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marcopolo · 09-16-2003, 06:41 AM

In an effort to resolve a debate between a co-worker and myself, does anyone have any good figures on which movie actually has the highest body count (in terms of on screen deaths) ever? My co-worker is convinced that it's " Cobra ", but I'm pretty sure that it has to be one of John Woo's films (probably Hard Boiled).

XenuHubbard · 09-16-2003, 06:52 AM

My vote's on Hardboiled...

Nuclear explosions shouldn't count.

BonesCPA · 09-16-2003, 07:12 AM

I've always remembered Cobra for it's huge body count - I tried counting once - it was outrageously high.

For this discussion, I think we need parameters. The "killers" need to be less than a dozen (knocks out Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, etc.), and the kills have to be "personal" - direct gunfire, etc. from a killer. Hand grenades and bombs count as one kill no matter how many die (which knocks out nuclear wepaons for large kills).

Now we just need someone to start adding.

Gortexfogg · 09-16-2003, 07:22 AM

Isn't it "Hotshots Part Deux"? I don't remember how high the body count meter got, but it got pretty high!

Psivage · 09-16-2003, 07:35 AM

Depends, do you have to see the bodies? Or would the bodies just be implied? Like in the House of 1,000 corpse?

Got this off: Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...259579-1760865

Got this off another site. Number of Horror Movies Kill:
http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm320214.html

marcopolo · 09-16-2003, 07:45 AM

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Originally posted by Psivage
Depends, do you have to see the bodies? Or would the bodies just be implied? Like in the House of 1,000 corpse?

You have to actually see the body count stack-up .

yournamehere · 09-16-2003, 08:55 AM

I would add Scarface to the list of contenders.

grayman · 09-16-2003, 09:05 AM

I also have always heard that it is Cobra, but it might be an outdated statistic.

CSflim · 09-16-2003, 09:20 AM

On screen deaths: It's gotta be Hard Boiled! I mean sweet jesus! the last 20 minutes of that film was just dozens of people being blown away! I recon at least 250 deaths were shown in that film!

As for implied deaths...well that a bit of a pointless question. Everybody on earth dies in Strangelove...Star Wars sees the death of some other planet. Body count means bodies damnit!

EDIT: Not too far off!
From IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104684/trivia
"Hard Boiled - Body Count: 230."
"Has more on screen deaths than any other film."

In the words of Duke Nukem: Damn! I'm Good!

coke babies · 09-16-2003, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by Psivage
Depends, do you have to see the bodies? Or would the bodies just be implied? Like in the House of 1,000 corpse?

Onscreen, I would assume. Otherwise, movies like T2 would blow most movies away.

Charlatan · 09-16-2003, 10:04 AM

That would be Star Wars...

The Death Star blew up the planet Alderan with a population in the hundreds of millions...

Tempboy · 09-16-2003, 11:19 AM

I haven't seen most of the movies listed so far, but would Starship Troopers be anywhere up there?

Plan9Senior · 09-16-2003, 11:26 AM

Rambo!

CSflim · 09-16-2003, 01:27 PM

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Originally posted by Tempboy
I haven't seen most of the movies listed so far, but would Starship Troopers be anywhere up there?

not even close!

CSflim · 09-16-2003, 01:33 PM

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Originally posted by Gortexfogg
Isn't it "Hotshots Part Deux"? I don't remember how high the body count meter got, but it got pretty high!

Well that movie CLAIMS to be the "BLOODIEST MOVIE EVER". But, All that happens is that the lead guy (can't remember name) starts firing two machine guns, and we start to see a "score" ticking up with each kill, á la a videogame, the "score" goes well into the thousands, but you don't actually see these thousands of people! At best you see a few dozen!

My vote is still firmly on Hard Boiled. Anyone who likes action, (and doesn't mind subtitles) simply HAS to see this film.
While your at it, check out The Killer, also by John Woo and strarring Chow Yun Fat. Not as good...but close!

What we really need is someone with a large DVD collection and way too much time on their hands to set up a "Body Count Archive" website!

CSflim · 09-16-2003, 01:39 PM

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Originally posted by Charlatan
That would be Star Wars...

The Death Star blew up the planet Alderan with a population in the hundreds of millions...

Umm....Strangelove blew up a planet with a population of over six billion!

