History Main / ImNotHungry

* ''Fanfic/BloodOfTheCovenant'': Kallik, after being kidnapped by [[TheKindnapper Princes Iroh and Lu Ten]], refuses to eat for several days. Lu Ten has to practically manipulate him into eating again.

* In the premiere of ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', D'Argo and Zhaan take John Crichton and Officer Aeryn Sun to eat with them because, as Aeryn points out, they need them alive at the moment for information, given that they've just escaped from prison. She advises John to eat as he might not have another chance, not knowing he's only reluctant because the food cubes look rather unappetising.

* In the premiere of ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', D'Argo and Zhaan take John Crichton and Officer Aeryn Sun to eat with them because, as Aeryn points out, they need them alive at the moment for information, given that they've just escaped from prison. She advises John to eat as he might not have another chance, not knowing he's only reluctant because [[AlienLunch the food cubes look rather unappetising]].

* In the "R. Tam Sessions," a tie-in to the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' movie ''Film/{{Serenity}}'', River destroys her mattress in her room at [[SchoolForScheming the Academy]] because she "doesn't trust it" and is "trying to protect her spine." This is probably a mixture of this trope and a symptom of her growing madness.
** Or she overheard some stray thought about what they were putting in the mattresses...

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* Manga/{{Bleach}}'s [[spoiler:Inoue Orihime]]. She even manages to combine this with an slap. Of course, [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Ulquiorra]] isn't actually hurt by it, and leaves after informing her that he'll force-feed her if she hasn't eaten within an hour]].

** During the Totland arc, [[spoiler: [[BigEater Luffy]] goes on a hunger strike, declaring that he wont eat any food unless it's made by Sanji after the latter had to leave the crew.]]

* Jeremy from ''Manga/ACruelGodReigns''. As result of his stepfather's physical and sexual abuse, Jeremy hardly eats anything, even when he is at boarding school during the week. Every time the family is eating a meal or he is seen eating with his roommates at school they comment that he needs to eat more, or asks if he's sick because he's picking at what little food he has on his plate. When not brought up directly, the reader is reminded by how sickly skinny Jeremy appears as the story goes on.

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* As Marian tells [[RobinHood Robin]] in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'' after she has been captured with the Norman treasure-caravan, "I'm afraid the company has spoiled my appetite." (She tries to sneak a bite while he's not looking, though... unsuccessfully.)

* Sort of a non-villain example. Near the end of ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', Helsing and Mina are camped out in the mountains by themselves near Dracula's castle. Helsing tries to feed her, but as Mina currently under Dracula's spell and a half-vampire, she slaps it away growling the line in the process. Then becomes more seductive (thanks to Dracula's three brides nearby manipulating her) before nearly biting into Helsing. Luckily he snaps out of it and manages to take control of the situation.
* ''Film/TheHanoiHilton''. One of the POW's refuses to eat from the well-laden table in front of him, put there for propaganda purposes, despite admitting that he's starving.

* Averted in the Literature/{{Quiller}} novels. Quiller always eats what's offered, because he knows he'll need the energy to escape or resist torture. However in ''The Striker Portfolio'' it's turned back on him; Quiller is surprised to be given caviar and beer, but calculates that TamperingWithFoodAndDrink would do no good as they could just drug or poison him by force, and so eats it for the sustenance. Then he goes to get a drink of water and the tap doesn't work. The alcohol and salty caviar was meant to dehydrate him for the water deprivation torture.

* ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'': Francis led his classmates in the military school into a hunger strike when their TV is confiscated. At the end of the episode Commandant Spangler was ready to give in to their demands, but when he went to accede he realized that hunger had driven Francis to near-delirium, and he could not even remember what it was they were asking for. Taking advantage of such a state, he gets Francis to surrender by offering him his "magic hat".
* In Brazilian show "A Grande Família", there was one episode where Agostinho Carrara took a test for a Government job. When his family refused to believe he didn't buy an answer sheet, he went into a hunger strike that lasted until the results came and revealed he failed, thus proving his innocence. Arguably, he could have solved it earlier if he told them he only didn't buy because he and the man selling answer sheets didn't agree on a price.
** In a later episode, his mother-in-law went into a hunger strike for unrelated reasons and it seemed people forgot Agostinho's previous one.
* In ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', Brook Soso leads a small group of inmates on a hunger strike to protest the excessive and indescriminate use of the SHU, the state of bathrooms, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking lack of real maple syrup at breakfast]]. Their hunger strike is deflated when Caputo informs them that the issues they had (that he could take seriously) were being addressed already... only for Sister Ingalls to go on hunger strike demanding better treatment of elderly inmates.

** When Root kidnaps Harold Finch in "The Contigency", Finch refuses to eat or do much talking, unwilling to give her any information about himself whatsoever.

* The Jimmy Dean recitation "I.O.U." (a sentimental ode to mothers that became an unexpected hit in 1976) has such an example. Here, the young man recalls a time where there were two pieces of pie but three hungry people, and the mother decides she's not that hungry after all, never really liking pie in the first place.

* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. A DiscussedTrope in "Dead Reckoning". John Reese refuses to eat with his captor, who has him strapped into a bomb vest. She says that it's his way of keeping a sense of control by refusing to cooperate in small ways. She points out that Reese's fellow captor is eating (he's been StrappedToABomb for quite some time now), so Reese will also come to accept the hopelessness of his situation.

* As Marian tells [[RobinHood Robin]] in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'' after she has been captured with the Norman treasure-caravan, "I'm afraid the company has spoiled my appetite." (She tries to sneak a bite while he's not looking, though...[[WhatAnIdiot unsuccessfully]].)

->''"'''Fine!''' Then go ahead and '''''STARVE!!!'''''"''
-->-- '''Beast''', ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''

* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. A DiscussedTrope in "Dead Reckoning". Reese refuses to eat with his captor, who has him strapped into a bomb vest. She says that it's his way of keeping a sense of control by refusing to cooperate in small ways. She points out that Reese's fellow captor is eating (he's been StrappedToABomb for quite some time now), so Reese will also come to accept the hopelessness of his situation.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': In "Hide and Q", Q takes Riker, Data, Tasha, Geordi, and Worf with him into his realm, where he offers everybody drinks, but Worf silently pours his out while glaring at him.

* ''Fanfic/LabRat''. After the events of Chapters 2 and 3, [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny]][[HeroicBSOD becomes so messed up]] that he is given a bowl of soup and doesn't eat it, claiming as much to Jazz who notices when it had cooled down.

* Averted in the Literature/{{Quiller}} novels. Quiller always eats what's offered, because he knows he'll need the energy to escape or resist torture. However in ''The Striker Portfolio'' it's turned back on him; Quiller is surprised to be given caviar and beer, calculates that TamperingWithFoodAndDrink would do no good as they could just drug or poison him by force, and so eats it for the sustenance. Then he goes to get a drink of water and the tap doesn't work. The alcohol and salty caviar was meant to dehydrate him for the water deprivation torture.

* Averted in the ''Literature/{{Quiller}}'' novels. Quiller always eats what's offered, because he knows he'll need the energy to escape or resist torture. However in "The Striker Portolio" it's turned back on him; Quiller is surprised to be given caviar and beer, calculates that TamperingWithFoodAndDrink would do no good as they could just drug or poison him by force, and so eats it for the sustenance. Then he goes to get a drink of water and the tap doesn't work. The alcohol and salty caviar was meant to dehydrate him for the water deprivation torture.

* In the "R. Tam Sessions," a tie-in to the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' movie ''Film/{{Serenity}}'', River destroys her mattress in her room at [[SchoolForScheming the Academy]] because she "doesn't trust it" and is "trying to protect her spine." This is probaby a mixture of this trope and a symptom of her growing madness.

