History Main / TheChase

Not to be confused with [[Series/TheChase the game show of the same name]] or [[Film/TheChase the film of the same name]]. Or the [[FanFic/TheChase Fanfic of the same name,]] which features [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ponies]].

* In Creator/RobertEHoward's ConanTheBarbarian story "Literature/BlackColossus", after his defeat, Natohk abducts Yasmela. Conan chases after them.

* In AndreNorton's ''Literature/IceCrown'', Imfray's rescuers have duocorns waiting -- which then charge off without them, because Imfray is too weak to move; the false trail leads them off.

* The vast majority of episodes of ''[[Series/RunningMan]]'' will have games where the main cast and special guests chase or be chased (sometimes both), usually within a building but sometimes even across Seoul. The ones being chased will frequently be trying to accomplish some other objective before they get caught.

* The main plot of both ''Ride/BackToTheFutureTheRide'' and ''Ride/JimmyNeutronsNicktoonBlast'' involve chasing after the villain through different locations after they just stole an important invention from the main protagonist.

* ''Honored Enemy'' of ''TheRiftwarCycle'' in which soldiers on the opposing sides of a war [[EnemyMine band together]] to escape the dark elves chasing after them to kill them for a variety of reasons.

* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' is basically a two-hour long chase scene with a few breaks here and there, set off by Furiosa rescuing Immortan Joe's [[SexSlaves Wives]], and Joe going out with his entire army and two allies to get them back.

-->'''Hal Roach Sr''', and many other directors who wanted to get to the dramatic part of silent films

->''Cut to the chase''

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* [[''Literature/TheFarsideTrilogy'' The Lion of Farside]] is mostly about one character chasing after his kidnapped wife, though the story follows the wife herself for quite a bit of time as well.

* In {{Sinfest}}, after [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4203 Death realizes the zombie's a fugitive]], [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4205 the chase is on.]]

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* ''TowerOfGod'': Baam really just wants to see Rachel again.

Not to be confused with [[Series/TheChase the game show of the same name]] or [[Film/TheChase the film of the same name]].

* This troper can't recollect a ''full'' episode devoted to this, but is willing to bet that ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' have done it.

** Parodied in ''WrongfullyAccused''
* ''SmokeyAndTheBandit''.
* ''RaceForTheYankeeZephyr'' (1981)

* ''RaisingArizona'' has a chase scene that starts in a store, on foot, moves outside, goes ''though'' an unsuspecting bystander's house, outside again, and finally in a car. Also, there are dogs involved.
* The first ''{{Terminator}}'' movie has a spectacular chase with both the victim and the Terminator breaking both of their legs and ''crawling'' the last stretch of it.

Not to be confused with [[Series/TheChase the game show of the same name]].