10 Even More Best "I'm Dead And I Know It" Movie Moments

2. Toht Gets Melted - Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Paramount

Death scenes don't get much more iconic, satisfying, or freakin' gruesome than the demise of Gestapo agent Arnold Toht (Ronald Lacey) at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

When primary antagonist René Belloq (Paul Freeman) opens the Ark of the Covenant, anyone who keeps their eyes open is subjected to the wrath of God, as spirits and flames kill each and every one of them, sparing only Indy (Harrison Ford) and Marion (Karen Allen) who kept their eyes closed.

In Toht's case, he screams in terror as he watches a nearby Nazi officer's face melt, mere seconds before his own face melts directly off his skull, in a scene that's given children nightmares for 40 years.

Toht had a few precious seconds to process what was about to happen to him, which must've made his death that much more terrifying. You love to see it.

 
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