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This is where a fight or ChaseScene breaks out in a public area where there are a lot of witnesses. The camera will invariably cut to a scene showing people jumping back out of the way, if it's a chase scene, or just scattering in panic if it's a fight scene. This is done to highlight the awesomeness of the parties involved. If they don't move, expect to see a MobstacleCourse.

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* Lampshaded in ''{{Discworld}}'' where its an important part of TheoryOfNarrativeCausality - complete with two men carrying a pane of glass.

* In the {{pilot}} MiniSeries for the ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}'' remake, Starbuck is jogging around TheBattlestar, shouting "Make a hole!" whenever people are blocking the way.
* ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' whenever people get in Sam's way.

* Any video game where you're driving and not supposed to run over people. The A.I. doesn't catch up with the real person and the pedestrians dive out in front of your car. Then the police arrive.

* The "Some days you just can't [[BombDisposal get rid of a bomb]]" sequence in the 1966 ''{{Batman}}'' movie, as seen on [=YouTube=] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4v1hAnfy1I here, particularly between 1:20 and 1:30]]. Justified as Batman is carrying a large sputtering bomb.

* In ''Franchise/StarWars: The New Jedi Order''. Leia and Han are trying to escape Coruscant by getting to the Millenium Falcon. They are stopped by Viqi Shesh and Dab Hantaq who pretend to be seeking asylum on the Millenium Falcon. Things go sour as the two are attempting to prevent their escape and Hantaq throws a Thermal Detonator and bolts. One of Solo's Security Droids picks it up and attempts to disarm it and almost refers to this trope by name saying, "make a hole! Thermal detonator coming through!"

* FinalFantasy IX; [[spoiler: In the final cutscene, when Zidane reveals himself, alive and well, to [[strike:Queen Garnet]] Dagger, she runs down the stairs and tries to make her way through the crowd [[LastMinuteHookup to be with Zidane again]], even ditching her Falcon Claw pendant and crown.]]

* Happens in ''TotalRecall'' while Quaid is escaping from his pursuers on Earth. The crowd opens up in front of him as he's running away (justified, as he's carrying a gun).

** And used earlier in the same storyline, along with the typical civilian reaction to [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-02-11 the military version]].

* Done in ''TheIncredibleHulk'' sort of, the crowd seems to be infected with a case of stupid and end up running parallel to the Hulk and his mutated nemesis as opposed to away from them.

* Subverted in ''{{Octopussy}}'' when Film/JamesBond cleverly throws money to the crowd so that they ''don't'' scatter before the people chasing him.

* Subverted in {{Octopussy}} when Bond cleverly throws money to the crowd so that they ''don't'' scatter before the people chasing him.

* ''[[MissionImpossible Mission: Impossible 3]]'' does this near the end of the movie.

* Happens in ''CatsAndDogs'' when [[BigBad Mr. Tinkles]] and his goons needed to get through Mr. Mason's factory to his office.

* In ''StarWars: The New Jedi Order''. Leia and Han are trying to escape Coruscant by getting to the Millenium Falcon. They are stopped by Viqi Shesh and Dab Hantaq who pretend to be seeking asylum on the Millenium Falcon. Things go sour as the two are attempting to prevent their escape and Hantaq throws a Thermal Detonator and bolts. One of Solo's Security Droids picks it up and attempts to disarm it and almost refers to this trope by name saying, "make a hole! Thermal detonator coming through!"

->'''Inigo Montoya''': ''pushing his way through a crowd'' Excuse me... Excuse me... Fezzik, please?\\

''Everybody clears a path''\\

* Inevitable in any {{NCIS}} episode aboard a ship or submarine. "Make a hole!"
* In the {{pilot}} MiniSeries for the BattleStarGalactica remake, Starbuck is jogging around TheBattlestar, shouting "Make a hole!" whenever people are blocking the way.
* ''{{iCarly}}'' whenever people get in Sam's way.
* In the ''{{Community}}'' episode "[[Recap/CommunityS2E09ConspiracyTheoriesAndInteriorDesign Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design]]" a ChaseScene occurs that includes examples of ExcuseMeComingThrough and MobstacleCourse in the form of a Latvian Independence Parade... all within the confines of a blanket fort.

