# Funniest fight scenes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263 "2008-04-28T20:09:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/21 "2008-04-28T22:06:57Z")
[QUOTE=Eleanor of Aquitaine] I like the pathetic fight between Colin Firth and Hugh Grant in the first _Bridget Jones’s Diary_ movie. [/QUOTE] Same one I was going to say. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/22 "2008-04-28T22:28:09Z")
Indiana Jones v. ninja sword guy. I don’t even remember which movie it was, but you all know the scene I’m talking about. (And yes, I know the backstory.) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/23 "2008-04-28T22:39:45Z")
> [@](#): > > posted by **silenus** > The classic fistfight in The Quiet Man. > > Ignatius Feeney: A pound on Thornton against the Squire! > Michaleen Flynn: Go away, you traitor, you! Nah, the best part was the exchange between the two priests > [@](#): > > from www(dot)imdb(dot)com > **Father Paul:** Father! Father Lonergan! > **Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator:** [not wanting to disturb the fish] Ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh, ssh. > **Father Paul:** It’s a big fight in the town! > **Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator:** Listen, there’s a big fight in this fish right here, too. > **Father Paul:** I’d have put a stop to it, but seeing it’s… > **Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator:** You do that, lad. It’s your duty. > **Father Paul:** But seeing it was Danaher and Sean Thornton… > [Father Lonergan turns at stares at Father Paul in amazement] > **Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator:** WHO? > **Father Paul:** Danaher and Sean Thornton! > **Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator:** WELL WHY THE DEVIL DIDN’T YOU TELL ME? Oh, you young… > [Throws down his fishing rod and the two run back into town. They abruptly stop behind a gate] > **Father Paul:** Father, shouldn’t we put a stop to it now? > **Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator:** [relishing the fight from a distance] Ah, we should, lad, yes, we should, it’s our duty! My nomination is from _Morons From Outer Space_. The aliens are trying to escape from a military base. One of them sneaks up behind a sentry and conks him on the head. The sentry falls . . . to his knees and screams, “Ow! What did you do that for!” ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/24 "2008-04-28T22:47:34Z")
[QUOTE=Key Lime Guy] I liked the fight scenes in early **Family Guy** , such as: Gumbel 2 Gumbel: Beach Justice Lois vs. Gloria Ironbox (and of course the hated Peter vs. the Chicken Man) It seemed to me they were taking good advantage of the medium. [/QUOTE] If I were going to pick one fight scene from FG it would be Lois vs. Stewie. But of course, it never happened. As for unintentionally funny fight scenes, there are a bunch of torn-shirt Kirk moments from the original _Star Trek._ The one that immediately comes to mind is when Kirk knocks out Khan (who had pretty much cleaned the floor with him up to this point) with a flimsy plastic tube. I also remember a scene from _The Avengers_ where Steed manages to program a robot to fight itself to death. The fact that it was a direct ripoff from the cheesy '50s children’s program _Captain Video_ only added to the humor. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/25 "2008-04-28T22:52:57Z")
[QUOTE=minlokwat] The one from ‘ **Undefeatable** ’. Bad on so many levels. Was it even meant to be taken seriously? (I tried to provide a direct youtube link but it comes up as flagged. Chances are you’ve seen it.) [/QUOTE] What I came to post. Possibly NSFW, but I didn’t see it flagged [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkr4wS7XqY). I won’t spoil the last two lines for you, but it’s worth sticking it out to the end just to hear them. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9d8465/32.png) [@wolf\_in\_second\_hand\_clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_in_second_hand_clothing)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/26 "2008-04-28T23:05:56Z")
The scene from **Sin City** where Marv finally catches Kevin always gets a hearty chuckle. “I got you, you little bastard. Let’s see you hop around now.” Actually, that whole sequence of Marv going around “asking pretty hard” about Goldie is pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/27 "2008-04-28T23:16:57Z")
Well there was the gang fight between the competing network news teams in _Anchorman_. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/28 "2008-04-28T23:17:05Z")
John Wayne movies were always good for a funny fight scene. What about **[The Undefeated](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vPS0Ur9H-0)?** ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/29 "2008-04-29T02:02:58Z")
