Switchblades in the Movies (1985-1989)

Clips of switchblades being used in films that came out between 1985 and 1989. In order of appearance...
The Goonies (1985) 0:00
Death Wish 3 (1985) 0:16
Demoni "Demons" (1985) 0:24
Fletch (1985) 0:29
Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985) 0:39
Return of the Living Dead (1985) 0:44
The Breakfast Club (1985) 0:48
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) 0:59
Volunteers (1985) 1:08
Witness (1985) 1:15
Breaking All The Rules (1985) 1:20
April Fools Day (1986) 1:24
Armed and Dangerous (1986) 1:36
Blue Velvet (1986) 1:48
Crocodile Dundee (1986) 2:07
Stand By Me (1986) 2:22
The Hitcher (1986) 2:35
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (1987) 2:57
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) 3:10
Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987) 3:13
Ernest Goes To Camp (1987) 3:21
The Untouchables (1987) 3:27
Robocop (1987) 3:39
Three O'clock High (1987) 3:43
Real Men (1987) 3:50
Hellraiser (1987) 3:55
Opera (1987) 4:03
Planes Trains and Automobiles (1987) 4:14
The Principal (1987) 4:20
Coming To America (1988) 4:31
Frantic (1988) 4:36
Hellraiser 2 (1988) 4:39
The Naked Gun (1988) 4:45
Troma's War (1988) 4:49
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) 4:53
Harlem Nights (1989) 5:04
K-9 (1989) 5:08
Last Exit To Brooklyn (1989) 5:11
Road House (1989) 5:18
Lean On Me (1989) 5:30
The Hitcher in the Dark "Paura nel buio" or "Fear in the Dark" (1989) 5:36
The Abyss (1989) 5:40
Heathers (1989) 5:47
Sleepaway Camp 3 (1989) 5:56
Blind Fury (1989) 6:05
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[@timothyprice3264]

They’re always stiletto knives lol those are the best!

[@newman793]

Not all of them

[@lukim2744]

Stiletto's are cool but swing guards are awesome 🤘

[@scratchd0g]

No.

[@theultimateloser6695]

@@lukim2744 damn straight

[@theultimateloser6695]

I think there were more swinguards than stilettos

[@madisondazi5915]

For everyone commenting about The Outsiders... The movie came out in 1983, and this list is for movies that came out from 1985-1989

[@vinsmokesaku4900]

madison. Exactly

[@thecrabempire5767]

what about the outsiders

[@frankiegee6135]

Mistakes do happen we’re only human after all.

[@armedcivilian5561]

This is the ONLY reason why switch blades were outlawed, because movies made them look scary 😒

[@supahcomix]

Yeah, they say because it “opens too quickly” but a good oiled folding knife can open as fast

[@alecmiller2270]

Not in usa

[@alecmiller2270]

Not here😈

[@ianalexander7267]

Even in reality they would be bad for self defense

[@armedcivilian5561]

@@ianalexander7267 i would have to disagree, i carry the gerber f.a.s.t 06 auto the civilian version. I have 3, and i really like em 😁

[@stevebinning977]

The switchblades are cool but Crocodile Dundee's Outback Bowie IS a knife

[@junior234]

I love the Goonies and the breakfast club

[@valmadison9748]

I had a stiletto knife comb and tried to put a real blade in there the kind of blade when you go to barbershop and they shave you but of course didn't work well and when my parents found it I got a good ass whipping.

[@Dixienourmous69]

By the light, those things are absolutly beautiful...

[@davidlocke1668]

Thank you for including Blue Velvet ❤

[@nabinnyc]

so there seems to be a correlation between switchblades and awesome movies

[@extremezaz]

2:22 yes finally

[@pjzdaaa]

Stand by me yes!

[@enjoiorange]

saw a lot of nice swinguards

[@BlackCatBlades390]

The only issue when they put the switchblade so close to the individuals face or other body parts they can't properly calculate how the blade will come out if there to close it may cut the individual or stop the blade from fully opening basically defeating the purpose of the knifes threatening history in general

[@oAROWANAo]

It's a Korean-made "Rizzuto Estileto Milano" clone from the 80's.

[@Michael030979]

Frank from Hellraiser had the most beautiful switchblade of them all.

[@himbuxterrafux9525]

It was a swing guard, was't it?

[@chadsrobber]

Yes

[@RWAC685]

Rebel Without A Cause Has The Best Switchblade Scene.

[@WallaceBeery]

Cool stuff

[@layspotatochips3363]

I found 2 switchblades in my kitchen that my brother had to help him pry of the screen on his amp And I saw it and just thought “I found Johnny’s switchblade” bc of the shape of the handle

[@countalucard4226]

Can’t believe they did not use the scene from “12 Angry Men”

[@melonakavitanismate3826]

This is a sticker Hector, and you're the stickee! Lmao... I fucking love that!

[@MisterAnthropist]

ace merrill, john bender FTW.

[@Michael030979]

Ohh ok...I see it now. Thanks man! :)

[@christianblade2052]

Interesting Rizzy that Danny Glover uses @1:18 with what looks like gold plated or painted bolsters.

