10 Dramatic Movie Deaths You Couldn't Help Laughing At
6. Russell (Deep Blue Sea)
Renny Harlin's Deep Blue Sea is filled with clichés and 90s nonsense but isn't such a bad shark movie. Ask anyone what they remember most about the film and they'll probably say either LL Cool J's witty one-liners or Samuel L. Jackson's utterly ridiculous death scene.
Jackson, who plays an executive named Russell Franklin in the film, is right in the middle of a rousing speech when he's gobbled up by a genetically-modified super shark. It's a real "out of nowhere" death that caught audiences completely off guard and has stood the test of time as one of Deep Blue Sea's most memorable moments.
It's also undeniably hilarious. Jackson, well-known for his dramatic monologues in movies like Pulp Fiction or Snakes on a Plane, delivers his lines perfectly, capturing the attention of the fractured group of survivors and beginning to outline his plan to help everyone escape the underwater facility alive before being absolutely mauled by the gigantic shark. A fine example of perfect comedic timing.