History BLAM / Film

** The original ''NIMH'' has one as well. When Mrs. Brisby first attempts to enter the Rats' headquarters, she is attacked and run off by a rat. When she meets Mr. Ages he dismisses the event as "That's just Brutus." They enter without encountering him again, and he makes no more than a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance for the rest of the movie. His scene was just there to up the already high NightmareFuel quotient of the film.\\
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It is not even explained ''why'' he attacked and chased the scared, defenseless mouse in the first place...

** Most likely to offest the sheer terror and sadness of the last five minutes.

It is not even explained ''why'' he attacked and chased the scared, defenceless mouse in the first place...

* ''AllDogsGoToHeaven'' includes a [[DerangedAnimation bizarre and nonsensical]] [[DisneyAcidSequence musical number]] with [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a big-lipped alligator]] near the end of the film. The two main characters fall into a cave where they are brought by a WackyWaysideTribe to meet their leader, King Gator, who breaks into an Esther Williams tribute. The scene not only comes out of nowhere with only very little build-up beforehand, but it [[SeriesContinuityError seemingly violates the rules of the movie]]: animals can only speak to members of their own species, with Anne Marie being the only being who can communicate with everyone. Yet the Gator and Charlie can share a cross-species musical number. Although [[spoiler:the alligator [[AndroclesLion comes back to save Charlie and kill Carface]]]], the random, over-the-top ''musical number'' itself is what qualifies this scene as a BLAM.

* In ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld, Ramona's first evil ex, Matthew Patel, suddenly starts singing a [[VillainSong Bollywood number]] in the middle of his fight with Scott. This is never mentioned again, even though [[LampshadeHanging Stacey is the only one who notices how strange it is.]]

* In ''{{Spirit Stallion of the Cimmaron}}'' there is a scene where a young Spirit finds himself in front of a ton of buffalo, which would lead one to think they would play a part later on in the movie, and yet they don't. It wouldn't normally be a BLAM moment, but the buildup it gets and the music that plays in the background seem to suggest that this scene is important, which it isn't.

* The Disney-esque forest animals that appear when Marge and Homer have sex in ""{{The Simpsons Movie""}}.

* For all its praise as a cult film {{The Big Lebowski}} has some {{BLAM}}s. The dream sequences are both a little indulgent and has nothing to do with the rest of the story.

** [[TropesAreNotBad TROPES. ARE. NOT. BAD.]]

* ''AllDogsGoToHeaven'' includes a [[DerangedAnimation bizarre and nonsensical]] [[DisneyAcidSequence musical number]] with [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a big-lipped alligator]] near the end of the film. The two main characters fall into a cave where they are brought by a WackyWaysideTribe to meet their leader, King Gator, who breaks into an Esther Williams tribute. The scene [[SeriesContinuityError seemingly violates the rules of the movie]]: animals can only speak to members of their own species, with Anne Marie being the only being who can communicate with everyone. Yet the Gator and Charlie can share a cross-species musical number. Although [[spoiler:the alligator [[AndroclesLion comes back to save Charlie and kill Carface]]]], the ''musical number'' itself is what qualifies this scene as a BLAM.

* Despite the fact that ''{{The Meaning of Life}}'' is a series of sketches without a plot, the "Find the Fish" segment still might qualify, since it has nothing to do with the themes that connect the sketches. [[WordOfGod John Cleese]] admitted in an interview that it probably the least sensical joke they've ever done. That, my fellow Tropers, is a statement.

* For all its praise as a cult film {{The Big Lebowski}} has some {{BLAM}}s. The dream sequences are both a little indulgent and has nothing to do with the rest of the story

* "The Silly Song" from ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'' is definately an amusing number and was well done, however it doesn't progress the story, it's completely over the top in ridiculousness, and neither Snow White nor the dwarves ever refer to it again.
* In ''Brother Bear'', Kenai and Koda come across two rams who butt heads to try to impress some girls, and then they start yelling back at their echoes when Kenai tries to ask them for directions. They continue to do it as Kenai and Koda leave, and the rams are never referred to again with the acception of a brief cameo during the end credits.

