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* Inverted in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' (2007). It's {{justified|Trope}}, though, as well as funny. Captain Lennox tries to make a call to UsefulNotes/ThePentagon while his (dwindling) men fight off Scorponok. The justification comes from Bay's military advisers listing similar issues soldiers had while trying to connect to the Pentagon mid-battle.
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* Inverted in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'' (2007). It's {{justified|Trope}}, though, as well as funny. Captain Lennox tries to make a call to UsefulNotes/ThePentagon while his (dwindling) men fight off Scorponok. The justification comes from Bay's military advisers listing similar issues soldiers had while trying to connect to the Pentagon mid-battle.
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* ''Film/Paparazzo1995''. Nick Berry's character gets a call from a colleague as he's being roughed up by a heavy who wants some intimate photos he took of his boss's daughter.
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* ''Film/Paparazzo1995''. In the 1995 television movie ''Paparazzo'', Nick Berry's character gets a call from a colleague as he's being roughed up by a heavy who wants some intimate photos he took of his boss's daughter.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Freelancer}}'': Non-hostile NPC ships engaged in combat will respond this way if the player attempts to hail them. The only exceptions are hostile ships (which ignore hails by default), ships that appear during missions and scripted sequences, and [[spoiler: Nomad ships]] even if you use mods to overcome their HardCodedHostility.
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* In the climax of ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'', Koopa gets calls on his walkie-talkie to let him know that his pizza is here, and that the Goombas are dancing again.
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* In ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions'' Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}'s third special attack has his cellphone ring in the middle of the fight and he goes to answer it, while his opponent makes exasperated gestures and looks away while he yammers away on it, only to have Deadpool shake his head, hang up and [[OffhandBackhand offhandedly shoot his opponent]].
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* In ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions'' Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}'s [[Characters/MarvelComicsDeadpool Deadpool]]'s third special attack has his cellphone ring in the middle of the fight and he goes to answer it, while his opponent makes exasperated gestures and looks away while he yammers away on it, only to have Deadpool shake his head, hang up and [[OffhandBackhand offhandedly shoot his opponent]].
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* A running gag in ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTheDeathCheese'' is Robotnik getting phone calls from his mom, and Sonic getting phone calls from the bank and Tails.
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* A running gag in ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTheDeathCheese'' is Robotnik getting phone calls from his mom, and Sonic getting phone calls from the bank and Tails.
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* In ''Film/{{Preservation}]'', the eldest of the [[TeensAreMonsters psycho teens]] has Wit tied to a picnic table and is about to kill her when his mobile phone rings. He halts, steps away from the table, and takes the call. It's his mother, and he proceeds to have a perfectly ordinary conversation where he tells her that he is just hanging out with his friends, that he'll be home in a couple of hours, and that she shouldn't worry.
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* In ''Film/{{Preservation}]'', ''Film/{{Preservation}}'', the eldest of the [[TeensAreMonsters psycho teens]] has Wit tied to a picnic table and is about to kill her when his mobile phone rings. He halts, steps away from the table, and takes the call. It's his mother, and he proceeds to have a perfectly ordinary conversation where he tells her that he is just hanging out with his friends, that he'll be home in a couple of hours, and that she shouldn't worry.
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* ''Gomorra''. A youth is tricked into assassinating one of Comte's underbosses, so he rings his older brother (working for Comte as a driver) for help. His brother hangs up on him because he's chauffeuring the boss around and can't talk, and the episode cliffhangers with the kid [[AteHisGun putting a gun in his mouth]]. Fortunately he doesn't shoot himself, but it's a while before his elder brother can get away and call back to find out what's going on.
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* The Fury, the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' CaptainErsatz in ''ComicBook/NineteenSixtyThree'' has one of these while fighting a giant psychic dinosaur, despite the action taking place [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Exactly When It Says On The Tin]]. How? He hops into a phone booth [[ItMakesSenseInContext when he absolutely has to make a call mid-fight]].
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* The Fury, the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' CaptainErsatz in ''ComicBook/NineteenSixtyThree'' has one of these while fighting a giant psychic dinosaur, despite the action taking place [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Exactly When It Says On The Tin]]. How? He hops into a phone booth [[ItMakesSenseInContext when he absolutely has to make a call mid-fight]].
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* ''Series/OnePiece2023''; [[MasterSwordsman Dracule Mihawk's]] EstablishingCharacterMoment in Episode 5 has him holding a casual phone conversation with Garp while single-handedly slaughtering Don Krieg and his entire fleet.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'': Parasoul's ''Egret Call'' move has one of her soldiers call her with a status update when she's in the middle of a fight, allowing her to cancel animations while she tells the Egret to call back later.
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* ''Film/BatmanForever'': Alfred interrupts an intimate liaison to report that "Master Dick" has... borrowed "the other car."
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* In ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory'', when Yachiyo calls Kanagi about working together against the Wings of the Magius, Kanagi happens to be fighting against some of the Magius’s Black Feathers. Kanagi easily wipes the floor with the Feathers while agreeing to meet with Yachiyo.
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->'''Daina:''' Isaac! I don't think I can–\\
'''Isaac:''' '''''NOT NOW!'''''
-->-- ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2'', in the middle of your first encounter with undead space velociraptors made from the remains of twin children and dead dogs
'''Isaac:''' '''''NOT NOW!'''''
-->-- ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2'', in the middle of your first encounter with undead space velociraptors made from the remains of twin children and dead dogs
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* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'': This exchange which happens after the ''Ulysses'' is damaged and starts taken on water and Rourke gives the order to AbandonShip:
-->'''Helga:''' Packard, sound the alarm!\\
'''Packard:''' ''[on the phone]'' And he took his suitcase? Marge, honey, I don't think he's coming back!\\
'''Helga:''' PACKARD!\\
'''Packard:''' Gonna have to call you back. ''[slight pause]'' No, no, I'll call you.
-->'''Helga:''' Packard, sound the alarm!\\
'''Packard:''' ''[on the phone]'' And he took his suitcase? Marge, honey, I don't think he's coming back!\\
'''Helga:''' PACKARD!\\
'''Packard:''' Gonna have to call you back. ''[slight pause]'' No, no, I'll call you.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'':
** Archer causes three agents' covers to be blown by calling them drunkenly. He called the first two were to convince women at a bar that he was a secret agent, the third he just asks if he plans on attending a work function.
** This happens to Archer during a break in. Fortunately, one of the guards has the same [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbquDj3mkGc obnoxious ringtone]], so no one notices.
** Happens in a later episode when all of ISIS starts interrupts Dr. Krieger's surgery on Ray in the episode "Legs". Kreiger even references the trope by name.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' has Batman in this situation several times, including a few times when Comicbook/{{AQUAMAN}} was bored on a family vacation and hoped that Batman would need him to ''join'' the current battle.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBremenAvenueExperience'' episode "Jessica's Story", the incessant ringing of Jessica's mobile phone disrupts the titular FakeBand's rehearsal—until the band starts incorporating it into the song they're playing.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' {{pilot}} "Baymax Returns", Aunt Cass calls Hiro while he and Baymax are fighting one of Yama's {{Evil Knockoff}}s of Baymax to tell him not to snack since she's bringing home butterfish for dinner.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' episode "Baseball," Elise--who is some kind of secret agent, unbeknownst to her husband Chris--fields several calls from him while involved on a mission. The last time he's calling to say that he's on the field at the World Series...while she's just below his feet, trying to disarm a bomb that's set to blow up the stadium.
** Archer causes three agents' covers to be blown by calling them drunkenly. He called the first two were to convince women at a bar that he was a secret agent, the third he just asks if he plans on attending a work function.
** This happens to Archer during a break in. Fortunately, one of the guards has the same [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbquDj3mkGc obnoxious ringtone]], so no one notices.
** Happens in a later episode when all of ISIS starts interrupts Dr. Krieger's surgery on Ray in the episode "Legs". Kreiger even references the trope by name.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' has Batman in this situation several times, including a few times when Comicbook/{{AQUAMAN}} was bored on a family vacation and hoped that Batman would need him to ''join'' the current battle.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBremenAvenueExperience'' episode "Jessica's Story", the incessant ringing of Jessica's mobile phone disrupts the titular FakeBand's rehearsal—until the band starts incorporating it into the song they're playing.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' {{pilot}} "Baymax Returns", Aunt Cass calls Hiro while he and Baymax are fighting one of Yama's {{Evil Knockoff}}s of Baymax to tell him not to snack since she's bringing home butterfish for dinner.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' episode "Baseball," Elise--who is some kind of secret agent, unbeknownst to her husband Chris--fields several calls from him while involved on a mission. The last time he's calling to say that he's on the field at the World Series...while she's just below his feet, trying to disarm a bomb that's set to blow up the stadium.
