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List of films using the Wilhelm scream - Definition and Overview |
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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).
- Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones
- Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Return of the King
- More American Graffiti (1979, the sequel to American Graffiti)
- (1990, the sequel to Gremlins)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995, one of the Die Hard sequels)
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998, one of the Lethal Weapon sequels)
- Distant Drums (1951, the original use of the sound, used when a character is eaten by an aligator 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
- Helen of Troy
More detail on when the scream is used in many of these films is available from the personal website of Steve Lee (http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/), a sound effects librarian and designer who used it in A Goofy Movie, and the archives (http://www.wnyc.org/onthemedia/transcripts/transcripts_020901_wilhelm.html) of NPR's On the Media.
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