* In ''Manga/HoneyHoneyNoSutekiNaBouken'', the female protagonist (and her cat) did this at least once while held in captivity.

-->-- '''Beast''', ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''

* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'':
** ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'': Elizabeth Swann tries to reject Captain Barbossa's dinner invitation and gown.
--->'''Pintel:''' If that be da case, den you be dinin' wiv de crew. An' yewll be nekkid. ''[She changes her mind]''
** Elizabeth again in the [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd third film]], [[spoiler:refusing [[OfficerAndAGentleman Norrington's]] offer of his quarters to remain with her crew in the brig]].

* The captured American general in ''Literature/TheMouseThatRoared'' insists on being given treatment of a specific minimum standard, a point to which he stubbornly clings as the rest of his men are treated to the best hospitality that the Duchy of Grand Fenwick has to offer.
* Belle refuses to go to dinner with the Beast in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' because she's [[BlatantLies "not hungry".]]

* Sort of a non-villain example. Near the end of ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', Helsing and Mina are camped out in the mountains by themselves near Dracula's castle. Helsing tries to feed her, but as Mina currently under Dracula's spell and a half-vampire, she slaps it away growling the line in the process. Then becomes more seductive (thanks to Dracula's three brides nearby manipulating her) before nearly biting into Helsing. Luckily he snaps out of it and manages to take control of the situation.
* As Marian tells [[RobinHood Robin]] in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'' after she has been captured with the Norman treasure-caravan, "I'm afraid the company has spoiled my appetite." (She tries to sneak a bite while he's not looking, though...[[WhatAnIdiot unsuccessfully]].)
* In ''Film/IronJawedAngels'' the female suffragists claim this and as a result had metal instruments shoved in their mouths and were force-fed raw eggs through a tube shoved down their throat.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:''
** A variant in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. The captured [[spoiler:Dr. Zola of HYDRA]] turns down the offer for a steak dinner, saying he's a vegetarian. Really it's because he suspects the meat is poisoned. Colonel Phillips proceeds to start eating it instead.
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar:'' When Thanos offers [[spoiler:Gamora]] a bowl of food after taking her to his base, she angrily throws the bowl across the room.
* A non-prisoner example in Film/LoveActually, when Sam is frantically beefing up his drum skills in anticipation of the Christmas play.

* ''Film/TheHanoiHilton''. One of the POW's refuses to eat from the well-laden table in front of him, put there for propaganda purposes, despite admitting that he's starving.

* Sorta invoked by [[spoiler: Mariko Shinobu]] in ''Manga/OniisamaE'', after the disastrous birthday party where [[spoiler: she goes {{Yandere}} on Nanako.]] She says she won't eat until she gets [[spoiler: Nanako]]'s forgiveness, but [[spoiler: both Kaoru and Nanako]] give her a WhatTheHellHero instead. (Previously, [[spoiler: her mom Hisako]] tried to appeal to her unsuccessfully, and had decided to give her a dose of ForceFeeding [[spoiler: but doesn't get the chance since Mariko passes out and has to be hospitalised.]]

* Belle refuses to go to dinner with the Beast in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' because she's "not hungry".

* In the 3-part pilot for ''Anime/{{Pokémon}} Diamond and Pearl'', newbie trainer Dawn offered Piplup some Pokémon food, but due to the Penguin Pokemon proud nature, he refused. However, his stomach growled, much to his embarrassment and he decided to accept Dawn's offer.

* Used in ''Film/{{Hellboy}}''. HB isn't a prisoner, but he gets passive-aggressive upon discovering that Agent Myers is taking his LoveInterest out for coffee:

Some people are just plain ''stubborn''. Here you are, trying to [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine feed them]], and, even though you can hear their stomachs growling, they claim they're not hungry! Rejecting [[TastesLikeFriendship the sociability of a meal]]!

May be a reaction to FoodInterrogation or NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine. Sometimes a character who claims I'm Not Hungry may be subjected to ForceFeeding.