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* Parodied in the French movie ''[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076897/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine]]''. The White Horseman would love nothing more than to use this trope, but both time he tries a (quite gratuitous) swing, the chandelier just gives up under his weight. "Flûte, flûte, flûte!"
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''; In "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?", Venkman offered to swing from a chandelier to capture a ghost. Spengler accused him of volunteering because [[IAlwaysWantedToSayThat he always wanted to swing from a chandelier]]. Which, it turns out, is something Spengler always wanted to do. Venkman ceded the chandelier to Spengler.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''; In "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?", Venkman offered to swing from a chandelier to capture a ghost. Spengler accused him of volunteering because [[IAlwaysWantedToSayThat he always wanted to swing from a chandelier]]. Which, it turns out, is something Spengler always wanted to do. Venkman ceded the chandelier to Spengler.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'';
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* ''TheRealGhostbusters''; In "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?", Venkman offered to swing from a chandelier to capture a ghost. Spengler accused him of volunteering because [[IAlwaysWantedToSayThat he always wanted to swing from a chandelier]]. Which, it turns out, is something Spengler always wanted to do. Venkman ceded the chandelier to Spengler.
* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode ''The Beach'', Ty Lee swings from not one, but two chandeliers in a row while helping Azula, Zuko, and Mai destroy a house.
* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode ''The Beach'', Ty Lee swings from not one, but two chandeliers in a row while helping Azula, Zuko, and Mai destroy a house.
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* ''TheRealGhostbusters''; ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''; In "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?", Venkman offered to swing from a chandelier to capture a ghost. Spengler accused him of volunteering because [[IAlwaysWantedToSayThat he always wanted to swing from a chandelier]]. Which, it turns out, is something Spengler always wanted to do. Venkman ceded the chandelier to Spengler.
* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode''The Beach'', "The Beach", Ty Lee swings from not one, but two chandeliers in a row while helping Azula, Zuko, and Mai destroy a house.
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I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier...''
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I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier...''"''
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* ''VideoGame/Uncharted3DrakesDeception'' features this early in the ruined french Chateau level. Understandably enough, his partner Sully is greatly concerned that Nate even considers attempting it.
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->''I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier\\
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist\\
Like it doesn't exist\\
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry\\
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier...''
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I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist\\
Like it doesn't exist\\
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry\\
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier...''
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Parodied in The Feast by ''Music/EnterShikari'': What's swinging from the chandelier?
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* Marty [=McFly=] does it in ''Film/BackToTheFuture Part III'', while trying to escape from Buford Tannen in the saloon.
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* Marty [=McFly=] does it in ''Film/BackToTheFuture Part III'', ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', while trying to escape from Buford Tannen in the saloon.
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* In-universe example: In ''The Lucy Show'', Lucy poses as "Iron Man Carmichael", a stunt man. She's supposed to do a relatively simple stunt, but at the last minute it gets changed to a swing from a chandelier. Naturally, HilarityEnsues.
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* In-universe example: In ''The Lucy Show'', ''Series/TheLucyShow'', Lucy poses as "Iron Man Carmichael", a stunt man. She's supposed to do a relatively simple stunt, but at the last minute it gets changed to a swing from a chandelier. Naturally, HilarityEnsues.
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* Jack Sparrow, during his escape from the palace in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean: On Stranger Tides''.
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* Jack Sparrow, during his escape from the palace in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean: On Stranger Tides''.''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides''.
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* ''Series/TheGoodies'': Graeme attempts one in "Snow White 2" and ends up crashing into the wall.
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* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' has a FilmWithinAFilm example, with Don Lockwood doing one during his climactic fight scene in ''The Royal Rascal''.
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* In the 1948 film adaptation of ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'', Gene Kelly as D'Artagnan does a chandelier swing during a fight scene.
* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' has a FilmWithinAFilm example, with Don Lockwood doing one during his climactic fight scene in ''The RoyalRascal''.Rascal'' (which is actually re-purposed footage from the 1948 ''Three Musketeers'').
* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' has a FilmWithinAFilm example, with Don Lockwood doing one during his climactic fight scene in ''The Royal
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* In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVSAceAttorney'', Mahoney jumps to and grabs an enormous chandelier [[spoiler:to save herself from being caught by soldiers clad in medieval metal mail, as she was wrongfully accused of witchcraft.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVSAceAttorney'', Mahoney Espella jumps to and grabs an enormous chandelier [[spoiler:to save herself from being caught by soldiers clad in medieval metal mail, soldiers, as she was wrongfully accused of witchcraft.]]
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* Level 6-2 in ''Super {{Castlevania}} IV''.
