El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
Buenas....
No se si se ha comentado, pero esta notícia ha salido hoy en El Periodico de Cataluña y la he encontrado bastante curiosa y que desconocía totalmente....
El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
• Un chillido grabado en 1951 y usado en unas 120 películas reaparece en 'La venganza de los Sith'
EDWIN WINKELS
BARCELONA
Cuando en la batalla inicial de La venganza de los Sith un láser alcanza a un soldado droide, se escucha un grito de dolor breve, pero terrorífico. Es exactamente el mismo grito que, en el anterior episodio de la saga galáctica, lanza un piloto cuando perece en el atentado contra la nave de la senadora Amidala. Un grito que, para los oídos afinados, también se escucha en Reservoir dogs cuando le disparan a Mr. Brown (Quentin Tarantino) en su coche. O cuando Bruce Willis casi atropella a un mimo en la tercera entrega de La jungla de cristal. Un chillido idéntico al de Buzz Lightyear cuando sale disparado por la ventana del dormitorio en Toy story.
IRREPETIBLE
El grito es un mito en la historia de Hollywood y tiene también un nombre: es el grito de Wilhelm, que se ha convertido en una broma recurrente de los especialistas de sonido en un sinfín de películas que se van estrenando. Es la pregunta: ¿cuándo se escuchará el grito de Wilhelm? Es fácilmente identificable, irrepetible, y ya ha sido utilizado en unas 120 películas a lo largo de las cinco últimas décadas.
El diario británico The Times acaba de desvelar la gran incógnita sobre el grito más enigmático de Hollywood. Nunca se supo quién lanzó ese chillido, de apenas segundo y medio, que debutó en 1951 en Tambores lejanos con dos irrupciones: una, cuando se matan a tres indios, y la otra, la más famosa, cuando un cocodrilo muerde a un hombre en la pierna y lo arrastra debajo del agua. "¡Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrgggghhh!", se oye. Un aullido que comienza en do y termina tras cuatro medios tonos en un sol agudo.
UN ACTOR
DISCRETO
El rotativo inglés, tras seguir varias pistas, dio finalmente con la viuda de Sheb Wooley, un actor anónimo que hace dos años falleció de leucemia. Hizo un pequeño papel de malo en Sólo ante el peligro y también era cantante. En 1951, Wooley grabó una serie breve de gritos de dolor para Tambores lejanos, que después fueron archivados en la librería de sonidos y efectos especiales de la Warner Bros. Ésta los volvió a utilizar en una quincena de películas hasta mediados de los años 70.
Fue justo entonces cuando el técnico de sonido Ben Burtt tomó el relevo, indagando en su propia memoria. De niño había visto el filme del oeste La carga de los jinetes indios y le impresionó aquel grito estremecedor. En esa cinta, el personaje con el nombre de Wilhelm se retuerce de dolor al ser alcanzado en su pierna por una flecha. Burtt encontró el fragmento y lo usó en la primera entrega de La guerra de las galaxias.
A partir de ahí, Burtt, del estudio de sonido Skywalker Sound, y un pequeño grupo de compañeros de profesión se propusieron colar el grito en prácticamente todas las películas en las que colaboraban. Y, así, el momento de gloria de apenas un segundo y medio de Wilhelm, o de Sheb Wooley, ha estado presente desde entonces en escenas de pánico, muerte o vértigo de Poltergeist, Titanic, las tres entregas de Indiana Jones, las seis de La guerra de las galaxias, en Las dos torres de El señor de los anillos, Ocean's eleven, Arma letal 4 y Kill Bill, pero también en películas de dibujos animados como Aladín, La sirenita y La bella y la bestia.
Estos días, al margen de la batalla inicial de La venganza de los Sith, puede escucharse en El reino de los cielos y pronto en Sin city.