* A variation on this is almost the entire premise of ''WesternAnimation/TheMidnightGospel''. Every episode involves the main character Clancy interviewing a character in a podcast style while chaotic events in ''DerangedAnimation'' happen all around them, often with the interviewee engaged in dire circumstances while having very in-depth conversations.
* In the obscure 1970s cartoon ''WesternAnimation/MightyManAndYukk'', this happens to Mighty Man while he's fighting a pair of icicle creatures. (Of course, since it was the 1970s, it wasn't a cell phone, but a corded phone attached to the [[HammerSpace inside of Yukk's doghouse, which he wears]] [[MirrorCrackingUgly as a face-concealing hat]]).
* OncePerEpisode in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'':
-->'''Professor Professor:''' Victor, are you still alive?\\
'''Victor Volt''' (usually in danger): ''Yes,'' I'm still alive!
* In the obscure 1970s cartoon ''WesternAnimation/MightyManAndYukk'', this happens to Mighty Man while he's fighting a pair of icicle creatures. (Of course, since it was the 1970s, it wasn't a cell phone, but a corded phone attached to the [[HammerSpace inside of Yukk's doghouse, which he wears]] [[MirrorCrackingUgly as a face-concealing hat]]).
* OncePerEpisode in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'':
-->'''Professor Professor:''' Victor, are you still alive?\\
'''Victor Volt''' (usually in danger): ''Yes,'' I'm still alive!
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* ''WesternAnimation/ToucheTurtleAndDumDum'': A RunningGag in these episodes showed Touché being interrupted mid-battle by a ringing telephone located inside his shell. He invariably stops what he's doing, pulls his head and arms inside his shell, and takes the call.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'':
** Archer causes three agents' covers to be blown by calling them drunkenly. He called the first two were to convince women at a bar that he was a secret agent, the third he just asks if he plans on attending a work function.
** This happens to Archer during a break in. Fortunately, one of the guards has the same [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbquDj3mkGc obnoxious ringtone]], so no one notices.
** Happens in a later episode when all of ISIS starts interrupts Dr. Krieger's surgery on Ray in the episode "Legs". Kreiger even references the trope by name.
* In the obscure 1970s cartoon ''Mighty Man and Yukk'', this happens to Mighty Man while he's fighting a pair of icicle creatures. (Of course, since it was the 1970s, it wasn't a cell phone, but a corded phone attached to the [[HammerSpace inside of Yukk's doghouse, which he wears]] [[MirrorCrackingUgly as a face-concealing hat]])
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBremenAvenueExperience'' episode "Jessica's Story", the incessant ringing of Jessica's mobile phone disrupts the titular FakeBand's rehearsal—until the band starts incorporating it into the song they're playing.
* OncePerEpisode in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'':
-->'''Professor Professor:''' Victor, are you still alive?\\
'''Victor Volt''' (usually in danger): ''Yes,'' I'm still alive!
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' episode "Baseball," Elise--who is some kind of secret agent, unbeknownst to her husband Chris--fields several calls from him while involved on a mission. The last time he's calling to say that he's on the field at the World Series...while she's just below his feet, trying to disarm a bomb that's set to blow up the stadium.
* Happens a few times in ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' when the girls are on a mission and usually get some phone calls from friends or love interest who're unaware of them being spies during a fight or a perilous situation. For example, in one episode Clover was tasked with baby-sitting her cousin and told to come home early. The mission ended up going longer then expected and during a fight, her mother called her to demand where she was. Clover tried to cover that it was a class she was attending but her mother thought she was at a party and grounded her on the spot to Clover's dismay.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' {{pilot}} "Baymax Returns", Aunt Cass calls Hiro while he and Baymax are fighting one of Yama's {{Evil Knockoff}}s of Baymax to tell him not to snack since she's bringing home butterfish for dinner.
* A variation on this is almost the entire premise of ''WesternAnimation/TheMidnightGospel''. Every episode involves the main character Clancy interviewing a character in a podcast style while chaotic events in ''DerangedAnimation'' happen all around them, often with the interviewee engaged in dire circumstances while having very in-depth conversations.
* ''WesternAnimation/ToucheTurtleAndDumDum'': A RunningGag in these episodes showed Touché being interrupted mid-battle by a ringing telephone located inside his shell. He invariably stops what he's doing, pulls his head and arms inside his shell, and takes the call.
** Archer causes three agents' covers to be blown by calling them drunkenly. He called the first two were to convince women at a bar that he was a secret agent, the third he just asks if he plans on attending a work function.
** This happens to Archer during a break in. Fortunately, one of the guards has the same [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbquDj3mkGc obnoxious ringtone]], so no one notices.
** Happens in a later episode when all of ISIS starts interrupts Dr. Krieger's surgery on Ray in the episode "Legs". Kreiger even references the trope by name.
* In the obscure 1970s cartoon ''Mighty Man and Yukk'', this happens to Mighty Man while he's fighting a pair of icicle creatures. (Of course, since it was the 1970s, it wasn't a cell phone, but a corded phone attached to the [[HammerSpace inside of Yukk's doghouse, which he wears]] [[MirrorCrackingUgly as a face-concealing hat]])
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBremenAvenueExperience'' episode "Jessica's Story", the incessant ringing of Jessica's mobile phone disrupts the titular FakeBand's rehearsal—until the band starts incorporating it into the song they're playing.
* OncePerEpisode in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'':
-->'''Professor Professor:''' Victor, are you still alive?\\
'''Victor Volt''' (usually in danger): ''Yes,'' I'm still alive!
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' episode "Baseball," Elise--who is some kind of secret agent, unbeknownst to her husband Chris--fields several calls from him while involved on a mission. The last time he's calling to say that he's on the field at the World Series...while she's just below his feet, trying to disarm a bomb that's set to blow up the stadium.
* Happens a few times in ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' when the girls are on a mission and usually get some phone calls from friends or love interest who're unaware of them being spies during a fight or a perilous situation. For example, in one episode Clover was tasked with baby-sitting her cousin and told to come home early. The mission ended up going longer then expected and during a fight, her mother called her to demand where she was. Clover tried to cover that it was a class she was attending but her mother thought she was at a party and grounded her on the spot to Clover's dismay.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' {{pilot}} "Baymax Returns", Aunt Cass calls Hiro while he and Baymax are fighting one of Yama's {{Evil Knockoff}}s of Baymax to tell him not to snack since she's bringing home butterfish for dinner.
* A variation on this is almost the entire premise of ''WesternAnimation/TheMidnightGospel''. Every episode involves the main character Clancy interviewing a character in a podcast style while chaotic events in ''DerangedAnimation'' happen all around them, often with the interviewee engaged in dire circumstances while having very in-depth conversations.
* ''WesternAnimation/ToucheTurtleAndDumDum'': A RunningGag in these episodes showed Touché being interrupted mid-battle by a ringing telephone located inside his shell. He invariably stops what he's doing, pulls his head and arms inside his shell, and takes the call.
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* In ''ComicBook/PS238'', [[RunningGag any time anyone]] calls Batman CaptainErsatz The Revenant for advice, he will be in the middle of fighting some form of super villain and carry on the fight while talking. Occasionally he will let slip some form of comment as to what he's doing.
* In the original Creator/VertigoComics ''ComicBook/HumanTarget'' mini-series, Dee-Noyz holds a cell phone conversation while he and his crew shoot up a house.
-->'''Dee Noyz:''' Huh? The noise? I told you, brah, I already gots a show. That's the motherfucking soundtrack!
* In the original Creator/VertigoComics ''ComicBook/HumanTarget'' mini-series, Dee-Noyz holds a cell phone conversation while he and his crew shoot up a house.
-->'''Dee Noyz:''' Huh? The noise? I told you, brah, I already gots a show. That's the motherfucking soundtrack!
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* In an issue of ''Comicbook/PowerGirl'', the title character desperately tries to call Characters/{{Zatanna}} for help after dinosaurs begin appearing around in New York City. Unfortunately, Zatanna is unable to answer her phone, as a villain has taped her mouth shut and is absorbing her powers.
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* In an issue of ''Comicbook/PowerGirl'', ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo and the title character desperately tries Shadow from Beyond Time'', young Robo attempts to call Characters/{{Zatanna}} for help after dinosaurs begin appearing around in New York City. Unfortunately, Zatanna battle the eponymous menace when it attacks while his creator/father-figure Nikola Tesla is unable out of town. Halfway through the battle, Tesla calls to answer her phone, check that he's doing his homework, and Robo has to pass off the background noise as a villain has taped her mouth shut and is absorbing her powers.radio serial he's listening to.
* In the original Creator/VertigoComics ''ComicBook/HumanTarget'' mini-series, Dee-Noyz holds a cell phone conversation while he and his crew shoot up a house.
