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* In ''Film/{{Scrooge 1951}}'', near the end of the [[AdaptationExpansion expanded]] Christmas Past segment, Marley dies mid-sentence while attempting to tell Scrooge to "save himself".
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* In ''Film/{{Scrooge 1951}}'', ''Film/Scrooge1951'', near the end of the [[AdaptationExpansion expanded]] Christmas Past segment, Marley dies mid-sentence while attempting to tell Scrooge to "save himself".
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** In a funny subversion, this is how Brother Maynard dies, but his death scream completes the sentence.
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** Earlier in the movie, we're given a glimpse of a character who may have died mid-sentence ''while writing on a wall'':
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** Earlier in the movie, we'reWe're given a glimpse of a character who may have died mid-sentence ''while writing on a wall'':
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* In one scene from ''Film/AmericanGangster'', [[VillainProtagonist Frank Lucas]] is in the middle of breakfast telling his brothers (newly recruited into the drug trade) the most important things about business, ([[VillainousVirtues honesty, integrity, hard work, family]], etc.) when he spots [[TheRival a rival]] called Tango who had recently cheated Frank in a deal across the way, standing on a busy street in front of plenty of people. Frank politely excuses himself, walks up to Tango, puts a gun to his head, and demands the money he was supposed to get according to their deal. Tango laughs, assumes that Frank is bluffing because of the witnesses, and begins taunting Frank. He doesn't quite make it the end of the taunt before [[BoomHeadshot Frank blows his brains out all over the sidewalk]]. Frank then [[DissonantSerenity calmly walks away and goes back to eating breakfast]] with the family. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXCMz340CRg See it here.]]
-->'''Tango:''' What the fuck you gonna do Frank, huh? You gonna shoot me, in front of everybody? Huh? Come o- ''[Frank shoots him]''
* ''Film/ABetterTomorrow'': Mark get his brains blown out by Shing's Uzi while he's in the middle of convincing the Kit brothers to reconcile with each other.
* In the Creator/ValLewton film ''Film/TheBodySnatcher'', a street singer's song abruptly stops when she is murdered offscreen.
* In ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', after an extended brawl, Bumblebee manages to [[ChainPain ensnare anchor chains]] around [[TheDragon Dropkick's]] helicopter form, whose attempt to escape by transforming back into robot form only gets them tangled within his body. Before Dropkick can even finish his attempted BadassBoast, Bumblebee yanks the chains so hard that they [[LudicrousGibs tear him to pieces.]]
-->'''Dropkick''': [[TemptingFate You think these little chains can hold]]-- ''(RRRRIIIP)''
* Swan is killed mid-sentence, ''in the middle of a musical number'' no less, in Trey Parker and Matt Stone's ''Film/CannibalTheMusical''.
* ''Film/{{Clue}}'': "[[MinskyPickup Duh-duh, duh-duh duh duh!]] I, am, your singing telegram--" *BAM*
* The film adaptation of Arthur Miller's ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' ends with protagonist John Proctor being offed in this manner, forcefully and abruptly hanged while reciting the Lord's Prayer (he gets to the penultimate "forever and ever" line before he gets it).
* [[TheWoobie Selma]] from ''Film/DancerInTheDark'' is killed [[MoodWhiplash mid]]-[[TheMusical song]].
* This is how Rachel Dawes died in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', making what was said from the FinalSpeech that got cut off a slight TearJerker. In her case, she is cut off by the warehouse she is trapped in blowing up.
** Earlier, in a PreemptiveDeclaration, when Grumpy pulls a pistol on Bozo during the bank robbery:
--->'''Grumpy:''' I'm bettin' the Joker told you to kill me soon as we loaded the cash.\\
'''Bozo:''' ''[sighs, checks his watch and steps to one side]'' No, no-no-no. [[PreemptiveDeclaration I kill the bus driver.]]\\
'''Grumpy:''' [[OhCrap Bus driver]]? ''[Bozo gives him the DeathGlare]'' What bus dri- ''[The back end of a school bus bursts through the front doors and runs over him]''
* Played with in ''Film/Deadpool2016'', Deadpool has a gun to the villain's head when Colossus starts giving a speech to Deadpool to convince him to spare the villain's life. It seems to be working for nearly a minute until Deadpool decides not to wait until the end of the speech to pull the trigger.
-->'''Colossus:''' WHY?!\\
'''Deadpool:''' You were droning on and on!
* In an awesome subversion of [[NeverGiveUpSpeech a monologue]], this is how [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Samuel L. Jackson's]] character died in ''Film/DeepBlueSea''. The SedgwickSpeech variant of this trope.
* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'': Stephen gets blown to bits together with the entirety of the Candyland mansion while attempting to curse at Django. "DJANGO! You uppity son of a -" ('''BOOM''')
* Billy in ''Film/FinalDestination1'' is cut off mid-rant by a large shard of metal kicked up by the train that just took out Carter's car, which whistles up apparently out of nowhere and beheads him. He stays on his feet for a few startled seconds before his legs realize he's dead, whereupon he topples over.
* In Creator/AlfredHitchcock thriller ''Film/ForeignCorrespondent'', UsefulNotes/WorldWarII has just broken out, and a British passenger plane has come under fire from a German naval vessel. An indignant lady passenger is expressing her righteous outrage when she is killed by an anti-aircraft round.
-->"I shall see the British consul as soon as I—"
* ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''
** [[TheSociopath Tommy]] can barely squeak out an [[OhCrap "Oh n-!"]] before he gets shot in the back of the head.
** [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Morrie]] is killed while describing the Boston College point shaving scandal.
-->'''Morrie:''' Nunzio up in that a- ''[Tommy stabs him in the head with an ice pick.]''
* Creator/DavidMamet's ''Heist'' features an amusing variation.
-->'''Bergman:''' Don't you want to hear my last words? \\
'''Joe Moore:''' I just did. ''[shoots him]''
* Subtle example in ''[[Literature/IMissYouIMissYou I Miss You]]''. Cilla begins to say something and gets hit by a car and dies.
* Dr. Mann in ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'', is self-righteously ranting about saving the human race when he's killed by an ExplosiveDecompression sending the airlock hatch smashing into him. It's even more effective because it averts SoundInSpace, so there's silence after this point despite the subsequent destruction.
-->'''Mann:''' This is not about my life, or Cooper's life,. This is about all mankind. There is a moment-- ''[he's ThrownOutTheAirlock]''
* ''Film/JamesBond''
** Bond pulled this at the very start of ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', talking to a traitor about his first kill.
--->'''Traitor:''' Made you feel it, did he? [[ItGetsEasier Well, you needn't worry. The second is]] - *BAMM*\\
'''Bond:''' [[BondOneLiner Yes. Considerably.]]
** [=MI6=] agent Henderson in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' is talking to Bond when he suddenly stops talking mid-sentence. As Bond approaches him, he finds that a knife was stabbed into his back through the shoji wall. Anybody who has seen a death by knife knows that knives do not work this way.
** This is precisely how a corrupt banker is killed in the opening of ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', and how [[spoiler: Elektra King gets it at the end.]]
--> '''[[spoiler: Elektra]]''': Dive! Bo- ''(gets shot)''\\
'''Bond:''' I never miss...
** A non-lethal version is PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''. Bond is in the Soviet embassy waiting for his friend to set off a bomb so he can steal the coding device. He checks his watch, frowns, then goes to the Russian on the desk.
--->'''Bond:''' Excuse me, is your clock correct?\\
'''Russian:''' Russian clocks are always -- ''[explosion covers everyone in dust]''
* The titular character of the ''Film/JohnWick'' films is a NoNonsenseNemesis who doesn't let his targets finish talking if it means an easy shot.
** In the first film, Iosef Tarasov gets as far as "It was just a fucking-!" before [[BoomHeadshot John shoots him in the head at point-blank range]].
** In ''Film/JohnWickChapter2'', [[spoiler:Santino D'Antonio]] meets his fate [[spoiler: in the Continental, at Wick's hand]] this way.
--->'''Winston:''' [[spoiler:Jonathan.]] Just walk away!\\
'''[[spoiler:Santino]]:''' Yeah, [[spoiler:Jonathan]], walk a- ''[gets shot in face]''
* Happens twice in a KarmicDeath sort of way in ''Film/LastManStanding1996''. When the Irish gang decides to finally go all out against the Italians, burning down a place where they were all gathered when given false information that the man their looking for is being hidden by them. One of the leaders, Strozzi, is killed while trying to surrender. Fast forward to the climax and the Irish gang leader, Doyle, who ordered the raid against the Italians is killed mid-sentence while trying to convince John, the man he was after that the two of them can put their differences behind them and become business partners. For bonus points, he is killed by the Inn Keeper he would always mistreat in town, who also lied to him about the Italians hiding John.
* Audrey II's death in ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' combines this with CurseCutShort. "[[OhCrap OH SHI--]]"
* ''Film/TheMalayChroniclesBloodlines'' has the main villain, Kamawas, having his throat slashed while taunting the hero Merong about raping Merong's LoveInterest.
