Top 20 Accidental Movie Deaths

The luck of the draw! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable cases where a film character’s demise came inadvertently, whether it was by their own hand or someone else’s. Beware of major spoilers ahead! Our countdown includes scenes from "Casper", "The Other Guys", "Tropic Thunder" and more! Do you know of any other misfortunate deaths in movies? Share them with us in the comments below!
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[@WatchMojo]

Do you know of any other misfortunate deaths in movies? Share them with us in the comments below! For more content like this, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGaWZHRrYtCibLM

[@erzaender]

world war z

[@FirstOdin420]

The editing, guys......really?????

[@kimj8297]

Simon Birch- Joe's mother getting hit in the head with the baseball 😭

[@bodamian_bg]

C'MON!! How about the Deadpool's squad?!?😱💥👀

[@soundwave1a]

Out of Sight 1998.

[@khalidhenry3857]

Marvin's death in Pulp Fiction scared the crap outta me

[@scottishfilmhistorian]

Scared the shit out of Jules Winfield as well.

[@BigFella117]

You ain’t alone man, you ain’t alone

[@kidz4p509]

All because Vincent “shot Marvin in the face”.

[@geviesanta3631]

Fun fact: Phil la Marr actually did make his appearance in Pulp Fiction as Marvin before he went into voice acting

[@forestxander]

I have a dog named marvin. This scene runs through my head rather often, as a result. A marvin is also a musical instrument designed for foley work in horror movies. There's a mega-marvin and an ultra-mega-marvin. And, of course, marvin the paranoid android from hitchhiker's guide. Marvin the martian. What I'm saying is being a marvin isn't always about getting shot in the face. 😂

[@potatomatop9326]

I would like to give props to the guy who sacrificed his own life and bathed himself in toxic waste in Robocop.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

He was that a-hole doctor administrator in ER. He had two helicopter accidents, the first one cut his arm off, and the second one squashed him.

[@TheWarmachine375]

At first I thought he was mutating into a supervillain

[@BrianRP1209]

I also thought of Robocop - the early scene, when the demonstration goes bad.

[@ler3434]

I'd buy that for a doll...on second thought, no.

[@redwardranger7034]

Atleast he died as an Avenger. A Toxic Avenger...dun dun DUUUUUN

[@Deathstroke4200]

Tropic Thunder is a masterpiece! Also Alexander Skarsgard having a "gasoline fight" is hilarious.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

And then later on, Harry knew his father was a murderer from believing in his butler instead of looking at the secret room with all the Goblin weapons

[@sonicmario64]

"The Babysitter" and its sequel "The Babysitter: Killer Queen" definitely had quite a few accidental deaths involving the antagonists, considering the fact that both movies are also horror-comedies.

[@jonah.donohue]

Name one

[@sonicmario64]

@@jonah.donohue In the first movie, the black teen character, John, trips on a toy car that was sitting on the stairs, causing him to fall and get his neck impaled onto a trophy that has a sharp pointy tip.

[@roxy5588]

Marvin's death was not only accidental and unexpected but it was one of the funniest death scenes ever! I know its very macabre and dark but it was the dialogue after it happened cracked me up! "Oh my god I just shot Marvin in the face", "Why the fuck did you do that"? 🤣🤣🤣

[@LeeTAZ-sl7de]

And that line was made up by Travolta, he felt it suited his character.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Nothing on the Freedom Fighters deaths from The Suicide Squad?

[@zeldabombsquad1144]

Nah, because nobody with ACTUAL taste saw that crap

[@Ramonaqueenofhell]

@@zeldabombsquad1144? I think you’re confused 2021’s THE suicide squad by James Gunn is a beloved comedy You’re probably thinking of 2016’s suicide squad by David Ayer

[@chelseacanales8763]

No matter how many times I watched Pulp Fiction, Marvin’s death is still unexpected

[@LoveHandle4890]

Well, it’s a fact that all the Spider-Man villains accidentally killed themselves, until they came back in the sequels that is.

[@Peyton-qf8vn]

Thing I don’t understand is when they got cured and went back home, did they still die

[@Klaital1]

That's not quite true, spider-man definitely killed Electro fully intentionally in TASM 2.

[@hugobarajas4754]

Honorable mentioned Bullet Tooth Tony in Snatched where he gets shot at by his boss by accident when the dog grabs the bag of diamonds from his hand and runs off.

[@michellezavala1355]

Great video 😁. Brought back some funny memories 😁. Happy Sunday everyone 🙌

[@aridddle]

I legitimately have not seen meet Joe black past the point where he gets hit by cars. That death is hilarious

[@Z-Strike026]

I'm honestly surprised none of the Final Destination deaths made this list.

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

I don't think those qualify as "accidental" within the confines of the series though, because it's just fate tying up all the loose ends. I guess. I dunno. These are the questions we need answers to.