-->'''Dee Noyz:''' Huh? The noise? I told you, brah, I already gots a show. That's the motherfucking soundtrack!
-->'''Dee Noyz:''' Huh? The noise? I told you, brah, I already gots a show. That's the motherfucking soundtrack!
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* In ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo and the Shadow from Beyond Time'', young Robo attempts to battle the eponymous menace when it attacks while his creator/father-figure Nikola Tesla is out of town. Halfway through the battle, Tesla calls to check that he's doing his homework, and Robo has to pass off the background noise as a radio serial he's listening to.
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* In ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo an issue of ''Comicbook/PowerGirl'', the title character desperately tries to call Characters/{{Zatanna}} for help after dinosaurs begin appearing around in New York City. Unfortunately, Zatanna is unable to answer her phone, as a villain has taped her mouth shut and is absorbing her powers.
* In ''ComicBook/PS238'', [[RunningGag any time anyone]] calls Batman CaptainErsatz The Revenant for advice, he will be in theShadow from Beyond Time'', young Robo attempts to battle middle of fighting some form of super villain and carry on the eponymous menace when it attacks fight while his creator/father-figure Nikola Tesla is out talking. Occasionally he will let slip some form of town. Halfway through the battle, Tesla calls comment as to check that what he's doing his homework, and Robo has to pass off the background noise as a radio serial he's listening to.doing.
* In ''ComicBook/PS238'', [[RunningGag any time anyone]] calls Batman CaptainErsatz The Revenant for advice, he will be in the
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* ''WesternAnimation/StarshipTroopersTraitorOfMars''. Carmen is not amused when Carl Jenkins makes [[SubspaceAnsible psychic contact]] with her while she's trying to ''launch a planetary invasion''. At least he has a good excuse, as he warns her that she's about to be arrested.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarshipTroopersTraitorOfMars''. Carmen is not amused when Carl Jenkins makes [[SubspaceAnsible psychic contact]] with her while she's trying to ''launch a planetary invasion''. At least he has a good excuse, as he warns her that she's about to be arrested.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StarshipTroopersTraitorOfMars''. Carmen is not amused when Carl Jenkins makes [[SubspaceAnsible psychic contact]] with her while she's trying to ''launch a planetary invasion''. At least he has a good excuse, as he warns her that she's about to be arrested.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarshipTroopersTraitorOfMars''. Carmen is not amused when Carl Jenkins makes [[SubspaceAnsible psychic contact]] with her while she's trying to ''launch a planetary invasion''. At least he has a good excuse, as he warns her that she's about to be arrested.
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* Used with the castle's communications system rather than a cellphone in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'':
--> '''Riffraff:''' Master, Rocky has escaped!\\
'''Frank:''' [[InterruptedIntimacy Coming!]]\\
'''[[AudienceParticipation Audience]]:''' [[{{Pun}} So's Brad!]]
* In ''Film/{{Obsessed}}'', Beyoncé Knowles has a phone conversation during her fight with Ali Larter.
* ''Film/UnderSiege'': Casey Ryback is shooting it out with the hijackers when he gets a call from the ReasonableAuthorityFigure, and his female sidekick answers.
-->'''Admiral Bates:''' I'm trying to get ahold of Ryback.\\
'''Jordan Tate:''' He's in a gunfight. I'll have to take a message.
* In ''Film/HeartbreakRidge'', Gunny Highway's squad of Marines place a call to their base back home while holed up in an old church in order to call in an airstrike, because all other methods of communication have been broken somehow. They are taking fire (from ''tanks'') all the while. This was [[TruthInTelevision based on an actual incident during the Grenada invasion]].
* Used with the castle's communications system rather than a cellphone in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'':
--> '''Riffraff:''' Master, Rocky has escaped!\\
'''Frank:''' [[InterruptedIntimacy Coming!]]\\
'''[[AudienceParticipation Audience]]:''' [[{{Pun}} So's Brad!]]
* In ''Film/{{Obsessed}}'', Beyoncé Knowles has a phone conversation during her fight with Ali Larter.
* ''Film/UnderSiege'': Casey Ryback is shooting it out with the hijackers when he gets a call from the ReasonableAuthorityFigure, and his female sidekick answers.
-->'''Admiral Bates:''' I'm trying to get ahold of Ryback.\\
'''Jordan Tate:''' He's in a gunfight. I'll have to take a message.
* In ''Film/HeartbreakRidge'', Gunny Highway's squad of Marines place a call to their base back home while holed up in an old church in order to call in an airstrike, because all other methods of communication have been broken somehow. They are taking fire (from ''tanks'') all the while. This was [[TruthInTelevision based on an actual incident during the Grenada invasion]].
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--> '''Riffraff:''' Master, Rocky
* Inverted in ''[[Film/ThreeNinjas 3 Ninjas Kick Back]]'' when Tum Tum has
'''Frank:''' [[InterruptedIntimacy Coming!]]\\
'''[[AudienceParticipation Audience]]:''' [[{{Pun}} So's Brad!]]
* In ''Film/{{Obsessed}}'', Beyoncé Knowles has
* ''Film/UnderSiege'': Casey Ryback is shooting it out
* Done at the start of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' when
-->'''Admiral Bates:'''
* ''Film/Apollo13'': Jack Swigert gets the call that he's going to the moon during what's obviously shower sex.
* One of the funnier moments in ''Film/BlackHawkDown'':
-->'''Lt. Col. [=McKnight=]:''' How are things going? Things okay there, Struecker?\\
'''Sgt. Struecker:''' ''[while racing his Humvee down a city street while bullets ricochet all around]'' I don't wanna talk about it right now, Colonel. I'm
'''Jordan Tate:''' He's in a gunfight. I'll have to take a message.
* In ''Film/HeartbreakRidge'', Gunny Highway's squad of Marines place a call to their base back home while holed up in an old church in order to call in an airstrike, because all other methods of communication have been broken somehow. They are taking fire (from ''tanks'') all the while. This was [[TruthInTelevision based on an actual incident during the Grenada invasion]].
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* This happens to Mister Hertz [[RunningGag multiple times]] in ''Film/ShootEmUp'', most notably just as he's going to execute Mister Smith.
* Happens in the 2008 film of ''Literature/JourneyToTheCenterOfTheEarth'', if the trailer is accurate. [[SuperCellReception That's some impressive phone coverage they've got there.]]
* Happens in the 2008 film of ''Literature/JourneyToTheCenterOfTheEarth'', if the trailer is accurate. [[SuperCellReception That's some impressive phone coverage they've got there.]]
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* This happens to Mister Hertz [[RunningGag multiple times]] in ''Film/ShootEmUp'', most notably just as he's going to execute Mister Smith.
* HappensIn ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' Natalie casually talks with her boyfriend Pete while rescuing Bosley in the 2008 film of ''Literature/JourneyToTheCenterOfTheEarth'', if the trailer is accurate. [[SuperCellReception That's some impressive phone coverage they've got there.]]bad guy's hideout. She assures him that he didn't call at a bad time, when he comments she seems distracted.
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* In ''Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny'', Jables receives a call in the middle of a car chase with the police, from the car's owner, who's watching the chase on the news.
* In ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', while they're trying to sneak into the pub while [[PretendWereDead pretending to be mindless zombies]] to get past a real zombie horde, Ed receives a call on his cellphone [[TooDumbToLive and answers it]].
* In ''Film/{{Twister}}'', Dr. Reeves (Bill Harding's new fiancée) keeps answering her cellphone in the middle of tornado chases. At one point, after seeing a rather amazing feat of tornado-ness, she blurts, "I gotta go, we got cows!"
* Inverted in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' (2007). It's {{justified|Trope}}, though, as well as funny. Captain Lennox tries to make a call to UsefulNotes/ThePentagon while his (dwindling) men fight off Scorponok. The justification comes from Bay's military advisers listing similar issues soldiers had while trying to connect to the Pentagon mid-battle.
-->'''Lennox:''' This is an emergency Pentagon call! The Pentagon, do you understand--?\\
''[the window behind him explodes]''\\
'''Lennox:''' I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD!\\
'''Operator:''' ''[bored]'' Sir, the attitude is not going to speed things up any bit at all. I'm going to ask you to speak very clearly into the mouthpiece...\\
'''Lennox:''' I'm in the middle of a war! This is FRIGGIN' RIDICULOUS!!
* Inverted in ''[[Film/ThreeNinjas 3 Ninjas Kick Back]]'' when Tum Tum has to make a mandatory phone call with his parents during a fight with ninja mooks. He had to talk to them at the same time everyday. One of the mooks carried a phone which Tum Tum and his brothers used to talk while fighting and had to make excuses with the fighting noise.