* ''Film/MarathonMan'': Roy Scheider's character "Doc", "I couldn't give a fuck about your... ''[stab]'' ...*gasp*! The fact that the stab is offscreen makes it even more effective as you are genuinely surprised by Doc's reaction.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** ''Film/IronMan1'': In his return to Gulmira in his new Mark III Suit, Iron Man proceeds to take down the Ten Rings terrorists until he is stopped by a small group holding hostages at gunpoint while screaming at him in their native tongue(s). Iron Man shuts them all up by shooting all the terrorists simultaneously.
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'':
*** What happens to Steve in [[CasualDangerDialogue his final conversation with Peggy]] over the radio, even when [[ForegoneConclusion the audience knows]] he is only frozen, not killed.
---->"We'll have the band play something slow, I'd hate to step on your--" ''[radio transmission abruptly ends]''
*** Also this scene:
---->'''Hydra Mook:''' CUT OFF ONE HEAD, TWO MORE—\\
'''Colonel Phillips:''' ''[blasts him with a shotgun]'' Let's find two more.
** The Other, Thanos' right hand man in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', during his argument with Ronan the Accuser.
--->'''The Other:''' Lower your tone! I may be your... ''[Ronan lets a sonic blast loose from his Universal Weapon that breaks the Other's neck]''
** [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'':
--->'''Ultron Drone:''' You can't save them all... you'll never— ''[thrown off a cliff by Captain America]'' \\
'''Captain America:''' We'll never what? YOU DIDN'T FINISH!
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': Nick Fury says [[PrecisionFStrike "Motherfu-"]] as he disintegrates due to Thanos.
* ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'': The Secretary is in the middle of talking to Ethan when he gets shot through the head.
* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'':
** In a funny subversion, this is how Brother Maynard dies, but his death scream completes the sentence.
--->"It's the Legendary Black Beast of -- ''[is eaten]'' -- AAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGHHHH!!!!"
** Earlier in the movie, we're given a glimpse of a character who may have died mid-sentence ''while writing on a wall'':
--->'''Maynard:''' It reads, "Here may be found the last words of Joseph of Arimathea. He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the Holy Grail in the Castle of ... aaaaagggh."\\
'''Arthur:''' What?\\
'''Maynard:''' "... the Castle of aaaaagggh".\\
'''Bedevere:''' What is that?\\
'''Maynard:''' He must have died while carving it.\\
'''Lancelot:''' Oh, come on!\\
'''Maynard:''' Well, that's what it says.\\
'''Arthur:''' Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't bother to carve "aaggggh". He'd just say it!\\
'''Maynard:''' Well, that's what's carved in the rock!\\
'''Galahad:''' Perhaps he was dictating.\\
'''Arthur:''' Oh, shut up.
** Frank the historian is giving a lecture about King Arthur when a knight rides past him and slashes his throat.
* In ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'', more like "Died of a Heart Attack Mid Sentence", the dying Billy Bones warns Jim, Gonzo and Rizzo to beware the one-legged man, but also "Beware running with scissors or any other pointy objects! It's all good fun, 'till somebody loses a-" and he screams "Aaaahh" and dies before possibly saying "leg" or something else, putting the trio in a room "where the dead guys roam".
** His death scream completes the sentence, which would have been "till someone loses an eye."
* ''Film/PacificRim'':
** Played straight with Yancy in the ActionPrologue when he is killed halfway through his final words to Raleigh.
** Subverted when Hannibal Chau [[TemptingFate tempts fate]] by giving a long description of how the newborn Kaiju was doomed from the first, only to get swallowed mid-rant. TheStinger reveals that he was SwallowedWhole and is still alive and kicking.
* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides'' played this for BlackComedy. After various pirates and the British have been fighting over the Fountain of Youth (and thus are tired and have whittled down their numbers) the Spanish suddenly arrive on the scene. Despite the overwhelming numbers of the Spanish, Theodore Groves defiantly attempts to claim the land for King George. He doesn't quite make it to the end of his sentence:
-->'''Theodore Groves:''' This land is hereby forever claimed for the glorious name of his majesty, King Geor-- ''[gets shot by the Spaniard]''\\
'''Spaniard:''' Someone make a note of that man's bravery.
** ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' has this PlayedForDrama when one of Sri Sumbajee's minions tries to disregard the pirate's code.
--> ''Hang the code!'' Who ''cares'' about th- ''[Gets shot by Capt. Teague]''
* Inverted in ''Film/PulpFiction''. Vincent Vega turns around to explain something to Marvin while being driven by Jules, and {{accidental|Murder}}ly [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace blows Marvin's brains out]] while ''Vincent'' is mid-sentence.
