Top 20 movie falls

Posted by Chris at 22:11 on 27 Sep 2009

As the leaves littering our American cousins' driveways will attest, Monday 28th of September is the first day of Fall. Because we're such literal-minded movie fans, we've rounded up a killer list of the 20 greatest movie falls - features plummeting, plunging, swan-diving and more. Warning: not suitable for those with a fear of heights or spoilers.

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Posted by Chris at 19:35 on 30/09/09

Thanks, guys. Glad everyone seems to have enjoyed the list, despite the glaring omission of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Still kicking myself about that.

Posted by Sheepy at 08:48 on 30/09/09

I was thinking Die Hard all the way through. Good job.

Posted by Ori at 06:15 on 30/09/09

Great article; An interesting and funny read, and an entertaining batch of videos. Good job...Chris.

Posted by Luke at 08:01 on 29/09/09

It's more of a throw anyway.

Posted by Chris at 06:40 on 29/09/09

Yeah, but that's from the Feast series, and really, no one likes those. Or at least, no one should, because they're pretty terrible.

Posted by Luke at 22:56 on 28/09/09

You know what, I was literally about to post that.

Posted by Nick at 22:52 on 28/09/09

I don't think anyone who has seen this clip from the Top 50 Cinema Deaths could forget it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT5D0CiURv4&

Posted by Goatboy at 18:47 on 28/09/09

Oh no he isn't, he put Gruber at the rightful place of number 1 and included a Sharky's Machine reference.

Posted by Luke at 18:02 on 28/09/09

Chris, you're fired!

Posted by Chris at 15:51 on 28/09/09

I seriously cannot believe I forgot Bogus Journey. That entire scene kills me. When they just keep screaming, and then stop, and Bill says, "Dude, this is a totally deep hole!" And then the screaming starts again. Also, the game of 20 questions; "Are you a tank?" Gah! I'm so ashamed now that I didn't include that.

Posted by Luke at 14:18 on 28/09/09

Was thinking '300' but then I suppose a good fall has to have a bad landing to count.

Posted by Matt at 14:08 on 28/09/09

Great list. Another movie fall that springs immediately to mind is in 'Bogus Journey' when Bill and Ted fall down to hell for ages and get bored so they play 20 questions on the way down... Man, I love me some Bogus Journey.

Posted by Goatboy at 12:01 on 28/09/09

Glad you put Gruber at no.1, sat there reading thinking "If it's not Gruber then it's a silly list".
Only other one I'd put is the toddler at the beginning of Antichrist, for the pure horror of no cutaway/falling behind a skip.

**edit**
And so happy to see Sharky's Machine there. I love that movie

Edited at 12:03 on 28/09/09

Posted by Luke at 11:51 on 28/09/09

Haha, excellent. Love the clip of Michael Ironside plummeting, armless, to his death. 80's cheesey action Arnie was the greatest. Must have been hard to resist the obvious "he's armless" gag...

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