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Title: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: WingedSerpent on March 30, 2009, 02:35:24 PM This is not one of the Top 100 lists, because it's not really opinion based. But I am curious about how many movies have the hero dying at the end of them. The hero or at least main character doesn't have to lose per say, just one where they die.
Some of the ones Im thinking of Armagedden Bruce Willis dies Rommel (or whatever his name was) from SideHackers Old Yeller from Old Yeller The little girl from Pan Labyrinth Denzeil Washington from Fallen Can anyone think of more? Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Psycho Circus on March 30, 2009, 02:38:07 PM Wiliiam Petersen's character in "To Live & Die In L.A."
Alec Baldwin's character in "Miami Blues" Mickey Rourke's character in "Johnny Handsome" Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Raffine on March 30, 2009, 02:50:08 PM ALIEN 3
TERMINATOR 2 Lots of the good ol' ganster films, often going out with a great line, including: LITTLE CAESAR (1931) Edward G. Robinson: "Mother of mercy! Is this the end of Rico?" THE PUBLIC ENEMY (1931) James Cagney: "I ain't so tough!" WHITE HEAT (1949) Cagney again: "Top o' the world, ma!" And there's CITIZEN KANE, where the main character dies in the first scene. Orson Welles: "Rosebud!" :smile: Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: The Burgomaster on March 30, 2009, 02:55:57 PM SPOILERS AHEAD!
* 11 of the 12 members of the DIRTY DOZEN * Clint Eastwood in GRAN TORINO * Al Pacino in INSOMNIA * Clive Owen in CHILDREN OF MEN * Neville / Morgan in I AM LEGEND / OMEGA MAN / LAST MAN ON EARTH * George C. Scott in THE HINDENBURG * Steve McQueen in HELL IS FOR HEROES * Steve McQueen in THE SAND PEBBLES * John Wayne in THE COWBOYS * Kurt Russell and Keith David in THE THING (although, we don't actually see them die) The list is endless . . . Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: The Burgomaster on March 30, 2009, 02:57:21 PM And there's CITIZEN KANE, where the main character dies in the first scene. Orson Welles: "Rosebud!" :smile: Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Doggett on March 30, 2009, 02:58:53 PM The Orphanage.
I am Legend The Fly Pans Labyrinth. Cronos Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: akiratubo on March 30, 2009, 03:07:07 PM How did we get this far without mentioning "They Live"?
Rowdy Roddy Piper dies seconds after revealing the aliens' presence on Earth. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Psycho Circus on March 30, 2009, 03:09:31 PM Al Pacino in "Scarface".
Also, there's Tim Robbins in "Jacob's Ladder" and Treat Williams & Joe Piscopo in "Dead Heat" (although, both are technically undead at the end). :teddyr: Don't forget the most infamous one of all.......Duane Jones in NOTLD. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Raffine on March 30, 2009, 03:12:51 PM And there's CITIZEN KANE, where the main character dies in the first scene. Orson Welles: "Rosebud!" :smile: WingedSerpent did qualify "or at least main character"... ...so there! :twirl: :teddyr: Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Doggett on March 30, 2009, 03:20:21 PM Silent Hill...I think...
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: WingedSerpent on March 30, 2009, 03:24:46 PM Silent Hill...I think... Yeah...your guess is a good as mine when it comes to that movie. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: The Burgomaster on March 30, 2009, 07:16:15 PM And there's CITIZEN KANE, where the main character dies in the first scene. Orson Welles: "Rosebud!" :smile: WingedSerpent did qualify "or at least main character"... ...so there! :twirl: :teddyr: Once again, I failed to read carefully before replying. This is another reason why I'll never amount to anything. :bluesad: Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Raffine on March 30, 2009, 07:34:57 PM And there's CITIZEN KANE, where the main character dies in the first scene. Orson Welles: "Rosebud!" :smile: I wouldn't say he's a hero, though. He's pretty much a bastard. WingedSerpent did qualify "or at least main character"... ...so there! :twirl: :teddyr: Once again, I failed to read carefully before replying. This is another reason why I'll never amount to anything. :bluesad: You're the tops in my book, Burgomaster! Have a yo-yo! (http://bp2.blogger.com/_RwdLdQxhZGk/RYpDCC8C-pI/AAAAAAAAAAk/n5IdrcPyX0k/s200/bm.gif) Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Doc Daneeka on March 30, 2009, 07:43:57 PM Raff, as a fellow Polonia fan you just reminded me of all the characters out of THE BLOOD RED PLANET, who die (The heroes, heroically ^_^ ).
And since I called you Raff, I was reminded of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW where, not the "main" characters per se, but the most memorable ones die. Finally, since I saw the several mentions of immoral gangsters dying, I'll mention that the more moral hero Carlito Brigante dies at the end of Carlito's Way :( Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Allhallowsday on March 30, 2009, 08:15:51 PM VON RYAN'S EXPRESS (1965)
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: darthchicken on March 30, 2009, 09:50:59 PM Stalingrad.
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Mr. DS on March 30, 2009, 10:15:53 PM Hero is hard to define some times but heres some more...
