Musicians in horror films. Why won't they die???

[Pumpkinhead]

***SPOILERS*** - For the Faculty, Anaconda, Deep Blue Sea, H2O, ISKWYDLS, Ghosts of Mars, and Leprechaun in the Hood. (Not really major spoilers)

Hey, has anyone ever noticed that whenever a musician appears in a horror film, they don't die! Never! Even when their character seems destined to die, they don't!

Here are some examples.

1) Brandy in I Still Know What You Did Last
Summer.

What the hell? Why did she survive! Can any of you honestly see her character surviving if she was not played by Brandy?
Several times it seemed like she was going to get it, and then she escaped! You don't know how much I wanted to see her get sliced up. Is anybody with me?

2) Ice cube in Anaconda AND Ghosts of Mars.

This one doesn't bother me as much, but still, it's another example.

3) Usher in The Faculty.

Of course, it is true that barely anyone actually died in that movie, but I still would have liked to have seen him get killed.

4) LL Cool J in Deep Blue Sea AND Halloween:
H2O.

Doesn't bother me that much because he actually can act, but TWO movies, for Christ's sake!!! And in both movies his character seemed like he was going to get finished off, but then he survived! I mean, come on! Michael Myers walked right past him in H2O! It seriously makes you wonder if the writers actually change the script just so these musicians can survive.

I didn't include actors turned musicians, (ie Jennifer Lopez) just musicians who decided to star in the odd movie.

And yes, I know that there are some exceptions. Ice-T in Leprechaun in the Hood comes to mind.

Anyway, that's it for my rant. If anyone would care to discuss it further, great, and please, if you can think of any other exceptions to the rule, go ahead and tell me, so that if I haven't seen the movie yet, I can go and rent it to see some musician meet their untimely doom. Yeah, I know, I'm sad.

Pumpkinhead

[countchocula]

I know what you mean, dude. I'd take pleasure in seeing a big name musician (preferably one I detest) meet a grisly demise in a horror film. Brandy's irritating appearance in ISKWYDLS is the most fitting example I can think of. Going into the flick, I knew she wouldn't die, but there was still a part of me that hoped for the best. Obviously, I got what I was expecting. No suprises there. They even had the audacity to keep Jennifer Love Hewitt's clothes on! She bounced around for 90 minutes in the tightest ensemble possible and never removed any of it. What a tease! Damn the heartless studios! I'm getting off-topic here, but I needed to vent my frustrations out in regards to that miserable excuse for a slasher. Anyway, I can't think of any exceptions to the rule at this very moment, but I'm sure one exists.

[JDog83]

I don't think they write parts AROUND a star, they simply cast them. The character would have survived no matter who played them.

Thus, this topic really has no "truth" to it.

[Hell Phantom]

I wouldn't mind being in a horror movie and dieing.

[Antonio]

Brandy, Ice Cube, LL Cool J and Usher Raymond were the "token black" characters that horror movie producers employ to lure that key African-American demographic to theaters. It has nothing to do with their status as music stars (although I do find it an interesting coincidence that these four survivors are musicians).

[skweemkween]

I could be mistaken but didn't Alice Cooper , maybe in a movie dream sequence, die by a big rabid dog/bear?? I can't remember.

The head of musician Jerry Garcia made an appearance in Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978) when pod transformation went wrong and a dog ended up with his owners head. If you catch it, is IS Jerry Garcia's face. And I remember reading that the sight gag was intentional.

David Bowie met his demise in **SPOILERS**
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The Hunger (1982)

Debbie Harry bit it in **SPOILERS**
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Videodrome(1982)

And thankfully so did Iggy Pop (god someone iron him out) in **SPOILERS**
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The Crap 2:City of Assholes

But in general, yeah, the "beautiful" musican/actor nowadays has to be a fucking role model and oh,no they can't be killed.

[Dusk]

Don't forget -- Lil Romeo in the upcoming Return to Sleepaway Camp.

[JDog83]

Antonio--your comment about Brand, LL, and Usher just being "token black" characters was far from the truth. You mean to tell must since a black person played the role the character was simply "Token"? I don't believe any of the characters these people played HAD to be cast as black, it was probably just a choice by the casting person to lure non-whites in....but that doesn't make the characters "token blacks".

[BrassMnkee]

"...it was probably just a choice by the casting person to lure non-whites in....but that doesn't make the characters 'token blacks'."

Yes, it does.

[JDog83]

No.....for a character to be a "token black" character it would have to be WRITTEN as a token black character and serve no purpose to the film. Brandy's character in ISK was important, although LL Cool J's character in H7 wasnt it was actually a step up from the original script which had his character be an older white female and have less screen time then he actually got, and Usher's character in The Faculty was actually important to the story until Dimension Films made them hack the film down and remove his sub-plot involving his girlfriend and his relationship with the other characters. I believe these "undeveloped" characters are called "Paper-thin" characters which has nothing to do with race, it's just sad people insist on labeling it as such.

[This message has been edited by JDog83 (edited 03-01-2002).]

[Horror_Fanatic]

Jon Bon Jovie is going to star in the Vampires sequal. He's going to be the new vampire hunter, so he probably wont die either.

[skantchweasel]

Ozzy sort of died in Trick or Treat!!!
Damn it they have a quality act and bloody kill him... even if he was a TV evangelist...