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* In the movie ''Daddy's Girl'', near the middle Jody murders her mom's friend Rachel and her death goes unmentioned for the rest of the movie.
* ''[[Puppet Master (film)|Puppet Master]] I'' had an oriental puppet in the beginning that was placed in the box by Andre Toulon along with the other puppets, hidden away safely. He was never seen again. {{spoiler|This also goes to the maid of the Gallaghers. Despite being revived and guarding an exit, she suddenly just disappears out of shot and is never noted again.}}
* The ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]'' films are a bit tricky regarding this trope, since the movies could accurately be considered one hugely long film that's simply been chopped into manageable-length chunks. In many cases, what appears to be a What Happened to the Mouse? is resolved in a later movie. But sometimes, the [[Compressed Adaptation]] doesn't allow for it. Best example is ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', where we get the long interview scene with the infuriating Rita Skeeter but she disappears, never to be mentioned again and [[Karma Houdini|never gets the well-deserved comeuppance]] that scene makes us so look forward to.
** Don't forget Percy Weasley, Ron's older brother. He was in the first film, but disappears until the
*** Well, he finished school. So as long as he doesn't become a teacher it is only natural to not see him through most of the movies. And as for the times when they are not in school, he could be working.
*** [[Meaningful Background Event|If you look carefully]], you can see Percy in the background a few times in the final film standing with the rest of Hogwart's defenders, and sitting with the rest of the Weasley family after the battle.
** People who have not read the books may wonder as to why Barty Crouch Jr. from ''Goblet of Fire'' does not make a reappearance in later films after Azkaban sees a mass breakout, and other significant Death Eaters like Wormtail and Bellatrix are clearly identified. He'd be easy to notice, given his loyalty and insanity matched only by Bellatrix. Obviously, of course, it would create a plot hole for Fudge's denial of Voldemort's return in ''Order of the Phoenix'' if Barty did not receive the [[Fate Worse Than Death|Dementor's Kiss]] as he did in the book.
** One of the worst examples of this trope comes in the last two movies. Just like in the books, the first ''Deathly Hallows'' movie plants [[Broken Pedestal|unsettling]] clues about Dumbledore's backstory and family. The second movie never explains this in the slightest, despite a full history being given in the books.
** Crabbe. He disappears from the last film entirely. The filmmakers did this because his actor was arrested on drug charges, but no mention is given to him at all in the film, leaving question as to why Goyle is seen without him for the first time in the series.
* In ''[[The Karate Kid]]'' remake (2010), when Dre and his mother move into their apartment in China, Dre meets a blond boy who befriends him. Not long thereafter, he is never seen again.
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