* One of the funnier moments in ''Film/BlackHawkDown'':
-->'''Lt. Col. [=McKnight=]:''' How are things going? Things okay there, Struecker?\\
'''Sgt. Struecker:''' ''[while racing his Humvee down a city street while bullets ricochet all around]'' I don't wanna talk about it right now, Colonel. I'm busy!
* ''Film/Paparazzo1995''. Nick Berry's character gets a call from a colleague as he's being roughed up by a heavy who wants some intimate photos he took of his boss's daughter.
-->'''Nick:''' I can't talk now. I've got a rather large man standing on my chest.
* ''Film/WorldWarZ''. The protagonist leaves a satellite phone with his wife, saying he'll call once a day to let her know he's still alive. Unfortunately his first call doesn't make it through, so she tries ringing back [[SoMuchForStealth just as he's trying to sneak past some zombies]]. After surviving that he makes another phone call and this time gets through, only to hang up in mid-conversation because he's [[OhCrap just seen a nuclear explosion go off]].
* In ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', while they're trying to sneak into the pub while [[PretendWereDead pretending to be mindless zombies]] to get past a real zombie horde, Ed receives a call on his cellphone [[TooDumbToLive and answers it]].
* In ''Film/{{Twister}}'', Dr. Reeves (Bill Harding's new fiancée) keeps answering her cellphone in the middle of tornado chases. At one point, after seeing a rather amazing feat of tornado-ness, she blurts, "I gotta go, we got cows!"
* Inverted in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' (2007). It's {{justified|Trope}}, though, as well as funny. Captain Lennox tries to make a call to UsefulNotes/ThePentagon while his (dwindling) men fight off Scorponok. The justification comes from Bay's military advisers listing similar issues soldiers had while trying to connect to the Pentagon mid-battle.
-->'''Lennox:''' This is an emergency Pentagon call! The Pentagon, do you understand--?\\
''[the window behind him explodes]''\\
'''Lennox:''' I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD!\\
'''Operator:''' ''[bored]'' Sir, the attitude is not going to speed things up any bit at all. I'm going to ask you to speak very clearly into the mouthpiece...\\
'''Lennox:''' I'm in the middle of a war! This is FRIGGIN' RIDICULOUS!!
* Inverted in ''[[Film/ThreeNinjas 3 Ninjas Kick Back]]'' when Tum Tum has to make a mandatory phone call with his parents during a fight with ninja mooks. He had to talk to them at the same time everyday. One of the mooks carried a phone which Tum Tum and his brothers used to talk while fighting and had to make excuses with the fighting noise.
* One of the funnier moments in ''Film/BlackHawkDown'':
-->'''Lt. Col. [=McKnight=]:''' How are things going? Things okay there, Struecker?\\
'''Sgt. Struecker:''' ''[while racing his Humvee down a city street while bullets ricochet all around]'' I don't wanna talk about it right now, Colonel. I'm busy!
* ''Film/Paparazzo1995''. Nick Berry's character gets a call from a colleague as he's being roughed up by a heavy who wants some intimate photos he took of his boss's daughter.
-->'''Nick:''' I can't talk now. I've got a rather large man standing on my chest.
* ''Film/WorldWarZ''. The protagonist leaves a satellite phone with his wife, saying he'll call once a day to let her know he's still alive. Unfortunately his first call doesn't make it through, so she tries ringing back [[SoMuchForStealth just as he's trying to sneak past some zombies]]. After surviving that he makes another phone call and this time gets through, only to hang up in mid-conversation because he's [[OhCrap just seen a nuclear explosion go off]].
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* In ''Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny'', Jables receives a call in the middle ''Film/HeartbreakRidge'', Gunny Highway's squad of a car chase with the police, from the car's owner, who's watching the chase on the news.
* In ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', while they're trying to sneak into the pub while [[PretendWereDead pretending to be mindless zombies]] to get past a real zombie horde, Ed receives a call on his cellphone [[TooDumbToLive and answers it]].
* In ''Film/{{Twister}}'', Dr. Reeves (Bill Harding's new fiancée) keeps answering her cellphone in the middle of tornado chases. At one point, after seeing a rather amazing feat of tornado-ness, she blurts, "I gotta go, we got cows!"
* Inverted in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' (2007). It's {{justified|Trope}}, though, as well as funny. Captain Lennox tries to makeMarines place a call to UsefulNotes/ThePentagon their base back home while his (dwindling) men fight off Scorponok. The justification comes from Bay's military advisers listing similar issues soldiers had while trying holed up in an old church in order to connect to call in an airstrike, because all other methods of communication have been broken somehow. They are taking fire (from ''tanks'') all the Pentagon mid-battle.
-->'''Lennox:'''while. This is was [[TruthInTelevision based on an emergency Pentagon call! The Pentagon, do you understand--?\\
''[the window behind him explodes]''\\
'''Lennox:''' I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD!\\
'''Operator:''' ''[bored]'' Sir, the attitude is not going to speed things up any bit at all. I'm going to ask you to speak very clearly into the mouthpiece...\\
'''Lennox:''' I'm in the middle of a war! This is FRIGGIN' RIDICULOUS!!
* Inverted in ''[[Film/ThreeNinjas 3 Ninjas Kick Back]]'' when Tum Tum has to make a mandatory phone call with his parentsactual incident during a fight with ninja mooks. He had to talk to them at the same time everyday. One of the mooks carried a phone which Tum Tum and his brothers used to talk Grenada invasion]].
* In ''Film/HomeAlone3'', Alex's mom calls whilefighting and had to make excuses with the fighting noise.
* One of the funnier moments in ''Film/BlackHawkDown'':
-->'''Lt. Col. [=McKnight=]:''' How are things going? Things okay there, Struecker?\\
'''Sgt. Struecker:''' ''[while racing his Humvee down a city street while bullets ricochet all around]'' I don't wanna talk about it right now, Colonel. I'm busy!
* ''Film/Paparazzo1995''. Nick Berry's character gets a call from a colleague ashe's being roughed up by a heavy who wants some intimate photos he took of home alone with the burglars.
* Played with in ''Film/JohnWick''. Wick is fighting an assassin in hisboss's daughter.
-->'''Nick:''' I can't talk now. I've gothotel room in the [[TruceZone Continental]], when the concierge Charon rings him up. After a rather large man standing on my chest.
* ''Film/WorldWarZ''. The protagonist leaves a satellitefew seconds of violence, there's an abrupt cut to the very quiet lobby, with Charon patiently waiting for John to answer, even though he clearly knows what's going on. This happens again before John wins the fight and picks up the phone with his wife, saying he'll call once a day to let her know he's still alive. Unfortunately his first call doesn't make it through, so she tries ringing back [[SoMuchForStealth just as he's trying to sneak past hear a notification about noise complaints.
* Happens in the 2008 film of ''Literature/JourneyToTheCenterOfTheEarth'', if the trailer is accurate. [[SuperCellReception That's somezombies]]. After surviving that he makes another impressive phone call and this time gets through, only to hang up in mid-conversation because he's [[OhCrap just seen a nuclear explosion go off]].coverage they've got there.]]
* In ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', while they're trying to sneak into the pub while [[PretendWereDead pretending to be mindless zombies]] to get past a real zombie horde, Ed receives a call on his cellphone [[TooDumbToLive and answers it]].
* In ''Film/{{Twister}}'', Dr. Reeves (Bill Harding's new fiancée) keeps answering her cellphone in the middle of tornado chases. At one point, after seeing a rather amazing feat of tornado-ness, she blurts, "I gotta go, we got cows!"
* Inverted in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' (2007). It's {{justified|Trope}}, though, as well as funny. Captain Lennox tries to make
-->'''Lennox:'''
''[the window behind him explodes]''\\
'''Lennox:''' I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD!\\
'''Operator:''' ''[bored]'' Sir, the attitude is not going to speed things up any bit at all. I'm going to ask you to speak very clearly into the mouthpiece...\\
'''Lennox:''' I'm in the middle of a war! This is FRIGGIN' RIDICULOUS!!
* Inverted in ''[[Film/ThreeNinjas 3 Ninjas Kick Back]]'' when Tum Tum has to make a mandatory phone call with his parents
* In ''Film/HomeAlone3'', Alex's mom calls while
* One of the funnier moments in ''Film/BlackHawkDown'':
-->'''Lt. Col. [=McKnight=]:''' How are things going? Things okay there, Struecker?\\
'''Sgt. Struecker:''' ''[while racing his Humvee down a city street while bullets ricochet all around]'' I don't wanna talk about it right now, Colonel. I'm busy!
