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Movies - List of films using the Wilhelm scream


The following is a list of some of the films which use the Wilhelm scream. The sound effect is frequently used by Skywalker Sound (particularly Ben Burtt, who gave it its name) and Weddington Sound, (particularly Richard L. Anderson).

Movie franchises and sequels

1950s

  • Distant Drums
    (1951, the original use of the sound. Used when a character is eaten by an alligator and when three Indians are shot.)
  • Charge at Feather River (1953, the scream is uttered by the character Wilhelm, who gave his name to the scream, as well as by several other characters.)
  • The Command (an indian is shot)
  • Them!
    (1954)
  • A Star Is Born
    (1954 version with Judy Garland
    )
  • In the Land of the Pharaohs (1955) (the scream is emitted from inside a crocodile that has just eaten a man)
  • The Sea Chase (1955)
  • Helen of Troy

1960s

  • Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
  • Swiss Family Robinson
    (1960) (a pirate falls into a ravine during the climatic battle)
  • PT 109 (1963)
  • Harper
  • The Green Berets (1968)
  • The Wild Bunch
    (1969) (a member of the Bunch is shot in the face during the opening scene of the movie)

1970s

  • Chisum
  • Impasse
  • The Scarlet Blade
  • Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
  • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (a stormtrooper is shot by Leia and falls down a shaft in the Death Star - ironically, while the name "Wilhelm" is German, this scene was cut from the German version of the film)
  • The Star Wars Holiday Special
    (stormtrooper falls off deck/balcony)
  • More American Graffiti
    (1979)

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