# The slow motion "No-o-o-o-o-o" . . . First use? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859 "2004-01-16T23:49:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859/1 "2004-01-16T23:49:53Z")
I’ve seen this scene many times in movies and on TV: somebody lunging forward in slow motion in order to stop something bad from happening, while mouthing the word “No-o-o-o!” in a voice that sounds like a 45rpm record played at 33. It seems that it’s usually played for laughs. My question is, is something being parodied? Was there a famous scene from some movie where this occurs? There are some well-known slow-motion scenes in movies such as _Bonnie and Clyde_ and _Platoon_, neither of which has any dialogue. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859/2 "2004-01-17T00:59:12Z")
The movie that comes to my mind is **Risky Business**. In the end when the hooker throws the glass objet d’art and Joel has to run and dive for it he screams “Noooooo” in a slowed voice. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859/3 "2004-01-17T20:37:23Z")
Kid Charlemagne: I remember John Belushi doing this at least once in old skits of _Saturday Night Live_ from the '70’s. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859/4 "2004-01-17T20:46:01Z")
AFAIK, Cruise said nothing when he jumped to grab the glass globe in the movie. I think it was highly influenced by Charlton Heston in the final scene of “Planet of the Apes.” While I’m not sure if he actually says says, “Noooo,” that’s pretty much the gist of things and people turned “Noooo” into a shorthand reference. ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859/5 "2004-01-18T02:17:24Z")
The first time I can remember seeing it is in _House of Dark Shadows_ which was around 1970. It is in a climactic moment and stayed with me for weeks. In fact the confrontation scene in that movie is really good. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Barber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@Art\_Barber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Barber)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859/6 "2004-01-23T14:50:42Z")
_The Mister Bill Show_ from _Saturday Night Live_. Art ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859/7 "2004-01-23T16:43:33Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I think it was highly influenced by Charlton Heston in the final scene of “Planet of the Apes.” While I’m not sure if he actually says says, “Noooo,” that’s pretty much the gist of things and people turned “Noooo” into a shorthand reference. Don’t quite remember that, paraphrasing here but didn’t it go a bit more like; “you blew her up, you blew her up,” with much teeth gnashing? I think it was impassioned not slowed down IIRC 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 23, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859/8 "2004-01-23T21:57:41Z")
> [@Pushkin](#): > > Don’t quite remember that, paraphrasing here but didn’t it go a bit more like; “you blew her up, you blew her up,” with much teeth gnashing? I think it was impassioned not slowed down IIRC 🙂 "You MANIACS!!! You blew it up!!! Ahhhh, **damn you**!!! God DAMN you all to **HELL!!!**" ---
**Author:** ![Buran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Buran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buran)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slow-motion-no-o-o-o-o-o-first-use/224859/9 "2004-01-23T22:22:46Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > "You MANIACS!!! You blew it up!!! > > Ahhhh, **damn you**!!! > > God DAMN you all to **HELL!!!**" Yes, and that famous ending very nearly got cut by the censors, Heston says he personally had to bargain with them to get it included.