History RunningGag / Film

** A ''literal'' running gag: Kirk suffering from various anaphylactic reactions to a vaccine he was given, running down the halls trying to get to the bridge as [=McCoy=] repeatedly gives him shots to counteract the symptoms.

* [[Lampshaded]] in ''TheMuppetMovie'': "Myth! Myth!" "Yeth!"

Icy patch[[Lampshaded]]In the muppet Family Christmas

** Lost? Have you tried Hare Krishna?

* Lloyd Bridges' series in ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' of "Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up..." is a great example, as is the series of literal responses to "What is it?"
** It's a response that describes the place where the situation is taking place, rather than the situation itself which the questioner wants to know more about, but that's not important right now.

** Surely you can't be serious.
** I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.
** Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up contributing to [[OverlyLongGag Overly Long Gags]].
** I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
** These Running Gags have given me a drinking problem. [[IncrediblyLamePun (Splashes a glass of water on face.)]]
** [[RuleOfThree I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.]]

** I'm not serious. And don't call me Shirley.

* [[Lampshaded]] in ''TheMuppetMovie'': "Myth! Myth!" "Yeth!"

* In ''EscapeFromNewYork'', every time Snake meets a new character, they will observe that they thought he was dead.

** In ''EscapeFromLA'' the gag changes to everyone commenting [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller they thought Snake would be taller]].
* Similarly, in ''RoadHouse'', people tell Patrick Swayze, "I thought you'd be bigger." What it lacks in humor it makes up for in [[HoYay homoeroticism]].

* ''BackToTheFuture'' did this a lot in the sequels.

** Also, there's Agent Coulson insisting on stating the full acronym for S.H.I.E.L.D. ("Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement Logistics Division") several times when introducing himself to others.

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* In the Aardman Animation[=/=]DreamWorks film ''FlushedAway'', several slugs regularly appear in the movie to whistle and sing a song of some kind, usually pertaining to events that have just transpired. Originally they were to only appear in one scene, but [[ExecutiveMeddling DreamWorks execs insisted]] that they be slotted in at every opportunity simply to keep the laughs going if there hadn't been any big jokes in a while.
* And in Disney[=/=]{{Pixar}}'s ''Film/{{Up}}'', we ha--[[AttentionDeficitOohShiny SQUIRREL]]!!
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': The ridiculously-long flight of steps leading up to the Jade Palace, and Po's inability to climb them without collapsing in exhaustion. It even precedes his CrowningMomentOfAwesome fight with Tai Lung. Interestingly, when he realizes that Shifu may be dying, we have a cut from him in the town square to him in the temple, never showing how he got up the steps so fast. Either the writers decided the gag had run long enough, or having become the true Dragon Warrior put Po above this sort of thing. Or it did give him some very cool abilities… like superspeed, or teleportation…?
** Though he does struggle a bit when he goes up the steps one last time.
*** Could be as a sign on how far he's gone from "kung fu fan boy" to "kung fu master". First, he's on his back just halfway. Second, he make it to the top, only needing to rest a bit on the wall. Last, well…
* The ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' sequel has "You'd be surprised what you can live through" pop up many times.
** Also, "_____ is such a strong word."
* ''Film/HowToTrainYourDragon'' has many.
** Gobber's advice can never come out right.
** Ruffnut and Tuffnut argue, and get in trouble with a dragon.
** Tuffnut getting hurt and then screaming 'Oh I'm hurt! I am very much hurt!' as he runs away.
** 'Thank you for summing that up.'
** 'You just gestured to all of me!'
** 'Night fury! Get down!'

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* ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': Swallows, coconuts, people not dying.

** {{Hello}}. MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie.

* IronMan has the running gag of one of Tony's inept helper bot arm... things... having a propensity to hose him down with a fire extinguisher at a drop of a hat. First time is when his jet boots fail (in that they were set too high and flung him face first into the ceiling). Second time was him threatening the bot ''not'' to do it. Third time was at the end of his Mk 2 flight; First, Tony breaks the ceiling and floor of his house, then smashes a grand piano, then one of his expensive cars... then gets hosed off by the extinguisher bot again. Tony can only lie his helmeted head down in tired frustration.

