TMI (Today’s Movie Info)
WILHELM SCREAM – first used in the 1951 film Distant Drums, this stock sound effect has taken on a life of its own. The name comes from the scream character Private Wilhelm makes after being shot by an arrow in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River. The actual scream was recorded in studio by Sheb Wooley, a well-known character actor of the day, who is probably best known as the singer of the 1958 novelty song “The Purple People Eater”. Including the Wilhelm Scream has become somewhat of an “inside joke” in Hollywood as it has been used in more than 225 films … including those of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Quentin Tarantino.
This compilation includes Private Wilhelm in The Charge at Feather River, as well as Star Wars and Indiana Jones. WARNING: Once you have it in your head, you can’t help but notice it in movies and TV shows (and even video games)
Movie Reviews from the Dark 