Inglourious Basterds- Hitler's Death

Did you really expect the Basterds to fail their mission just so Hitler can kill himself in a bunker with Eva Braun? Not in Tarantino's world. In Tarantino's world, Hitler was brutally gunned down in that theater. Quentin Tarantino fulfills historical fantasy by giving Adolf the final exit he so rightfully deserved. During the assassination attempt in the theater, Donny aka "The Bear Jew" and Omar gun Hitler and Goebbels down in the opera box. The money shot comes soon after when Donny(Eli Roth) unloads a whole clip into Adolf, blasting his face into pieces and we learn that movies are so empowering they can even alter history.

Inglourious Basterds - Bar Shootout

Major Dieter Hellstrom's great death scene in Inglourious Basterds takes place during a shootout in a tavern. When the Mexican standoff erupts, Hugo Stiglitz fires his gun into Hellstrom's crotch before stabbing him in the back of the head repeatedly.

---Say "auf Wiedersehen" to your Nazi balls.


CLICK HERE FOR THE BEAR JEW

Pulp Fiction - Vincent Vega's Death

-----Uh Oh...

It seems like every time Vincent Vega goes to the bathroom something bad happens. An armed robbery at the diner while Vincent is in the bathroom. Mia mistakes his heroin for cocaine, snorts it, and overdoses while Vincent is in the bathroom. But it was during a stakeout at Butch’s apartment, that Butch kills Vincent with a Czech M61 submachine gun after Vincent comes out of, you guessed it.....the bathroom.

The real question is....would Butch have killed Vincent if he didn't make the Pop-Tarts?

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - O-Ren Ishii's Death

Inglorious Basterds - The Bear Jew Beatdown

Tarantino creates characters unlike any other. Christopher Waltz as Standartenführer Hans Landa aka "The Jew Hunter" was the highlight of Quentin Tarantino's newest masterpiece Inglorious Basterds. Giving an Oscar worthy performance that will predictably be overlooked.


Another highlight of the film is Til Schweiger as Hugo Stiglitz, a German-born hardcore Nazi killer. Although it's a shame we don't get to see more of him and the basterds in action, we do get plenty of movie deaths. One in particular involves Eli Roth as Staff Sergeant Donny Donowitz aka
"The Bear Jew", a loudmouth baseball bat-swinging Nazi hunter from Boston. After an unsuccessful interrogation attempt on a German Officer, they call in "The Bear Jew." Equipped with a wooden baseball bat signed by fellow members of his Boston Jewish community, The Bear Jew does what he does best and proceeds to beat the German Officer's head into a bloody pulp. "It’s the closest we get to going to the movies," says Lieutenant Aldo Raine.


Home Run!!! It's Outta tha pawk!!

Once Upon a Time in Mexico - Kneecap Buster

General Marquez gets the ultimate send off from El Mariachi(Banderas) at the end of the very underrated Once Upon a Time in Mexico. As both men draw their guns in the final showdown, Marquez fires first but El Mariachi dodges it like a bullfighter and shoots from behind his back. The blast shatters his kneecaps into pieces; El Mariachi then finishes him off, avenging his wife and daughter......
DEATH SCENE STARTS AT 1:30

Sin City - Jackie Boy's Death

When Jackie Boy threatens Becky with a gun, deadly little Miho sweeps down, severing Jackie Boy's hand and killing his friends. Jackie Boy gets his gun and prepares to shoot her, but Miho blocks the barrel of the gun and it backfires, shooting the casing into Jackie Boy's forehead. To finish him off Miho makes "a Pez dispenser out of him".

True Romance - The Sicilian Scene (Worley's Death)

An Epic scene between Worley(Dennis Hopper) and Vincent Coccotti(Christopher Walken) from the film True Romance. Coccotti is questioning Worley as to the whereabouts of his son. Knowing he is gonna die, Worley brings up the ancestry of the Sicilians and mocks Coccotti till he blows his lid and shoots Worley several times in the head.

Planet Terror - Headshot

Surprise!

As he looks around a corner, Abby is shot in the head, which explodes in glorious fashion.

Victim: Abby (Naveen Andrews)

Cause of Death: Headshot

Famous Last Words: "Wait Here"

Reservoir Dogs - Who shot Nice Guy Eddie?

Fast forward to the scene in the warehouse at the end where everyone shoots each other and we have our biggest controversy since Han vs Gredo. The "who shot Nice Guy Eddie" argument. OK, here's how it went down: Pink's cowering under the loading ramp, Joe's pointing his gun at Orange, White's pointing his at Joe, and Eddie's pointing his at White. After screaming "stop pointing that fucking gun at my dad!" the fun begins.......

