It was revenge for Billy Batts, and a lot of other things. And there was nothing that we could do about it. Batts was a made man and Tommy wasn't. And we had to sit still and take it. It was among the Italians. It was real greaseball shit. They even shot Tommy in the face so his mother couldn't give him an open coffin at the funeral.
— Henry Hill, about the murder of Tommy DeVito, GoodFellas
Bitch, zombie's in the room! His axe is on fire! He killed yo' parents! Shoot him in the head! Shoot him in the heeeead!!!
— MC Chris
, describing Resident Evil 4
, describing Resident Evil 4Something I try to teach all my boys... *BLAM* Always put one in the brain!
— Johnny Caspar, Miller's Crossing
Those are the worst headaches, the ones between the eyes.
— Bubba, The Nail Gun Massacre
...AAAAAAARGGHHHHH! HE SHOT ME IN THE HEAD WITH A MASSIVE GUN! MY ONLY WEAKNESS!
— Locust Ghost, Gears of Potter
I NOTICE YOU HAVEN'T SHOT ME IN THE FACE! CURIOUS AS TO WHY! Maybe you're weighing the moral pros and cons but let me assure you that OH MY GOD SHOOT ME IN THE GODDAMNED FACE!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?!
— Face McShooty, Borderlands 2
Mission objective: Shoot this guy in the face.
—Borderlands 2, for the mission "Shoot This Guy In The Face"
A single arrow, right between the eyes? Who else could make a shot like that? No one, that's who!
— Shinon, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Head goes BOOM!
— The Final Boss, Catherine
If an enemy has a head, it's a weakspot.
— Loading Screen Tip, Doom (2016)
Shoot it in the head!
— The announcer on the Stage 1 boss, Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou
H. Crosby Hart: How'd he die?
Matthew Scudder: He was shot to death.
H. Crosby Hart: And they ruled out suicide?
Matthew Scudder: Two bullets. One in the forehead, the other in the mouth.
H. Crosby Hart: If that's suicide, it shows remarkably strong will.
— A Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block
Roman: You can’t fucking kill me!
Sidney: Head, Dewey!
Dewey: What?
Sidney: HEAD! Shoot him in the head!
*BLAM*, Dewey shoots Roman in the head, killing him.
— Scream 3
"Oooooh, skeletons...fuck you, skeletons! In this game, you have body part health now! So you can break your little frail gamer arms! And you can stub your little frail gamer toes! And if a skeleton shoots you, oooooh baby, that's always the head, and you fucking die! Instantly!"
"The headshot's the only true stopper."
—Derek, Bad Taste
"Remember boy, best way to stop the enemy... brain shot!"
—Grandpa Putterman, TerrorVision
Again Rei did not hear the shot. The back of Ritsuko Akagi's head exploded into a red mist and sprayed on the ground next to her dead body.
"Ozzie, you can kill anything. You just got to know how to do it. Now, me, give me a .357 magnum, press it to the little green critter's temple, and blam! Brains and guts and oozing cruddy stuff dripping all down its head. The guy is gone with a capital dead."
—Alex, Leprechaun
"They just shoot a bolt in their head, and then retract it. It's just BOOM-shht-BOOM-shht."
—Franklin Hardesty on slaughtering cattle, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
"Sever the head, the body dies."
— The Cutthroat, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Unless you wanna take a deep breath through your fucking forehead, I suggest you reconsider.
— Deadpool after pulling a gun on Wolverine, Deadpool & Wolverine
