Pitfall may refer to:
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Hazard
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Trapping pit
Trapping pits are deep pits dug into the ground, or built from stone, in order to trap animals.
European rock drawings and cave paintings reveal that red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') and elk/moose (''Alces alces'') were hunted since the Stone Ag ...
, a large pit dug to catch animals
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Pitfall trap
A pitfall trap is a trapping pit for small animals, such as insects, amphibians and reptiles. Pitfall traps are a sampling technique, mainly used for ecology studies and ecologic pest control. Animals that enter a pitfall trap are unable to esca ...
, a small pit dug to catch amphibians, insects and reptiles
Film and television
* ''Pitfalls'', 1914 film with
Edwin August
Edwin August Phillip von der Butz (November 10, 1883 – March 4, 1964) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era.
August was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Christian Brothers College there. He ac ...
, produced by Pat Powers
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''Pitfall'' (1948 film), directed by Andre DeToth
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''Pitfall'' (1962 film), directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
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''The Pitfall'' (1989 film), a Swedish film
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''Pitfall'' (game show), hosted by Alex Trebek
* "Pitfall", a 1965 episode of
season 12 of ''Lassie''
Video games
* ''
Pitfall!
''Pitfall!'' is a platform video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry and is tasked with collecting all the treasures in a jungle within 20 minutes. The world con ...
'', the 1982 original game
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''Pitfall!'' (2012 video game), a sequel to the 1982 game
Music
*''
Pitfalls'', a 2019 album by Norwegian progressive music band Leprous
*"Pitfall", on the 1956 release ''Marty Paich Quartet featuring Art Pepper'' by
Bill Pitman
William Keith Pitman (February 12, 1920 – August 11, 2022) was an American guitarist and session musician.
As a first-call studio musician working in Los Angeles, Pitman played on some of the most celebrated and influential records of the ro ...
*"Pitfalls", song by Film School on
''Film School'' (album)
*"Pitfalls", song on
Industry (Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson album)
''Industry'' is an album by Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson released in 1997.
The two unrelated Thompsons had known each other since the late sixties, and had toured together throughout the nineties. This long-planned collaborative work wa ...
1997
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