Longshot or long shot may refer to: * a contender (such as a

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) that appears to have little or no chance of winning *

Long shot In photography, filmmaking and video production, a wide shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or long shot) is a shot that typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surro ...

, in photography and film, a shot that shows an entire object

Characters

Longshot (Marvel Comics) Longshot is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Ann Nocenti and artist Art Adams, he first appeared in ''Longshot'' #1 (September 1985), ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero *Caine the Longshot, a character in the anime series

Trigun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. ''Trigun'' was first serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' from April 1995 to January 1997, when the mag ...

*Longshot, member of "The Freedom Fighters" led by Jet, a character from the animated television series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''

Film

* ''Long Shot'' (1939 film), an American film directed by Charles Lamont *''Long Shot'', a British film of 1978 *''Longshot'' (1981 film), a film starring

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*'' The Longshot'', a 1986 comedy film directed by Paul Bartel * ''Longshot'' (film), a 2000 film starring Hunter Tylo *'' The Long Shot'', a 2004 Hallmark Channel film, starring Julie Benz *''

The Longshots ''The Longshots'' is a 2008 American comedy-drama sports film directed by Fred Durst, based on the real life events of Jasmine Plummer, the first girl to participate in the Pop Warner football tournament with the Harvey Colts lead by Head Coach R ...

'', a 2008 film starring Ice Cube and Keke Palmer *'' Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story'', a 2013 documentary film by Franklin Martin * ''Long Shot'' (2017 film), a documentary directed by Jacob LaMendola * ''Long Shot'' (2019 film), a film starring Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron

Music

The Longshot (band) The Longshot is an American rock band formed in Oakland, California in 2018 by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. History The band was formed in April 2018 by Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead vocalist of punk rock band Green Day. The band ...

, an American rock band *''Long Shot'', a 1969 album, or its 1968 title song, by the Pioneers * "Long Shot" (Aimee Mann song), 1996 * "Long Shot" (Baillie & the Boys song), 1988 * "Longshot" (Catfish and the Bottlemen song), 2019 * "Long Shot" (Kelly Clarkson song), 2008 *"Longshot", a song by

Common Rider Common Rider was an American ska punk band, formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini (bass) and Dan Lumley (drums). The band's name is taken from a Japanese TV show, ''Kamen Rider'' (Kamen Rider means "Masked Rider" in Ja ...

, 2001 *"Longshot", a song by John Fogerty from '' Revival'', 2007 *"Longshot", a song by Waking Ashland from '' I Am for You'', 2004 *"Long shot", a song by Mayu Maeshima, opening music for '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', 2021

Other uses

Long Shot In photography, filmmaking and video production, a wide shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or long shot) is a shot that typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surro ...

, an atomic weapons test, carried out on Amchitka island in 1965 * ''Long Shot'' (TV series), a 1959 Canadian current affairs television series * ''Long Shot'' (Niven), a spacecraft from Larry Niven's Ringworld series * "Long Shot" (''The Professionals)'', an episode of the television series *

Project Longshot Project Longshot was a conceptual interstellar spacecraft design. It would have been an uncrewed starship (about 400 tonnes), intended to fly to and enter orbit around Alpha Centauri B powered by nuclear pulse propulsion. History Developed b ...

, a design for an interstellar spacecraft *"Long Shot", a short story by

Vernor Vinge Vernor Steffen Vinge (; born October 2, 1944) is an American science fiction author and retired professor. He taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University. He is the first wide-scale popularizer of the technological singu ...

*''Long Shot'', a memoir about former Major League Baseball player

Mike Piazza Michael Joseph Piazza ( ; born September 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1992 to 2007. He currently serves as the manager of the Italian national baseball tea ...

* Longshot CS-6, a 2006 Nerf blaster released under the N-Strike, N-Strike series * Longshot CS-12, a 2014 Nerf blaster released under the Z.E.D Squad sub-series of the Zombie Strike series *a variation of the Hookshot in the

Legend of Zelda ''The Legend of Zelda'' is an action-adventure game franchise created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-rele ...

series *''Longshot'', the name of a single-player game mode in ''

Madden NFL 18 ''Madden NFL 18'' is an American football sports video game based on the National Football League, developed and published by EA Sports for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The 29th installment of the ''Madden NFL series'', the game features New Engla ...

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