10 Movies Where The Hero Should've Died

10. Chev Chelios - Crank

Sometimes, it makes sense for the hero to die in a movie, purely because it benefits the narrative. But the hero of Crank needed to die for one reason - it's literally impossible to survive his fate!

In the closing moments, ex-hitman, Chev Chelios, (best name ever) faces his arch-nemesis, Verona, while on a helicopter. In the struggle, the two men are hurled out of the vehicle, seemingly giving Chelios zero chance of survival.

After falling about a mile or two, Chelios slams full-force onto the roof of a car, causing him bounce another 50ft in the air before slamming onto the concrete road. Despite the fact Chelios should be reduced to a liquified paste, he blinks, proving he has yet to shuffle off his mortal coil.

Here's the issue - if the filmmakers intended Chelios to return in the sequel, why didn't they make him land on something a smidge more survivable than a metallic roof? Why didn't the film conclude with him falling into a swimming pool? Or a haystack? Or a mattress factory? Without exaggeration, it would've been less farfetched for him to survive landing on almost anything else!