Re: El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
¿Algún sitio donde pueda escuchar este chillido? Es que me ha picado la curiosidad :)
Re: El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
Ese grito es un clásico. Puede escucharlo aquí, Txus. ;)
Re: El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
Juas... parece que le han agarrao de los huevecillos... ideal como sintonía del móvil!
Re: El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
Gracias por el enlace, Rafalet :) Y sí, Cvalda, parece le agarren de los mismísimos, y al final hasta parece que queden la mar de estrujados.
Re: El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
Eso es como el aullido de lobo que sale en todas las pelis de Paul Naschy, o el caballo que relincha en todos los spaghetti-westerns...
Re: El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
O el Trueno ominoso de Frankenstein.
Lista completa de gritos Wilhelm:
Distant Drums" (1951)
1) Three Indians are shot, one after the other.
2) A man is bitten and dragged underwater by an alligator.
"Charge at Feather River" (1953)
1) Wilhelm is struck in the leg by an arrow.
2) A soldier is hit with a spear.
3) An Indian is killed by a soldier with a knife and rolls down a hill.
"The Command" (1954)
An Indian is shot off his horse during an attack on the wagon convoy.
"Them!" (1954)
1) Giant ants attack the crew of a ship at sea.
2) James Whitmore is throttled to death by a giant ant.
3) A soldier is struck by falling debris in the sewer.
"A Star is Born" (1954)
1) While Judy Garland tries to find her way out of a theater during a screening, a Wilhelm is heard in the movie that is playing there (actually "Charge at Feather River.")
2) Someone screams in the rehearsal record of "Somewhere There's a Someone" that Judy Garland plays for James Mason.
"Land of the Pharaohs" (1955)
Victims are thrown to alligators.
"The Sea Chase" (1955)
"Helen of Troy" (1956)
"Sergeant Rutledge" (1960)
"PT 109" (1963)
A crew member of PT-109 screams as a Japanese destroyer smashes through the patrol boat.
"Harper" (1966)
Harper (Paul Newman) strikes Puddler (Roy Jenson) in the head with a rasp.
"The Green Berets" (1968)
Enemy soldiers are thrown into the air by an exploding grenade. "That's what it's all about, Mr. Beckworth!"
"The Wild Bunch" (1969)
"Chisum" (1970)
"Impasse" (1970)
1) Morrison (Burt Reynolds) and a thug fall to the bottom of some stairs during a fight in a warehouse.
2) A moment later, Morrison and another thug come crashing down from a balcony.
"The Scarlet Blade" (1974)
"Hollywood Boulevard" (1976)
"Star Wars" (1977)
A stormtrooper falls into the chasm before Luke and Leia swing across.
"The Star Wars Holiday Special" (TV Special, US air date: 17 November 1978)
A stormtrooper falls over the edge of Chewbacca's family treehouse.
"More American Graffiti" (1979)
"The Big Brawl" (1980)
"The Empire Strikes Back" (1980)
1) A rebel soldier screams when his laser gun dish is hit and explodes during the Hoth battle.
2) Chewie knocks a stormtrooper off the platform of the carbon freezing chamber (barely audible).
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981)
1) A Nazi soldier is thrown from the back of a truck into the windshield of a jeep.
2) Another soldier falls from the left side of the truck, ripping the canvas as he falls.
"Swamp Thing" (1982)
The Swamp Thing grabs a thug and tosses him out of his speedboat.
"Poltergeist" (1982)
Little Carol Ann watches a soldier killed in a war movie after her mom has changed the channel from just static.
"Return of the Jedi" (1983)
A victim is slashed by Luke's lightsaber falls and into the Sarlac pit.
(ALSO: Ben Burtt imitates a Wilhelm during his cameo in the film when he is knocked over a ledge by Han Solo.)
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984)
1) While trying to get the vial of antidote, Indy crashes into the nightclub band, and a musician screams.
2) Indy shoots the driver of Lao-Chi's car.
3) Mola Ram is eaten by alligators.