[@renegade7357]

Probably have their own separate list.

[@Heraldo_Del_Mar]

For the training mishap in Starship Troopers, Rico also didn't have his head in the game after getting a "Dear John" video message from his high school sweetheart turned Federation pilot Carmen.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Danson and Highsmith jumping to their deaths in The Other Guy's for absolutely no reason.

[@tamekabatson1998]

And there were no bushes 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@susanrobinson910]

There wasn’t even an awning! 😂 There goes my hero!

[@tamekabatson1998]

@@susanrobinson910 and it was even more funny because it was The Rock and bad ass Samuel L. Jackson. That whole movie was hilarious.

[@judoclawplays962]

When i teach friends or girlfriends firearm safety I always use the Marvin scene as an example of finger and trigger discipline. You don't want to shoot Marvin in the face.

[@gonzar09]

Not to mention that Marvin's death tees up the rest of the movie's theme, when looked at in the chronological sense. Jules sees this and everything that follows as a sign to not only leave the life, but help guide the lost back home, where Vincent sees this as nothing more than a series of unfortunate events that no one could've predicted. At least, that's my take on it.

[@LuShanna]

The World War Z death caught me so off guard I had to pause the movie because I was laughing from both shock and confusion 🤣

[@scottvankeuren950]

I actually had a friend who was killed by friendly fire during training missions in the military.

[@cyber-thundr_]

Marvel's biggest accidental death is Black Widow. After they killed her off in Endgame, Marvel noticed that a solo Black Widow film could've been a long time ago, they realized their mistake so they finally make one.

[@jewgirl952]

This is the best channel on KZbin!

[@richardhoehn9922]

I like the Wicked Witch's inclusion here. She's also featured in an older Mojo video about--are you ready?--Top Ten On-Screen Meltdowns.

[@tyrellr7818]

Don't forget Bobby Pellitt's death from Horrible Bosses. I know he was purposely killed by Harken, but the fact that Kurt ACCIDENTALLY dropped Pellitt's phone in Harken's house, leading Harken to kill Pellitt, especially when they planned on killing them, yet this was unintentional. And that's what makes it even more hilarious. 😂😂😂

[@adeadphish7931]

Yuka Nakagawa accidentally eating food poisoned by Yuko Sakaki in Battle Royale, which started a chain reaction of that killed 5 other students in very VERY darkly comedic circumstances

[@OwenOfMorgan]

One of the best accidental death movies I've seen is "I Didn’t Come Here to Die". Not a well known independent movie but has many hilarious deaths and accidents. From a chainsaw to the chest, to eyes plucked out, a perfect black comedy.

[@danielrohman3933]

Did anybody realized that was fame voice actor Phil Lamarr that died by john travolta in Pulp Fiction?

[@lansesteiner3563]

Ambulance scene in “Cocaine Bear” with the forest ranger strapped to the bed. Also the forest ranger shooting the gun at the bear but misses and hits Ponytail (kid).

[@trans-dragonroger1948]

What’s funny to me is that I thought that the whole “Cocaine Bear” thing was a joke movie.

[@Mattnoble80]

I thoroughly enjoyed this list

[@BigFella117]

Me after seeing Marvin get shot in the face: *Didn’t see that coming*

[@David-kn2il]

Using live ammo in the training with buildings beyond probably caused lots of deaths in Starship Troopers

[@ellnats]

"i thought this was the anti grav gun" no thats that one, thats the disintegrator (spiderman homecoming)

[@Floymin]

Top 10 Times Movie/Show Props Somehow Knew What You Were Thinking.

[@Binnoc9]

2 accidental deaths in True Lies 1) The guy who got shot out of a truck when he was behind a rocket launcher then gets ran over 2) The limo driver who gets shot in the head when the 2 ladies in the back of the limo were fighting over a gun

[@eff-dupstuff2949]

Magnolia was based on a true story but the roles were reversed on who shot... there was a class taught to us in Law and that particular "Was It Murder Or Suicide?" case was brought up... it was eventually ruled Suicide. The Murder portion was only allowed becasue supposedly , the safety net was unknown about by the jumper. Never saw Magnolia , but know this story in layers , so know I prolly will see it.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Jumanji (2017) Finbar explodes after accidentally eating some cake. 🤣

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

Live 🔛 Die 🔛 Repeat "Edge of Tomorrow" (2014)

[@aprilbrown8790]

Marvin’s accidental death from Pulp Fiction is epic

[@WildTalesStudios]

For the one in Magnolia, I heard a story about that recently that went the same way only the father fired the shotgun

[@dondee5439]

Why tell about the accidental deaths and then not even show most of them???

[@yuumain264]

I'm shocked X-Force in Deadpool 2 didn't make this list. Especially with multiple accidents in various manners. Not to mention it would be Brad Pitts 3rd appearance on the list. Props for Burn After Reading- Pitt's face before the shot and Clooney's immediate response of yelling at him made it so great, funny and morbid at the same time.

