# Pie throwing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 12, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373 "2022-02-12T16:58:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/21 "2022-02-13T05:10:05Z")
FYI, that _Bugsy Malone_ clip has had over-dramatic music dubbed onto it that wasn’t there in the original film. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/22 "2022-02-13T08:13:38Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > It was filmed but cut in the editing. There are a few images available: [![](https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/styles/full/public/image/dr-strangelove-1963-024-custard-pie-fight-00n-6w7.jpg?itok=q2-v8I8b) ](https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/styles/full/public/image/dr-strangelove-1963-024-custard-pie-fight-00n-6w7.jpg?itok=q2-v8I8b) [![](https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/styles/full/public/image/dr-strangelove-1963-023-custard-pie-fight-00n-6w8.jpg?itok=VHDm2-BQ) ](https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/styles/full/public/image/dr-strangelove-1963-023-custard-pie-fight-00n-6w8.jpg?itok=VHDm2-BQ) ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/23 "2022-02-13T21:29:22Z")
I don’t know how I knew about it, probably read about it in a movie book, but I’ve always associated a pie fight with the Keystone Kops. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7V0WUPZG24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7V0WUPZG24) I vaguely recall seeing _The Great Race_ in the theatre, would have been 5 or 6, but ask me about a pie fight and Keystone Kops comes to mind first. ---
**Author:** ![gre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@gre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gre)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/24 "2022-02-13T22:26:49Z")
[Buster Keaton on the art of pie throwing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuuRsxTAp10) ---
**Author:** ![Comedic1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@Comedic1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Comedic1)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/25 "2022-09-09T15:46:20Z")
Just out of curiosity is there a particular kind of whipped cream to use? Nondairy? Something that doesn’t break down so fast. We are doing this at our fall festival next month, my wife and I will be on the receiving end as last year. You do get that soured milk smell but the kids at church love it so we’re doing again, also the adults can donate to the youth fund and get to pie us. Just wondering thanks!! ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/26 "2022-09-09T16:41:23Z")
Welcome to the SDMB **Comedic1**. Just a WAG, but possibly shaving cream instead of actual whipped cream? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/27 "2022-09-09T17:12:02Z")
Might sting the eyes. Maybe a non-dairy whipped-cream. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/28 "2022-09-09T17:23:56Z")
Not if you use Johnson’s Baby Shaving Cream. No more tears! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/29 "2022-09-09T19:36:54Z")
One of my bucket list items is to get hit in the face with a pie, so I’ve looked into the matter a bit. I think custard is really the way to go. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/30 "2022-09-09T20:27:05Z")
OH! ooh! Can I be the pie thrower! Also, avoid pecan pie. In retrospect, that was a poor choice. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/31 "2022-09-09T20:35:25Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > One of my bucket list items is to get hit in the face with a pie, so I’ve looked into the matter a bit. I think custard is really the way to go. Moe Howard wrote in his autobiography that during one of his public appearances, some college kid asked him to throw a pie at him. The kid gave Moe a pie that was heavy with fruit, and Moe hesitated, telling the kid that the pies in the movies were just whipped cream on plates. The kid insisted, so Moe threw the pie, hitting the kid squarely in the face. The impact knocked the kid to the floor. But Moe said the kid got up all smiles and thanked him profusely. Just sayin’, whipped cream is lighter than custard. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/32 "2022-09-09T20:40:09Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > OH! ooh! Can I be the pie thrower! I was thinking of doing a raffle at work to select the pie-er, possibly to raise money for a local food bank. > [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > Just sayin’, whipped cream is lighter than custard. What can I say, I’m a sucker for the classics. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/33 "2022-09-09T20:44:51Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I was thinking of doing a raffle at work to select the pie-er, possibly to raise money for a local food bank Somehow, that is even better! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/34 "2022-09-10T02:05:25Z")
[We’ve found that none of the Heterodyne plays really suffer if Punch and Judy start throwing pies.](https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050511#.YxvwbCHMJeU) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/35 "2022-09-10T02:23:06Z")
actually ive been told that 90 percent of the time it is/was shaving creme that was used as it was light and didn’t melt under the lights ---
**Author:** ![Comedic1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@Comedic1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Comedic1)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/36 "2022-09-10T03:38:17Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Comedic1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@Comedic1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Comedic1)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/37 "2022-09-19T20:53:38Z")
Ahhh I remember my first day of kindergarten, I was so nervous I couldn’t even shave. 😂 ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/38 "2022-09-19T20:58:43Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > actually ive been told that 90 percent of the time it is/was shaving creme that was used as it was light and didn’t melt under the lights Yes, and didn’t go rancid as quickly. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/39 "2022-09-20T12:22:00Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > Moe Howard wrote in his autobiography that during one of his public appearances, some college kid asked him to throw a pie at him. The kid gave Moe a pie that was heavy with fruit, and Moe hesitated, telling the kid that the pies in the movies were just whipped cream on plates. The kid insisted, so Moe threw the pie, hitting the kid squarely in the face. The impact knocked the kid to the floor. But Moe said the kid got up all smiles and thanked him profusely. > > Just sayin’, whipped cream is lighter than custard. Moe also observed that the shaving cream filling was scraped up from the floor and used to re-fill the pie plates after unsuccessful takes. After a few such takes, you didn’t know what was in those pies. It wasn’t just cream anymore, but was likely to contain nails and other debris from the floor. I think I’d rather be hit with a dense fruit pie than a potentially shrapnel-laden shaving creme pie. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373/40 "2022-09-24T22:10:45Z")
During the filming of _The Great Race_ pie fight, they actually started on a Friday, then left the set as-is all weekend (whose great idea was _that_…) so when the cast and crew came back Monday…the smell was, to say the least, off-putting. There are some terrific pie fights in television as well: [Three’s Company - “The Bake-Off”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7-gMC09j_E) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-throwing/959373.md?page=3)