80’s Movie Deaths Worth Remembering…single tear.
Before CG graphics slickified everything and took away some of that awkward, (huh, oh, OH Gross, DAMN) factor, films in the eighties delivered some classic deaths. Many of these scenes were accompanied by god-awful sound effects and music which actually added to the viewers inability to get either the noise or visuals out of their minds for nights.
Alright, so I’d like to thank Filmsite for the truly impressive and extensive list they had compiled and I employed. I chose to focus on 80s flicks but their list spans from 1915 to 2008, very cool!
10) Gremlins: Flight of the Old Lady
Gremlins (Flight of the Ol' lady)
Let’s face it, don’t feed them after midnight. Hmmm? Isn’t anytime after midnight? Please clarify, at what point in the morning can I feed Gizmo? This confusion leads to mayhem and ultimately a world record for launching Mrs. Deagle threw the roof with her own motorized stairlift.
9) Innerspace: You just digested the bad guy…
Inner Space, stomach acid and you
Martin Short will f*%k you up if you’re not careful! I know he’s not really known as a tough guy but his stomach acid packs a punch. Mr. Igoe turns into a quick snack “Burp” for Short’s character Jack Putter after being miniturized and injected into him.
8) Raiders of the Lost Ark : The Melting Nazi
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Nazi meltdown
God will f*%k you up if you’re not careful! Evil Nazi found that out when taking a peek inside the Ark of the Covenant. This can also happen to you if you say “I think my dialogue works better” to George Lucas or “Crystal Skull, I just don’t see a story here” to Steven Spielberg.
7) Top Gun: Goose shakes his nerves and rattles his brain
Top Gun, Goose is a dead duck
I’m sorry Goose but you had to die so we could all believe that we now had a legit shot at hooking up with Meg Ryan. “You shook my nerves and you definitely rattled your brain”
6) Terminator: Terminated…
Terminator dies when the beedy red eyes go out
I think I secretly wanted the Terminator to wipe out the entire human race, the end. Sarah had different plans which evidently wouldn’t change a freakin’ thing.
5) Nightmare on Elm Street: Death to Johnny Depp
Nightmare on Elm Street, Freddy takes Johnny Depp to bed
Freddy, a child murderer that somehow we can still cheer on because he rocks the stripes, hat and claws with pizzaz! This scene proves we have a lot more blood in our bodies than we think. Die Jack Sparrow, Die!
4) The Shining: Jack Nicholson gets frosty
The Shining: Jack Nicholson chillin'
This is the same look the referees at the Staples Center get during Laker games when they miss a call. This is Stanely Kubrick at his best and Jacks performance is frosty.
3) Red Dawn: Attack Helicopter vs AK 47…
Red Dawn: Hide damn it, hide, you've done it before, hide!
Well, the death of this Wolverine in Red Dawn taught us all that a machine gun is no match for an army helicopter but then Rambo taught us that it’s totally enough… I’m confused.
2) The Secret of NIMH: Watch your back!
The Secret of NIMH childrens animation where throats are slashed
This movie is great, and even after having his throat cut Sullivan manages to throw his dagger into the back of Jennar which must have inspired Dutch in the movie Predator. It’s just to bad Sullivan didn’t say the line “stick around” right after.
1) Friday The 13th: Kevin Bacon gets poked
Friday the 13th: Kevin Bacon Poked before Facebook
This death scene was epic but it’s the scenes we didn’t see that puts it all into perspective. This is simply a rational and necessary response by Mrs. Voorhees after witnessing Kevin Bacon fight-dancing through the forest moments earlier.
Alright, I’m out of here… thanks again to Filmsite for the HUGE list!
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