18 Awkward And Out Of Place Movie Scenes That Shouldn't Have Made The Final Cut
Sensual erotic scenes in Harry Potter?
Movie scenes can age badly, but some feel awkward the second they appear. That is exactly why these moments keep getting dragged back into conversation, especially when they seem to come out of nowhere and add almost nothing to the story.
In this roundup, the focus is on the scenes people think were wildly out of place, from odd jokes to uncomfortable reveals and random bits of fan service. The reactions are part nostalgia, part disbelief, and a lot of secondhand embarrassment.
Some of these choices still spark debate years later, and a few are so strange they are hard to forget. Read on.
1. The Martha moment in Batman Vs. Superman, in which they both discover their mothers have the same first name, which radically transforms Bruce's mindset.
"‘Martha’""‘Why did you say that name?!?!????’"– Destiny Grant via Facebook
"I was already not enjoying this film, but at 'Martha,' I was all the way done. What an absolutely asinine thought that two diametrically opposed idealists would suddenly stop mid-brawl because their mothers both had the 1940s' most popular baby name.Get the fuck out of here."– Madonna Kilpatrick-Kielion via Facebook
Warner Brothers2. From Mamma Mia!, the scene "Does Your Mother Know?"
"It's so awkward and inappropriate compared to the rest of the movie and doesn't fit in at all. It looks like they were just trying to fit in another ABBA song."
Universal Pictures3. The ending of Grease with the flying automobile.
"WHY DO THEY FLY AWAY IN A CAR? Cars don’t fly and haven’t flown during the whole rest of the movie?? Why start in the last scene????? I’m still upset."
Paramount Pictures
4. In Captain America: Civil War, Captain America kisses Peggy's niece.
"That's all new kinds of messed up."
Marvel Studios
5. The reveal of the monster at the end of Split.
"The end of Split where he turns into a giant, muscular monster who can climb the walls and kills people. The whole story about his multiple personalities was captivating and interesting until that happened."
Universal Pictures
That one still gets brought up for all the wrong reasons.
6. The Heat's tracheotomy sequence.
"It was overly disgusting and gross. It totally ruined the rest of the movie."
20th Century Fox
7. The Bruce and Natasha romance moments in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
"It was so out of place, and there was no explanation for it whatsoever. Also, the scene where Black Widow was talking about being forced to get sterilized and being seen as a monster or something like that."
Marvel Studios
8. The Shining's mascot blowjob sequence.
"The mascot blowjob scene in The Shining. It feels so random and unnecessary."
Warner Bros.
9. Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2's fight scene
"I can see why they would want it in the movie to make it more cinematic, but it was just totally unnecessary and completely threw the movie off."
Summit Entertainment
Some of these picks are less about plot and more about pure discomfort.
This is the same kind of “wait, what?” logic-break as these 81 visual anomalies that scramble everyday reality.
10. The Ghostbusters' ghost blowjob sequence.
"Definitely Ghostbusters blowjob. It was not necessary AT ALL."
Columbia Pictures
11. From All Dogs Go to Heaven, the song with King Gator.
"I'm gonna go with the OG 'Big Lipped Alligator' moment from All Dogs Go To Heaven. I thought it was really out of place even as a child.The song 'Let's Make Music Together' has honestly been stuck in my head ever since (as well as 'Oogie Boogie's Song' from The Nightmare Before Christmas; it's the same singer/voice actor). I swear. It's been 20 years of hell.I'll never forget when I realized the haunting implications of the lyrics: Holy damn. The alligator wants to fuck that dog.I could literally feel the innocence begin to drain from my life after I realized that. I know King Gator eventually saves Charlie, but for crying out loud, couldn't they come up with a better deus ex machina than the singing, lustful, flamboyant alligator king?"
United Artists / Rank Organisation
12. In Kingsman: The Secret Service, the Princess of Sweden engages in anal intercourse with Eggsy in exchange for him saving the world.
"I thought the whole movie was really good, and then at the end, the girl lets one of the guys perform anal because he saved her. It was very sexist and ruined the movie for me."
20th Century Fox
13. From the film The Shape of Water, a dance scene.
"It totally took me out of the experience."
Fox Searchlight Pictures
14. In Jurassic World, Zara's horrible demise.
"The death of Zara the assistant was such a tonal shift from the rest of the movie. It was almost mean-spirited towards a character we barely knew.It was hyper-violent and drawn out, even for a series known for its kills."
Universal Pictures
And then there are the scenes that people remember even if they wish they did not.
15. The sequence in Star Trek: Into Darkness where Carol is shown in her underpants is unnecessary.
"The scene where science officer Carol is going to try to open/investigate a warhead on an uninhabited moon. So while she's explaining the plan to Kirk, she takes him onto the small shuttle craft and tells him to turn around while she changes clothes???For some reason??? And of course, he turns, and we get a shot of the actress in her underwear. I love that movie, but that scene has so little to do with the main plot and nothing to do with the characters' development.It was included solely to objectify Carol for the straight male gaze and completely disrupts the movie."
Paramount Pictures
16. The shirtless Kylo Ren sequence in The Last Jedi.
"Real talk: I really enjoyed The Last Jedi. But when that Kylo Ren shirtless scene happened, I literally threw a hand up in the air and gestured to the screen. Like, why?I was not alone either—I heard a woman behind me whisper, 'What is the point of this? Girl, you do not have time to be distracted!'"
Lucasfilm Ltd / Walt Disney Studios
17. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory's "Cheer Up Charlie!" tune.
"'Cheer Up Charlie' in Willy Wonka for sure!"– Amanda Hummel via Facebook
Paramount Pictures
18. Ron's hallucination of Harry and Hermione kissing naked in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
"So awkward. Why would you put an erotic scene into a Harry Potter movie?!"– Sa Rang via Facebook
Warner Brothers
Having an unpleasant moment with someone is something we aim to avoid in real life. So why would movie directors think we want to experience them in films?
We can't say. We guess it went with their vision for the movies.
Unfortunately, it seems not many people agree with that vision.
Some scenes just never should have made the cut.
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