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Old 10-01-10 | 08:42 AM
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Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

1. Pet Cemetery: Gage Creed hit by a truck
2. The Descent: Sarah's daughter getting a pipe through the head
3. The Butterfly Effect:
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suicidal fetus climax

4. Benjamin Button:
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baby disappearing into thin air climax
Old 10-01-10 | 08:45 AM
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Assault on Precinct 13

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Ice Cream Truck girl


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Old 10-01-10 | 09:24 AM
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The Other (1972)

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baby found in a wine barrel
Old 10-01-10 | 09:37 AM
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Funny Games.
Old 10-01-10 | 09:44 AM
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

Planet Terror (Grindhouse) had a good one.
Old 10-01-10 | 09:48 AM
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Phantom Menace...when the crazed fanboy comes out and bludgeons young Anakin to death

It will be in 3D in 2012 apparently.
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Hands-down, when Liz Taylor dies in JANE EYRE (1944) and Jane Eyre (Peggy Garner), lying next to her, screams at the realization. Brings me to tears just recalling it. And that evil bastard Henry Daniell, who caused the death, lecturing the grown-up Jane (now Joan Fontaine) a few scenes later.

Interestingly, Liz Taylor and Joan Fontaine are still with us, but Peggy Ann Garner died 26 years ago.
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Sabotage -
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The little boy blown up by the bomb he is unwittingly carrying.

Suburbia -
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A toddler is killed by wild dogs!
Old 10-01-10 | 09:57 AM
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

Once Upon a Time in the West
Old 10-01-10 | 10:07 AM
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Once Upon a Time in the West
Without a doubt
Old 10-01-10 | 10:13 AM
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

One that always stuck with me was in The Toxic Avenger, where the gang of thugs terrorize the poor kid Skippy on the bicycle and end up...

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...running their car over his HEAD, which squishes like a melon!

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Julie & Julia

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Julia Child dies of kidney failure two days before her 92nd birthday.
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The Untouchables -
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"Hey, mister! You forgot your briefcase!"
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

The Day of the Locust (1975)

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A young Jackie Earle Haley getting stomped to death by Donald Sutherland.
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

Originally Posted by Groucho
Assault on Precinct 13

Spoiler:
Ice Cream Truck girl


I win.
This.

I saw it as a kid and it stuck in my mind for over 10 years until I figured out what film it was from.
Old 10-01-10 | 10:35 AM
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

Originally Posted by LiquidSky
The Day of the Locust (1975)

Spoiler:
A young Jackie Earle Haley getting stomped to death by Donald Sutherland.
Oh, that wacky Homer Simpson.
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

City of Life and Death

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This little girl is trying to stop a soldier from taking her father away. The soldier gets pissed off and throws her out a second story window.
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

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Oh, that wacky Homer Simpson.
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

Originally Posted by mrhan
City of Life and Death

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This little girl is trying to stop a soldier from taking her father away. The soldier gets pissed off and throws her out a second story window.
That was f*cked up. I forgot about that one.
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

Rambo (2008) was pretty shocking when the village was attacked.
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

Originally Posted by sauce07
Once Upon a Time in the West
Absolutely the correct answer.
Old 10-01-10 | 10:52 AM
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

the teutonic knights throwing babies into a bonfire in Alexander Nevsky was pretty good for it's time. if it was redone with modern special effects it would be a winner
Old 10-01-10 | 11:00 AM
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

Originally Posted by sauce07
Once Upon a Time in the West
"What do we do with him, Frank?"

"Well, now that you've called me by name..."

BLAM!

And that was Henry f**king Fonda, for cryin' out loud. Young Mr. Lincoln, Tom Joad and Wyatt Earp himself.
Old 10-01-10 | 11:05 AM
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

I haven't seen it, but I'm going to guess Antichrist

Spoiler:
Kid falls out the window while the parents are having sex, right?
Old 10-01-10 | 11:09 AM
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Re: Most Shocking Child Deaths in Films?

Originally Posted by SomethingMore
I haven't seen it, but I'm going to guess Antichrist

Spoiler:
Kid falls out the window while the parents are having sex, right?
While your description is technically correct, this is actually the least-shocking moment in the entire film.


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