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Can be a rather family unfriendly scene. Same for its aftermath, with the target being extra crispy. When water is involved, it might suffer from the same implausibilities mentioned in ElectrifiedBathtub.

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Can be a rather [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence family unfriendly scene.scene]]. Same for its aftermath, with the target being extra crispy. When water is involved, it might suffer from the same implausibilities mentioned in ElectrifiedBathtub.



* In the classic ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' #26, the Thing takes on ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk alone after his teammates are all put out of action one way or another. Since "Hulk is the strongest one there is", the Thing has to use his head, and fight with guile and trickery as well as brute force. So when the Hulk throws him down a manhole, the Thing promptly grabs an underground power cable and jams it against the Hulk's skin. It's "enough voltage to light up Times Square", but this is the Hulk on the receiving end, so it only slows him down for a minute or two.

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In the classic ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' issue #26, the Thing takes on ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk alone after his teammates are all put out of action one way or another. Since "Hulk is the strongest one there is", the Thing has to use his head, and fight with guile and trickery as well as brute force. So when the Hulk throws him down a manhole, the Thing promptly grabs an underground power cable and jams it against the Hulk's skin. It's "enough voltage to light up Times Square", but this is the Hulk on the receiving end, so it only slows him down for a minute or two.two.
** In ''The Thing: Idol o' Millions'', the Thing and Iron Man are trapped on an island, trying to save themselves and a bunch of civilians from Arcade. Tony uses his armor to send a DistressCall, and, while unmasked, goes looking for a way to shut down some of the island's electronic "surprises." He's attacked by the robot Brynocki but gets the upper hand on him by zapping him with a power line.
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* Chief Brody accidentally dredges up a cable powering a lighthouse in the denouement of ''Film/Jaws2''. Knowing that sharks are attracted to noise he bangs the cable with an oar, provoking the shark to bite into it, leading to its sparky demise.

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* ''Film/Jaws2'': Chief Brody accidentally dredges up a cable powering a lighthouse in the denouement of ''Film/Jaws2''.the movie. Knowing that sharks are attracted to noise he bangs the cable with an oar, provoking the shark to bite into it, leading to its sparky demise.



* Slater dispatches the Ripper in ''Film/LastActionHero'' by using the Ripper's axe to chop a set of power lines, causing them to fall onto the wet rooftop that they're fighting on and electrify the roof.

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* ''Film/LastActionHero'': Slater dispatches the Ripper in ''Film/LastActionHero'' by using the Ripper's axe to chop a set of power lines, causing them to fall onto the wet rooftop that they're fighting on and electrify the roof.



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* Chief Brody accidentally dredges up a cable powering a lighthouse in the denouement of ''Film/Jaws2''. Knowing that sharks are attracted to noise he bangs it with an oar, provoking the shark to bite into it, leading to its sparky demise.

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* Chief Brody accidentally dredges up a cable powering a lighthouse in the denouement of ''Film/Jaws2''. Knowing that sharks are attracted to noise he bangs it the cable with an oar, provoking the shark to bite into it, leading to its sparky demise.



''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', Smith!Bane blinds Neo using a broken power cable. Neo uses his newly acquired "See ArtificialIntelligence soul" ability to kill Smith!Bane by knocking his head off.

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* ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', Smith!Bane blinds Neo using a broken power cable. Neo uses his newly acquired "See ArtificialIntelligence soul" ability to kill Smith!Bane by knocking his head off.

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* In ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', Smith!Bane blinds Neo using a broken power cable. Neo uses his newly acquired "See ArtificialIntelligence soul" ability to kill Smith!Bane by knocking his head off.

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* In ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', Smith!Bane blinds Neo using a broken power cable. Neo uses his newly acquired "See ArtificialIntelligence soul" ability ''Film/BatmanReturns'': During the climax, Catwoman does it to kill Smith!Bane herself and her former boss by knocking his head off.placing a taser between their mouths while holding an electrified cable; she does this as an act of revenge against him. It appears to also be an act of TakingYouWithMe, but she survives.



** ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. Bond tries it again during his fight with Jaws on the train by breaking the bulb on a table lamp and electrifying Jaws' metal mouth. Unfortunately he's using regular current so he only stuns Jaws for a moment, but that's enough time for Bond to kick him out a window.

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** ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. Bond tries it again during his fight with Jaws on the train by breaking the bulb on a table lamp and electrifying Jaws' metal mouth. Unfortunately he's using regular current so he only stuns Jaws for a moment, but that's enough time for Bond to kick him out a window.*
* ''Film/Deadpool2'': Colossus defeats Juggernaut by jamming a live wire [[AssShove up his ass]].
* Detective John [=McClane=] from ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'' has OneBulletLeft, and takes out all the villains by aiming for the power line going to a building. [[spoiler:The severed line becomes tangled in the villains' helicopter blades, causing them to crash.]] Once the vehicle touches ground, current flows, igniting the aircraft fuel tank for a spectacular fiery finish.
* ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'': Freddie defeats Michael Myers by jamming a live wire into [[GroinAttack his groin]], stunning Myers long enough for Freddie to use the cable to ignite some fuel and set Myers on fire.
* Chief Brody accidentally dredges up a cable powering a lighthouse in the denouement of ''Film/Jaws2''. Knowing that sharks are attracted to noise he bangs it with an oar, provoking the shark to bite into it, leading to its sparky demise.



* In the film version of ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', Seymour defeats Audrey II by electrocuting it with a fallen cable.
* In ''Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone'', Wolff jabs a sparking power cable into one of Overdog's claws. The power feedback fries Overdog and thus causes cascading blowouts throughout the entire fortress.
* Detective John [=McClane=] from ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'' has OneBulletLeft, and takes out all the villains by aiming for the power line going to a building. [[spoiler:The severed line becomes tangled in the villains' helicopter blades, causing them to crash.]] Once the vehicle touches ground, current flows, igniting the aircraft fuel tank for a spectacular fiery finish.



* In the film version of ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', Seymour defeats Audrey II by electrocuting it with a fallen cable
''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', Smith!Bane blinds Neo using a broken power cable. Neo uses his newly acquired "See ArtificialIntelligence soul" ability to kill Smith!Bane by knocking his head off.
* In ''Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone'', Wolff jabs a sparking power cable into one of Overdog's claws. The power feedback fries Overdog and thus causes cascading blowouts throughout the entire fortress.



* ''Film/BatmanReturns'': During the climax, Catwoman does it to herself and her former boss by placing a taser between their mouths while holding an electrified cable; she does this as an act of revenge against him. It appears to also be an act of TakingYouWithMe, but she survives.



* ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'': Freddie defeats Michael Myers by jamming a live wire into [[GroinAttack his groin]], stunning Myers long enough for Freddie to use the cable to ignite some fuel and set Myers on fire.
* ''Film/Deadpool2'': Colossus defeats Juggernaut by jamming a live wire [[AssShove up his ass]].

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* ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'': Freddie defeats Michael Myers by jamming a live wire into [[GroinAttack his groin]], stunning Myers long enough for Freddie to use the cable to ignite some fuel and set Myers on fire.
* ''Film/Deadpool2'': Colossus defeats Juggernaut by jamming a live wire [[AssShove up his ass]].

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