* Arguably, the rapping kangaroo in KangarooJack isn't a BLAM, only because it is the only thing anyone remembers from the film.

** The tulip is supposed to remind Toaster of Blanky and make [[ViewerGenderConfusion her/him]] realize how lonely he is. S/he begins to treat Blanky better after that. It's still hard to read the symbolism when you're a little kid.
*** But what caused the moment in the first place was the tulip seeing ITS reflection in Toaster's chrome.

*** No. It's a nightmare for a toaster. Water and forks are tops of the list of fear for a toaster.
**** And clowns too, presumably.
***** It's called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulrophobia Coulrophobia]].

** The original ''NIMH'' has one as well. When Mrs. Brisby first attempts to enter the Rats' headquarters, she is attacked and run off by a rat. When she meets Mr. Ages he dismisses the event as "That's just Brutus." They enter without encountering him again, and he makes no more than a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance for the rest of the movie. His scene was just there to up the already high NightmareFuel quotient of the film.
*** It is not even explained ''why'' he attacked and chased the scared, defenceless mouse in the first place...

* The Death Coach chase scene from Disney's recent version of ''AChristmasCarol''.
** Especially jarring considering the rest of the movie is almost faithfully accurate to the book, and then you have this...thing...come out of nowhere, with Scrooge shrinking for no reason, providing an action/comedy scene in the middle of a drama...and then everything continues on as normal.
* In the first ''{{Tom and Jerry}}'' movie, there is a musical number when Tom and Jerry are being threatened by a singing gang of alley cats. After sending the cat gang into a sewer, the titular characters apparently blocked it from their memories, because the cat gang is never mentioned again
* The Belgian animated feature ''{{Pinocchio in Outer Space}}'' features a scene where Pinocchio and Nurtle the Twurtle (don't ask) fly to Mars, are menaced by giant crabs and other horrible mutants, and finally escape by dropping an atomic bomb. This has nothing to do with the rest of the movie.
** The entire sequence was part of Astro the SpaceWhale's origin story. He was a giant creature created by mutation, the same as the giant crabs and scorpions.

** This was to show that Fiona could fend for herself and kick some ass.

*** It also had the [[FanNickname frog choir]] singing Shakespeare's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" sonnet from ''Macbeth'' ([[CrowningMusicOfAwesome but it's a kick-ass song, so we'll forgive them]]) and Harry seeing Sirius's face in a crystal ball.

** Admittedly, Cabin Fever is essentially a form of Madness, so having a random moment of absolute Crazyness that you don't remeber afterwards wouldn't be that unusual for someone in that position.

* ''MuppetTreasureIsland'', like many Muppet films, doesn't take itself too seriously and has plenty of anachronistic jokes and BreakingTheFourthWall. But the 'Cabin Fever' musical number in the middle of the film particularly stands out as being off the wall even in context. The scene starts off quietly with sailors looking weary from several days at sea, and then one says he's got cabin fever. The sailors start to shake, and then most of the supporting cast and background players join in as a wild musical number begins as they all sing about going mad. The number itself even randomly changes genres at times, incorporating a square dance and a Carmen Miranda homage into it at points. After the number ends, everyone seems to come to their senses. One of the characters who missed the number due to being locked in the hold asks 'What was that song? Cabin Fever'. As Clueless Morgan is a bit of a CloudCuckooLander, his companions ignore him and the whole thing is never mentioned again as the plot resumes.

* There actually is a Big Lipped Alligator in ''{{The Princess and the Frog}}''. His name's Louis. He's actually nice, plays the trumpet, and isn't a Himself Moment. The frog hunters, however, are this trope incarnate.

** {{YMMV}} on the Frog Hunters; the scene could contain some CharacterDevelopment as it's practically the first time Tiana and Naveen cooperate.

* For all its praise as a cult film {{The Big Lebowski}} has some BLAMs. The dream sequences are both a little indulgent and has nothing to do with the rest of the story

* For all its praise as a cult film {{Big Lebowski}} has some BLAMs. The dream sequences are both a little indulgent and has nothing to do with the rest of the story