what if criminals were after me theme
We imagine what it would be like to be chased by potentially dangerous criminals, for one reason or another.
Examples
In futurama7x12 "Viva Mars Vegas", Dr. Zoidberg finds and spends some money belonging to the robot mafia. He is then chased by said mafia who wants their money back.
5 total · 2 choice · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: North by Northwest (1959) | choice | Roger Thornhill was chased across America by thugs who thought he was George Kaplan |
| owgm1x23 | choice | The story leads up to a sticky situation that the tramp Fuzzy found himself in. Two criminals forced Fuzzy at knife point to return a rich little girl's lost doll. They then waited to stab him and make off with the reward money. The story resolved itself when Fuzzy contrived to impress the lady of the house with his unexpected eloquence and erudition, and he was courteously chauffeured away under the noses of his would-be assassins. |
| futurama7x12 | minor | The robot mafia came looking for Zoidberg after he mistakenly ended up with their bag of money. |
| movie: ExoMan (1977) | minor | Professor Nicholas Conrad had a mob hit out on him. His student's profound concern over his safety was proved well-founded when he was paralyzed in an attack by mob hit men. |
| movie: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | minor | Han was evading Jaba the Hutt's bounty hunter. |