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What's the best head explosion scene ever?

Erik Villase​nor

over 3 years ago

I say the one in scanners. I heard there’s a really famous one in the movie Maniac or something but I’ve never seen it.

Ben.

over 3 years ago

Here is the famous scene. It earns the distinction of being one of the movies Gene Siskel walked out on.

ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE

over 3 years ago

Um…Indy of course.

Recently the one in The Proposal.

like2sl​eep

over 3 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dW-3qmBAVM&feature=related

Banana Nut

over 3 years ago

@Ben, how did you put the video on the page

Banana Nut

over 3 years ago

whoa that was terrible!

Redrum4

over 3 years ago

Linklater’s A Scanner Darkly has a pretty good head explosion in it too.

Joshua W

over 3 years ago

I second Scanners. What a great introduction to Michael Ironside’s character.

Vic Starvin

over 3 years ago

Scanners takes it but I seem to recall some good head splattering in Akira.

Mr. V.

over 3 years ago

Not technically an explosion, but the diver’s head being bitten off in Lake Placid was pretty great.

Vic Starvin

over 3 years ago

Carter Wong’s head (and whole body) exploding in Big Trouble in Little China.
There’s gotta’ be some classics in ’70’s Japanese cinema but I’m drawing a blank.

Clayton White

over 3 years ago

Rocky and Bullwinkle beat me to it, but the one in The Proposition is pretty wild.

ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE

over 3 years ago

I know, Clay!!! It’s so gory it’s painful to watch!

brian evans

over 3 years ago

Scanners
Last House on the Left (remake)
The Hills Have Eyes (remake)
Wild At Heart
Dawn of the Dead
Freddy’s Dead: the Final Nightmare

And there was some early 90s or late 80s film where these guys are imprisoned and they are forced to where these neck collars that would explode if they escaped the facility – I THINK it had Rutger Hauer in it. This film had one of the best head explosions I’ve ever seen! If someone could identify this one, that’d be spectacular!

Joshua W

over 3 years ago

The best part about the one in The Proposition is how it comes out of nowhere. It’s just like, oh my god Guy Pearce has a spear through him! That looks painful! Oh my God that guy’s head just exploded!!

Rudy

over 3 years ago

Ben you are righetous! Maniac houses the best head explosion. No one can compete with the special effects maestro Tom Savani

Ben Simingt​on

over 3 years ago

Brian Evans: WEDLOCK/DEADLOCK

Marc G.

over 3 years ago

Scanners, of course.

Withnai​l

over 3 years ago

I think I will have a “head explosion” festival and watch all these films some night soon.

House of Leaves

-moderator-
over 3 years ago

What’s the worst idea for a thread ever?

Don’t worry—this isn’t it. But it’s close.

C’mon. God invented Aint it Cool for a reason. Take advantage.

The Proposition was pretty bad. What about head implosion? Irreversible in that case!

L.A.™

over 3 years ago

DePalma’s The Fury. Cassavetes head explosion is one for the ages!

Crap Monster

over 3 years ago

Im shocked no one has mentioned the Story of Riki-oh yet (definitely NSFW material):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPthZi8pOiY&feature=related

Harry Long

over 3 years ago

>>What’s the worst idea for a thread ever?
Don’t worry—this isn’t it. But it’s close.<<
Seconded.

kyle

over 3 years ago

brian evans: total recall

deckard croix

over 3 years ago

I think the film Brian’s referring to is Stuart Gordon’s Fortress with Christopher Lambert. No Hauer in that though, perhaps he’s thinking of Salute of the Jugger, but I don’t think there’s any head explosions in that.

Elric

over 3 years ago

I got them all beat. Welcome the 80’s “classic” CHOPPING MALL:

Hollywo​od Babylon

over 3 years ago

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

Kai White

over 3 years ago

That Chopping Mall bit is certainly the king of all. Hilarious.

Dimitri​s Psachos

over 3 years ago

Hollywood Babylon nailed it…the Riki-Oh film is the Emperor of Head Explosions….seriously Kai,you gotta see it to believe it….