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* Level 6-2 in ''Super {{Castlevania}} IV''.''VideoGame/SuperCastlevaniaIV'' has the player jumping from a massive swinging chandelier to another.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode ''The Beach'', Ty Lee swings from not one, but two chandeliers in a row while helping Azula, Zuko, and Mai destroy a house.
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* ''TheRealGhostbusters''; In "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Ghost?", Venkman offered to swing from a chandelier to capture a ghost. Spengler accused him of volunteering because [[IAlwaysWantedToSayThat he always wanted to swing from a chandelier]]. Which, it turns out, is something Spengler always wanted to do. Venkman ceded the chandelier to Spengler.
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* Level 6-2 in ''Super {{Castlevania}} IV''.
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* In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVSAceAttorney'', Mahoney jumps to and grabs an enormous chandelier [[spoiler:to save herself from being caught by soldiers clad in medieval metal mail, as she was wrongfully accused of witchcraft.]]
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Parodied in The Feast by ''Music/EnterShikari'': What's swinging from the chandelier?
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** A DiscussedTrope in ''Discworld/GuardsGuards'', where the tales the old guardsman tells young Carrot involve a lot of chandelier swinging, and later a group of guards ordered to arrest Sam Vimes worry that he'll turn out to be a swashbuckling hero and fight them all off while shouting "Ha!" and swinging from the chandelier.
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** A DiscussedTrope in ''Discworld/GuardsGuards'', where the tales the old guardsman tells young Carrot involve a lot of chandelier swinging, and later a group of guards ordered to arrest Sam Vimes worry that he'll turn out to be a swashbuckling hero and fight them all off while shouting "Ha!" and swinging from the chandelier. Then somebody has to go on and ruin it for everybody by pointing out that there ''is'' no chandelier in the room. This just makes them worry ''more''.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Time Warrior": The Doctor does one during a scuffle in Irongron's castle.
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* ''Honor + Intrigue'' from Basic Action Games. Chandelier swinging is covered in the section on Stunts.
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* Task Force Games' ''Musketeers'' game allowed characters to perform one of these as a combat action.
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* In Yaquinto Games' ''Swashbuckler'', players could give their characters movement orders, including swinging on a chandelier.
* Task Force Games' ''Musketeers'' game allowed characters to perform one of these swashbuckling activities as a combat action.
* Task Force Games' ''Musketeers'' game allowed characters to perform one of these swashbuckling activities as a combat action.
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* The prince in the MickeyMouse version of ''Disney/ThePrinceAndThePauper''.
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* The prince in the MickeyMouse version of ''Disney/ThePrinceAndThePauper''.
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A staple of films where RuleOfCool allows the fight choreography to use bits of set as gymnastic apparatus. Anything hanging from the ceiling will bear a man's weight swinging from it. Bannisters and mantelpieces are for beam routines or sliding down. Curtains may be climbed. Refectory tables will become fencing pistes.
These days, mostly a DeadHorseTrope, as it breaks suspension of disbelief both that the furniture will stand the treatment, and that the enemy won't just stab the hero while his guard is wide open. Usually part of {{Flynning}}.
These days, mostly a DeadHorseTrope, as it breaks suspension of disbelief both that the furniture will stand the treatment, and that the enemy won't just stab the hero while his guard is wide open. Usually part of {{Flynning}}.
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** In ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', chandelier swinging is one of the elements mentioned during a discussion of bar-brawling tactics.
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* Sir Launcelot does this in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', except [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A22l6pikXqE#t=5m45s he gets stuck]].
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* Sir Launcelot does this in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', except [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A22l6pikXqE#t=5m45s he gets stuck]].stuck.
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That prominent chandelier isn't always [[FallingChandelierOfDoom just waiting to fall on somebody]]. Sometimes it's there for the [[{{Swashbuckler}} swashbuckling hero]] to swing from during the fight scene.
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* During the climactic battle in ''Film/DontLoseYourHead'', each of the three heroes takes a shot at swinging across the room on the chandelier. One of them misjudges the swing and ends up flying out a window.
* Jack Sparrow, during his escape from the palace in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean: On Stranger Tides''.
* Sir Launcelot does this in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', except [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A22l6pikXqE#t=5m45s he gets stuck]].
-->Excuse me, could, uh, could somebody give me a push, please?
* Marty [=McFly=] does it in ''Film/BackToTheFuture Part III'', while trying to escape from Buford Tannen in the saloon.
* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' has a FilmWithinAFilm example, with Don Lockwood doing one during his climactic fight scene in ''The Royal Rascal''.
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* The prince in the MickeyMouse version of ''Disney/ThePrinceAndThePauper''.
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* Literature/{{Discworld}}:
** A DiscussedTrope in ''Discworld/GuardsGuards'', where the tales the old guardsman tells young Carrot involve a lot of chandelier swinging, and later a group of guards ordered to arrest Sam Vimes worry that he'll turn out to be a swashbuckling hero and fight them all off while shouting "Ha!" and swinging from the chandelier.