Wasn't there some cheesy low budget sci- film that blew up an entire galaxy, or something? Presumably THAT would be the undisputed champion!

whistler · 09-16-2003, 03:43 PM

I beleive it is John Woo's "The Killer". It is one of his earlier films, but it's got a body count north of 100

Eiresol · 09-16-2003, 04:32 PM

Hard Boiled has more than The Killer.

filtherton · 09-16-2003, 04:56 PM

Robocop 2, as if anyone else actually saw it, had s huge body count too.

bparker805 · 09-16-2003, 05:02 PM

My vote is for Sleepless in Seattle. Not for on screen kills, but how many men have slit their wrist watching that movie?

bundy · 09-16-2003, 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by bparker805

My vote is for Sleepless in Seattle. Not for on screen kills, but how many men have slit their wrist watching that movie?

no way, are you kidding me?
City of Angels (yet another cheesy Meg Ryan romance) would have killed way more blokes than Sleepless.

seriously, i´ve never even heard of this Hard Boiled film... i´m going to have to go and rent it out.

Mr.Deflok · 09-16-2003, 11:33 PM

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Originally posted by Charlatan
That would be Star Wars...

The Death Star blew up the planet Alderan with a population in the hundreds of millions...

Yup and then Luke killed all the Geonosians and Imperials on the Death Star when he blew that up, fucking psychopathic murderer.

CSflim · 09-17-2003, 02:14 AM

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Originally posted by Mr.Deflok
Yup and then Luke killed all the Geonosians and Imperials on the Death Star when he blew that up, fucking psychopathic murderer.

I'm sure that there were loads of innocent hired hands on board also!

/Clerks.

pta200 · 09-17-2003, 07:29 AM

Commando has pretty high body count too.

BubblegumTeflon · 09-17-2003, 07:39 AM

Do zombie bodies count? If so Dead Alive had at least a couple hundred zombies mowed down in that one scene with many many gallons of blood.

brandon11983 · 09-17-2003, 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by BubblegumTeflon
Do zombie bodies count? If so Dead Alive had at least a couple hundred zombies mowed down in that one scene with many many gallons of blood.

How bout Day of the Dead then? Like everyone in that movie was a zombie. Like everyone but 3 died in that movie.

Ripsaw · 09-17-2003, 08:01 AM

I too thought of Commando first.

But Hard Boiled it is.

Charlatan · 09-17-2003, 08:24 AM

You haven't heard of Hard Boiled or The Killer? God man! Get your sorry ass down to the video store and rent them...

These are examples of the most poetic and spectacular symphonies of violence and action every committed to film!

Don't even take time to post a reply... go now! Run! Get the film. Watch it...

Porkchop · 09-18-2003, 12:22 AM

I must admit commando first came to mind then began thinking of many others.

hansthemolemann · 09-18-2003, 02:46 AM

Saving Private Ryan had a lot of deaths on the beach landing...

Unknown Poster · 09-18-2003, 05:32 AM

Commando popped first in my mind as well.

dragonhawk · 09-18-2003, 06:14 AM

I too thought of Commando first. I remember watching it and lost count around 45 bodies in the first 30 minutes or so.

stinkynutz · 09-18-2003, 07:07 AM

hah, same for me....first was Hot Shots Part Deux, which was rather silly and not bloody; then Commando beats it.

but never seen Hardboiled.

Pheatius · 09-18-2003, 10:00 AM

Not that I really liked the series when it was on, but didn't the crew of the Lexx destroy their entire known universe before escaping to ours? I am pretty sure that would take the cake.

Mr. Mojo · 09-18-2003, 12:32 PM

First movie I thought of -

<a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/trivia">Red Dawn (1984) - LINK</a> - "This film was entered into the Guinness Book of Records as having the most acts of violence of any film up to that time."

<a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/">We Were Soldiers - LINK</a> has got to be up there, for ON Screen deaths. I swear we saw all of 2,000 of them

frankx · 09-18-2003, 03:30 PM

For some reason, I thought about Total Recall.

Then I remembered Dead Alive.