Theory #1 - Mr. White shoots Eddie. Right after White gets shot, as he's falling you see his gun go off again before he hits the floor, pointing at Eddie.
FALSE - Although Mr. White seems to turn towards Eddie and fire, he didn't swing his gun around enough to have a good enough shot.

Theory #2 - Mr. Orange shot Eddie
FALSE - Mr. Orange couldn't shoot Nice Guy Eddie because he didn't have any bullets left after shooting Mr. Blonde, also look closely, no gun in his hands.

Theory #3 - Mr. Pink shot Eddie. Pink was hiding under the ramp yes, but when he walks out his gun is in his hand. Did Pink shoot Eddie so he could get away with the money?
FALSE - Why would Mr Pink shoot Nice Guy Eddie? He wasn't close to Mr. Orange like White was. The way Eddie was standing was pretty much perpendicular to where Pink was and the shot almost in the middle of his belly.

THE TRUTH
The following is an extract from an interview with Chris Penn, from Empire magazine, September 1996:

"I'll set the record straight", chortles Chris Penn. "Nobody shot nice guy Eddie. It was a mistake. What was supposed to happen - and I don't know if Quentin's gonna like me giving this away, but it's too late now, he never told me not to - Harvey Keitel was supposed to shoot Lawrence Tierney, then shoot me, then get squibbed. But what happened was the squib (a small explosive charge resembling a bullet hit) on Harvey went right off after he shot Lawrence, so he went down, but my squib went off anyway, so I went down. So, basically nobody shot Nice Guy Eddie.
Quentin said "You know what? It'll be the biggest controversy of the film. We're leaving it."

He was definitely right. And thus a chapter in movie death history is brought to a close. There you have it.

see for yourself!

Pulp Fiction - “Oh man… I shot Marvin in the face.”

Quentin Tarantino has created some of the most memorable movie deaths, but there's none more shocking than Marvin's accidental death in Pulp Fiction. Marvin manages to do only two things in the entire movie: The line, “it’s over there” in which Jules replies, “I DON’T REMEMBER ASKING YOU A GOD-DAMN THING!.” Then, of course, getting his head blown off. Thank you Marvin.

Sukiyaki Western Django

SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO shows Miike in playful mode with a film that is surprisingly more fun than most of his other films. The film really has to be seen to be believed! In this scene, we see what happens when you DON'T stop a sword with your hands. The scene is done more as a joke, especially when you see the victim still clapping his hand still trying to stop the sword. If Takashi Miike’s comedic set-ups do not get you going, the dialogue spoken with the outrageous Japanese accents will. And when you finally stop laughing, Tarantino appears doing his fake Japanese accent.

Related Takashi Miike Movie Deaths
Ichi the Killer - Body Slice
Izo - Bob Sapp gets sliced in half

Death Proof - Tarantino's Crash

With the use of computer generated imagery (C.G.I.) becoming more popular; the danger in movie stunts, explosions, and car crashes is eliminated. Some argue C.G.I. devalues the realism and thrill factor. Some movie makers refuse to use C.G.I. in their films. In this scene from Death Proof, Tarantino used real cars to make the crash as violent as possible. Tell us what you think, C.G.I. or the real thing.

Related Car Crash Deaths
Final Destination - Always Look Both Ways
Meet Joe Black - Joe Meet Windshield
Dawn of the Dead - Hit & Run
Final Destination 2 - Pile-Up

CAR CRASH MOVIE DEATHS

Car Crash movie deaths. The best death scenes involving a vehicle. This includes: getting run over, crashing, explosions, whatever! The automobile has played a large role in cinema since the beginning. From 1968's Bullitt to John Frankenheimer's Ronin in 1998, the destruction of vehicles come as a delight to viewers. Car crashes have continually become more advanced throughout the years, but premise has been the same, to entertain. The "symphony of collision" always engages the audience and if some poor schmo flies through the windshield, even better!

Related Car Accident Movie Deaths

Meet Joe Black - Joe Meet Windshield
Final Destination - Terry's Death
Dawn of the Dead - Hit & Run
Deathproof - Tarantino's Crash
Final Destination 2 - Massive Pile-up

Kill Bill vol. 1 - Decapitation!

As decapitation week continues I give you a scene from Kill Bill. O-Ren Ishii (played by Lucy Liu) takes offense to what someone says so she busts out the samurai sword for a little revenge. The blood squirting out his neck is the best part, Tarantino pays tribute to old Kung-fu, Japanese, and Wuxia films like Shogun Assasin and Lady Snowblood. Classic.