"Explorers" (1985)
Someone is heard screaming during an explosion in the drrive-in movie "Starkiller."
"Howard the Duck" (1986)
Howard yells "Banzai!" after he knocks a duck hunter out of his boat who has just screamed a Wilhelm.
"Nutcracker: The Motion Picture" (1986)
"Spaceballs" (1987)
John Candy uses a section of tubes to bounce several laser bolts back at guards, and each of them screams when they're hit - the last one lets out a Wilhelm.
"Willow" (1988)
1) Soldiers crash their carriage after chasing the heroes.
2) The Brownies manage to trigger a huge spear shooter that hits several enemy soldiers.
"The Star Trek Adventure" (Universal Studios, CA, 1988)
A crew member on the bridge of the Enterprise falls during the obligatory "bridge tilt" shot.
"Always" (1989)
"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989)
A Nazi's grenade explodes, throwing a solider down a hill.
"Three Fugitives" (1989)
"Legion of Iron" (1990)
"Gremlins 2" (1990)
A victim covered with gremlins falls off a ledge.
"Beauty and the Beast" (1991)
Just after Chip says "You guys gotta try this thing!" someone screams on an exterior shot of the castle during the battle.
"Mom and Dad Save the World" (1992)
"Batman Returns" (1992)
Batman punches a clown and throws him out of his way.
"Aladdin" (1992)
Villagers flee in terror as the Genie (controlled by Jafar) lifts the palace into the air.
"Reservoir Dogs" (1992)
1) Mr. Brown (Quentin Tarantino) is shot in his car.
2) Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) pushes someone out of his way while running down the sidewalk.
"Matinee" (1992)
A couple Wilhelms can be heard in the movie within the movie, "MANT!"
"Young Indiana Jones: The Trenches of Hell" (TV, 1992)
"Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert" (TV, 1992)
"Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom" (TV, 1993)
"Evening Class" (1993)
"Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen" (TV, 1995)
"A Goofy Movie" (1995)
During the song "On the Open Road," Goofy's car strikes a construction scaffold.
"Toy Story" (1995)
Buzz Lightyear is knocked out the bedroom window.
"Runaway Brain" (1995)
"Die Hard: With a Vengeance" (1995)
John McClane (Bruce Willis), while driving through Central Park (literally), almost hits a mime - before confessing that "maybe" he was aiming for him.
"Dante's Peak" (1996)
Paul plunges to his death from a collapsed bridge as it's carried away by mud and lava.
"Hercules" (1997)
Villagers flee in terror as their city is attacked.
"The Second Civil War" (Made for Cable, 1997)
A News Net crew watches a John Wayne movie on a big screen TV while waiting for action at the Idaho border.
"The Fifth Element" (1997)
"Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)" (1997)
A stormtrooper is thrown off a bridge on Coruscant during the final celebration.
"Lethal Weapon 4" (1998)
A gunshot turns a terrorist's flamethrower into a jetpack, and he screams as he flies towards a gas truck - which explodes upon impact.
"Small Soldiers" (1998)
When the action figures are "killed" throughout the film, a Wilhelm can usually be heard.
"Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (1999)
Two security officers, one after the other, are hit in the chest and scream Wilhelms during the blaster battle in the Naboo hangar.
"The X-Files" Episode #7X19, "Brand X" (TV, first US air date: 16 April 2000)
A man is killed with a bayonet in an old war movie on TV.
"Little Mermaid II" (Direct-to-video, 2000)
A crew member jumps from his ship and screams just before part of an iceberg falls on it.
"Thirteen Days" (2000)
When an American jet screams over a Russian ship and the deck crew all react and duck, a Wilhelm is heard (just barely).
"The Kid" (2000)
While Russ is talking to Amy, someone screams on TV in a movie that Rusty is watching.
"Golden Dreams" (Disney's California Adventure, 2001)
During an earthquake, a native American screams as he falls to the ground.
