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* The Ewoks pull this on a speedbike-riding stormtrooper in ReturnOfTheJedi.

* {{Dr McNinja}} [[http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=22&issue=4 knows how it's done.]]

* Tallahassee of ''{{Zombieland}}'' loves doing this to any zombie he's driving by.

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* LouisCK talked about an incident in which he witnessed a cyclist about to run into a door. He had several seconds to warn him, but wasn't able to come up with an adequate warning for the cyclist in time, so he just shouted "Bad thing!" to him.

* In ''{{Inception}}'', Saito floors the Cobol Mercenaries with his car door to rescues Cobb.

** Depending on the where you ride, it is actually frighteningly common. This Boston-based troper knows at least 3 people who've been doored, because so many streets here are narrow with on-street parking. Also, while pedestrians aren't usually seriously hurt by getting doored, bicycles have a lot more momentum. So drivers- look before you unlatch, and cyclists, assume every car is loaded.

* The Gumball Rally pulls this one on the accident prone Lapchik. On a motorcycle.

* This happened once with Eugene in ''Hey Arnold!'', with the bike variant, except the door is open to start with and he spots it. However, the bike's brake cables are broken, and, not surprisingly (it is Eugene, after all), he ends up in the hospital in a full-body cast.

* ''TheGumballRally'' pulls this one on the accident prone Lapchik. On a motorcycle.

*** You can try to look in the driver or passenger side mirror. If you're cycling next to the cars, chances are you can see the inside of the car in the sidemirrors. If you see a person, you can maybe also see wether they intend to open the door or not and where they're looking. At any rate, lower your speed near parked cars just in case. You cant see the backseat of the car in the sidemirrors. I have actually had one kid door me, after which i stuffed him back into the car, closed the door and continued on.

* Happens in the movie ''{{Click}}''. It's then repeated multiple times by the protagonist's reality altering remote control.

* In ''{{Inception}}'', Saito floors the Cobol Mercenaries with his car door to rescues Cobb.

* ''SledgeHammer'' caught a snatch thief in the pilot by opening the door of his car to clock the perp.

* The song "Blow em Away" by Chuck Brodsky has a line where the protagonist intentionally does this to a motorcyclist for "cutting in line" by driving between the lanes during a traffic jam.

* One ''RobotChicken'' sketch has a guy stuck in traffic do this to a motorcyclist cruising between lanes.

** Depending on the where you ride, it is actually frighteningly common. This Boston-based troper knows at least 3 people who've been doored, because so many streets here are narrow with on-street parking. Also, while pedestrians aren't usually seriously hurt by getting doored, bicycles have a lot more momentum. So drivers- look before you unlatch, and cyclists, assume every car is loaded.

*** You can try to look in the driver or passenger side mirror. If you're cycling next to the cars, chances are you can see the inside of the car in the sidemirrors. If you see a person, you can maybe also see wether they intend to open the door or not and where they're looking. At any rate, lower your speed near parked cars just in case. I have actually had one kid door me, after which i stuffed him back into the car, closed the door and continued on.

* Hammond (EddieMurphy) did this to a criminal in ''48 Hours''. He then adds, "[[ThatsGottaHurt I bet that hurts. A lot.]]"

* ''Gumball Rally'' pulls this one on the accident prone Lapchik. On a motorcycle.

* Tallahassee of {{Zombieland}} loves doing this to any zombie he's driving by.
* Happens in the movie ''Click''. It's then repeated multiple times by the protagonist's reality altering remote control.
* In WaynesWorld a variant of the bike version happens to Wayne's [[StalkerWithACrush ex girlfriend]] except she strikes the front wing of a car parked in a driveway.

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* Can be pulled off in GrandTheftAutoIV by backing up while the car door is ajar, and used to knock over hapless pedestrians or annoying foes trying to kill you. Doubles are CarFu.
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Not to be confused with a tripwire for use on cars. See also DoorSlamsYou.

Not to be confused with a tripwire for use on cars.

* Can be pulled off in Grand Theft IV by backing up while the car door is ajar, and used to knock over hapless pedestrians or annoying foes trying to kill you. Doubles are CarFu.

* This happened once with Eugene in ''HeyArnold!'', with the bike variant, except the door is open to start with and he spots it, but the bike's brake cables are broken, and, not surprisingly (it is Eugene, after all), he ends up in the hospital in a full-body cast.

* A deleted scene from ''TheIncredibles'' puts a twist on this, when super-strong Mr. Incredible uses his arm to knock a motorcyclist fleeing the cops off his bike.