* In the film ''Film/{{Radius}}'' the police officer is asking Liam questions but drops dead in the middle of one when she walks into his aura.
* In ''Film/{{Scrooge 1951}}'', near the end of the [[AdaptationExpansion expanded]] Christmas Past segment, Marley dies mid-sentence while attempting to tell Scrooge to "save himself".
* Wash in ''Film/{{Serenity}}''.
-->'''Wash:''' I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I-- ''(gets harpooned by a Reaver ship)''
** Also, Mr. Universe. Okay, technically he didn't die right away, but he gets his speech cut off by a sword to the guts, and he is dead the next time we see him. Fortunately for Mal and crew, Mr. Universe had just enough life left to make a helpful recording.
* ''Film/ShootEmUp''. Smith discovers Senator Rutledge (running for President on a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanGunPolitics gun control]] platform) has done a deal with the BigBad, gun merchant Hammerson. Smith says he's going to shoot Rutledge, and his death will outrage the public and help his anti-gun bills get passed.
-->'''Rutledge:''' Then do it. Let me regain some honor. With my-- ''[BoomHeadShot]''
** Another variation on the trope -- Hertz has been speculating about MrSmith's true identity throughout the movie. He comes up with a theory, but Smith refuses to confirm it.
--->'''Hertz:''' Oh yes-sir-ee, [[WorthyOpponent it has been a pleasure]]. But before we part ways, just tell me one thing. I am dead on about who you are, right?\\
'''Smith:''' Say that again?\\
'''Hertz:''' I said, I am dead--\\
'''Smith:''' Stop! That part of it you got right. ''[shoots Hertz]''
* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': George Kirk dies telling his wife he loves her. Somewhat odd in that he had an actual countdown until his ship impacted, and thus knew exactly when he was going to die, but apparently not when he was going to finish his sentence. Still, it was his SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome and a TearJerker too.
** More likely he was just repeating "I Love You" over and over so that it would be the last thing his family hears him say.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'':
*** Zam Wessell, the assassin who Anakin and Obi-Wan capture, is about to rat out her boss:
---->"It was a bounty hunter called--" ''[hit by toxic dart; [[PardonMyKlingon curses in Huttese]] before dying]''
*** Shmi Skywalker's last words to Anakin are "I love--"
** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': Nute Gunray tries to plead with Darth Vader to spare his life before being fatally slashed across the chest.
** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'':
*** An audio-only version: "Imperial troops have entered the base! Imperial troops have--" ''[ABRUPT BLAST OF STATIC]''
*** Admiral Ozzel reporting in to Darth Vader, only to be [[PsychicStrangle Force-choked]] ''through the video intercom'' for his [[YouHaveFailedMe failure]].
---->"Lord Vader, the fleet has moved out of lightspeed and we're preparing to--''urk!''"
** Quite a few pilots have their fighters explode as they're talking, though only about half can be heard by the audience.
** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' sees an Imperial officer blown up on Mimban during a rallying cry.
--->'''Major:''' Troopers, forward! Solo, get up! We're almost there!\\
'''Han Solo:''' Almost ''where''? Where are we going?\\
'''Major:''' Just over that last ridge! Victory is--''(BOOM)''
* ''Film/Super8'': The main military bad guy and his soldiers have the kid protagonists captive aboard an army bus when it's attacked and forced off the road by the alien. When the Colonel hands one of his subordinates a rifle and tells him to leave the bus and shoot it - a rifle loaded with ''[[BlackComedy tracking darts]]'', no less - the poor bastard doesn't make it very far.
-->'''Overmeyer''': Sir, is there a particular place you'd like me to shoot- ''([[JumpScare yanked out of the bus by the alien]] as everyone else aboard [[MassOhCrap shits themselves]])''
* ''Film/{{Taken}}''. The final bad guy. "We can nego'''[[BoomHeadshot *BLAM*]]'''"
* From ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'': Que/Wheeljack: "Why did you--?" right before he is finished off execution-style.
** Also from the same film... Starscream's IronicLastWords
--> "I'm gonna kill y—[[YourHeadASplode *BOOM!*]]"
* ''Film/TronLegacy'': "'''DEATH TO THE USE--'''" *gets shattered*
* The 'Bowtie Driver' in ''Film/TheUntouchables1987''. Mid countdown.
* ''Film/VetHard'': Katja is shot dead by Bennie mid-sentence (to be precise, swearing at him; he didn't take that well). [[spoiler:Subverted when we later [[DisneyDeath find out she wasn't shot dead]], just shot in the arm.]]