"Just Visiting" (2001)
A knight is hit in the face with an axe.
"Tomcats" (2001)
Near the end of the film, a cello player at a charity fundraiser screams when Michael (Jerry O'Connell) collides with him.
"Osmosis Jones" (2001)
Thrax throws someone out of their car.
"Planet of the Apes" (2001)
1) Tival (Erick Avari) is body-slammed to the ground by an ape soldier.
2) General Thade (Tim Roth) hurls two humans into the air at once.
3) Using the sharp point of his helmet, Thade stabs a human.
"The Majestic" (2001)
Someone screams when part of the theater's neon sign explodes.
"Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition" (2001)
When V'ger fires at the Enterprise, a crew member in the engine room screams when they are hit by an energy bolt.
"Wet Hot American Summer" (2001)
"Life or Something Like It" (2002)
"The Salton Sea" (2002)
Kujo (Adam Goldberg) is hit by a bus.
"Spider-man" (2002)
"Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" (2002)
A ship explodes when it arrives at Coruscant at the beginning of the film.
"Scorched" (2002)
Shmally crashes her motorcycle in the desert, and Doleman screams as he falls off.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002)
A soldier falls during the Helm's Deep battle.
"Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" (2002)
Chuck watches TV (and hears a Wilhelm there) after returning home from a barfight.
"Angel" Episode 64, "A New World" (TV, Original Air Date: 6 May 2002)
"Robbery Homicide Division" Episode #13, "Absolute Perfection" (TV, 2003)
Tommy Cheung is squashed by a bus in the episode’s teaser.
"Cradle 2 the Grave" (2003)
"Agent Cody Banks" (2003)
A guard falls off a balcony and through a glass ceiling.
"Peter Pan" (2003)
"Tears of the Sun" (2003)
Two Wilhelms can be heard in the film when rebel soldiers are blown up in separate scenes.
"A Man Apart" (2003)
In a raid by DEA and Mexican drug agents on a Tijuana nightclub full of drunken cartel honchos and gunmen, a Wilhelm is heard when one of the agents is hit by gunfire.
"Texas: The Big Picture" (IMAX, 2003)
"Dell Computers - PC Dreams" TV Commercial (May 2003)
One of the Dell Interns is repeatedly dropped through a trap door in a dream about how Dell computers are tested.
"The Animatrix: Matriculated" (2003)
"Once Upon A Time In Mexico" (2003)
"Under the Tuscan Sun" (2003)
After moving into her villa, Frances experiences a terrible thunderstorm. Listen very carefully when her washing machine is struck by lightening...
"The Legend of Suriyothai" (2003)
A soldier is pulled down from the battlements during an assault on a fortress.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003)
"Kill Bill: Vol. 1" (2003)
"Looney Tunes: Back in Action" (2003)
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)
"Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!" (2004)
"Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" (2004)
"Hellboy" (2004)
"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004)
"Paparazzi" (2004)
"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004)
"Taxi" (2004)
"I Am David" (2004)
"Team America: World Police" (2004)
"Troy" (2004)
"C.S.I. - N.Y." Episode #105, "Grand Master" (TV, Original Air Date: 27 October 2004)
At the beginning of Act 2, the scream is heard during a flashback of a man stabbed in the neck.
"The Pacifier" (2005)
"Sin City" (2005)
"Kingdom of Heaven" (2005)
"Monster-In-Law" (2005)
"Madagascar" (2005)
"Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" (2005)
Re: El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
jajajajajajaja! qué bueno!!!! impresionante dato. estaré al tanto a partir de ahora, seguro.
Re: El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
Han hecho un montaje bastante gracioso de secuencias con el famoso gritito:
Quicktime alta calidad
Quicktime baja calidad
La mayoría son de la factoría Lucasfilm, claro.
Re: El grito de Hollywood ya tiene dueño
Hola, muy chulo el video. Enhorabuena.
Un saludo.
