History Main / Mouthscreen

* ''VideoGame/Obsidian'': Used to highlight the inhuman forms of the VidBots that you encounter in the Bureau Realm; Plus, this is used to also highlight how drone-ish each of the "workers" of the Bureau is, without a visual identity of their own.

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* ''Shrek'': The iconic bird song where Fiona sings a high note with the camera focusing on her vibrating uvula.
* ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter'': PlayedForLaughs. When the ogres serve Donkey a bowl of eyeballs, he makes two of them come out of his nose and we get a close-up of his mouth.

* Cuts of the Czech ''[[Film/Alice1988 Alice]]'' that have the mouth shots used them extensively, for her "Said the X" lines.

* Diet Pepsi: This commercial from 1984 is an example: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8IMIYKUnJY]]

* An 1980s child abuse PSA, one of the first against ''verbal'' abuse, features a series of mouths shouting harmful insults at children.
* This IBM AT commercial from 1986 showcasing their experimental voice recognition. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smeNntbrl4s]]
* This Blistex commercial :[[https://youtu.be/pnlaLZBKpow]]

* In nearly every ''Manga/CaseClosed'' episode, there is a point where we get a closeup of a characters mouth talking ominous like. Sometimes making their debut or when they're saying something important.

* ''Anime/LadyJewelpet'' did a closeup of Luea's mouth in Episode 22.

* The theatrical poster to ''Inside Deep Throat'' depicts a woman's mouth with the movie title in between the half-open lips.
* In the 1985 film, ''Film/WeirdScience'', a scene in which Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith are having a conversation in the shower stall during a party, we get shots of their mouths.
* A closeup of Creator/PatriciaQuinn's mouth lip-syncing to "Science Fiction Double Feature" is used for the opening credits of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''.

* [[Film/LittleShopOfHorrors "Say 'ahhhh!'" "Ahhhhh!" "Say 'AAAHH!'" "AAAHHHH!" "NOW SPIT!"]]

* The first shot in ''Film/OriginalSin2001'' is Angelina Jolie's lips.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'': "What I want from you is...''your voice''."

* ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' episode "Beast of Eden"; the episode ends with Pumbaa showing he has one of the leader's teeth in his mouth.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' has been using this often as of Season 20.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"; with Homer while he's eating a piece of toast which he compliments to Marge about.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' episode "Belson's Sleepover" when Belson announces his second phase in his plan for pranking everyone "The Reaping."
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'':
** "Mac Daddy" One time with Mac and Bloo when Bloo and Madame Foster acknowledge the pun on Mac and Cheese's names combined. And one more time when Cheese declares him and Bloo's names combined.
** "Destination Imagination" with Mac and Coco when they try to convince Frankie to come home from the magic toybox world.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' episode "The Last Resort", the camera becomes strangely fascinated with Robotnik's mouth when he comments that he loves sharing a "cozy, hot cup of lapsang souchong tea".
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby'' sometimes has a closeup of Ted's Mouth, Tim's Mouth, and Baby's mouth.
* [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb "Nosebud..."]]
* ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsUnlockTheMagic'' did this with Share Bear during viral video about an ice cream addiction.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': In “Hidden Talent”, Kim is trying to master a high note. This trope comes into play when she finally masters it while trying to break a layer of ice (complete with a waggling uvula).

* In nearly every ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' episode, there is a point where we get a closeup of a characters mouth talking ominous like. Sometimes making their debut or when they're saying something important.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' has been using this often as of Season 20.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresofJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' episode "The Mighty Wheezers; there is a closeup of Carl's dad's mouth when he's singing a long note before the whole family sings that singing and sitting song.

** Combined with MediumShiftGag in "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy VI: The Motion Picture", where we get a close-up of [=SpongeBob=]'s live action mouth saying "Actors.".

* In Creator/DavidLynch's 1984 adaptation of ''{{Film/Dune}}'', Doctor Yueh's mouth is shown in a closeup flashback reminding Duke Leto about [[spoiler:the poison gas tooth intended to kill Baron Harkonnen]].

* {{Anime/Mewkledreamy}} did this with the main villain, Yuni.

* ''Anime/LadyJewelpet'' did a closeup of Luea's mouth in Episode 22

* ''Anime/LadyJewelpet did a closeup of Luea's mouth in Episode 22