* ''Film/AWalkAmongTheTombstones'': "'''You know... I just wanted t--'''" before getting shot in the head by Creator/LiamNeeson's character.
* R.K. Maroon in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''.
-->"Unless Acme's will shows by midnight tonight, Toontown's gonna be land for the free--" ''[gets shot]''
* ''Film/TheWildGeese'': Faulkner's final confrontation with Sir Edward Matheson. Sir Edward is so inflated with hauteur that he cannot conceive of there being any threat to himself - the discovery that the murderous mercenary with a gun and grudge is, yes, ''there to kill him'' completely baffles Matheson, and he's left stammering "now wait just a minute--!" before Faulkner fires.
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-->'''Tango:''' What the fuck you gonna do Frank, huh? You gonna shoot me, in front of everybody? Huh? Come o- ''[Frank shoots him]''
* ''Film/ABetterTomorrow'': Mark get his brains blown out by Shing's Uzi while he's in the middle of convincing the Kit brothers to reconcile with each other.
* In the Creator/ValLewton film ''Film/TheBodySnatcher'', a street singer's song abruptly stops when she is murdered offscreen.
* In ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'', after an extended brawl, Bumblebee manages to [[ChainPain ensnare anchor chains]] around [[TheDragon Dropkick's]] helicopter form, whose attempt to escape by transforming back into robot form only gets them tangled within his body. Before Dropkick can even finish his attempted BadassBoast, Bumblebee yanks the chains so hard that they [[LudicrousGibs tear him to pieces.]]
-->'''Dropkick''': [[TemptingFate You think these little chains can hold]]-- ''(RRRRIIIP)''
* Swan is killed mid-sentence, ''in the middle of a musical number'' no less, in Trey Parker and Matt Stone's ''Film/CannibalTheMusical''.
* ''Film/{{Clue}}'': "[[MinskyPickup Duh-duh, duh-duh duh duh!]] I, am, your singing telegram--" *BAM*
* The film adaptation of Arthur Miller's ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' ends with protagonist John Proctor being offed in this manner, forcefully and abruptly hanged while reciting the Lord's Prayer (he gets to the penultimate "forever and ever" line before he gets it).
* [[TheWoobie Selma]] from ''Film/DancerInTheDark'' is killed [[MoodWhiplash mid]]-[[TheMusical song]].
* This is how Rachel Dawes died in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', making what was said from the FinalSpeech that got cut off a slight TearJerker. In her case, she is cut off by the warehouse she is trapped in blowing up.
** Earlier, in a PreemptiveDeclaration, when Grumpy pulls a pistol on Bozo during the bank robbery:
--->'''Grumpy:''' I'm bettin' the Joker told you to kill me soon as we loaded the cash.\\
'''Bozo:''' ''[sighs, checks his watch and steps to one side]'' No, no-no-no. [[PreemptiveDeclaration I kill the bus driver.]]\\
'''Grumpy:''' [[OhCrap Bus driver]]? ''[Bozo gives him the DeathGlare]'' What bus dri- ''[The back end of a school bus bursts through the front doors and runs over him]''
* Played with in ''Film/Deadpool2016'', Deadpool has a gun to the villain's head when Colossus starts giving a speech to Deadpool to convince him to spare the villain's life. It seems to be working for nearly a minute until Deadpool decides not to wait until the end of the speech to pull the trigger.
-->'''Colossus:''' WHY?!\\
'''Deadpool:''' You were droning on and on!
* In an awesome subversion of [[NeverGiveUpSpeech a monologue]], this is how [[Creator/SamuelLJackson Samuel L. Jackson's]] character died in ''Film/DeepBlueSea''. The SedgwickSpeech variant of this trope.
* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'': Stephen gets blown to bits together with the entirety of the Candyland mansion while attempting to curse at Django. "DJANGO! You uppity son of a -" ('''BOOM''')
* Billy in ''Film/FinalDestination1'' is cut off mid-rant by a large shard of metal kicked up by the train that just took out Carter's car, which whistles up apparently out of nowhere and beheads him. He stays on his feet for a few startled seconds before his legs realize he's dead, whereupon he topples over.
* In Creator/AlfredHitchcock thriller ''Film/ForeignCorrespondent'', UsefulNotes/WorldWarII has just broken out, and a British passenger plane has come under fire from a German naval vessel. An indignant lady passenger is expressing her righteous outrage when she is killed by an anti-aircraft round.
