Random Funniest Death Scenes In Movie History (16 items)

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  (#15) The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

  • Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, James Franco, Zoe Kazan, Tyne Daly, Tom Waits

  Challenging someone to a duel in the Wild West is a terrifying proposition. No matter what happens, one of you isn't walking away alive. With that said, Buster Scruggs couldn't have been less scared as he follows Joe's brother out into the town square for their duel.

  Buster begins their showdown by blasting off all five fingers on Joe's brother's right hand. You'd think doing something like that would just about end the fight - but no, Joe's brother is a fighter, and he struggles to grab his side arm with his left hand (the one that still has fingers).  

  This leaves Buster in a bit of a predicament, as he only has one bullet left. You can tell Buster is scared by the method in which he turns around, pulls out a mirror, and fires his remaining bullet backward into the chest of Joe's brother.
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  (#3) Jurassic Park

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Wayne Knight, B. D. Wong, Ariana Richards, Richard Kiley, Miguel Sandoval, Bob Peck, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, Whit Hertford, Gary Rodriguez, Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc, Jophery C. Brown, Cameron Thor, Gerald R. Molen, Dean Cundey, Christopher John Fields, Greg Burson, Brian Smrz, Laura Burnett, Brad M. Bucklin, Tom Mishler, Adrian Escober

  Sometimes when looking back on historically funny death scenes, it's hard to appreciate them for what they were because there have now been so many derivative versions of the scene. How many movies nowadays - from horror, to sci-fi, to romcoms - feature a character getting eaten by a T. rex straight off the toilet? Too many to count!

  Well, when Gennaro was first plucked off his porcelain throne to be devoured by a hungry T. rex in Jurassic Park, that was the first time something like that had ever happened. Hard to believe, right? This scene also receives slapstick bonus points for the entire bathroom surrounding Gennaro falling to pieces like it was a set piece in a Charlie Chaplin movie.
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  (#2) Pulp Fiction

  • John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Walken, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Griffin, Tim Roth, Harvey Keitel, Rosanna Arquette, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Julia Sweeney, Amanda Plummer, Phil LaMarr, Dick Miller, Alexis Arquette, Peter Greene, Bronagh Gallagher, Maria de Medeiros, Frank Whaley, Paul Calderón, Lawrence Bender, Karen Maruyama, Michael Gilden, Stephen Hibbert, Duane Whitaker, Emil Sitka, Angela Jones, Burr Steers, Don Blakely, Joseph Pilato, Rene Beard, Venessia Valentino, Linda Kaye, Brad Parker, Chandler Lindauer, Glendon Rich, Ani Sava, Brenda Hillhouse, Susan Griffiths, Robert Ruth, Lorelei Leslie, Eric Clark, Rich Turner, Devan Richardson, Jerome Patrick Hoban, Carl Allen, Sy Sher, Laura Lovelace, Gary Shorelle, Cie Allman, Lori Pizzo

  Humans all seem to have an innate belief that our lives, and thus our deaths, have some sort of meaning. Even in the language of film, we've grown accustomed to the fact that if we know a character's name, if we've heard them speak, their death will hold some measure of gravitas. 

  That's why it's so brilliantly funny when Vincent Vega (John Travolta) accidentally blows Marvin's head off in the middle of a casual conversation. The deadpan delivery of "I shot Marvin in the face" only adds to the comedic contrast of the moment. A man has perished, a mother has lost her son, yet Vincent and Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) discuss this in the same tone they discussed cheeseburgers at the beginning of the film. 

  It's... well, it's hilarious. Is that okay to admit? Who knows, but the important thing is that this scene is funny.
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  (#14) Commando

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alyssa Milano, Bill Paxton, Bill Duke, Dan Hedaya, Rae Dawn Chong, David Patrick Kelly, Robert Lee Minor, Vernon Wells, James Olson, Drew Snyder, Gary Cervantes, Sharon Wyatt, Michael Adams, Lenny Juliano, Michael Delano

  Losing doesn't always have to feel bad. On the other hand, losing when you think you should have won? Losing when the cards are stacked in your favor? That feels horrendous. 

  In Commando, Bennett has the cards stacked in his favor. He's holding a side arm pointed directly at Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Arnold has nothing. He's empty-handed. But, in the time it takes Bennett to cock his piece, Arnold rips a pipe straight off the wall and throws it through Bennett's chest. 

  And that... wow, that must have felt terrible. Just embarrassing, to be honest.
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  (#11) John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

  • Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ruby Rose, Ian McShane, Mark Dacascos, Common, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Mantzoukas, Anjelica Huston

  John Wick is often mistaken for an assassin or hit man, but he's really an artist. He's an artist, and his medium is death. His canvas? The entire world. His tools? Everything and anything within arm's reach. John proves this throughout the franchise, but no moment is it better exemplified than when he eliminates two men by causing a horse to kick with impeccable timing.  

  "Death by horse." That's what their obituaries would say. If they're lucky, it might say, "Death by a horse being controlled by the deadliest man the world has ever known." But, even then, most people would probably start laughing after "death by horse" and not get to the rest. 

  "Unnamed Goon (1985-2019). He Died As He Lived - Horsin' Around." 
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  (#13) American Psycho

  • Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Chloë Sevigny, Samantha Mathis, Cara Seymour, Justin Theroux, Guinevere Turner. Reese Witherspoon

  Christian Bale delivers a hilarious and haunting performance as the titular American Psycho. No part of the movie captures this character's essence better than the slaying of Paul Allen. Allen, thinking he's been invited to Patrick Bateman's (Bale) house for dinner, is relaxing (drugged) on a covered chair in Bale's living room. Although he notices the newspaper on the ground (to clean up the mess), he isn't fully aware that anything strange is happening. And even without the homicidal intent, Bateman is acting strange.

  When you think of a killer, you probably think of someone angrily and violently going about their "work." Bale's performance is in stark contrast to that assumption, as he dances and explains the nuances of Huey Lewis and the News just seconds before splitting Allen open with his ax.

  Funny? To a degree. Disturbing? On a whole new level.

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