrooper patrol, allowing him to gain their protection by impersonating one of them.
103	** In ''The Essential Guide To Alien Species,'' this happens to Hoole '''again''' while investigating the Amani. As the Amani are extremely territorial and prone to inter-tribal violence, Hoole has to not only shapeshift into an Amanin but also use his telepathy to make him smell like an accepted member of the current tribe... resulting in disaster when his concentration slips. Once again, he's left fleeing for his life.
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107	* In ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', Sheldon steals the film reels for an extended version of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' from a movie theater after not being able to get in. He and the others are then chased through the streets by a horde of angry moviegoers led by Wil Wheaton, Captain Sweatpants, and Lonely Larry as the Raiders theme plays.
108	-->'''Sheldon''': "Why is there never a pontoon plane when you need one?"
109	* In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' "Basics, Part II", a part of the marooned crew is chased by angry stone-agey aliens. This particular part of the crew getting chased, oddly enough, is led by [[MagicalNativeAmerican Chakotay]]. The whole thing turned out to be a misunderstanding and the crew and the local residents eventually parted on amicable terms.
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113	* Parodied in ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' where a rainforest tribesmen cuts the rope bridge sending pursuing suburbanites to their doom, the idol (a TV) and its curse were now his.
114	** Another one has two explorers frantically paddling their canoe downstream, with one of them saying "Are they gaining, Huxley?" Huxley is looking over at another canoe right alongside them, filled with half-naked spear-toting natives.. and being powered by an outboard motor.
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118	* Seen in the "Prime Directive" Mode of Creator/SternPinball's ''[[Pinball/StarTrekStern Star Trek]]'', with Kirk and Spock being chased by a pack of angry native aliens.
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122	* After accidentally killing a sacred python, the adventuring party in ''Radio/MoonOverAfrica'' flee in a hurry to avoid being hunted down by the angry snake-worshiping tribe.
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126	* In ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG'', Dust and Zachary had to work together to escape angry [=TumTum=] tribesmen, since the former was a fugitive and the latter was helping him escape. This an interesting variation on the trope, since they could not afford to attack the natives, even in self-defense, or else risk forever losing their chances of gaining [[NobleSavage Achu's]] allegiance.
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130	* This happens to VideoGame/CrashBandicoot near the end of the Totem Hokum level in ''Videogame/CrashTwinsanity''.
131	* In ''VideoGame/{{LEGOLAND}}'', [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder]] is seen running away from a group of angry [[Toys/LEGOPirates Islanders]], most likely as a ShoutOut to the famous scene from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
132	* The "natives" in this case aren't primitive, but the ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2'' level "The Hornet's Nest"'s ending probably counts too. Especially since it features a surprising amount of rooftop-jumping for a FPS. To clarify, your character has to track down an informant for the villains of the story then have to fight their way through a Rio shanty town to the extraction point. Just as your in reach, your character misses a jump and falls to the streets just as guerrilla soldiers start rounding a corner. You have to literally run for it with them at your heels to reach the escape copter.
133	* Referenced in a cutscene in ''VideoGame/StarCraftIIWingsOfLiberty'', with a swarm of angry [[BugWar zerg]] standing in for the "natives". Raynor has [[DeathFromAbove other plans, though]].
134	-->'''Tychus:''' (''As spent shell casings on the ground begin rattling'') "Uh, boys, the natives are gettin' restless..."
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138	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick:'' Elan, Durkon, Daigo, Therkla and Lien are chased away by orc natives at various times.
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142	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'': When the girl racoons shockingly realize that Daggett is not the Mighty Knothead they imagined, both Dagget and his brother Norbert are chased down.
143	-->'''The Girl Racoon Chieftain:''' "Bring me their teeth on a plate!"
144	* Happens to ''WesternAnimation/BettyBoop'' in the cartoons "WesternAnimation/BettyBoopsBambooIsle", "WesternAnimation/IllBeGladWhenYoureDeadYouRascalYou" and "Zula Hula".
145	* This happens to the entire Griffin family in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', when the natives in the South American region where Chris is working as a missionary find out that he's a freshman. Cue the entire family being chased to their seaplane with the natives firing poison-tipped darts from blowguns. Just as the family takes off, Brian reveals that they had left behind ButtMonkey Meg... who then drops dead. [[NegativeContinuity She gets better]].
146	** Course all that was an obvious AffectionateParody of Indiana Jones.
147	* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' TOS had this at least twice:
148	** A piece of animation in the closing credits, with two people in a hovercraft escaping a group of savages shaking their spears.
149	** "Pursuit of the Po-Ho". As Race and the boys rescue Dr. Quest, the natives throw spears and pursue in their canoes.
150	** Implied in the opening credits in the first two shots: tribesmen in a canoe, and a youth on the run.
151	* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' story, "The River of Doom," has some scientists who inadvertently violated an Amazon tribe's burial ground and Franchise/WonderWoman and Rima have to save them, with some requisite chasing. However after the immediate crisis is resolved, the tribe is convinced by the heroes that it was all a misunderstanding and they agree to help the scientists in their research with no hard feelings.
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155	* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese The natives of North Sentinel Island]] are among the last tribes on Earth not to have made peaceful contact with the outside world. They are downright hostile to anyone who sets foot on the island or gets too close to its shores. Anthropologists/ethnologists have tried to establish contact in vain and several people died. There were also reports of helicopters being shot at with arrows. The Indian government considers the island as sovereign and handles its protection, forbidding anyone to come close of it, for the protection of both curious would-be-intruders and the natives themselves, as they have high risks of not being immune to common sicknesses intruders could unwittingly bring to the island.
156	** John Chau, a young American missionary, snuck onto the island in 2018 to bring the people to Jesus. He ended up speared to death; the Indian government figured it was his own fault.
157	* This happened to Creator/DavidAttenborough in his youth while filming in Papua New Guinea - in fact, while on camera. His response was to turn around and extend his hand to the chief with "How do you do?", upon which it turned out that [[MajoredInWesternHypocrisy the chief was Oxford-educated]] and his people had mistaken Attenborough for [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily Prince Philip]]. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_movement No, really.]]
158	* [[Music/GGAllin GG Allin's]] concerts mostly lasted about 20 minutes thanks to his onstage behavior and had a tendency to set off riots. In one instance this led to the band being chased out of town in a bonafide car chase, by angry fans.
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