the fish graphic at the end eating the title kills me

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@DMX its looking like this will likely be our next monsterdon movie. its crushing the poll rn

FARENGI GRINDSET COACH

@Taweret ain't this the movie that started the Wilhelm scream? or am I trippin

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@DMX the Wilhelm scream goes back to the like the 50s. we've heard it in a few of our movies

Jason Lefkowitz

@Taweret @DMX The original Wilhelm scream.

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@jalefkowit @DMX I remember when we watched Them! the Wilhelm scream was used several times

Jason Lefkowitz

@Taweret @DMX It started out as corporate IP. “Distant Drums” was made by Warner Bros., and the scream sound went into their sound effects library, which other Warner’s productions could access for cheap. So it turns up in a bunch of Warner’s films from the ‘50s through the ‘70s, including “Them!”

Then in 1977 Ben Burtt put it in “Star Wars” (a Twentieth Century-Fox production) as an in-joke, and then other sound designers started putting it in their own work as a nod to Burtt, and the rest is history

Origin of the Wilhelm Scream - The Most Famous Sound Effect in Movie History | The Vintage News

Sound effects are an integral part of every film and TV series; they are often crucial in conveying atmosphere and building tension. In 1963, an Academy

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Louisa

@Taweret "sharks attack alone and piranhas attack by the thousands, so this is way scarier than Jaws. That probably means it's a better movie"

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@Louisa i assume so

Louisa

@Taweret I like the late 70s after Jaws was so successful, and I guess people couldn't figure out why THAT monster movie was a hit and not all the other monster movies, and they settled on "we need a Quint" (this time it seems to be Kevin McCarthy?)

Asta [AMP]

@[email protected] @[email protected] obviously what made the movie popular was Roy Scheider's raw sex appeal though? quint my ass