I don't know if they have the highest, but there's a pretty big body count in both.

h2ogo69 · 09-18-2003, 03:51 PM

Arnoldsmmovie commando.... im there is a shit load of deaths

Mr. Mojo · 09-19-2003, 08:51 AM

IN <a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088944/trivia">Commando - LINK</a>
"Matrix kills approximately 88 people in the film"

In <a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098141/trivia">The Punisher - LINK</a> w/ Dolph Lundgren

"91 people are killed individually on screen in this movie, not including those who die en masse in explosions, etc."

marcopolo · 09-19-2003, 12:43 PM

Just found out from ' Best Buy ' that John Woo's 1992 Hong-Kong Classic ' Hard Boiled ' is going to be re-released October 3rd .
I have the original Cantonese version Subtitled in English so I'll pick up the new release for sure .
LET THE BODY COUNT BEGIN !

CSflim · 09-19-2003, 04:40 PM

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Originally posted by Mr. Mojo
IN <a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088944/trivia">Commando - LINK</a>
"Matrix kills approximately 88 people in the film"

In <a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098141/trivia">The Punisher - LINK</a> w/ Dolph Lundgren

"91 people are killed individually on screen in this movie, not including those who die en masse in explosions, etc."

what part of "Hard Boiled - Body Count: 230." don't you understand?

09-16-2003, 06:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
marcopolo I am the anomaly. Location: Motown	Which film has the highest body count stat ? In an effort to resolve a debate between a co-worker and myself, does anyone have any good figures on which movie actually has the highest body count (in terms of on screen deaths) ever? My co-worker is convinced that it's " Cobra ", but I'm pretty sure that it has to be one of John Woo's films (probably Hard Boiled). __________________ Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

09-16-2003, 06:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
XenuHubbard Cute and Cuddly Location: Teegeeack.	My vote's on Hardboiled... Nuclear explosions shouldn't count. __________________ The above was written by a true prophet. Trust me. "What doesn't kill you, makes you bitter and paranoid". - SB2000

09-16-2003, 07:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
BonesCPA No. It's not done yet. Location: sorta kinda phila	I've always remembered Cobra for it's huge body count - I tried counting once - it was outrageously high. For this discussion, I think we need parameters. The "killers" need to be less than a dozen (knocks out Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, etc.), and the kills have to be "personal" - direct gunfire, etc. from a killer. Hand grenades and bombs count as one kill no matter how many die (which knocks out nuclear wepaons for large kills). Now we just need someone to start adding. __________________ Back into hibernation.

09-16-2003, 07:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Psivage Psycho	Depends, do you have to see the bodies? Or would the bodies just be implied? Like in the House of 1,000 corpse? Got this off: Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...259579-1760865 Got this off another site. Number of Horror Movies Kill: http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm320214.html Last edited by Psivage; 09-16-2003 at 07:45 AM..

09-16-2003, 08:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
yournamehere Invisible Location: tentative, at best	I would add <i>Scarface</i> to the list of contenders. __________________ If you want to avoid 95% of internet spelling errors: "If your ridiculous pants are too loose, you're definitely going to lose them. Tell your two loser friends over there that they're going to lose theirs, too." It won't hurt your fashion sense, either.

09-16-2003, 07:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	Isn't it "Hotshots Part Deux"? I don't remember how high the body count meter got, but it got pretty high!

09-16-2003, 09:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	I also have always heard that it is Cobra, but it might be an outdated statistic. __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

09-16-2003, 09:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	On screen deaths: It's gotta be Hard Boiled! I mean sweet jesus! the last 20 minutes of that film was just dozens of people being blown away! I recon at least 250 deaths were shown in that film! As for implied deaths...well that a bit of a pointless question. Everybody on earth dies in Strangelove...Star Wars sees the death of some other planet. Body count means bodies damnit! EDIT: Not too far off! From IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104684/trivia "Hard Boiled - Body Count: 230." "Has more on screen deaths than any other film." In the words of Duke Nukem: Damn! I'm Good! __________________ Last edited by CSflim; 09-16-2003 at 09:37 AM..

09-16-2003, 10:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	That would be Star Wars... The Death Star blew up the planet Alderan with a population in the hundreds of millions... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

09-16-2003, 11:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
Tempboy Insane Location: The Red Mile	I haven't seen most of the movies listed so far, but would Starship Troopers be anywhere up there?

09-16-2003, 11:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
Plan9Senior Banned Location: Orange County, California	Rambo!

09-16-2003, 03:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
whistler Upright	I beleive it is John Woo's "The Killer". It is one of his earlier films, but it's got a body count north of 100

09-16-2003, 04:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
Eiresol Crazy	Hard Boiled has more than The Killer.

09-16-2003, 04:56 PM	#19 (permalink)
filtherton Junkie Location: In the land of ice and snow.	Robocop 2, as if anyone else actually saw it, had s huge body count too.

