Spoilert Alert! The Greatest Death Scenes Thread.

[Bruce Banner]

Gross Point Blank

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John Cusack ran out of ammo and decided to lung a tv at Dan Akroyds head from the other side of the kitchen counter

Leon: The Professional

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"This if from Matilda" Leon dies handing the ring to the grenade. Gary Oldmans character Stansfield looks at the arsenal strapped to Leons chest and sighs.

 

[Schlosser85]

Elijah Wood in Sin City....."he never screams"

 

[gwynplaine]

Gran Torino

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Clint's Kowalski gets shot

White Heat

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"Look ma, top of the world!" Kaboom!

Apocalypse Now

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Sheen's Willard hacks Brando's Kurtz

Easy Rider

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Hopper and Fonda meet red necks

 

[Bruce Banner]

Beast Wars

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Dinobot takes on the Predacons alone as they try to destroy mankind at their birth in the valley. Dinobot took heavy damage and chose to override his programming knowing it would lead to his death. He improvised a attacked on transmetal Megatron and destroyed the golden disk. The Predacons leave the valley under the threat of the rest of the Maximals arrival. It was all too late for Dinobot he died surrounded by his comrades

Dirty Harry

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Harry Callahan saves the children from Scorpio after he hijacked the bus he followed suit. Scorpio takes a young boy hostage who was fishing. Scorpio orders Harry to drop the gun not before lifting up and blasting Scorpio in his arm. Harry walks over to Scorpio and gives him the "Do you feel lucky speech" Harry can barely speak clearly with all the anger and hatred built up inside of him, egging Scorpio to reach for his weapon. Harry gets his wish, afterwards he throws his badge in the water and walks away.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Dirty Harry

Spoiler

Harry Callahan saves the children from Scorpio after he hijacked the bus he followed suit. Scorpio takes a young boy hostage who was fishing. Scorpio orders Harry to drop the gun not before lifting up and blasting Scorpio in his arm. Harry walks over to Scorpio and gives him the "Do you feel lucky speech" Harry can barely speak clearly with all the anger and hatred built up inside of him, egging Scorpio to reach for his weapon. Harry gets his wish, afterwards he throws his badge in the water and walks away.

Probably the most satisfying ending to a movie I've ever seen.

 

[gwynplaine]

^ Agreed. For sure one of the most satisfying one.

 

[Bruce Banner]

Saving Private Ryan

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The death of Captain Miller, his last words telling Ryan to "earn it"

The French Connection 2

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After Chanier(spelling?) escaped Popeye Dolye in New York city. Popeye comes to France to look for him. After surviving his capture and being turned into a junkie. Popeye pushes himself to his physical limits, running after Chanier on foot. Chanier once again almost escapes. Popeye trusts his gut and pursues a sailing ship in the harbor. While running along the shore. Popeye pulls his snub nose revolver yelling "Chanier!" Chanier turns and gets shot. Cut to credits

 

[gwynplaine]

^

French Connection 2 is an underrated sequel. Another great Hackman performance.


Psycho

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Janet Leigh takes her last shower. Martin Balsam falls down the stairs

The Shootist

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John Wayne dies in his last gunfight

The Exorcist

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Father Karras jumps out of the window

 

[SuperFerret]

Two words: "Clever girl." Such an undercurrent of respect in his voice as he says it, and then... chomp.

 

[Bruce Banner]

Two words: "Clever girl." Such an undercurrent of respect in his voice as he says it, and then... chomp.

I was just thinking about Jurassic Park yesterday, Muldoons demise does stand out the most.

Tombstone

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Johnny Ringo losing a duel with Doc Holiday

Robocop

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Alex Murphys death, its so over the top but you don't forget it once you've seen it

The Patriot

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When he takes on the the whole group of British soldiers alone to get his son back, then beats one of them repeatedly with the hatchet in a moment of extreme rage. And the ending using the bayonet and saying his "sons were better men"

 

[gwynplaine]

Bambi

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Bambi's mom get shot by hunter

Robocop. (Another one.)

