Ahhh, the sublime death scene: the directors secret weapon and the jobbing actors Holy Grail. The perfect death, judged carefully, is a stunningly powerful grace note to some of the greatest, most truly Oscar-baiting scenes in movie history. Who can forget Nick in The Deer Hunter, Christopher Walkens brilliantly empty smile as he says, one shot at the climax of his final game of Russian Roulette? John Coffey in The Green Mile, simply asking Tom Hanks not to place the hood over his head as they strap him into the electric chair? Atreyu in The Neverending Story, begging his beloved horse Artax not to drown in the Swamps Of Sadness? Oh, god Artax These are not that kind of death scene. Whether its deliberate, for a hilariously memorable moment in a comedy; or completely unintentional, a moment of poor judgement in a good movie or the climax of a truly bad one, these are the deaths that have you giggling to yourself on a second viewing as you realise whats coming next: making them the perfect films to suggest watching as everyone piles back to yours after the pub. Here, we celebrate the silliest, dumbest, funniest and most ridiculous death scenes in cinema history.
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