Rude Awakening may refer to:

Film and television

* ''Pochardiana ou le Rêveur éveillé'', (''Rude Awakening'' in English), (1908) a film directed by

Georges Méliès Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès ( , ; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French magic (illusion), magician, toymaker, actor, and filmmaker. He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days of film, cinema, primarily in th ...

* ''Rude Awakening'' (1975), a short film directed by

Warren Sonbert Warren Sonbert (June 26, 1947 – May 31, 1995) was an American experimental filmmaker whose work of nearly three decades began in New York in the mid-1960s, and continued in San Francisco throughout the second half of his life. Known for the exub ...

* "Rude Awakening" (1980), an episode in the ''

Hammer House of Horror ''Hammer House of Horror'' is a British horror anthology television series produced in Britain in 1980. Created by Hammer Films in association with Cinema Arts International and ITC Entertainment, it consists of 13 hour-long episodes, origin ...

'' TV Series * ''Rude Awakening'' (film) (1989), a film directed by David Greenwalt and Aaron Russo * ''Rude Awakening'' (TV series) an American TV series from 1998 – 2001 * ''

Rude Awakenings ''Rude Awakenings'' is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series, which aired on TV One on Friday evenings. The first episode aired on 9 February 2007. By March it was averaging almost 320,000 viewers. The series centres on two families w ...

'', a New Zealand TV series from 2007

Music

* ''Rude Awakening'' (Andy Irvine album), a 1991 album by Irish folk musician Andy Irvine * ''Rude Awakening'' (Prong album), a 1996 album by American metal band Prong * ''Rude Awakening'' (Megadeth album), a 2002 live album by American heavy metal band Megadeth * "Rude Awakening #2", a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival on the album ''

Pendulum A pendulum is a device made of a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate i ...

'' * "Rude Awakening", a song by AG on his album ''

The Dirty Version ''The Dirty Version'' is the first solo studio album by American rapper and producer A.G. of Diggin' in the Crates Crew. It was released on September 21, 1999 through Silva Dom Records with distribution via Landspeed Records. Production was h ...

'' * "Rude Awakening", a song by Status Quo on their album ''

Thirsty Work ''Thirsty Work'' is the twenty-first studio album by English rock band Status Quo (band), Status Quo. It yielded three hit singles, "I Didn't Mean It" (No. 21), "Sherri Don't Fail Me Now" (No. 38), and the uncharacteristic ballad "Restless" (No ...

'' * "Rude Awakening", a song by Michael Schenker Group on their album '' The Unforgiven'' * Rude Awakening, a 1990 debut album for

The Rude Boys The Rude Boys is a 1990s R&B/vocal group from Cleveland, Ohio, known for their 1991 hit single " Written All Over Your Face". The group consisted of Larry Marcus, Melvin Sephus, and brothers Edward Lee "Buddy" Banks and Joe Little III. In 2 ...

Other

* ''Rude Awakening'', a gallery show by John S. Boskovich inspired by the band Rude Awakening * '' Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening'', a 2007 off-Broadway revue * ''

The Rude Awakening ''The Rude Awakening'' is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Smif-N-Wessun. It was released on March 31, 1998, via Priority Records under the name Cocoa Brovaz. The duo was forced to drop their original name after they were sued by ...

'', a 1998 album by the Cocoa Brovaz * '' The Rude Awakening Show'', a radio show * ''They Hunger 3: Rude Awakening'', a video game * The Rude Awakening, a wrestling move performed by

Rick Rude Richard Erwin Rood (December 7, 1958 – April 20, 1999), better known by his ring name "Ravishing" Rick Rude, was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler who performed for many Professional wrestling promotion, promotions, incl ...

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