[@johnreece8102]

Does anybody know the name of the knife at 4:49, the sound it makes is awesome

[@daman9078]

John Reece cgi sound buddy

[@youtubethrowaway9324]

Not the real sound my dude. But the "knife" is not a knife but a spike : automatic pen spike

[@johnreece8102]

@@youtubethrowaway9324 yes I found that out years ago haha. Thanks anyway

[@boldsign]

1:08 My favorite

[@thorase141]

"bringing a knife to a gunfight" same sentence in the last Indiana jones

[@waltersolomon9049]

I just watched _The Return of the Living Dead_ for umpteenth time last night.

[@dayvonmenifee5820]

I like switchblades From movies Heathers Sleepaway Camp blind fury The Goonies

[@tristanbarnett6271]

Yeah there's a couple movies I have that I noticed there's switchblades in them Machete Kills and Sin City one and to

[@elofkjellson3906]

What the hell is with the way everyone holds these knives....They hold it in the way that would give you the least amount of grip, right on the end of the handle.

[@ShinKyuubi]

I think it's all about the shock value of the knife coming out and keeping their hand outta the way. A good few of these switchblades I'm seeing in the movies are ones that open from the side so you gotta keep your fingers outta the way so the blade can come out, unlike out the front/top switchblades. Back when I was a kid they had switchblade combs. They had a push button and flipped open out the side just like most of the switchblades here, if you hold it with a full handed grip it ain't gonna come out cause your fingers are keeping it from actually flipping out so you have to hold it in a way that lets it come out then you switch your grip to a more conventional grip whether it be a hammer grip or ice pick.

[@16pennynails]

Neat knives these are once opened they are put to shame by many razor sharp kitchen knives, or any fixed blade fighting knife, and reliability was always an issue with these. Not to mention the cheap quality blades that couldn't hold an edge. But still,,, the "joe cool" image is huge. "SNAP"..

[@SemiSweetMorsels2089]

there's i rizzuto in the movie "House 2 The Second Story" (1988) 38 minutes and forty five seconds into it.

[@angelinaramon]

I like the one from Hellraiser.

[@ALIASarts]

nices video

[@oAROWANAo]

Movie title list with links in the description.

[@countalucard4226]

2 sounds a thief will recognize a Shot Gun racking and a Switchblade opening.

[@retradern]

You forgot the it’s my car scene from death wish 3

[@LFPS0311]

What's the name of the move right after the Freddy K. scene?

[@cron205]

You missed the terminator,Class of 1999 and Bad manners they all have Switch Blade scenes

[@samuraisimpson6474]

Bru you dumb that came out in 1994

[@honestdave]

Jason Bouskill Terminator and Bad Manners are from 1984 and Class of 1999 is from 1990. Learn to read the title dipshit.

[@mac11daddy6]

“The knife is the last weapon you will ever learn how to use”. Leon The Professional

[@slik.8065]

The first one was otf

[@TheJmt200]

at 5:26, was that mcguiver(sorry if i mispelled that name), or Darry from the outsiders?

[@thrashpunk4]

You're missing a movie called 3:15 The Moment of Truth (1986). It starts out with a switchblade. It's a rare and hard to find movie, only came out on VHS.

[@keldal9]

Its on youtube fella. Good movie

[@michaelgarcia6259]

Everyones gangsta till the switchblade comes to the party

[@justintimefortheparties3171]

What's the knife at 1:41

[@RelatableReddit]

It's some type of OTF knife I think

[@JustinTimeForParties]

@@RelatableReddit it is

[@Dantheferret]

@@JustinTimeForParties but what brand of otf?

[@reeeeeekidre1ncarnation]

What’s the knife called in three o’clock high 1987 I want to buy one of those switchblades

[@taydecapshaw6381]

what about the outsiders

[@bignuts2971]

Aaron Capshaw ikr

[@KandiKlover]

The previous video covering the first half of the 80s movies has it.

[@vinnypalazzolo6224]

Aaron Capshaw yeah

[@erectilereptile7383]

Aaron Capshaw the Outsiders is from 1983 this is covering movies 1985-89

[@vinsmokesaku4900]

The outsiders is from 1983

[@dayvonmenifee5820]

He’s put switchblade on the table

[@dayvonmenifee5820]

Class of 1999 Cody Got switchblade too

[@balisongbrain]

There is a lot of those in movies. I guess because they're cheap and they look cool.

[@HealthyObbsession]

Can anyone tell me what film is 5:15? The guy with the switchblade looks like a Baldwin but I have no clue

[@Beipackzettel1]

Last Exit To Brooklyn

[@Jaxon_Stone]

You missed Who's That Girl(1987) in this clip.

[@dermeme-kanal8628]

5:26 road house

[@higreg5720]

why am I watching this....

[@dayvonmenifee5820]

Johnny Bender got switchblade From the breakfast club

[@RULERofCERTAINthings]

Funny watching movie thugs threaten someone with a 9inch blade

[@JACOPO.OFFICIEL]

Most of these are "Rizzuto Estiletto Milano" (japanese cheap auto knives) And some korean "Nato Military" otfs

[@troman5000]

Ever notice how dramatic the opening of the switchblade is???