* ''Film/Paparazzo1995''. Nick Berry's character gets a call from a colleague as
* Played with in ''Film/JohnWick''. Wick is fighting an assassin in his
-->'''Nick:''' I can't talk now. I've got
* ''Film/WorldWarZ''. The protagonist leaves a satellite
* Happens in the 2008 film of ''Literature/JourneyToTheCenterOfTheEarth'', if the trailer is accurate. [[SuperCellReception That's some
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* ''Film/Apollo13'': Jack Swigert gets the call that he's going to the moon during what's obviously shower sex.
* In ''Film/HomeAlone3'', Alex's mom calls while he's home alone with the burglars.
* In ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' Natalie casually talks with her boyfriend Pete while rescuing Bosley in the bad guy's hideout. She assures him that he didn't call at a bad time, when he comments she seems distracted.
* Played with in ''Film/JohnWick''. Wick is fighting an assassin in his hotel room in the [[TruceZone Continental]], when the concierge Charon rings him up. After a few seconds of violence, there's an abrupt cut to the very quiet lobby, with Charon patiently waiting for John to answer, even though he clearly knows what's going on. This happens again before John wins the fight and picks up the phone to hear a notification about noise complaints.
* Done at the start of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' when Peter is chasing after a truck with dangerous chemical, the canisters soon spilling out into the street from the reckless driving and forcing him to break off the chase and retrieve them. He manages to grab the last one only to get hit by a truck, though luckily unharmed and sticking to it thanks to his powers. It's at that point Gwen calls to inform him that their graduation has started and wondering where he is.
* In ''Film/HomeAlone3'', Alex's mom calls while he's home alone with the burglars.
* In ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' Natalie casually talks with her boyfriend Pete while rescuing Bosley in the bad guy's hideout. She assures him that he didn't call at a bad time, when he comments she seems distracted.
* Played with in ''Film/JohnWick''. Wick is fighting an assassin in his hotel room in the [[TruceZone Continental]], when the concierge Charon rings him up. After a few seconds of violence, there's an abrupt cut to the very quiet lobby, with Charon patiently waiting for John to answer, even though he clearly knows what's going on. This happens again before John wins the fight and picks up the phone to hear a notification about noise complaints.
* Done at the start of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' when Peter is chasing after a truck with dangerous chemical, the canisters soon spilling out into the street from the reckless driving and forcing him to break off the chase and retrieve them. He manages to grab the last one only to get hit by a truck, though luckily unharmed and sticking to it thanks to his powers. It's at that point Gwen calls to inform him that their graduation has started and wondering where he is.
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* ''Film/Apollo13'': Jack Swigert In ''Film/{{Obsessed}}'', Beyoncé Knowles has a phone conversation during her fight with Ali Larter.
* ''Film/Paparazzo1995''. Nick Berry's character getsthe a call that from a colleague as he's going to the moon during what's obviously shower sex.
* In ''Film/HomeAlone3'', Alex's mom calls while he's home alone with the burglars.
* In ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' Natalie casually talks with her boyfriend Pete while rescuing Bosley in the bad guy's hideout. She assures him that he didn't call at a bad time, when he comments she seems distracted.
* Played with in ''Film/JohnWick''. Wick is fighting an assassin in his hotel room in the [[TruceZone Continental]], when the concierge Charon rings him up. After a few seconds of violence, there's an abrupt cut to the very quiet lobby, with Charon patiently waiting for John to answer, even though he clearly knows what's going on. This happens again before John wins the fight and picksbeing roughed up the phone to hear a notification about noise complaints.
* Done at the start of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' when Peter is chasing after a truck with dangerous chemical, the canisters soon spilling out into the street from the reckless driving and forcing him to break off the chase and retrieve them. He manages to grab the last one only to get hitby a truck, though luckily unharmed and sticking to it thanks to heavy who wants some intimate photos he took of his powers. It's at that point Gwen calls to inform him that their graduation has started and wondering where he is.boss's daughter.
-->'''Nick:''' I can't talk now. I've got a rather large man standing on my chest.
* ''Film/Paparazzo1995''. Nick Berry's character gets
* In ''Film/HomeAlone3'', Alex's mom calls while he's home alone with the burglars.
* In ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'' Natalie casually talks with her boyfriend Pete while rescuing Bosley in the bad guy's hideout. She assures him that he didn't call at a bad time, when he comments she seems distracted.
* Played with in ''Film/JohnWick''. Wick is fighting an assassin in his hotel room in the [[TruceZone Continental]], when the concierge Charon rings him up. After a few seconds of violence, there's an abrupt cut to the very quiet lobby, with Charon patiently waiting for John to answer, even though he clearly knows what's going on. This happens again before John wins the fight and picks
* Done at the start of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' when Peter is chasing after a truck with dangerous chemical, the canisters soon spilling out into the street from the reckless driving and forcing him to break off the chase and retrieve them. He manages to grab the last one only to get hit
-->'''Nick:''' I can't talk now. I've got a rather large man standing on my chest.
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* In ''Film/ThreeDaysToKill'', Ethan Renner is a retired CIA assassin trying to reconcile with his teenage daughter, Zooey. He accepts OneLastJob only because they have an experimental cure for his disease and throughout the film, Ethan is in the middle of interrogating/torturing a suspect when Zooey calls him needing help. In several of these cases, Ethan convinces the suspect to actually provide help to Zooey (such as her needing a simple recipe for a romantic dinner she's cooking and Ethan's suspect happening to be an Italian who remembers his mother's recipe for tomato sauce).
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* In ''Film/ThreeDaysToKill'', Ethan Renner ''Film/{{Preservation}]'', the eldest of the [[TeensAreMonsters psycho teens]] has Wit tied to a picnic table and is about to kill her when his mobile phone rings. He halts, steps away from the table, and takes the call. It's his mother, and he proceeds to have a retired CIA assassin perfectly ordinary conversation where he tells her that he is just hanging out with his friends, that he'll be home in a couple of hours, and that she shouldn't worry.
* Used with the castle's communications system rather than a cellphone in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'':
--> '''Riffraff:''' Master, Rocky has escaped!\\
'''Frank:''' [[InterruptedIntimacy Coming!]]\\
'''[[AudienceParticipation Audience]]:''' [[{{Pun}} So's Brad!]]
* In ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', while they're trying toreconcile with sneak into the pub while [[PretendWereDead pretending to be mindless zombies]] to get past a real zombie horde, Ed receives a call on his teenage daughter, Zooey. He accepts OneLastJob only because they have an experimental cure for his disease cellphone [[TooDumbToLive and throughout the film, Ethan is answers it]].
* This happens to Mister Hertz [[RunningGag multiple times]] in ''Film/ShootEmUp'', most notably just as he's going to execute Mister Smith.
* In ''Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny'', Jables receives a call in the middle ofinterrogating/torturing a suspect car chase with the police, from the car's owner, who's watching the chase on the news.
* Inverted in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' (2007). It's {{justified|Trope}}, though, as well as funny. Captain Lennox tries to make a call to UsefulNotes/ThePentagon while his (dwindling) men fight off Scorponok. The justification comes from Bay's military advisers listing similar issues soldiers had while trying to connect to the Pentagon mid-battle.
-->'''Lennox:''' This is an emergency Pentagon call! The Pentagon, do you understand--?\\
''[the window behind him explodes]''\\
'''Lennox:''' I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD!\\
'''Operator:''' ''[bored]'' Sir, the attitude is not going to speed things up any bit at all. I'm going to ask you to speak very clearly into the mouthpiece...\\
'''Lennox:''' I'm in the middle of a war! This is FRIGGIN' RIDICULOUS!!
* In ''Film/{{Twister}}'', Dr. Reeves (Bill Harding's new fiancée) keeps answering her cellphone in the middle of tornado chases. At one point, after seeing a rather amazing feat of tornado-ness, she blurts, "I gotta go, we got cows!"
* ''Film/UnderSiege'': Casey Ryback is shooting it out with the hijackers whenZooey calls him needing help. In several of these cases, Ethan convinces he gets a call from the suspect ReasonableAuthorityFigure, and his female sidekick answers.
-->'''Admiral Bates:''' I'm trying toactually provide help get ahold of Ryback.\\
'''Jordan Tate:''' He's in a gunfight. I'll have toZooey (such as take a message.
* ''Film/WorldWarZ''. The protagonist leaves a satellite phone with his wife, saying he'll call once a day to let herneeding a simple recipe for a romantic dinner she's cooking know he's still alive. Unfortunately his first call doesn't make it through, so she tries ringing back [[SoMuchForStealth just as he's trying to sneak past some zombies]]. After surviving that he makes another phone call and Ethan's suspect happening this time gets through, only to be an Italian who remembers his mother's recipe for tomato sauce).hang up in mid-conversation because he's [[OhCrap just seen a nuclear explosion go off]].