-->"I shall see the British consul as soon as I—"
* ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''
** [[TheSociopath Tommy]] can barely squeak out an [[OhCrap "Oh n-!"]] before he gets shot in the back of the head.
** [[TheFriendNobodyLikes Morrie]] is killed while describing the Boston College point shaving scandal.
-->'''Morrie:''' Nunzio up in that a- ''[Tommy stabs him in the head with an ice pick.]''
* Creator/DavidMamet's ''Heist'' features an amusing variation.
-->'''Bergman:''' Don't you want to hear my last words? \\
'''Joe Moore:''' I just did. ''[shoots him]''
* Subtle example in ''[[Literature/IMissYouIMissYou I Miss You]]''. Cilla begins to say something and gets hit by a car and dies.
* Dr. Mann in ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'', is self-righteously ranting about saving the human race when he's killed by an ExplosiveDecompression sending the airlock hatch smashing into him. It's even more effective because it averts SoundInSpace, so there's silence after this point despite the subsequent destruction.
-->'''Mann:''' This is not about my life, or Cooper's life,. This is about all mankind. There is a moment-- ''[he's ThrownOutTheAirlock]''
* ''Film/JamesBond''
** Bond pulled this at the very start of ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', talking to a traitor about his first kill.
--->'''Traitor:''' Made you feel it, did he? [[ItGetsEasier Well, you needn't worry. The second is]] - *BAMM*\\
'''Bond:''' [[BondOneLiner Yes. Considerably.]]
** [=MI6=] agent Henderson in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' is talking to Bond when he suddenly stops talking mid-sentence. As Bond approaches him, he finds that a knife was stabbed into his back through the shoji wall. Anybody who has seen a death by knife knows that knives do not work this way.
** This is precisely how a corrupt banker is killed in the opening of ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', and how [[spoiler: Elektra King gets it at the end.]]
--> '''[[spoiler: Elektra]]''': Dive! Bo- ''(gets shot)''\\
'''Bond:''' I never miss...
** A non-lethal version is PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove''. Bond is in the Soviet embassy waiting for his friend to set off a bomb so he can steal the coding device. He checks his watch, frowns, then goes to the Russian on the desk.
--->'''Bond:''' Excuse me, is your clock correct?\\
'''Russian:''' Russian clocks are always -- ''[explosion covers everyone in dust]''
* The titular character of the ''Film/JohnWick'' films is a NoNonsenseNemesis who doesn't let his targets finish talking if it means an easy shot.
** In the first film, Iosef Tarasov gets as far as "It was just a fucking-!" before [[BoomHeadshot John shoots him in the head at point-blank range]].
** In ''Film/JohnWickChapter2'', [[spoiler:Santino D'Antonio]] meets his fate [[spoiler: in the Continental, at Wick's hand]] this way.
--->'''Winston:''' [[spoiler:Jonathan.]] Just walk away!\\
'''[[spoiler:Santino]]:''' Yeah, [[spoiler:Jonathan]], walk a- ''[gets shot in face]''
* Happens twice in a KarmicDeath sort of way in ''Film/LastManStanding1996''. When the Irish gang decides to finally go all out against the Italians, burning down a place where they were all gathered when given false information that the man their looking for is being hidden by them. One of the leaders, Strozzi, is killed while trying to surrender. Fast forward to the climax and the Irish gang leader, Doyle, who ordered the raid against the Italians is killed mid-sentence while trying to convince John, the man he was after that the two of them can put their differences behind them and become business partners. For bonus points, he is killed by the Inn Keeper he would always mistreat in town, who also lied to him about the Italians hiding John.
* Audrey II's death in ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' combines this with CurseCutShort. "[[OhCrap OH SHI--]]"
* ''Film/TheMalayChroniclesBloodlines'' has the main villain, Kamawas, having his throat slashed while taunting the hero Merong about raping Merong's LoveInterest.
* ''Film/MarathonMan'': Roy Scheider's character "Doc", "I couldn't give a fuck about your... ''[stab]'' ...*gasp*! The fact that the stab is offscreen makes it even more effective as you are genuinely surprised by Doc's reaction.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** ''Film/IronMan1'': In his return to Gulmira in his new Mark III Suit, Iron Man proceeds to take down the Ten Rings terrorists until he is stopped by a small group holding hostages at gunpoint while screaming at him in their native tongue(s). Iron Man shuts them all up by shooting all the terrorists simultaneously.
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'':
*** What happens to Steve in [[CasualDangerDialogue his final conversation with Peggy]] over the radio, even when [[ForegoneConclusion the audience knows]] he is only frozen, not killed.