* Subverted in ''RaidersOfTheLostArk'', where Indy has to push his way through a MobstacleCourse to get to the truck where the ActionGirl is supposedly being held hostage.

* Subverted in the 1993 version of TheThreeMusketeers when D'Artagnan throws the Cardinal's gold off his coach to the crowd so the crowd blocks the Cardinal's men that are chasing them.

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* FamilyGuy: In the episode where Peter fattens up Lois, he brings the fat Lois to a restaurant where he announces "MAKE WAY! MAKE WAY! FAT WIFE COMING THROUGH!" and pushes tables apart to give Lois more space.

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* ''GrandTheftAuto'' games are made of these practically.
* Inverted in ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}''; upon seeing you ''speeding down the street in a freaking TANK,'' most civilians in your path will simply panic and freeze up, and the ones that don't tend to actually run directly into your path. And no, firing warning shots over their heads [[TooDumbToLive doesn't seem to make them get out of your way]].
** Not to mention how they seem to be OCD about using the freaking CROSSWALKS.
* FinalFantasy IX; [[spoiler: In the final cutscene, when Zidane reveals himself, alive and well, to [[strike:Queen Garnet]] Dagger, she runs down the stairs and tries to make her way through the crowd [[LastMinuteHookup to be with Zidane again]], even ditching her Falcon Claw pendant and crown.]]
* Any video game where you're driving and not supposed to run over people. The A.I. doesn't catch up with the real person and the pedestrians dive out in front of your car. Then the police arrive.
* Subverted, sort of, in the ''[[RyuGaGotoku Yakuza]]'' games. Random [=NPCs=] wander the streets of Kamurocho, and running into them will cause them to either shuffle quickly aside or get knocked down.

* Inverted in ''{{Prototype}}''; upon seeing you ''speeding down the street in a freaking TANK,'' most civilians in your path will simply panic and freeze up, and the ones that don't tend to actually run directly into your path. And no, firing warning shots over their heads [[TooDumbToLive doesn't seem to make them get out of your way]].

--> --''ThePrincessBride''

* In ''ThePrincessBride'', Andre the Giant splits the crowd because... well, he's Andre the Giant.

* ZebraGirl has a scene where Jack asks Wally to clear a way through the crowd, resulting in the same exchange as in the page quote, except with Wally adding the line [[ThePrincessBride "That was a great movie."]]

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Can also be a StockPhrase, in which case, if the speaker is in the military, he will likely shout ''"Make a hole!"''

* Hilariously used in {{Freefall}}, when Niomi is trying to teach Florence that she may need to shove through a packed crowd to get on the train. Florence suggests politeness may work; Niomi sarcastically shouts "My friend Florence would like to board the train, please make a path". And can't believe it when it works (the large robot population quite likes Florence).

* Done memorably in ''ExterminatusNow'' by [[HeroicSociopath Lothar]].
-->'''Lothar''': OUTTA THE WAY! [[UnstoppableRage ANGRY]] [[ComedicSociopathy KILLER]] [[{{Cyborg}} CYBORG]] COMING THROUGH!!

-->'''[[TalkingAnimal Tinkles]]''': Yes that's me. Your employer, Mr. Mason. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Not an evil cat bent on taking over the world]]. Out of my way.

-->'''Lothar''': OUTTA THE WAY! [[UnstoppableRage ANGRY]] [[ComedicSociopathy KILLER]] {{CYBORG}} COMING THROUGH!!

Can also be a StockPhrase, in which case, if the speaker is in the military, he will likely shout "''Make a hole!''"

Can also be a StockPhrase.

* Subverted, sort of, in the ''[[RyuGaGotoku Yakuza]]'' games. Random NPCs wander the streets of Kamurocho, and running into them will cause them to either shuffle quickly aside or get knocked down.

* In a Non-chase example, one episode of ''{{ER}}'' has a compressed air bottle fall off a table, pressing the nozzling making the bottle shoot down the hallway. A view from the bottle shows people diving and jumping out of the bottle's way before it hits something, flies through the air, and is imbedded in a janitor closet door.

* In ''ThePrincessBride'', Andre the Giant splits the crowd because... well, he's Andre the Giant. SoYeah.

'''Inigo Montoya''': Thank you.