The Wilhelm Scream

[Nokori 3byo]

Ever heard of this? The Wilhelm Scream is a popular sound effect that's appeared in countless action films over the years.*

I found this "fan tribute" on Youtube. It makes for 3 and half minutes of solid entertainment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M5YB...lhelm%20scream

Funny stuff.

For real sticklers, the original appears in this vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbYs...lhelm%20scream

*Wikipedia offers the following brief overview:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream

[Anjin-san]

I've noticed this everytime I've heard it, but no one else seems to. It was in all of the LOTR movies, the new star wars movies, and I think in Spiderman as well.

[Nokori 3byo]

The lack of wider-spread recognition is all the more remarkable when you consider that Jedi, Revenge of the Sith, Raiders, Temple of Doom, And Return of the King all feature two Wilhelms a piece. Jedi even crams two into a single scene.

I just watched the opening gun battle of The Wild Bunch to verify the presence of a Wilhelm Scream. Unmistakable.

[KhawMengLee]

Harold and Kumar(When Harold gets knocked off the cheetah).

Hellboy(When the Nazi technician gets knocked into the portal).

etc etc

[lemi]

Is it my pc, or the first link doesnt work?

Still, the second vid rocks :-)

[tango]

no.. first link didn't work for me either

[Nokori 3byo]

Whoops! My Bad.

Here it is again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M5YB...lhelm%20scream

If this link doesn't work, go to Youtube and search for Wilhelm Screm. There's a vid simply titled "The Wilhelm Scream" that's 3:35 in length.

Much of the material overlaps with what you saw in the second vid.

[yojimbo 13]

it sounds so stupid

[Kenzan]

Harold and Kumar(When Harold gets knocked off the cheetah).

Hellboy(When the Nazi technician gets knocked into the portal).

etc etc

Star wars. (when luke shoots a stormtrooper off the light bridge)

On that note:
Why is it in old Westerns, when white cowboys get shot and fall off a cliff, they all go, AAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! But when Native Americans or other minorities get shot and fall off a cliff, they all go: "Aiiiiiieeeeeeeeee!"

????

LOL