[@wtfcomments2585]

troman5000 because that's when shit gets real

[@mourningsmile6882]

you missed a rebel without a cause, the scene when the kid slices james deans tire and the knife fight... how could you have missed such a good movie

[@retradern]

That movie came out in 1955 idiot

[@riko8463]

кадр со стилетом также есть в фильме заводной апельсин и Индиана Джонс 4

[@sheeshsheesh8522]

swichblades COOCAAAAIIIIN

[@feartheoldbllood]

*flick of stiletto* ".....hi."

[@412LegendOfTheWest]

The Principal, with Jim Belushi

[@TheTNK97]

What's the film at 2:50

[@tynao2029]

so Crocodile Dundee's "that's a knife scene" came after Police Academy 2's, and reversed the thug/protagonist roles

[@rdr2v1nce7]

I love that scene

[@lolviukok2499]

1:38 laughing for the past 5 minutes

[@jameshatfield6814]

Hell high has a switchblade

[@hairybanana9668]

Have a couple in the collection prefer my fixed blades and Ax’s

[@garypareja6899]

worthless trivia: Sometime ago there was a movie "Sometimes they come back" with Keefer Sutherland. There was scene from the 50's where Keefer pulled his switchblade knife. The knife was one of the out front designs that wasn't produced until 1964.

[@SemiSweetMorsels2089]

dude..... everything you just said... so wrong.

[@garypareja6899]

ok,,,,,,,,,,lets know your correction!

[@jasonm7948]

Keifer Sutherland wasn't even in Sometimes They Come Back man.

[@davecurtis6930]

He sure looks young in hungry games 5🙄lol

[@dudedobruy8896]

New knife Switchblades: Film: Highlander; season 5 s14 time 2:25

[@johnpatterson8697]

1:47 I don't remember this part of DUNE

[@johnpatterson8697]

@@Dantheferret The actor in that scene Kyle MacLachlan, is in the 1984 movie Dune. The lighting of that scene also reminds me of t his scene from the movie kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaOQfIJnhcSlfLc

[@Dantheferret]

@@johnpatterson8697 oh okay

[@sylph5511]

Beverly hills cop.not sure which one

[@TheBlakef1998]

@5001moviemaker yes

[@StaticTonality]

Why are there so many Swinguards in movies??

[@ericeasterday5849]

You forgot “The Terminator” scene with Bill Paxton as the punk leader!!

[@youtubR72]

No, he didn't. Terminator came out in 1984. This list is 1985 - 1989.

[@trapperscout2046]

A lot of otf knives here

[@BobDylanFan1966]

where liscence to kill there was a minor bad ass villian who had a switch blade

[@ButterbeanOutdoors]

except like 9 of these are OTF. They are not the same as switch blades.

[@danielgreen6302]

Thank you, that bothered me.

[@TheBlakef1998]

at 2:53, is that pony boy?

[@frankiegee6135]

Of course

[@himbuxterrafux9525]

So many swing guards and nato otfs...

[@reedexplosives7015]

He's got a knife that ain't a km knife this is a knife LMAO

[@dennisbeaton8239]

Wait Until Dark?

[@Shade571]

You forgot license to kill

[@natesmodelreveiwsetc.9626]

Isnt that just like a wallet ,brings a knife to a gunfight

[@bladuh5663]

Friday the 13th Jason Takes Manhattan?

[@bobbyscalchi4013]

U FORGOT EDDIE MURPHY 48 HRS BAR ROUST

[@Vysedragon]

i love from 2:56 to 4:01

[@frankiegee6135]

Not 100% but I think 0:45 is a Colini Fly lock

[@Dantheferret]

What makes you think that?

[@monty_wolfkitty]

Those aren't knives!.. 2:18

[@michaelhungerford2380]

Crocodile dundee lol

[@panthergecko77]

They forgot Licence to Kill

[@youtubR72]

Yes, indeed. Licence to Kill was released in 1989.

[@CaliforniaMcGees]

beverly hills cop 2

[@danielobregon3081]

someone tell me what movie 1:35 to 1:45 is?

[@Isad0r]

Daniel Obregon I wish I knew

[@JahronFPSArchive999]

Armed and dangerous

[@Sandlot1992]

where's the Garbage Pail Kids Movie?

[@NathanSummers2050]

I didnt see Bowers from IT.

[@NathanSummers2050]

I just saw it .

[@donny7019]

Where's the karate kid? 1986

[@extremezaz]

:53 two bit

[@snubz6188]

extremezaz yeah he plays him in the outsiders

[@maxaustin42]

That wasn't Emilio Estevez

[@PAPERofROCK]

THE OUTSIDERS??????

[@elsololobo6509]

The wraith?

[@chrisgriffin7357]

I tried making one out of a pez dispenser thanks to all these movies. Then I went to Tijuana when I was 10 and just bought a couple.

[@fornolandoesstuff1298]

00:52 what movie is that

[@VinEllis]

fornolandoesstuff The Breakfast Club