---->"We'll have the band play something slow, I'd hate to step on your--" ''[radio transmission abruptly ends]''
*** Also this scene:
---->'''Hydra Mook:''' CUT OFF ONE HEAD, TWO MORE—\\
'''Colonel Phillips:''' ''[blasts him with a shotgun]'' Let's find two more.
** The Other, Thanos' right hand man in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', during his argument with Ronan the Accuser.
--->'''The Other:''' Lower your tone! I may be your... ''[Ronan lets a sonic blast loose from his Universal Weapon that breaks the Other's neck]''
** [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'':
--->'''Ultron Drone:''' You can't save them all... you'll never— ''[thrown off a cliff by Captain America]'' \\
'''Captain America:''' We'll never what? YOU DIDN'T FINISH!
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': Nick Fury says [[PrecisionFStrike "Motherfu-"]] as he disintegrates due to Thanos.
* ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'': The Secretary is in the middle of talking to Ethan when he gets shot through the head.
* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'':
** In a funny subversion, this is how Brother Maynard dies, but his death scream completes the sentence.
--->"It's the Legendary Black Beast of -- ''[is eaten]'' -- AAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGHHHH!!!!"
** Earlier in the movie, we're given a glimpse of a character who may have died mid-sentence ''while writing on a wall'':
--->'''Maynard:''' It reads, "Here may be found the last words of Joseph of Arimathea. He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the Holy Grail in the Castle of ... aaaaagggh."\\
'''Arthur:''' What?\\
'''Maynard:''' "... the Castle of aaaaagggh".\\
'''Bedevere:''' What is that?\\
'''Maynard:''' He must have died while carving it.\\
'''Lancelot:''' Oh, come on!\\
'''Maynard:''' Well, that's what it says.\\
'''Arthur:''' Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't bother to carve "aaggggh". He'd just say it!\\
'''Maynard:''' Well, that's what's carved in the rock!\\
'''Galahad:''' Perhaps he was dictating.\\
'''Arthur:''' Oh, shut up.
** Frank the historian is giving a lecture about King Arthur when a knight rides past him and slashes his throat.
* In ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'', more like "Died of a Heart Attack Mid Sentence", the dying Billy Bones warns Jim, Gonzo and Rizzo to beware the one-legged man, but also "Beware running with scissors or any other pointy objects! It's all good fun, 'till somebody loses a-" and he screams "Aaaahh" and dies before possibly saying "leg" or something else, putting the trio in a room "where the dead guys roam".
** His death scream completes the sentence, which would have been "till someone loses an eye."
* ''Film/PacificRim'':
** Played straight with Yancy in the ActionPrologue when he is killed halfway through his final words to Raleigh.
** Subverted when Hannibal Chau [[TemptingFate tempts fate]] by giving a long description of how the newborn Kaiju was doomed from the first, only to get swallowed mid-rant. TheStinger reveals that he was SwallowedWhole and is still alive and kicking.
* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides'' played this for BlackComedy. After various pirates and the British have been fighting over the Fountain of Youth (and thus are tired and have whittled down their numbers) the Spanish suddenly arrive on the scene. Despite the overwhelming numbers of the Spanish, Theodore Groves defiantly attempts to claim the land for King George. He doesn't quite make it to the end of his sentence:
-->'''Theodore Groves:''' This land is hereby forever claimed for the glorious name of his majesty, King Geor-- ''[gets shot by the Spaniard]''\\
'''Spaniard:''' Someone make a note of that man's bravery.
** ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' has this PlayedForDrama when one of Sri Sumbajee's minions tries to disregard the pirate's code.
--> ''Hang the code!'' Who ''cares'' about th- ''[Gets shot by Capt. Teague]''
* Inverted in ''Film/PulpFiction''. Vincent Vega turns around to explain something to Marvin while being driven by Jules, and {{accidental|Murder}}ly [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace blows Marvin's brains out]] while ''Vincent'' is mid-sentence.
* In the film ''Film/{{Radius}}'' the police officer is asking Liam questions but drops dead in the middle of one when she walks into his aura.
* In ''Film/{{Scrooge 1951}}'', near the end of the [[AdaptationExpansion expanded]] Christmas Past segment, Marley dies mid-sentence while attempting to tell Scrooge to "save himself".
* Wash in ''Film/{{Serenity}}''.
-->'''Wash:''' I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I-- ''(gets harpooned by a Reaver ship)''
** Also, Mr. Universe. Okay, technically he didn't die right away, but he gets his speech cut off by a sword to the guts, and he is dead the next time we see him. Fortunately for Mal and crew, Mr. Universe had just enough life left to make a helpful recording.