The Outsiders - Matt Dillon's and Ralph Macchio's characters Return Of The Living Dead - Pretty much everyone Ti(yuck)tanic - Decraprio Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: the ghoul on March 30, 2009, 10:34:09 PM Don't forget "The Great Silence."
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: JJ80 on March 31, 2009, 12:30:53 AM Sidney Carton (Ronald Coleman/Dirk Bogarde) in either film adaptation of Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities".
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Wag on March 31, 2009, 01:02:32 AM It's a bit pathetic, but all I can come up with at the moment is Beaches; it is early though :tongueout:
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Warp Ninja X on March 31, 2009, 01:29:57 AM Christopher Lambert in Subway. The ending was really stupid he dies plus he don't live to be with the hot and beautiful Isabelle Adjani.
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: RCMerchant on March 31, 2009, 05:11:08 AM Bela Lugosi is shot saving the witless couple from death in the BLACK CAT (1934).
Karloff is shot by Bela in the RAVEN. Kowalski commits vehicluar hari kari in VANISHING POINT. COOL HAND LUKE . Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Jack on March 31, 2009, 07:24:41 AM Easy Rider
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The Chinese Connection (aka about 5 other titles) starring Bruce Lee Blair Witch Project Zardoz - Connery is shown dieing of old age in the end. Dracula 3000 - the spaceship just blows up at the end - WTF? :buggedout: Blood Monkey - everybody dies Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Chang Saam on March 31, 2009, 07:54:26 AM Damian Lau's character in Last Hurrah for Chivalry. Death by sword.
Josh Hartnett's character in 30 Days of Night. Death by disintegration (sort of). Al Pacino's character in Insomnia. Death by gunshot wound. King Kong. Death by either gunshot wounds or falling off the Empire State building. Ross Hagen's character in Sidehackers. Death by gunshot wound. Ruth Gordon's character in Harold and Maude. Death by poison. Max Von Sydow's character in the Exorcist. Death by self defenestration (sort of) Christopher Walken's character in the Dead Zone. Death be gunshot wound. Michael Biehn's character in the Terminator. Death by shrapnel. The character of Lennie Small in any version of Of Mice and Men. Death by gunshot wound. Jim Carrey's character in Man on the Moon. Death by Lung Cancer. Taro Yamamoto's character in Battle Royale. Death by gunshot wound. Hugo Weaving's character in V for Vendetta. Death by gunshot wounds. Characters from some screen adaptations of various William Shakespeare plays. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Jim H on March 31, 2009, 01:09:12 PM Chow Yun-Fat is the hero and dies in:
The Postman Fights Back (though he isn't the lead in that one) Hong Kong 1941 A Better Tomorrow Flaming Brothers City On Fire City War (well, maybe - it's hard to tell if he's actually dead) All About Ah-Long Peace Hotel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Corruptor In general, Hong Kong films don't mind killing the leads. It's all part of blood-soaked heroism. A few other examples: Above the Law (HK film, not Seagal) - EVERYBODY dies in this one The Assassin - Everybody dies, almost Expect the Unexpected - Everybody dies Mad Detective Exiled Dog Bite Dog Fearless I could keep going for a long time... A few that haven't been mentioned from the US: Night Of The Living Dead Diary of the Dead Blood, Bullets and a Fistful of Cash Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: InformationGeek on March 31, 2009, 04:28:55 PM Night of the Living Dead
Most everyone already mentioned every movie I could think of. The only other title I could think of was EW, but that was a comic. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Psycho Circus on March 31, 2009, 04:32:25 PM I already mentioned NOTLD, I thought it waould be the first one listed. :smile:
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: InformationGeek on March 31, 2009, 05:23:18 PM I already mentioned NOTLD, I thought it waould be the first one listed. :smile: Oh! I missed that one. I forgot the character's name, but I knew he died. Plus, I didn't notice that because it wasn't completely typed out as Night of the Living Dead. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: BoyScoutKevin on March 31, 2009, 05:56:31 PM There are a surprising number of historical and semi-historical films that feature dead heroes, as can be seen from the following list. I guess we just love to see that dead historical hero,
The Alamo Amadeus Bataan Blaze The Boy in Striped Pyjamas Braveheart Breaker Morant Bridge Over the River Kwai Charge of the Light Brigade Custer of the West Doctor Zhivago The Eagle Has Landed The Fighting SeaBees Gladiator Glory Intolerance Khartoum La Bamba Lady Jane March or Die Masada The Messenger Midway Miracle at St. Anna's The Mission Nicholas and Alexandria The Passion of the Christ Spartacus The 300 Spartans Zulu Dawn While non-historical films do not feature quite so many dead heroes, there are (again) a surprising number of films that feature dead heroes, as can be seen from this list. The Champ Death of a Gunfighter Earthquake Final Fantasy The Gunfight The Lady Killers The Poseidon Adventure The Shootist The Sixth Sense Village of the Damned Wicker Man World War III Zarak And neither of these lists are complete, as it has already been pointed out, there are a number of other films that feature dead heroes, and there are still some other films that have yet to be mentioned. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: RCMerchant on March 31, 2009, 06:05:30 PM In a way...I consider KING KONG to be the hero of the film. I mean...he was minding his own biusiness,when Carl Denham decided to kidnap him and haul him out to NYC. All he wanted was to be with his girl. :bluesad:
Also, Karloff's Frankenstein Monster. I always felt sorry for him. His dad ,Dr.F,turned his back on him,he was persacuted and hounded,and his own bride didn't want nothing to do with his ugly self. Poor Frankie...all he wanted was a freind... :bluesad: sniff. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Doggett on April 01, 2009, 10:10:49 AM Leon
Godzilla...gets killed by Broderick and his buddies, oh, the humiliation... The Thing ? Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Psycho Circus on April 01, 2009, 10:16:12 AM Michael Douglas' "D-FENS" character in Falling Down.