[@samkingsway6564]

Marvin's death in Pulp Fiction... 100% number one! gtreat list :)

[@ffpunk777]

The way watchmojo censored the tropic thunder death is hilarious lol

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

PULP FICTION WAS THE BEST IN MY OPINION AND FUNIEST NEXT WAS MY BOY BRAD PITT GETTING SHOOT IN THE FACE IN THE CLOSET BECAUSE IT WAS SO UNEXSPECTED WHEN I SAW THAT AFTER I LAUGHED SO HARD

[@Reaperguy67]

Ha ha ha exactly. You make me what to watch it again. I wonder if Hulu or Amazon prime has that movie. It turns Amazon prime has it to watch.

[@mikememine1423]

@@Reaperguy67 thanks bot

[@Reaperguy67]

@@mikememine1423 guess what. Not a bot at all. Imgine liking your own comment

[@keirangray902]

I think the one where the guy misses the horse and hits the rider in The Magnificent 7 is a good one

[@Theprophet3928]

Poor Marvin.

[@Stumme-40203]

Literally just watched a pulp fiction reaction.

[@JesusH.Tap-Dancingchrist7328]

Just realised the villain in Casper was DeNiro's wife in Raging Bull

[@marcel19lange84]

Waaait a second!! Is it because of KZbin or is Damian Cockburn really just *poof* away in the US version of the movie?! Here in Germany you get to see him blow up in a red cloud of blood AND his pieces falling down (like it does here)

[@antoniokastrocarlisledemel6617]

Oh ok at first i thought it was real life accidents but i was thinkin Have 20 People Died While Shooting A Movie? And then seeing Dumb and Dumber i was thinkin Y'all Must Some Real Dark Humor Type People

[@joeb.evrythngEclectic5571]

we Need A Dodgeball sequel!

[@markdpane]

1:35 Yeah, if the fall didn't finish him, that steamroller sure did.

[@CaptainRandus]

How did this list not include the cat from Boon Dock Saints

[@timothyivey5497]

Why did Vincent even still have his pistol out now that they were done and in the car?

[@annasstorybox7906]

Keeping up the threat. The real mistake is that he has his finger on the trigger

[@margarethmichelina5146]

"Oh God, I just shot Marvin in the face"

[@nixeleth]

Planet Terror, when the mother mistakenly trusts her kid to safely handle a gun.

[@dustinkopperman6797]

No I didn't know of any other misfortunate deaths in movies on Netflix or on Hulu or on the DVDs or on TV like Cliffside Drop Casper and Luck Of The Irish Dodgeball A True Underdog Story and Friendly Fire Starship Troopers and Poor Aim The Other Guys and Bad Under Pressure World War Z and Unnecessary Mayhem Tucker & Dale vs. Evil and A Piercing Demise Spider-Man and An Unfortunate Gift Happy Gilmore and Fun With Gasoline Zoolander and The Witch Melts The Wizard of Oz and An Ill-Advised Practical Joke Zombieland and Marvin's Bad Luck Pulp Fiction

[@marinab.2043]

How does one make a top 20 list for accidental deaths? the fck?

[@genchambers38]

Hereditary, the sudden decapitation. Damn!

[@tanyamyers1637]

In The Wizard Of Oz movie and book, nothing in said about water killing the witch. She melted, not died. She comes back as a flower in the next book and movie.

[@abellewis3062]

Sam Raimi's Spiderman is my favorite one.

[@JP91979]

pretty sure thats Nick Cage in the Austin Powers movie

[@dannyallen4530]

I would have ranked dumbells and chivalry lower on the list but not bad.

[@brownieelf6171]

“Number 7, Tucker and Dale VS Evil… there’s probably no topping Tucker and Dale when it comes to accidental deaths”… but they’re number 7?

[@baldassarre_mb6617]

Where’s vinz death in La Haine?

[@eduardoalfonso4509]

Eric Idle playing an attorney. Don't you think he looked like Jimmy McGill?

[@anhurtorrez]

What about the Bard from The Gammers 2 Dorkness Rising

[@william42k5]

How is the cat in The Boondock Saints not on this list??????!?!?!!

[@travsam]

Noticing that brad Pitt got the double kill in this video (not sure yet if his hilarious death in deathpool 2 also counts), but also his death in meeting Joe black is like a... Double kill?

[@rekhamukherjee3445]

Was that hank schader in 5:22

[@ratsumatra3003]

What about the cat in Boondock Saints? Uhm, Fluffy lol

[@Saasan]

Oh jfc I thought this was going to be about the various stunt workers who have died on set and was horrified and nearly didn't click but wanted to make sure.

[@FirstOdin420]

Guys, the editing.......really? KZbin censorship must be at an alarming standard lol. They'll let you show a guy get fried to ash, but, not get hit by a car?