* Used with the castle's communications system rather than a cellphone in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'':
--> '''Riffraff:''' Master, Rocky has escaped!\\
'''Frank:''' [[InterruptedIntimacy Coming!]]\\
'''[[AudienceParticipation Audience]]:''' [[{{Pun}} So's Brad!]]
* In ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', while they're trying to
* This happens to Mister Hertz [[RunningGag multiple times]] in ''Film/ShootEmUp'', most notably just as he's going to execute Mister Smith.
* In ''Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny'', Jables receives a call in the middle of
* Inverted in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' (2007). It's {{justified|Trope}}, though, as well as funny. Captain Lennox tries to make a call to UsefulNotes/ThePentagon while his (dwindling) men fight off Scorponok. The justification comes from Bay's military advisers listing similar issues soldiers had while trying to connect to the Pentagon mid-battle.
-->'''Lennox:''' This is an emergency Pentagon call! The Pentagon, do you understand--?\\
''[the window behind him explodes]''\\
'''Lennox:''' I DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD!\\
'''Operator:''' ''[bored]'' Sir, the attitude is not going to speed things up any bit at all. I'm going to ask you to speak very clearly into the mouthpiece...\\
'''Lennox:''' I'm in the middle of a war! This is FRIGGIN' RIDICULOUS!!
* In ''Film/{{Twister}}'', Dr. Reeves (Bill Harding's new fiancée) keeps answering her cellphone in the middle of tornado chases. At one point, after seeing a rather amazing feat of tornado-ness, she blurts, "I gotta go, we got cows!"
* ''Film/UnderSiege'': Casey Ryback is shooting it out with the hijackers when
-->'''Admiral Bates:''' I'm trying to
'''Jordan Tate:''' He's in a gunfight. I'll have to
* ''Film/WorldWarZ''. The protagonist leaves a satellite phone with his wife, saying he'll call once a day to let her
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* ''Literature/TheRadix'': During a dangerous car chase, Brynstone gets a call from wife who wants to tell him their daughter said her first word.
* Happens in ''Literature/TheSixSacredStones'' by Creator/MatthewReilly. Notably, the person being called is a twelve-year-old boy and the event is a HighSpeedBattle in which a convoy is chasing a 747 down an Egyptian highway.
* ''Literature/LabyrinthsOfEcho'' has telepathic speech that cannot even be "turned off", and fail only due to magic blockade few can perform well, unconsciousness, or a superhuman level of concentration on something else. Customary ethics and possibly bylaws in the World of Rod prohibit subordinates from distracting superiors by initiation of thought-chats, with the obvious exclusion of ordered reports and dire emergency. Also, [[TheAce the Chief of Minor Secret Investigative Force]] has an old bad habit of telling callers he's "waiting in ambush" while [[ProfessionalGambler playing cards]], and once noted that in a real ambush it's not much of a problem, but few understand it. This occasionally bitten him in the butt, though.
* Happens in ''Literature/TheSixSacredStones'' by Creator/MatthewReilly. Notably, the person being called is a twelve-year-old boy and the event is a HighSpeedBattle in which a convoy is chasing a 747 down an Egyptian highway.
* ''Literature/LabyrinthsOfEcho'' has telepathic speech that cannot even be "turned off", and fail only due to magic blockade few can perform well, unconsciousness, or a superhuman level of concentration on something else. Customary ethics and possibly bylaws in the World of Rod prohibit subordinates from distracting superiors by initiation of thought-chats, with the obvious exclusion of ordered reports and dire emergency. Also, [[TheAce the Chief of Minor Secret Investigative Force]] has an old bad habit of telling callers he's "waiting in ambush" while [[ProfessionalGambler playing cards]], and once noted that in a real ambush it's not much of a problem, but few understand it. This occasionally bitten him in the butt, though.
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* In ''[[TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms Return of the Archwizards]]'' a character had a magical sending responded to only with a "fleeting impression of terror" and was afraid to send another due to the possibility it would distract the other party from a hard fight.
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* In Creator/MichaelCrichton's novel, ''Literature/JurassicPark'', game warden Robert Muldoon has to cut a radio call short because he is "very popular at the moment." At the time, he was cornered in a large concrete pipe by a group of hungry velociraptors.
* In Creator/MichaelCrichton's novel, ''Literature/JurassicPark'', game warden Robert Muldoon has to cut a radio call short because he is "very popular at the moment." At the time, he was cornered in a large concrete pipe by a group of hungry velociraptors.
* ''Literature/LabyrinthsOfEcho'' has telepathic speech that cannot even be "turned off", and fail only due to magic blockade few can perform well, unconsciousness, or a superhuman level of concentration on something else. Customary ethics and possibly bylaws in the World of Rod prohibit subordinates from distracting superiors by initiation of thought-chats, with the obvious exclusion of ordered reports and dire emergency. Also, [[TheAce the Chief of Minor Secret Investigative Force]] has an old bad habit of telling callers he's "waiting in ambush" while [[ProfessionalGambler playing cards]], and once noted that in a real ambush it's not much of a problem, but few understand it. This occasionally bitten him in the butt, though.
* ''Literature/TheRadix'': During a dangerous car chase, Brynstone gets a call from wife who wants to tell him their daughter said her first word.
* In ''[[TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms Return of the Archwizards]]'' a character had a magical sending responded to only with a "fleeting impression of terror" and was afraid to send another due to the possibility it would distract the other party from a hard fight.
* Happens in ''Literature/TheSixSacredStones'' by Creator/MatthewReilly. Notably, the person being called is a twelve-year-old boy and the event is a HighSpeedBattle in which a convoy is chasing a 747 down an Egyptian highway.
* ''Literature/LabyrinthsOfEcho'' has telepathic speech that cannot even be "turned off", and fail only due to magic blockade few can perform well, unconsciousness, or a superhuman level of concentration on something else. Customary ethics and possibly bylaws in the World of Rod prohibit subordinates from distracting superiors by initiation of thought-chats, with the obvious exclusion of ordered reports and dire emergency. Also, [[TheAce the Chief of Minor Secret Investigative Force]] has an old bad habit of telling callers he's "waiting in ambush" while [[ProfessionalGambler playing cards]], and once noted that in a real ambush it's not much of a problem, but few understand it. This occasionally bitten him in the butt, though.
* ''Literature/TheRadix'': During a dangerous car chase, Brynstone gets a call from wife who wants to tell him their daughter said her first word.
* In ''[[TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms Return of the Archwizards]]'' a character had a magical sending responded to only with a "fleeting impression of terror" and was afraid to send another due to the possibility it would distract the other party from a hard fight.
* Happens in ''Literature/TheSixSacredStones'' by Creator/MatthewReilly. Notably, the person being called is a twelve-year-old boy and the event is a HighSpeedBattle in which a convoy is chasing a 747 down an Egyptian highway.
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* In the Japanese drama ''Tokyo Dogs'', [[RunningGag Sô's mother always call him at the most inappropriate moments]], while apprehending a suspect or rescuing an hostage. Usually to ask him what kind of food he wants to eat or if he prefers a yellow or purple pajama.
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* In the Japanese drama ''Tokyo Dogs'', ''Series/TokyoDogs'', [[RunningGag Sô's mother always call him at the most inappropriate moments]], while apprehending a suspect or rescuing an hostage. Usually to ask him what kind of food he wants to eat or if he prefers a yellow or purple pajama.
* ''VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes'', especially US Airborne troops who will flat-out [[AtomicFBomb scream profanities]] into the radio if poked during a shootout.
-->'''Airborne infantry:''' "''In case you haven't noticed, THERE'S A FUCKING WAR GOING ON OVER HERE!!!''"
** Well, they ''were'' known as "The Screaming Eagles".
-->'''Airborne infantry:''' "''In case you haven't noticed, THERE'S A FUCKING WAR GOING ON OVER HERE!!!''"
** Well, they ''were'' known as "The Screaming Eagles".
* The sequel to ''VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero'' has the PhantomThief, upon being caught in the Prinnies' trap, use the Omega Cool spell to summon Ice Keeper [[GenderBlenderName Joshua]], who lands less than gracefully on her rear, seeing as she was in the middle of a phone conversation. While she does lend the Phantom Thief some assistance, she spends the entire fight reading a magazine and chatting away on her cell phone. Amusingly, listening close enough to her conversation will reveal [[CallBack plenty of references]] to [[Franchise/{{Disgaea}} prior]] [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom games]] in the same universe.
* In ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' this can happen several times with one of Peter allies calling in at the worst possible time during gameplay. Said verbatim at one point when he's at The Raft trying to stop the prison break while talking to his FriendOnTheForce, Yuri, only for Scorpion grabs to grab Spidey from behind with his tail and Peter complaining he was in the middle of a important call.