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Thug gets melted and pulverized by a car

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

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1. Sword master gets shot by unimpressed Indy. 2. Nazi's face melts off

 

[Brother Jack]

Up:

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The montage of Carl and Ellie's married life comes to a close with the latter's death, leaving Carl alone and unfulfilled. The most moving moment of anything Pixar has done, and possibly of all American animation.

 

[gwynplaine]

Inglourious Basterds

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Hitler gets pulverized by machine gun fire

Pulp Fiction

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Travolta gets shot in the restroom

 

[Figs]

Dr Strangelove

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When Major 'King' Kong rides the atomic bomb all the way down

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057012/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcW_Ygs6hm0

The Godfather

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When Sonny gets shot up at the tollbooth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrv1roq_gBw

 

[gwynplaine]

^

(And cool new avy, Figs)



Goldfinger

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Oddjob gets electrocuted

From Russia With Love

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Red Grant kills "Bond" at the beginning of the film

 

[gwynplaine]

The Road Warrior

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Guy receives a boomerang in his face

T2

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Liquid metal sword through milk carton

The French Connection

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Marcel Bozufi gets shot by Hackman's Popeye

 

[Max J Power]

Some really good funny ones.

Adaptation:

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Donald dies in the thriller-esque ending chase, which was when the movie turned into something he would write.

Burn After Reading:

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Clooney opens his closet door. Pitt gives a goofy smile. Pitt eats a bullet.

Shoot 'Em Up:

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Giamatti breaks all of Owen's fingers, so Owen puts four bullets between his knuckles, holds them up to the fire place, and they go off and kill Giamatti.

Pulp Fiction:

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"I just shot Marvin in the face!"

Evil Dead II:

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"I'll swallow your soul, I'll swallow your soul, I'll swallow your soul..."
"Swallow this."
(shotgun blast)

True Lies:

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the bad guy gets fired--literally and figuratively.

Zombieland:

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Bill Murray shouldn't have pretended to be a zombie.

 

[gwynplaine]

^Haha. Good ones, Max.



Fargo

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Stormare kills Buscemi with an axe and puts his body in a wood chipper

The Big Lebowski

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Buscemi's Donny suffers a heart attack and dies.

 

[Max J Power]

^Classic moments, gwyn.

Some great dramatic ones.

The Wild Bunch

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They all die in the big shootout, going out how they lived.

No Country For Old Men

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The lack of actually seeing Moss die is perfect for the film's tone.

Le Samourai

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The assassin set himself up to get killed so the mob wouldn't kill the girl.

Goodfellas

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The "Layla" montage of whacked mobsters.

The Godfather

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The baptism/whacked mobsters montage.

Double Indemnity

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Walter shoots Phyllis as they kiss.

Strangers on a Train

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Bruno strangles Guy's wife. Simple, but shot in amazing fashion.

 

[gwynplaine]

^ Really cool ones.


Casino

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Pesci gets buried alive with his brother. Live by the sword, die by...

Taxi Driver

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After the wounded Keitel shoots Bickle in the neck slightly wounding him, De Niro's Bickle shoots him dead. Good times.

Nosferatu

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Count Orlok goes up in smoke at the first light of day

 

[gn6196]

Up:

Spoiler

The montage of Carl and Ellie's married life comes to a close with the latter's death, leaving Carl alone and unfulfilled. The most moving moment of anything Pixar has done, and possibly of all American animation.

I had something in my eye at the time...

 

[jacobed]

Boromir comes to mind right away. Goes out like a man.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

"It takes more to make a king than a broken Elvish blade!"
It's cool as well because he's basically talking alot of crap trying to break their will.

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[Monsieur Xavier]

I always liked Angier final speech at the end of The Prestige, it moved me.
No one mentioned Vader death in RoTJ ?

 

[danoyse]

I always liked Angier final speech at the end of The Prestige, it moved me.

Yeah, that was the one I was going to suggest. As well as:

ET

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When Elliot freaks out and Gertie jumps at the defribillator as ET flatlines. Of course he's not really dead...but still,