[@JacksContent]

Yeah fr, I swear watchmojo used to show everything

[@gregwilhelm7593]

Tropic thunder is my favorite comedy of all time and I just realized Damien's last tname is CockBurn

[@darthbiker2311]

Absolutely no FRICKIGN way Marvin's death was accidental. Jules was on a smooth road and Vincent clearly pulled the trigger. Vincent was holding a grudge from when Marvin didn't say there was another guy at the toilet with the gun.

[@fatboy5926]

White Boy Bob from Out Of Sight

[@Twitchguy]

Cat from boondock saints should be number 1 lol

[@Saxysaboy77]

X-Force! Come on! No mention???

[@davidjackson2524]

Some of the deaths in Final Destination are accidentall deaths.

[@schools6555]

How can you not enjoy a video done by Rebecca!?!❤

[@Randallsilver]

This list would have been much more fun if we actually SAW what happened, instead of a description

[@codyallison4783]

I was expecting to see the Alec Baldwin incident on this originally

[@johnsampy9807]

Mostly Everybody In Bodies Bodies Bodies Should Be On The List

[@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw]

Police Squad is the naked gun.

[@moviefreakdavid666]

Biggest accident movie death, Halyna Hutchins by Alec Bal…oh wait not that kind

[@mer6686]

Marvin's death is probably the most memorable in movie history especially Vincent's reaction acting like he accidentally stepped on his foot "Oh man I shot Marvin in the face"

[@tyrant1384]

According to the actor who played Marvin him and Travolta read the script and they saw that originally they to kill marvin in cold blood but Travolta went to Tarantino and was like "I can't kill him he's a nice guy" one rewrite later and the rest they say is history

[@ellnats]

i wonder how many people know that marvin was played by phil lamar

[@matthewescudero4287]

Fun fact: The guy who played Marvin in Pulp Fiction was Phil LaMarr, voice of Samurai Jack, John Stewart, Static, and more.

[@SexyButCurious]

I know him more for MadTV first then his voice acting. Definitely legendary

[@tamekabatson1998]

He aslo talks for someone on Family Guy

[@davidjackson2524]

He's also in the voice cast of Futurama.

[@mattbear3853]

He also voices wilt in Foster's home for imaginary friends

[@tamekabatson1998]

@@mattbear3853 I used yo love that show. Which one was Wilt tho?

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Honorable mentions: 1. Adam and Barbara Maitland (Beetlejuice) 2. The entire X-Force team except Deadpool and Domino (Deadpool 2) 3. Arsenio Hall's character accidentally killing one of his boys while chasing Quick (Harlem Nights) 4. Boomerang knife accident (Leonard Part 6)

[@aaronrocs]

What about that little girl from Hereditary, and the little boy from Pet Cemetery

[@Xone9]

@@aaronrocs I think this list is for more comedic accidental deaths, intentionally or otherwise.

[@tiananesbitt7156]

I was just thinking of Emma Stone in not an Amazing sequel!

[@aaronrocs]

@@Xone9 Well in that case I would have to go with the squad members handpicked by MacGruber that all blew up in the van he had packed with C4

[@Saxysaboy77]

I personally think X-Force is better than any of these except for Marvin’s!

[@kennethturner8290]

'Tucker and Dale vs Evil' is a must see.

[@tracidavis3565]

Thanks for giving some love to Tucker and Dale vs. Evil!!!

[@LeeTAZ-sl7de]

Such an under appreciated movie.

[@MetalHeadReacts]

How the hell is the entire X-Force from Deadpool 2 not on here?

[@nixeleth]

Would've been great to see two separate Skarsgard deaths.

[@bobchurch6175]

A great one is in "I'm gonna get you Sucka" when Isaac Haye's character has gotten ready for combat by loading himself down with weapons with musical accompaniment then trips and they all go off.

[@celieboo]

😂

[@HariSeldon913]

Except that it was stated that he lived with only minor wounds.

[@PADY_]

What you learn from Marvin's death is that you should always have an opinion 😂😂😂😂

[@LoveHandle4890]

“There are no accidents.” -Master Oogway.

[@franciscocota6440]

Just master trick shots.

[@ihavegymnastics]

The World War Z one was a real WTF?!? moment.

[@rosario508]

Rip Torn was in Dodgeball????

[@henrydiaz5173]

Pulp fiction was hilarious 😂

[@kidz4p509]

Vincent: Aw, man, I shot Marvin in the face.

[@CTP909]

Lol poor aim?! There were no bushes 😂😂

[@Werten25]

To be honest, I rolled my eyes at that scene in Pulp Fiction, and rarely do I do that when watching a film.

[@denisejones6480]

What about the girl in the nurses costume in Halloween Kills!! I thought that was hilarious, and tragic!!