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* ''NakedGun 2½''

** In Strong World, Brook does this along with his trademark laugh style.

* ''Spy Hard'', combining it with a ''{{Speed}}'' parody by having the bus travel in front of the moon during its jump.

Character flies in front of a full moon, making a silhouette. Popularized by ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', if that film is not the UrExample.

Since this often requires the moon to be large enough for a silhouette, this trope tends to coincide with WeirdMoon.

Note that this can be done without trickery: you just have to position the camera a long way from the "foreground" object, and use a telephoto lens.

* ''LastActionHero''

* In ''OnePiece'', during the Drum Island arc of the Baroque Works saga, this occurs with the Straw Hat Pirates when they are hastily departing Drum Island in Dr. Kureha's sleigh, with Chopper hauling the sleigh and the Straw Hats piled up in the sleigh hanging on for dear life. Also in Strong World, Brook does this along with his trademark laugh style.

* In ''OnePiece'', during the Drum Island arc of the Baroque Works saga, this occurs with the Straw Hat Pirates when they are hastily departing Drum Island in Dr. Kureha's sleigh, with Chopper hauling the sleigh and the Straw Hats piled up in the sleigh hanging on for dear life.

Note that this can be done without trickery: you just have to position the camera a long way from the "foreground" object, and use a telephoto lens.

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* One BuffyTheVampireSlayer comic makes use of this trope when Willow is flying Andrew to Scotland.

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* ''{{Eureka}}'''s season four ChristmasEpisode gave us Santa's sleigh being silhouetted against the full moon.

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Character flies in front of a full moon, making a silhouette. Popularized by ''E.T.'', if that film is not the UrExample.

* ''[[{{ptitle8pp9w72sx8tq}} E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'': TropeCodifier at the very least; this is the iconic shot of the film, as seen in the page image.

* ''TinyToonAdventures: [[TheMovie How I Spent My Summer Vacation]]'': Byron flies in front of the moon, with Buster and Babs in tow, and crashes into E.T. and Elliot.

* Similar to the aforementioned Film example, many {{ChristmasEpisode}}s and {{ChristmasSpecial}}s of various shows feature an ending scene where a silhouette of SantaClaus and his reindeer traveling away can be seen in the front of the moon.

* Similar to the aforementioned Film example, many {{ChristmasEpisode}}s and {{ChristmasSpecial}}s of various shows feature an ending scene where a silhouette of SantaClaus and his reindeer traveling away can be seen in the front of the moon.

* Similar to the aforementioned Film example, many {{ChristmasEpisode}}s and ChristmasSpecials of various shows feature an ending scene where a silhouette of SantaClaus and his reindeer traveling away can be seen in the front of the moon.

* Similar to the aforementioned Film example, many {{ChristmasEpisode}}s and ChristmasSpecials of various shows feature an ending scene where a silhouette of SantaClaus and his reindeer traveling away can be seen in the front of the moon.

* The [[GrandFinale series finale]] of KimPossible ends with Kim and Ron flying off in her CoolCar in front of a (what else?) full moon.

* ''RisingStars'': [[AntiHero Randy Fisk]] does this with [[spoiler:[[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth Cathy Holmes']]]] [[HeroicSacrifice body, when they die in the process of]] [[spoiler:[[HealingHands bringing him back to life]]]], cremating them with their HandBlast. Possibly somewhat {{narm}}ful, as this is done over [[spoiler:Maas-controlled Chicago]], presumably in full view of ''at least a thousand enemy Specials''...

* Happens at least twice in the XWingSeries, involving Star Destroyers (and obviously not with ''our'' moon).

* ''EurekaSeven'' has one of these ([[http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/manga-anime_pictures/Anime/Moon/vlcsnap-2022049-1.jpg picture]]). [[BetterThanItSounds It's more serious than other instances of this trope.]]

* ''[[{{ptitle8pp9w72sx8tq}} E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''

* ''Shugo Chara'' where the Tsukiyomi [[spoiler: siblings]] are so awesome that they can make an auto full moon. Just look at any shots of [[spoiler: Utau]] nightsinging, and you'll see this trope. Ikuto has it less so, but if you see him at night he'll have the moon behind him.

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* ''Shugo Chara'', where the Tsukiyomi [[siblings]] are so awesome that they can make an auto full moon. Just look at any shots of [[Utau]] nightsinging, and you'll see this trope. Ikuto has it less so, but if you see him at night he'll have the moon behind him.