** Done in ''{{Discworld/Maskerade}}'', when Greebo is chasing the Opera Ghost around.
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* In-universe example: In ''The Lucy Show'', Lucy poses as "Iron Man Carmichael", a stunt man. She's supposed to do a relatively simple stunt, but at the last minute it gets changed to a swing from a chandelier. Naturally, HilarityEnsues.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Spike does this in order to kick Buffy in the face during their DestructoNookie in "Smashed".
* ''Series/TheWildWildWest'': James West does this during a BarBrawl. (The stunt went wrong and Robert Conrad about broke his neck. They had to shut down production for a year. After he recovered they took up filming again right where they left off, and the fall, but not the injury, is a part of the episode.)
* ''{{Series/Highlander}}'', 'Song of the Executioner'.
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* Iron Crown Enterprises' ''At Rapier's Point''. As a game based on the swashbuckling genre, it allowed (and even encouraged) [=PCs=] to swing on chandeliers for tactical advantage, such as to escape from enemies or drop on top of them.
* The 3rd Edition ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' supplement ''Swashbucklers'' had extensive rules on swinging from chandeliers.
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* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Sandal will swing on the big chandelier at the Hawke Estate. And, if you romance [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Merrill]] and invite her to move in with you, she will participate, as well.
* ''[[VideoGame/FancyPantsAdventures The Fancy Pants Adventure: World 3]]'' allows Fancy Pants Man to jump from one swinging chandelier in the pirate ship level to another as jump-initiated moving platforms.
* Leon uses several chandeliers to swing across indoor balconies in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''.
* ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' has entire levels devoted to swinging from chandelier to chandelier.
* One character does this during the Club 41 spar in ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', knocking down a bag of sugar that was sitting on the chandelier. Of course, Guybrush gets to use the sugar later.
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* During the climactic battle in ''Film/DontLoseYourHead'', each of the three heroes takes a shot at swinging across the room on the chandelier. One of them misjudges the swing and ends up flying out a window.
* Jack Sparrow, during his escape from the palace in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean: On Stranger Tides''.
* Sir Launcelot does this in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', except [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A22l6pikXqE#t=5m45s he gets stuck]].
-->Excuse me, could, uh, could somebody give me a push, please?
* Marty [=McFly=] does it in ''Film/BackToTheFuture Part III'', while trying to escape from Buford Tannen in the saloon.
* ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' has a FilmWithinAFilm example, with Don Lockwood doing one during his climactic fight scene in ''The Royal Rascal''.
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* The prince in the MickeyMouse version of ''Disney/ThePrinceAndThePauper''.
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* Literature/{{Discworld}}:
** A DiscussedTrope in ''Discworld/GuardsGuards'', where the tales the old guardsman tells young Carrot involve a lot of chandelier swinging, and later a group of guards ordered to arrest Sam Vimes worry that he'll turn out to be a swashbuckling hero and fight them all off while shouting "Ha!" and swinging from the chandelier.
** Done in ''{{Discworld/Maskerade}}'', when Greebo is chasing the Opera Ghost around.
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* In-universe example: In ''The Lucy Show'', Lucy poses as "Iron Man Carmichael", a stunt man. She's supposed to do a relatively simple stunt, but at the last minute it gets changed to a swing from a chandelier. Naturally, HilarityEnsues.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Spike does this in order to kick Buffy in the face during their DestructoNookie in "Smashed".
* ''Series/TheWildWildWest'': James West does this during a BarBrawl. (The stunt went wrong and Robert Conrad about broke his neck. They had to shut down production for a year. After he recovered they took up filming again right where they left off, and the fall, but not the injury, is a part of the episode.)
* ''{{Series/Highlander}}'', 'Song of the Executioner'.
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* Iron Crown Enterprises' ''At Rapier's Point''. As a game based on the swashbuckling genre, it allowed (and even encouraged) [=PCs=] to swing on chandeliers for tactical advantage, such as to escape from enemies or drop on top of them.
* The 3rd Edition ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' supplement ''Swashbucklers'' had extensive rules on swinging from chandeliers.
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* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', Sandal will swing on the big chandelier at the Hawke Estate. And, if you romance [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Merrill]] and invite her to move in with you, she will participate, as well.
* ''[[VideoGame/FancyPantsAdventures The Fancy Pants Adventure: World 3]]'' allows Fancy Pants Man to jump from one swinging chandelier in the pirate ship level to another as jump-initiated moving platforms.
* Leon uses several chandeliers to swing across indoor balconies in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''.
* ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' has entire levels devoted to swinging from chandelier to chandelier.
* One character does this during the Club 41 spar in ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland'', knocking down a bag of sugar that was sitting on the chandelier. Of course, Guybrush gets to use the sugar later.
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