* In ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' this can happen several times with one of Peter allies calling in at the worst possible time during gameplay. Said verbatim at one point when he's at The Raft trying to stop the prison break while talking to his FriendOnTheForce, Yuri, only for Scorpion grabs to grab Spidey from behind with his tail and Peter complaining he was in the middle of a important call.
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* So does ''VideoGame/CompanyOfHeroes'', especially US Airborne troops who will flat-out [[AtomicFBomb scream profanities]] into the radio if poked during a shootout.
-->'''Airborne infantry:''' "''In case you haven't noticed, THERE'S A FUCKING WAR GOING ON OVER HERE!!!''"
** Well, they ''were'' known as "The Screaming Eagles".
* In ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' this can happen several times with one of Peter allies calling in at the worst possible time during gameplay. Said verbatim at one point when he's at The Raft trying to stop the prison break while talking to his FriendOnTheForce, Yuri, only for Scorpion grabs to grab Spidey from behind with his tail and Peter complaining he was in the middle of a important call.
* The sequel to ''VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero'' has the PhantomThief, upon being caught in the Prinnies' trap, use the Omega Cool spell to summon Ice Keeper [[GenderBlenderName Joshua]], who lands less than gracefully on her rear, seeing as she was in the middle of a phone conversation. While she does lend the Phantom Thief some assistance, she spends the entire fight reading a magazine and chatting away on her cell phone. Amusingly, listening close enough to her conversation will reveal [[CallBack plenty of references]] to [[Franchise/{{Disgaea}} prior]] [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom games]] in the same universe.
-->'''Airborne infantry:''' "''In case you haven't noticed, THERE'S A FUCKING WAR GOING ON OVER HERE!!!''"
** Well, they ''were'' known as "The Screaming Eagles".
* In ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' this can happen several times with one of Peter allies calling in at the worst possible time during gameplay. Said verbatim at one point when he's at The Raft trying to stop the prison break while talking to his FriendOnTheForce, Yuri, only for Scorpion grabs to grab Spidey from behind with his tail and Peter complaining he was in the middle of a important call.
* The sequel to ''VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero'' has the PhantomThief, upon being caught in the Prinnies' trap, use the Omega Cool spell to summon Ice Keeper [[GenderBlenderName Joshua]], who lands less than gracefully on her rear, seeing as she was in the middle of a phone conversation. While she does lend the Phantom Thief some assistance, she spends the entire fight reading a magazine and chatting away on her cell phone. Amusingly, listening close enough to her conversation will reveal [[CallBack plenty of references]] to [[Franchise/{{Disgaea}} prior]] [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom games]] in the same universe.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
** In the episode "Wild Cards," Characters/{{Batman|TheCharacter}} takes a call from ComicBook/TheFlash while he's in the middle of a fight. The Flash had a good reason for calling, since he needed instructions on [[WireDilemma how to disarm a bomb]].
** Also, in the episode "Dead Reckoning", Batman and Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} figure out Gorilla City is under attack from the Legion of Doom, and Batman calls Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to warn him - right as they're being attacked.
** In the episode "Wild Cards," Characters/{{Batman|TheCharacter}} takes a call from ComicBook/TheFlash while he's in the middle of a fight. The Flash had a good reason for calling, since he needed instructions on [[WireDilemma how to disarm a bomb]].
** Also, in the episode "Dead Reckoning", Batman and Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} figure out Gorilla City is under attack from the Legion of Doom, and Batman calls Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to warn him - right as they're being attacked.
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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
** In the episode "Wild Cards," Characters/{{Batman|TheCharacter}} takes a call from ComicBook/TheFlash while he's in the middle of a fight. The Flash had a good reason for calling, since he needed instructions on [[WireDilemma how to disarm a bomb]].
** Also, in the episode "Dead Reckoning", Batman and Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} figure out Gorilla City is under attack from the Legion of Doom, and Batman calls Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to warn him - right as they're being attacked.
** In the episode "Wild Cards," Characters/{{Batman|TheCharacter}} takes a call from ComicBook/TheFlash while he's in the middle of a fight. The Flash had a good reason for calling, since he needed instructions on [[WireDilemma how to disarm a bomb]].
** Also, in the episode "Dead Reckoning", Batman and Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} figure out Gorilla City is under attack from the Legion of Doom, and Batman calls Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to warn him - right as they're being attacked.
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** In the episode "Wild Cards," Characters/{{Batman|TheCharacter}} takes a{{Inverted|Trope}} on ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderman:'' Aunt May insists Peter call from ComicBook/TheFlash while home if he's going to be out past his 10 o'clock curfew. He set his cell phone alarm to remind him when to call, and in early episodes this tended to happen right in the middle of a fight. The Flash had a good reason for calling, since he needed instructions on [[WireDilemma how to disarm a bomb]].
** Also, in the episode "Dead Reckoning", Batman and Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} figure out Gorilla City is under attack from the Legion of Doom, and Batman calls Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to warn him - right as they're being attacked.fight.
** In the episode "Wild Cards," Characters/{{Batman|TheCharacter}} takes a
** Also, in the episode "Dead Reckoning", Batman and Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} figure out Gorilla City is under attack from the Legion of Doom, and Batman calls Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to warn him - right as they're being attacked.
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* {{Inverted|Trope}} on ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderman:'' Aunt May insists Peter call home if he's going to be out past his 10 o'clock curfew. He set his cell phone alarm to remind him when to call, and in early episodes this tended to happen right in the middle of a fight.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSJdsb1uUYI If you're a mom, you call at the worst time.]] It's what you do. If you want to save 15% or more on car insurance, you switch to Advertising/{{GEICO}}. It's what you do.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSJdsb1uUYI com/watch?v=GNggrti5SQ8 If you're a mom, you call at the worst time.]] It's what you do. If you want to save 15% or more on car insurance, you switch to Advertising/{{GEICO}}. It's what you do.
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* One [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc0IyM19iXM commercial]] for Trident chewing gum shows a man sitting in the jury box during a trial when his cell phone starts ringing. "Uh-oh, Jay, should've put that phone on silent," intones the announcer. Supposedly, Trident gum makes Jay's innocent smile so brilliant that everyone else will ignore the racket in his pocket. [[NoSell Not happening, Jay.]]
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* One [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc0IyM19iXM commercial]] commercial for Trident chewing gum shows a man sitting in the jury box during a trial when his cell phone starts ringing. "Uh-oh, Jay, should've put that phone on silent," intones the announcer. Supposedly, Trident gum makes Jay's innocent smile so brilliant that everyone else will ignore the racket in his pocket. [[NoSell Not happening, Jay.]]
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* In an issue of ''Comicbook/PowerGirl'', the title character desperately tries to call Comicbook/{{Zatanna}} for help after dinosaurs begin appearing around in New York City. Unfortunately, Zatanna is unable to answer her phone, as a villain has taped her mouth shut and is absorbing her powers.
* At an issue of ''Film/BarbWire'', Barb is in the mother of all {{Chase Scene}}s fleeing from every criminal force in her City on her motorcycle, when her cell phone beeps. After exclaiming that they must be kidding her, she decides to answer with the most sensible line:
* At an issue of ''Film/BarbWire'', Barb is in the mother of all {{Chase Scene}}s fleeing from every criminal force in her City on her motorcycle, when her cell phone beeps. After exclaiming that they must be kidding her, she decides to answer with the most sensible line:
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* In an issue of ''Comicbook/PowerGirl'', the title character desperately tries to call Comicbook/{{Zatanna}} Characters/{{Zatanna}} for help after dinosaurs begin appearing around in New York City. Unfortunately, Zatanna is unable to answer her phone, as a villain has taped her mouth shut and is absorbing her powers.
*At In an issue of ''Film/BarbWire'', ''ComicBook/BarbWire'', Barb is in the mother of all {{Chase Scene}}s fleeing from every criminal force in her City on her motorcycle, when her cell phone beeps. After exclaiming that they must be kidding her, she decides to answer with the most sensible line:
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* For the climax of ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'', Will and Elizabeth ask Barbosa to [[spoiler:marry them. Barbosa lets them know he’s a [[{{Understatement}} little busy]] fighting ''The Flying Dutchman’s'' crew in the middle of a fierce storm. Barbosa eventually agrees and proceeds with the ceremony while still fighting Davey Jones’ men.]]
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* For the climax of ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'', Will and Elizabeth ask Barbosa to [[spoiler:marry them. Barbosa lets them know he’s a [[{{Understatement}} little busy]] fighting ''The Flying Dutchman’s'' crew in the middle of a fierce storm. Barbosa eventually agrees and proceeds with the ceremony while still fighting Davey Jones’ men.]]men]].
