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Question: GGGNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAHH

jenovus — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:19:28 -0800

What (movie? television show?) is being referenced when a character points at some interloper and emits a loud droning sound?

I don't know where this is from, and it's bothering me. A character will point accusingly at some deceiver or intruder and emit a droning moan from a wide-open mouth; the moan sounds almost like a klaxon horn or alert.

I have seen this referenced twice recently; once in the Futurama episode "Fear of a Bot Planet," when Leela and Fry are discovered to not be actual robots, and also in the most recent episode of The IT Crowd, when the unattractive bit character Judy, having been told Roy is dead, recognizes him on the street.

Given the nature of these programs, it seems like this scene comes from a science fiction movie or something equally nerdy. Hope me?

By: stavx

stavx — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:23:14 -0800

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

By: stavx

stavx — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:25:31 -0800

The ending where Bennell does the alien scream and point to Nancy is where these other showa are referencing.
I could be wrong though

By: jrossi4r

jrossi4r — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:31:14 -0800

You're not wrong, stavx. It's definitely Body Snatchers.

By: jenovus

jenovus — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:32:41 -0800

I guess it is referred to as the "body snatcher howl." Jesus, thank you. This has been bugging me for almost a week, and this is apparently one of those things where you have to already know what you're Googling for.

By: toddshot

toddshot — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:49:21 -0800

And of course, no discussion is complete without the accompanying image...

By: toddshot

toddshot — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:50:16 -0800

...which was already linked! Wow, I'm quick.

By: jenovus

jenovus — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:00:18 -0800

It is a nice image though. SUTHERLAND, LOL

By: Tuwa

Tuwa — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 09:18:03 -0800

That is a hilarious still, but in context (with a couple of hours of movie in front of it) it's actually pretty terrifying.

By: kimota

kimota — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 09:32:04 -0800

Does anyone have the soundclip?

By: Remy

Remy — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:30:06 -0800

kimota, in case you're still watching this thread, this may help.

By: kimota

kimota — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:32:45 -0800

Remy, thanks!