I’m gonna get my ass kicked for this, but the most unintentionally funny fight scene to me is in _Fight Club_, once you know what’s really going on. For intentional funny - that hasn’t been mentioned - I nominate Jason Mewes versus Mark Hamill in _Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back_. Hail CockKnocker!! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/30 "2008-04-29T02:36:39Z")
“Jaws” [Richard Kiel], perhaps the most cartoonish of the Bond villains (and that’s saying something!) was often played for laughs in the two movies he appeared in (\*\*The Spy Who Loved Me \*\* and **Moonraker** ). Other characters were played for some laughs too, but the Jaws bits were probably the funniest. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/31 "2008-04-29T03:27:27Z")
[QUOTE=Miss Purl Also, the duel at the end of the _Firefly_ episode “Shindig” is funny right at the end, where Mal has Atherton Wing on the ground. .[/QUOTE] There’s another episode where Mal is fighting some guy and getting his ass kicked: Zoë “Let him be. The captain needs to do this himself.” Mal “NO HE DOESN’T!!” Zoe “oh…” Indiana Jones vs the scimitar wielding arab (he’s not a ninja so it’s not a ninja sword) in _Raiders_ Indiana Jones vs the big German around the flying wing in _Raiders_ Frank the Tank vs Dean Prichard in _Old School_ Chaz Michael Michaels vs Jimmy McElroy in _Blades of Glory_ ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/32 "2008-04-29T03:33:56Z")
All the fights in Kung Fu Hustle! ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/33 "2008-04-29T04:13:18Z")
Buffy. Spike. Rocket launcher. ---
**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/34 "2008-04-29T05:46:56Z")
I’ve never actually _seen_ Anchorman, but from what I understand there’s a pretty funny fight scene in that movie. (In fact, one of my more cynical friends says it’s the ONLY funny thing about the movie.) From the Punisher movie, the fight where the Punisher takes on the big German (?) dude is pretty hilarious. Also, in Big Trouble in Little China when Kurt Russell stabs a guy with secret knives in his boots…then proceeds to be pinned down in an awkward position because the guy’s on top of him and he can’t get the knives out of his body. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/35 "2008-04-29T06:40:05Z")
I’ve always thought that one of the most unintentionally funny fight scenes is the “training” fight between Morpheus and Neo in _The Matrix_. The preposterous posturing and the deadly-serious demeanor of the characters are hysterical. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/36 "2008-04-29T07:14:24Z")
[QUOTE=Pollux Oil] I’ve never actually _seen_ Anchorman, but from what I understand there’s a pretty funny fight scene in that movie. (In fact, one of my more cynical friends says it’s the ONLY funny thing about the movie.) [/QUOTE] [The best 5:36mins of Anchorman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohoUHIz-e_E) ---
**Author:** ![T\_SQUARE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/37 "2008-04-29T08:21:58Z")
Wow, I can’t believe no one has mentioned this yet, but the opening scene of **Way of the Gun** can’t be beat. My description won’t do it justice, but basically, the two low life main characters are loitering in front of a bar with a big line to get in. They are sitting on some dude’s Mercedes, and his crazy girlfriend (Sara Silverman) starts yelling a bunch of stupid shit at them; ranting about how her boyfriend is going to kick their asses and then rape them and on and on. Ryan Philippe says, “Shut that cunt’s mouth or I’ll come over there and fuck-start her face.” A crowd gathers around for the big fight after Sara insists he do something to defend her honor. (The boyfriend looks ridiculously un-tough by the way) Ryan Philippe is offered the first “dance” of the “man-dance” by the boyfriend, which is funny in its own right. Knowing they are going to get their asses kicked by the crowd either way, Philippe cocks his hand back and punches the bitchy girlfriend right in the face instead of the guy, while his partner plants a big kiss on another girl. They do get their asses kicked, and I about fall out of my chair every damn time. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/38 "2008-04-29T08:48:58Z")
In “Used Cars” when Roy L Fuchs is fighting Jeff in the trailer. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/39 "2008-04-29T09:11:51Z")
The scene in _Airplane_, where as one of the characters strides across the airport to dramatic music, he beats down all the airport religious nut types that come up to him. Nut : “Jews for Jesus ?” \< WHACK ! \> Nut : “How about Buddhism ?” \< FLING ! \> Nut : “Whoaaa !” ---
**Author:** ![dbuzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@dbuzman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbuzman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263/40 "2008-04-29T12:16:16Z")
**T\_SQUARE** [here is](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9fbIFMAIrQ) the scene you mentioned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-fight-scenes/447263.md?page=3)