Surprisingly-Sudden Death: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Serenity]]'': The crew is being chased by a Reaver ship through a giant space battle. After some technical difficulties they manage to make a rough landing. Wash starts to repeat his signature line for the movie, congratulating himself on landing with no power to speak of, when a huge metal spike crashes through the cockpit window and takes Wash right through the heart, killing him instantly. Turns out he didn't lose the Reavers, which are still after them and the crew is still utterly screwed.

* Used for comedy in ''[[Boondock Saints]]''. In the middle of a relatively serious scene of the main characters getting drunk and discussing plans, Rocco slams his fists down on the table. This sets off his gun, resulting in his girlfriend's cat getting blown all over the wall to the complete shock of everyone involved.

** A similar scene happens in ''The Final Destination'' when two characters leave a hospital deep in conversation, and one gets run over by an ambulance.

* One death scene in ''[[Psycho]]'' was filmed to invoke this, as focusing the camera on the man's feet would clue the audience in that something was about to happen.