* And in Disney[=/=]{{Pixar}}'s ''{{Film/Up}}'', we ha--[[AttentionDeficitOohShiny SQUIRREL]]!!

* The ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'' sequel has "You'd be surprised what you can live through" pop up many times.

* Lloyd Bridges' series in ''{{Film/Airplane}}'' of "Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up..." is a great example, as is the series of literal responses to "What is it?"

** {{And there was much rejoicing}}.

* Nearly every movie produced by MelBrooks has the character played by the director spout off the infamous line "It's good to be the king." Copiously repeated again and again in ''{{History of the World Part I}}'', seemingly a half-dozen times in five minutes. It was not funny that time.

* ''KungFuPanda'': The ridiculously-long flight of steps leading up to the Jade Palace, and Po's inability to climb them without collapsing in exhaustion. It even precedes his CrowningMomentOfAwesome fight with Tai Lung. Interestingly, when he realizes that Shifu may be dying, we have a cut from him in the town square to him in the temple, never showing how he got up the steps so fast. Either the writers decided the gag had run long enough, or having become the true Dragon Warrior put Po above this sort of thing. Or it did give him some very cool abilities… like superspeed, or teleportation…?

* ''The Long Goodbye'', which features an anachronistic '50s private eye in the '70s has the protagonist not only be the only character that smoked, but as a RunningGag has him light a cigarette in every single scene.

** Were they eunuchs?

** Also, Arthur's inability to count to five.

* ''{{Clerks}}'':

** Speaking of the car scene, Iron Man unintentionally wrecking other people's cars occurs a couple of times per movie.

* ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': Women seem to have a tendency to slap Jack Sparrow... or pretty much anyone representing him.

* Somebody forget ''Film/ThePrincessBride''? INCONCEIVABLE!

* IronMan has the running gag of one of Tony's inept helper bot arm... things... having a propensity to hose him down with a fire extinguisher at a drop of a hat. First time is when his jet boots fail (in that they were set too high and flung him face first into the cieling). Second time was him threatening the bot ''not'' to do it. Third time was at the end of his Mk 2 flight; First, Tony breaks the cieling and floor of his house, then smashes a grand piano, then one of his expensive cars... then gets hosed off by the extinguisher bot again. Tony can only lie his helmeted head down in tired frustration.

** Thankfully, averted in ''{{Spaceballs}}'' (he played a ''president'' in this movie and didn't use the line or any variant thereof).

* ''[=~I'm Gonna Git You Sucka~=]''

* ''[=~A Hard Day's Night~=]'' - Paul's grandfather. He's very clean.

* IronMan has the running gag of one of Tony's inept helper bot arm... things... having a propensity to hose him down with a fire extinguisher at a drop of a hat. First time is when his jet boots fail (in that they were set too high and flung him face first into the cieling). Second time was him threatening the bot ''not'' to do it. Third time was at the end of his Mk 2 flight; First, Tony breaks the cieling and floor of his house, then smashes a grand piano, then one of his expensive cars... then gets hosed off by the extinguisher bot again. Tony can only lie his helmeted head down in tired frustration.

** A ''literal'' running gag: Kirk suffering from various anaphylactic reactions to a vaccine he was given, running down the halls trying to get to the bridge as [=McCoy=] repeatedly gives him shots to counteract the symptoms.

* ''Film/StarTrek'': Kirk trying to find out Uhura's first name (a shout-out to the fact that she never had one in the original series)

* ''MysteryTeam'': Jason's [[PaperThinDisguise disguises]]

* Lloyd Bridges' series in ''[=~Airplane!~=]'' of "Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up..." is a great example, as is the series of literal responses to "What is it?"