What is the wilhelm scream?

A video I found several years ago, with clips of films using the scream that is found in most George Lucas films... *NOTE** I did not make this video. read more

The Wilhelm scream The Wilhelm scream is a stock sound effect of a man screaming that has been used in 382 movies (as of April 2018) and countless television series, beginning in 1951 for the film Distant Drums. read more

The Wilhelm Scream is a stock sound effect that has been used in the biggest multi-million dollar blockbusters and the lowest of the low budget movies and television shows for over 60 years, usually to go along with when someone onscreen is shot or falls from a great height. read more

The first clip in the video above is of a film called The Charge at Feather River which was a 1953 film featuring private Wilhelm, where the Wilhelm scream gets its name, as Wilhelm was the first named character associated with the scream. read more