09-16-2003, 05:02 PM	#20 (permalink)
bparker805 is KING! Location: On the path to Valhalla.	My vote is for Sleepless in Seattle. Not for on screen kills, but how many men have slit their wrist watching that movie?

09-17-2003, 07:29 AM	#24 (permalink)
pta200 Insane	Commando has pretty high body count too.

09-17-2003, 07:39 AM	#25 (permalink)
BubblegumTeflon Insane	Do zombie bodies count? If so Dead Alive had at least a couple hundred zombies mowed down in that one scene with many many gallons of blood.

09-17-2003, 08:01 AM	#27 (permalink)
Ripsaw Chef in Training	I too thought of Commando first. But Hard Boiled it is. __________________ "We are supposed to be masters of space, but we cant even line up our shoes?" One life, one chance, one opportunity.

09-17-2003, 08:24 AM	#28 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	You haven't heard of Hard Boiled or The Killer? God man! Get your sorry ass down to the video store and rent them... These are examples of the most poetic and spectacular symphonies of violence and action every committed to film! Don't even take time to post a reply... go now! Run! Get the film. Watch it... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

09-18-2003, 12:22 AM	#29 (permalink)
Porkchop Psycho Location: Good ol Blighty	I must admit commando first came to mind then began thinking of many others. __________________ Be cool btch now btch be cool Sport 1976 Taxi Driver.

09-18-2003, 02:46 AM	#30 (permalink)
hansthemolemann Crazy Location: Vancouver, BC	Saving Private Ryan had a lot of deaths on the beach landing...

09-18-2003, 05:32 AM	#31 (permalink)
Unknown Poster Insane	Commando popped first in my mind as well.

09-18-2003, 06:14 AM	#32 (permalink)
dragonhawk Psycho Location: In Games.	I too thought of Commando first. I remember watching it and lost count around 45 bodies in the first 30 minutes or so. __________________ ---------------------------------------------- "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

09-18-2003, 07:07 AM	#33 (permalink)
stinkynutz Insane	hah, same for me....first was Hot Shots Part Deux, which was rather silly and not bloody; then Commando beats it. but never seen Hardboiled.

09-18-2003, 10:00 AM	#34 (permalink)
Pheatius Insane Location: The South	Not that I really liked the series when it was on, but didn't the crew of the Lexx destroy their entire known universe before escaping to ours? I am pretty sure that would take the cake.

09-18-2003, 12:32 PM	#35 (permalink)
Mr. Mojo Addict Location: NYC	First movie I thought of - <a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/trivia"><b>Red Dawn (1984) - LINK</b></a> - "This film was entered into the Guinness Book of Records as having the most acts of violence of any film up to that time." <a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277434/"><b>We Were Soldiers - LINK</b></a> has got to be up there, for ON Screen deaths. I swear we saw all of 2,000 of them __________________ When I jerk off I feel good for about twenty seconds and then WHAM it's right back into suicidal depression

09-18-2003, 03:30 PM	#36 (permalink)
frankx Psycho Location: The Tip of the Boot	For some reason, I thought about Total Recall. Then I remembered Dead Alive. I don't know if they have the highest, but there's a pretty big body count in both. __________________ Louisiana: We're Not ALL Drunken Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign

09-18-2003, 03:51 PM	#37 (permalink)
h2ogo69 Banned	Arnoldsmmovie commando.... im there is a shit load of deaths

09-19-2003, 08:51 AM	#38 (permalink)
Mr. Mojo Addict Location: NYC	IN <a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088944/trivia"><b>Commando - LINK</b></a> "Matrix kills approximately 88 people in the film" In <a target=new href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098141/trivia"><b>The Punisher - LINK</b></a> w/ Dolph Lundgren "91 people are killed individually on screen in this movie, not including those who die en masse in explosions, etc." __________________ When I jerk off I feel good for about twenty seconds and then WHAM it's right back into suicidal depression

09-19-2003, 12:43 PM	#39 (permalink)
marcopolo I am the anomaly. Location: Motown	Just found out from ' Best Buy ' that John Woo's 1992 Hong-Kong Classic ' Hard Boiled ' is going to be re-released October 3rd . I have the original Cantonese version Subtitled in English so I'll pick up the new release for sure . LET THE BODY COUNT BEGIN ! __________________ Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.