# Most 70's movie ending (Spoilers for Death Game)

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**Created:** [September 6, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805 "2019-09-06T17:41:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805/1 "2019-09-06T17:41:08Z")

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[Death Game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_0vfyaYCCo)  
Out of nowhere. Major characters die. Weird color filter. Jaunty song over credits.  
Yup. That checks all the boxes.

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**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805/2 "2019-09-06T19:40:32Z")

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> [@Dale\_Sams](#):
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> [Death Game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_0vfyaYCCo)  
> Out of nowhere. Major characters die. Weird color filter. Jaunty song over credits.  
> Yup. That checks all the boxes.

All right. I see your Death Game and raise you one:

[Dirty Mary Crazy Larry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnCF4kJAzIw)

And, uh…spoilers obviously.

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**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805/3 "2019-09-06T20:10:05Z")

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> [@minlokwat](#):
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> All right. I see your Death Game and raise you one:
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> [Dirty Mary Crazy Larry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnCF4kJAzIw)
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> And, uh…spoilers obviously.

Holy shit!!

Reminds me of Vanishing Point (not really a shock ending) and Electra Glide in Blue.

What was the deal with the 70’s and vehicles and shock endings?

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**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805/4 "2019-09-06T21:08:38Z")

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> [@Dale\_Sams](#):
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> What was the deal with the 70’s and vehicles and shock endings?

Ripping off **Easy Rider** perhaps?

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**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805/5 "2019-09-06T21:35:22Z")

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How about [Zabriskie Point](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guOmJM8xvHA). So, the movie’s done, let’s randomly blow shit up to the music of Pink Floyd.

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805/6 "2019-09-06T22:19:48Z")

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**Parallax View** : the Watergate-era downer ending comes out of nowhere, like the others upthread; only you realize, after it happens, that, no, it _didn’t_ come out of nowhere, it’s one of them there Oh That’s What Was Going On All Along bits.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-70s-movie-ending-spoilers-for-death-game/839805/7 "2019-09-06T23:16:06Z")

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Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth shattering ka–

Oh, there it is.