bouncer A bouncer (also known as a door supervisor) is a type of security guard, employed at licensed or sanctioned venues such as bars, nightclubs, cabaret clubs, strip clubs and casinos. A bouncer's duties are to provide security, to check legal ag ...

is a security guard employed by a nightclub or similar establishment to prevent troublemakers from entering or to eject them from the premises Bouncer(s) or The Bouncer may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

Comics

* ''Bouncer'' (Fox Feature Syndicate), a Golden Age character and comic book series * ''Bouncer'' (Les Humanoïdes Associés), a Western comics series by

François Boucq François Boucq (; born 28 November 1955 in Lille), is a French comic book artist. He is most famous for his satirical and surreal comics revolving around the main character . Career Boucq published cartoons in magazines like ''Le Point'' or '' ...

and

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean and French Experimental film, avant-garde filmmaker. Known for his films ''El Topo'' (1970), ''The Holy Mountain (1973 film), The Holy Mountain'' (1973) and ''Santa Sangre'' ...

* Bouncer (DC Comics), a DC Comics character and twice a foe of

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

* Bouncer (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character and member of the

Morlocks Morlocks are one of the two fictional species of post-humans created by H. G. Wells for his 1895 novel ''The Time Machine'' (the other being the Eloi). The origin of the names is not established (with regard to Wells' inspiration or inspirations ...

Fictional entities

* Bouncer (Big Daddy), a type of enemy in the video game ''Bioshock'' (2007) and its sequel ''Bioshock 2'' *

Bouncer (Fox Feature Syndicate) The Bouncer is a fictional superhero who appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. The Bouncer had no secret identity, but was in reality a statue of the Greek mythological figure Antaeus (spelled Anteas in the comics). The statu ...

, a comic book superhero * Bouncer (''Neighbours''), a dog in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' ** Bouncer 2, a dog in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Bouncer, a type of fictional creature in the novel '' Red Planet'' by Robert A. Heinlein * Bouncer, a

Morlock Morlocks are one of the two fictional species of post-humans created by H. G. Wells for his 1895 novel ''The Time Machine'' (the other being the Eloi). The origin of the names is not established (with regard to Wells' inspiration or inspiration ...

in the Marvel Comics universe * Bouncer, the giant of Tech in '' Skylanders: Giants'' * Bouncers (''Star Wars''), an alien race in the fictional ''Star Wars'' universe

Music

* ''The Bouncer'' (album), a 2011 album by jazz pianist Cedar Walton * "The Bouncer" (song), a 1992 song by Kicks Like a Mule * "The Bouncer", a 1983 song by Electric Light Orchestra as the B-side to the 12" single "

Four Little Diamonds "Four Little Diamonds" is a song by the British rock music group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) from their 1983 album '' Secret Messages''. It was also featured on their compilation albums ''Afterglow'' (with a slightly longer intro) and '' Flashb ...

Video games

* ''The Bouncer'' (video game), a PlayStation 2 fighting video game * Bouncer, the name of a Tech-element character from Skylanders: Giants * Bouncer, the name of an antagonist's pet hellhound in

RuneScape ''RuneScape'' is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex, released in January 2001. ''RuneScape'' was originally a browser game built with the Java (programming language), Java progr ...

Other media

* ''The Bouncer'' (film), a 2018 French action thriller film * ''Bouncers'' (1977), a play by the English dramatist

John Godber John Harry Godber (born 18 May 1956) is an English playwright, known mainly for observational comedy, observational comedies. The ''Plays and Players Yearbook'' of 1993 rated him the third most performed playwright in the UK after William Shak ...

Sports

Bouncer (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a bouncer (or bumper) is a type of short-pitched delivery, usually bowled by a fast bowler, which bounces once and then reaches the batter at head-height. Usage Bouncers are used to drive the batter back on to his ba ...

, a type of delivery in cricket * Bouncers (slamball team), an American SlamBall team *

Space hopper A space hopper (also known as a moon hopper, skippyball, kangaroo ball, bouncer, hippity hop, hoppity hop, sit and bounce, or hop ball) is a rubber ball (similar to an exercise ball) with handles that allow one to sit on it without falling off ...

or bouncer, a sports toy

Technology

* Bouncer (software) or BNC, a piece of software used to relay traffic and connections in computer networks * a

reflector (photography) In photography and cinematography, a reflector is an improvised or specialised reflective surface used to redirect light towards a given subject or scene. Types Apart from certain highly specialized components found in enlargers, projectors a ...

used for ''bounce lighting'' * a system designed to prevent malware from being released via

Google Play Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store, Play Store, or sometimes the Android Store (and was formerly Android Market), is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google. It serves as the official app store for certifie ...

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