* ''Film/ShootEmUp''. Smith discovers Senator Rutledge (running for President on a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanGunPolitics gun control]] platform) has done a deal with the BigBad, gun merchant Hammerson. Smith says he's going to shoot Rutledge, and his death will outrage the public and help his anti-gun bills get passed.
-->'''Rutledge:''' Then do it. Let me regain some honor. With my-- ''[BoomHeadShot]''
** Another variation on the trope -- Hertz has been speculating about MrSmith's true identity throughout the movie. He comes up with a theory, but Smith refuses to confirm it.
--->'''Hertz:''' Oh yes-sir-ee, [[WorthyOpponent it has been a pleasure]]. But before we part ways, just tell me one thing. I am dead on about who you are, right?\\
'''Smith:''' Say that again?\\
'''Hertz:''' I said, I am dead--\\
'''Smith:''' Stop! That part of it you got right. ''[shoots Hertz]''
* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': George Kirk dies telling his wife he loves her. Somewhat odd in that he had an actual countdown until his ship impacted, and thus knew exactly when he was going to die, but apparently not when he was going to finish his sentence. Still, it was his SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome and a TearJerker too.
** More likely he was just repeating "I Love You" over and over so that it would be the last thing his family hears him say.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'':
*** Zam Wessell, the assassin who Anakin and Obi-Wan capture, is about to rat out her boss:
---->"It was a bounty hunter called--" ''[hit by toxic dart; [[PardonMyKlingon curses in Huttese]] before dying]''
*** Shmi Skywalker's last words to Anakin are "I love--"
** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': Nute Gunray tries to plead with Darth Vader to spare his life before being fatally slashed across the chest.
** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'':
*** An audio-only version: "Imperial troops have entered the base! Imperial troops have--" ''[ABRUPT BLAST OF STATIC]''
*** Admiral Ozzel reporting in to Darth Vader, only to be [[PsychicStrangle Force-choked]] ''through the video intercom'' for his [[YouHaveFailedMe failure]].
---->"Lord Vader, the fleet has moved out of lightspeed and we're preparing to--''urk!''"
** Quite a few pilots have their fighters explode as they're talking, though only about half can be heard by the audience.
** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' sees an Imperial officer blown up on Mimban during a rallying cry.
--->'''Major:''' Troopers, forward! Solo, get up! We're almost there!\\
'''Han Solo:''' Almost ''where''? Where are we going?\\
'''Major:''' Just over that last ridge! Victory is--''(BOOM)''
* ''Film/Super8'': The main military bad guy and his soldiers have the kid protagonists captive aboard an army bus when it's attacked and forced off the road by the alien. When the Colonel hands one of his subordinates a rifle and tells him to leave the bus and shoot it - a rifle loaded with ''[[BlackComedy tracking darts]]'', no less - the poor bastard doesn't make it very far.
-->'''Overmeyer''': Sir, is there a particular place you'd like me to shoot- ''([[JumpScare yanked out of the bus by the alien]] as everyone else aboard [[MassOhCrap shits themselves]])''
* ''Film/{{Taken}}''. The final bad guy. "We can nego'''[[BoomHeadshot *BLAM*]]'''"
* From ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'': Que/Wheeljack: "Why did you--?" right before he is finished off execution-style.
** Also from the same film... Starscream's IronicLastWords
--> "I'm gonna kill y—[[YourHeadASplode *BOOM!*]]"
* ''Film/TronLegacy'': "'''DEATH TO THE USE--'''" *gets shattered*
* The 'Bowtie Driver' in ''Film/TheUntouchables1987''. Mid countdown.
* ''Film/VetHard'': Katja is shot dead by Bennie mid-sentence (to be precise, swearing at him; he didn't take that well). [[spoiler:Subverted when we later [[DisneyDeath find out she wasn't shot dead]], just shot in the arm.]]
* ''Film/AWalkAmongTheTombstones'': "'''You know... I just wanted t--'''" before getting shot in the head by Creator/LiamNeeson's character.
* R.K. Maroon in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''.
-->"Unless Acme's will shows by midnight tonight, Toontown's gonna be land for the free--" ''[gets shot]''
* ''Film/TheWildGeese'': Faulkner's final confrontation with Sir Edward Matheson. Sir Edward is so inflated with hauteur that he cannot conceive of there being any threat to himself - the discovery that the murderous mercenary with a gun and grudge is, yes, ''there to kill him'' completely baffles Matheson, and he's left stammering "now wait just a minute--!" before Faulkner fires.
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