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** Unfortunately all this serves as foreshadowing for [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E11DarkWater "Dark Water"]], [[spoiler:where Clara calls her boyfriend with a LoveConfession that can't wait a few minutes until he gets home. Distracted by the phone call, Danny is killed in a road accident.]]
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** Unfortunately all this serves as foreshadowing for [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E11DarkWater "Dark Water"]], [[spoiler:where Clara calls her boyfriend with a LoveConfession that can't wait a few minutes until he gets home. Distracted by the phone call, Danny is killed in a road accident.]]accident]].
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* In ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions'' ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'s third special attack has his cellphone ring in the middle of the fight and he goes to answer it, while his opponent makes exasperated gestures and looks away while he yammers away on it, only to have Deadpool shake his head, hang up and [[OffhandBackhand offhandedly shoot his opponent]].
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* In ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions'' ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'s Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}'s third special attack has his cellphone ring in the middle of the fight and he goes to answer it, while his opponent makes exasperated gestures and looks away while he yammers away on it, only to have Deadpool shake his head, hang up and [[OffhandBackhand offhandedly shoot his opponent]].
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** During [[ItMakesSenseInContext Mettaton's cooking show]] when he moves towards you with a chainsaw, needing "a human soul" as an ingredient, Alphys interrupts with a phone call and his response is "I'm kind of in the middle of something here." [[spoiler: It turns out to be staged as part of Alphys' plan to stop you from leaving]].
** One of Alphys's calls to you in Hotland is timed to interrupt you the moment a conveyor belt is pulling you past a switch you need to press to solve a puzzle which would turn off a forcefield and let you move to the next room. The forcefield then seemingly deactivates on its own. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that she has control over Hotland's puzzles, and she turned it off herself after realising she stopped you from doing it]].
** One of Alphys's calls to you in Hotland is timed to interrupt you the moment a conveyor belt is pulling you past a switch you need to press to solve a puzzle which would turn off a forcefield and let you move to the next room. The forcefield then seemingly deactivates on its own. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that she has control over Hotland's puzzles, and she turned it off herself after realising she stopped you from doing it]].
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** During [[ItMakesSenseInContext Mettaton's cooking show]] when he moves towards you with a chainsaw, needing "a human soul" as an ingredient, Alphys interrupts with a phone call and his response is "I'm kind of in the middle of something here." [[spoiler: It turns out to be staged as part of Alphys' plan to stop you from leaving]].
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** One of Alphys's calls to you in Hotland is timed to interrupt you the moment a conveyor belt is pulling you past a switch you need to press to solve a puzzle which would turn off a forcefield and let you move to the next room. The forcefield then seemingly deactivates on its own. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that she has control over Hotland's puzzles, and she turned it off herself after realising she stopped you from doing
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* In ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' this can happen several times with one of Peter allies calling in at the worst possible time during gameplay. Said verbatim at one point when he's at The Raft trying to stop the prison break while taling to his FriendOnTheForce, Yuri, only for Scorpion grabs to grab Spidey from behind with his tail and Peter complaining he was in the middle of a important call.
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* In ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' this can happen several times with one of Peter allies calling in at the worst possible time during gameplay. Said verbatim at one point when he's at The Raft trying to stop the prison break while taling talking to his FriendOnTheForce, Yuri, only for Scorpion grabs to grab Spidey from behind with his tail and Peter complaining he was in the middle of a important call.
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* Happens on the [[http://www.drunkduck.com/Bloody_Urban/index.php?p=706870 very first page]] of ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban''.
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* in ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'', the would-be hero Sydney [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-294-sydneys-mighty-need/ call her teammate]] Dabbler at night for some "urgent" informations. She is first responded by Dabbler that this is not the time as she is in the middle of something, and then, more explicitly, that something is in the middle of her. This cut the conversation short. Of course, since Dabbler is a succubus, this was to be expected.
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* in In ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'', the would-be hero Sydney [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-294-sydneys-mighty-need/ call her teammate]] Dabbler at night for some "urgent" informations. She is first responded by Dabbler that this is not the time as she is in the middle of something, and then, more explicitly, that something is in the middle of her. This cut the conversation short. Of course, since Dabbler is a succubus, this was to be expected.
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** Also, in "Future-Drama", Snake is called about his dinner in the middle of a hold up. Of course, his cell phone is merged with his ray gun, giving Bart the opportunity to thwart him
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** In the episode "Wild Cards," Franchise/{{Batman}} takes a call from Franchise/TheFlash while he's in the middle of a fight. The Flash had a good reason for calling, since he needed instructions on [[WireDilemma how to disarm a bomb]].
** Also, in the episode "Dead Reckoning", Batman and Franchise/WonderWoman figure out Gorilla City is under attack from the Legion of Doom, and Batman calls Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to warn him - right as they're being attacked.
** Also, in the episode "Dead Reckoning", Batman and Franchise/WonderWoman figure out Gorilla City is under attack from the Legion of Doom, and Batman calls Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to warn him - right as they're being attacked.
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** In the episode "Wild Cards," Franchise/{{Batman}} Characters/{{Batman|TheCharacter}} takes a call from Franchise/TheFlash ComicBook/TheFlash while he's in the middle of a fight. The Flash had a good reason for calling, since he needed instructions on [[WireDilemma how to disarm a bomb]].
** Also, in the episode "Dead Reckoning", Batman andFranchise/WonderWoman Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} figure out Gorilla City is under attack from the Legion of Doom, and Batman calls Solovar (leader of Gorilla City) to warn him - right as they're being attacked.
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* {{Inverted|Trope}} on ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan:'' Aunt May insists Peter call home if he's going to be out past his 10 o'clock curfew. He set his cell phone alarm to remind him when to call, and in early episodes this tended to happen right in the middle of a fight.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' has Franchise/{{Batman}} in this situation several times, including a few times when Comicbook/{{AQUAMAN}} was bored on a family vacation and hoped that Batman would need him to ''join'' the current battle.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has a variant, slightly different in that it's between heroes on the same mission (who are using telepathy instead of a phone):
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' has Franchise/{{Batman}} in this situation several times, including a few times when Comicbook/{{AQUAMAN}} was bored on a family vacation and hoped that Batman would need him to ''join'' the current battle.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has a variant, slightly different in that it's between heroes on the same mission (who are using telepathy instead of a phone):
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* {{Inverted|Trope}} on ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan:'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderman:'' Aunt May insists Peter call home if he's going to be out past his 10 o'clock curfew. He set his cell phone alarm to remind him when to call, and in early episodes this tended to happen right in the middle of a fight.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' hasFranchise/{{Batman}} Batman in this situation several times, including a few times when Comicbook/{{AQUAMAN}} was bored on a family vacation and hoped that Batman would need him to ''join'' the current battle.
*''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' has a variant, slightly different in that it's between heroes on the same mission (who are using telepathy instead of a phone):
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* In ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', Jackie is often kicking ass with the shadowkhan or some other {{mooks}} when ''Uncle'' calls, often with the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Phlebotinum]] or the info needed to defeat the MonsterOfTheWeek. His phone calls usually take ''forever'' with his constant "[[CatchPhrase one more thing]]" reminders, while Jackie's trying to listen and fight off the attackers at once. ConservationOfNinjutsu seems to be the only thing that keeps him alive through them.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', Jackie is often kicking ass with the shadowkhan or some other {{mooks}} when ''Uncle'' calls, often with the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Phlebotinum]] or the info needed to defeat the MonsterOfTheWeek. His phone calls usually take ''forever'' with his constant "[[CatchPhrase one "one more thing]]" thing" reminders, while Jackie's trying to listen and fight off the attackers at once. ConservationOfNinjutsu seems to be the only thing that keeps him alive through them.
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* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Index calls Mikoto for help reversing a brain hacking while Mikoto is fighting dozens of {{Mooks}} armed with assault rifles.
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* In ''Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic The Second Raid'', Kaname happens to call Sōsuke's cell phone while he is in Sicily serving as a getaway driver for Mao and Kurz. For some reason he answers, resulting in several minutes of conversation while he is driving a car being pursued and shot at by a baker's dozen cars full of [[TheMafia Mafia]] {{Mooks}}.
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* In ''Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic ''Literature/FullMetalPanic The Second Raid'', Kaname happens to call Sōsuke's cell phone while he is in Sicily serving as a getaway driver for Mao and Kurz. For some reason he answers, resulting in several minutes of conversation while he is driving a car being pursued and shot at by a baker's dozen cars full of [[TheMafia Mafia]] {{Mooks}}.
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** Inversely, in VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3, one of Viper's intro quotes has her end a call with her daughter because she's ABOUT to get in a fight.
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** Inversely, in VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3, ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', one of Viper's intro quotes has her end a call with her daughter because she's ABOUT to get in a fight.
