You know that scream, that's in almost every action movie? Here's some info about it. Ive always wondered where it came from, and why all the movies use it so much. It's known as the Wilhelm Scream

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/10/the-scream-that.html

 

Yeah -my kid said this weekend when we watched Indiana Jones that the guy "sounded like a Clone Trooper" as he was getting blown up.  

 

Wow, I never realized that was used in so many films and cartoons. Or that it even had a name of it's own. I mostly noticed it in Star Wars films and regard it as a Star Wars scream. Thank you for sharing this information. 

 

Yeah this is pretty cool. I've heard about this awhile ago from a SW message board I think.

 

That's a cool story. Thanks for sharing.

 

  at the use of The Star Wars Holiday Special clip as an example

 

Can I add in, hope it doesn't sound ike captain obvious, the scream also featured in Death Proof.

 

That is great. In fact, one of the evening news last year did a piece of the Wilhelm Scream and its origin. In the Transformers movie thread, someone posted that Wilhelm Scream was used during the movie as well.

 

After watching that Video, I truly hate that "Wilhem Scream" now (actually I've always hated it, but it gives me a good chuckle.... when I don't hear it so much).

 

I laugh ever time I hear it in cartoons like Family Guy and Venture Bros. I swear once you learn of the Wilhem Scream, it is all your hear. I go out of my not to tell people because then it will stick in your head like a bad song.

 

Ive known this since I was a kid. AAAAAHHHHIIIIIIEE!!!!!

 

being the star wars nerd that i am i have known about this for a while. I thought it was just a lucasfilm thing......

used to try to make stormtroopers make it in shadows of the empire by shooting them off cliffs

 

YEEAAAAUUUURRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

That's how I usually hear it. It's in tons of movie trailers also.

 

I thought everybody knew about the Wilhelm scream.

How can you not know about it?

 

pfft, every SW fan worth their salt knows abt the wilhelm. ben burtt FTMFW.

"they could be sound people. or worse!"

*hi fives ferret*

 

I hate the Wilhelm Scream.

 

Ok now what is the other scream that is in a ton of TV and movies. The one used in the intro to Fear Factor?

That lower UUUUUURRRAAAAAHHHHH! scream.

 

Always noticed it in Star Wars and Indy. I noticed it in Transformers but I always kind of thought it was an ILM thing. 150 movies though? Damn.  

 

That one's not really used as an in-joke, but more because it's from a cheap and easy to get ahold of sound reel.

Same reason police scanners always have that same woman's voice talking about "One-oh-seven five."