This is a Skywalker Sound sound effect created by Ben Burtt. It debuted in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in 1977. According to Burtt, the sound is actually that of walnuts being crushed.
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TV Shows[]
- The Eric Andre Show
- Star Wars: Resistance (Heard once in "The Recruit".)
TV Specials[]
Movies[]
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Cast Away (2000) (Small portions of this sound is heard a few times when Chuck is picking apart a crab as he talks to Wilson.)
- Enchanted (2007) (A slightly higher pitched variant of this sound is used once after the Cleanup song, when one of the pigeons eats a cockroach.)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Hercules (1997)
- The Incredibles (2004) (A processed/modified variant of this sound is heard once when Dynaguy is killed by his cape during Edna's lecture about them.)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Heard when Dietrich’s head deflates.)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- Pitch Black (2000)
- The Punisher (2004)
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (Debut; heard during the line "...Where are the ambassadors?".)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (Heard once in a normal and a high pitch as Han is released from carbon.)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (Heard once when the T-800 breaks Gus' fingers before trying to shoot him.)
- Willow (1988)
Shorts[]
Video Games[]
Arcade:
- Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (very high pitched)
PC:
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YouTube Videos[]
- HiHo Kids (Heard once in "Kids Try Breakfast from Around the World".)
- Larry The Stormtrooper
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