History Main / LowSpeedChase

* In ''Videogame/AssassinsCreedIII''' this is how Connor and the BigBad's confrontation end, because it took place in a burning shipyard and Connor got impaled by falling rubble, while he shot the villain mid-gloat, meaning the two are crawling and limping their way through.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'': The race between Stephen and Glynn, two of the oldest engines on Sodor, in "Over the Hill". Since Stephen at least has a maximum speed of under 30 mph, they hog two tracks on the main line and make Gordon and James very late.

* Several examples in ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel''. Most take place inside the titular hotel, perhaps justified by the decorum and elegance imposed by the hotel. Most notably, the film's climax involves an extended sequence in which [[spoiler:Agatha retrieves the painting, is pursued by Dmitri, and both are pursued by Zero and Gustave]], nearly all at walking speed. The sequence includes a sequence in which the pursuer and pursued ride an elevator together in complete silence, before resuming the chase after they leave.

* In the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cartoon ''Water, Water Every Hare'', Bugs is being chased by a MadScientist when a large jar of ether breaks. They go through the vapors and start running and talking in slow-motion.

While it might be hard to believe, a [[PlayedForDrama dramatic]] variant also exists. Just make the pursuer a terrifying ImplacableMan with an OminousWalk and the pursued a broken wreck trying to crawl away from a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. This has to be done carefully, or it can easily slip into {{Narm}} territory.

* When someone hears the term LowSpeedChase, 99% of the time the first image that comes to mind is UsefulNotes/OJSimpson [[http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oj-simpson-white-bronco-chase-20140617-story.html in a white Ford Bronco]] cruising down the 405 with about 20 police cars following behind. If it isn't the TropeNamer, it is definitely the event that brought the Low-Speed Chase into popular consciousness.

With that simple change, all the usual staples - the SheetOfGlass, the LemmingCops, the WronskiFeint - become ridiculous, while tropes like SloMoBigAir and EveryCarIsAPinto become downright surreal. Expect heaping helpings of {{Overly Long Gag}}s as characters desperately brace for an impact that's a long time coming. Relies heavily on MundaneMadeAwesome, and usually an UnconventionalVehicleChase.

Note that SlowMotion chases don't count - the characters should actually be ''travelling'' at that speed. Also see SlowerThanASnail.

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* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'', when the Krabby Patty formula has been recovered and Plankton takes it upon himself to [[StatusQuoIsGod maintain the status quo]] by attempting to get a Krabby Patty from [=SpongeBob=] with a Gary robot, the real Gary slowly chases him out the door.

* ''Film/BladesOfGlory'' boasted a hilarious chase scene between one of the protagonists and antagonists which happens while they're both wearing ice skates--on ''pavement''.

* Something similar happens in the slow-speed climax of ''Film/AFishCalledWanda,'' [[spoiler: when [[BigBad Otto]] is trapped in cement and is unable to run away from [[TheDogBitesBack Ken]], gradually approaching in a steamroller]].

* Several examples in ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel''. Most take place inside the titular hotel, perhaps justified by the decorum and elegance imposed by the hotel. Most notably, the film's climax involves an extended sequence in which [[spoiler: Agatha retrieves the painting, is pursued by Dmitri, and both are pursued by Zero and Gustave]], nearly all at walking speed. The sequence includes a sequence in which the pursuer and pursued ride an elevator together in complete silence, before resuming the chase after they leave.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E1DayOfTheDaleks "Day of the Daleks"]] features a motorised tricycle on which the Doctor and Jo attempt to escape from the Ogrons (because Jon Pertwee had thought the tricycle was [[RuleOfCool cool]]) — which, again, doesn't appear to go notably faster than walking speed.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E1WarriorsOfTheDeep "Warriors of the Deep"]] featured the Myrka, which was unfortunately unfinished; as a result, it can barely move, and so characters can't really 'run' away from it.
** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E2TheHappinessPatrol "The Happiness Patrol"]], the eponymous patrol are mounted on go-karts that do not seem to travel much faster than walking pace. The Doctor and Ace steal one to flee on.
** This can happen in the modern series too. In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E7TheUnicornAndTheWasp "The Unicorn and the Wasp"]] we get a rather slow car chase, but it's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] because the episode takes place in the 1920s.
** Done deliberately and non-comically in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E11HeavenSent "Heaven Sent"]]. The Veil doesn't move fast, but the Doctor can only run so far, can't hide from it, and it never stops coming. He works out that if he lures it to one side of the castle and runs to the other he can have about 40 minutes to eat and sleep — given Time Lord physiology this seems to be enough, but he can never forget it's coming for him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy is trying to outrun his mind-controlled friends, who are trying to capture and brainwash him. However, their scooters are set to a mere 2 mph - any faster would mean they would spill their milk (the source of the mind control).
* The ''WesternAnimation/VivaPinata'' cartoon had a chase on really slow moving forklifts.
* One ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' sketch featured a baby Terminator and robot dog battling it out in an epic low-speed chase using children's toy cars.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode [[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS3E21TheBurden "The Burden"]], the six-year-old school hamster Chris Morris is so slow that when Darwin and Gumball try to chase him, they keep running past him until they try going "90s internet slow".

-->'''Deadpool:''' TELL ME WHERE YOUR F***IN' BOSS IS OR YOU'RE GONNA DIE! [[LampshadeHanging ...IN FIVE MINUTES!]]

Note that SlowMotion chases don't count - the characters should actually be ''travelling'' at that speed.

* The ''Series/FatherTed'' episode "Film/{{Speed}} 3" where Father Dougal is trapped on a milk float that will explode if the speed drops below four miles an hour. Among other chase tropes, includes a scene where the float is heading straight towards a huge pile of CardboardBoxes, and Ted has to move them out of the way... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF-T1FB3Yno one by one]].

* ''Film/ItFollows'': The titular being is a HumanoidAbomination ImplacableMan that relentlessly follows whoever currently carries it's curse (which can be passed on through sex like an STD). It can't move faster than a walking pace, but other than that, there is ''nothing'' that can stop it or even slow it down, as it seems to be indestructible and will just move right past any walls or anything else in its way. And if it catches you, it kills you.

* In ''Film/TheBossBaby'', a confrontation between the titular character and Tim over a tape toys with this at one point. BB has the tape and is barreling through the backyard at a clearly apparent high speed in a toy police car, as Tim clings to the back of the car for dear life. The scene then cuts to their parents in the kitchen, showing the same events from ''their'' point of view: BB moseying in his toy car at a snail's pace (as is expected of an infant toy) while Tim is being dragged along lifelessly.