The 100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004 American television documentary
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The 100 Scariest Movie Moments is an American television documentary miniseries or Halloween Television special that aired in late October 2004, on Bravo.[1][2] Aired in five 60-minute segments, the miniseries counts down what producer Anthony Timpone, writer Patrick Moses, and director Kevin Kaufman have determined as the 100 most frightening and disturbing moments in the history of movies.[3] Each segment includes interviews from horror genre experts and other celebrities who experienced the listed films, as well as film clips and movie stills from the films covered.[4][5][6] This 2004 offering was followed up in 2006 by the two-part sequel, 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments, as well as another countdown in 2009, 13 Scarier Movie Moments.[1]
Tobe Hooper
Peter Jackson
Guillermo Del Toro
John Carpenter
Sean S. Cunningham
George A. Romero
Stephen King
Mick Garris
Martin Scorsese
John Landis
Clive Barker
Stan Winston
Robert Englund
Heather Langenkamp
Ashley Laurence
Ron Perlman
Roger Corman
Dario Argento
Olivia Hussey
Brittany Daniel
Keiko Agena
Jordan Ladd
Dee Wallace
Danny Pintauro
Bruce Campbell
Tony Timpone
Linda Marotta
Amorette Jones
Rachael Robbins
Chela Johnson
Felissa Rose
Alanna Ubach
Debbie Matenopoulos
Hilarie Burton
Juliet Landau
Carol Kane
Pat Hitchcock
Krista Allen
Elizabeth Peña
Jennifer Tilly
Misty Mundae
Melinda Clarke
Mary Lambert
Betsy Palmer
Adrienne King
Ari Lehman
Deron Miller
Rider Strong
David A. Hess
Angus Scrimm
Don Coscarelli
Steve Niles
Peter Stickles
Eric Christian Olsen
Andrew Bryniarski
Rory Culkin
David Arquette
Courteney Cox
Elise Neal
Vanessa Lengies
Danielle Nicolet
Amber Benson
Jesse Falcon
James Eason
Lombardo Boyar
David J. Skal
Leland Orser
Joe Dante
Don Mancini
David Kirschner
Catherine Hicks
Kevin Yagher
Steven Schneider
Alan Jones
Bob Clark
Stuart Gordon
Dennis Paoli
Larry Cohen
William Lustig
Jami Bernard
Michael Dougherty
Peter Paulsen
Aviva Briefel
Dov Simens
Adam Rockoff
Ralis Kahn
Faith Salie
Kim Newman
Mark Kermode
Ramsey Campbell
Shade Rupe
Maitland McDonagh
Tony Todd
Xander Berkeley
Rutger Hauer
Sheri Moon Zombie
Rob Zombie
Eli Roth
Tom Savini
Lance Henriksen
Leonard Maltin
Gilbert Gottfried
Rob Reiner
Rob Riggle
Rob Huebel
Jacqui Malouf
Klimaszewski Twins
The Broken Lizards
In 2016, the New York Post Decider site called the series "the single best primer on horror cinema that has ever aired on TV."[7]
Summary
The countdown included 100 films, mainly from the 1970s to 2000s, although films from the 1960s and earlier are also featured. While the list mainly comprises horror and thriller films, science fiction films such as The Terminator and Jurassic Park are included. Even children's films, such as The Wizard of Oz and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, made their way onto the countdown.
The top five films included on the list were all from the 1960s and 1970s.
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ranked fifth for the scene in which Leatherface bashes Kirk's skull with a mallet.
- Psycho ranked number four for the death scene of the private investigator Arbogast falling downstairs backward.
- The Exorcist ranked third for the scene where the possessed Regan MacNeil's head spins clockwise during the Exorcism.
- Alien ranked second for the chestburster sequence.
- Jaws was placed at the number one spot for the opening scene in which the unseen shark devours Chrissie Watkins during a midnight swim.
List
British Show "The 100 Greatest Scary Moments"
In 2003, UK TV Channel 4 polled the British public for their “100 Greatest Scary Moments" as part of their 100 Greatest TV series. On October 25 and 26, 2003, the results were broadcast and presented by comedian Jimmy Carr as “The 100 Greatest Scary Moments.” The list included entries from not just films, but TV programs, advertising, and music videos as well. This particular British show pre-dates the 3 US shows "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments,” "30 Even Scarier Moments,” and "13 Scarier Movie Moments” and the more recent series "The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time."
Sequels
Produced by Sharp Entertainment, 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments, a two-part sequel to this title, aired on Bravo and Chiller in October 2006, with Hostel topping the list.[8]
| Film | Rank |
|---|---|
| Hostel | 1 |
| A Clockwork Orange | 2 |
| Saw | 3 |
| Videodrome | 4 |
| Oldboy | 5 |
| Vertigo | 6 |
| The Devil's Rejects | 7 |
| Land of the Dead | 8 |
| Open Water | 9 |
| Children of the Corn | 10 |
| The Stepford Wives | 11 |
| Wolf Creek | 12 |
| Dawn of the Dead | 13 |
| Scanners | 14 |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | 15 |
| Saw II | 16 |
| Christine | 17 |
| Army of Darkness | 18 |
| Fear | 19 |
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | 20 |
| Braindead | 21 |
| American Psycho | 22 |
| Manhunter | 23 |
| The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | 24 |
| Red Eye | 25 |
| Play Misty for Me | 26 |
| Slither | 27 |
| Cabin Fever | 28 |
| Cape Fear | 29 |
| The Grudge | 30 |
This was followed by Sharp Entertainment's 13 Scarier Movie Moments which aired in October 2009.[9]
| Film | Rank |
|---|---|
| The Descent | 1 |
| Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | 2 |
| Bug | 3 |
| Zodiac | 4 |
| Maniac | 5 |
| Ginger Snaps | 6 |
| Frailty | 7 |
| Diary of the Dead | 8 |
| Hostel Part II | 9 |
| No Country for Old Men | 10 |
| Hard Candy | 11 |
| Cloverfield | 12 |
| The Strangers | 13 |