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Doggett on April 01, 2009, 10:19:34 AM Saw
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Doggett on April 01, 2009, 10:19:52 AM Nightmare on Elm Street 3
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Psycho Circus on April 01, 2009, 10:43:04 AM Russell Crowe in "Gladiator"
Tom Hanks in "Road To Perdition" Ewar Woowar in "The Wicker Man".....best ending ever. :teddyr: Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Doggett on April 01, 2009, 10:52:06 AM The Omen...unless you're a satanist in which case its good news all round :wink:
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Psycho Circus on April 01, 2009, 10:56:23 AM The Omen...unless you're a satanist in which case its good news all round :wink: Yeah baby! :wink: (http://www.ugo.com/movies/best-death-scenes/images/entries/the-omen.jpg) Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Mr. DS on April 01, 2009, 11:03:00 AM Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Ah Nancy, how could I forget. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: schmendrik on April 01, 2009, 04:45:05 PM Life is Beautiful (La Vita e Bella)
Memento Of course, there's the classic Psycho where Hitchcock killed off not only the person we thought was the main character, but what we thought was going to be the main plot line (does anybody remember that we seemed to be setting up some sort of thriller involving embezzled money?) Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Wag on April 01, 2009, 05:14:47 PM Serenity - I don't believe this only came to mind now. I feel ashamed.
Also, Pay It Forward. And doesn't Neo die at the end of The Maxtix trilogy? Nobody mentioned that did they? Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: schmendrik on April 01, 2009, 06:08:44 PM Serenity - I don't believe this only came to mind now. I feel ashamed. Also, Pay It Forward. And doesn't Neo die at the end of The Maxtix trilogy? Nobody mentioned that did they? Well, Trinity did. Which p**sed the hell out of me. Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Wag on April 02, 2009, 12:52:00 AM Serenity - I don't believe this only came to mind now. I feel ashamed. Also, Pay It Forward. And doesn't Neo die at the end of The Maxtix trilogy? Nobody mentioned that did they? Well, Trinity did. Which p**sed the hell out of me. Oh yeah - Trinity. I thought someone died. Maybe it was wishful thinking on my part that it was Neo :wink: Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Doc Daneeka on April 02, 2009, 05:19:46 PM Saw Hey! Adam lived until part 3, and I still say Gordon is alive! ;)Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: KYGOTC on April 02, 2009, 06:43:04 PM No ones mentioned "THEY LIVE" yet?
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Psycho Circus on April 03, 2009, 01:35:18 PM Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: sandbagger on April 03, 2009, 02:31:43 PM Has The Omega Man been mentioned?
Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Wag on April 03, 2009, 05:21:24 PM The House Of Flying Daggers sees the main dude die at the end, if I recall correctly.
Also, The Butterfly Effect (although I have seen a different ending on TV that was happy so I don't think he died in that) Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Psycho Circus on April 03, 2009, 05:26:59 PM The House Of Flying Daggers sees the main dude die at the end, if I recall correctly. Also, The Butterfly Effect (although I have seen a different ending on TV that was happy so I don't think he died in that) I can't believe you've watched those. I'd rather watch "Weasels Rip My Flesh". :bluesad: Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: metalmonster on April 03, 2009, 06:04:53 PM I Saw THE OMEGA MAN The Other Day And It p**sed Me Off How They Kill The Only Half Likeable Character In The Movie
I Also Hated The Ending Of INVASION OF THE KILLER BUGS Where It Seems The Hero Escapes But Then Gets Killed Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: Doc Daneeka on April 03, 2009, 07:22:16 PM The House Of Flying Daggers sees the main dude die at the end, if I recall correctly. Also, The Butterfly Effect (although I have seen a different ending on TV that was happy so I don't think he died in that) I can't believe you've watched those. I'd rather watch "Weasels Rip My Flesh". :bluesad: Title: Re: Movies where the hero dies in the end...(Spoilers, naturally) Post by: sandbagger on April 03, 2009, 08:49:16 PM I Saw THE OMEGA MAN The Other Day And It p**sed Me Off How They Kill The Only Half Likeable Character In The Movie Right there with ya'. Sure he saves the human race but it still sucked. How about The Spy who came in from the Cold? |