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![BBC Arts on Twitter: "Film critic @AliPlumb of @BBCR1 on the sound effect that became the best movie in-joke ever. You might not have realised, but The Wilhelm Scream is in... Every BBC Arts on Twitter: "Film critic @AliPlumb of @BBCR1 on the sound effect that became the best movie in-joke ever. You might not have realised, but The Wilhelm Scream is in... Every](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EFUfCzPXkAExtm9.jpg:large)
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![In the LOTR films, the Wilhelm scream can be heard several times. This is a reference that Sheb Wooley (the Wilhelm voice actor) was born thousands of years ago in Middle Earth In the LOTR films, the Wilhelm scream can be heard several times. This is a reference that Sheb Wooley (the Wilhelm voice actor) was born thousands of years ago in Middle Earth](https://i.redd.it/su2hk6vkcy941.png)
In the LOTR films, the Wilhelm scream can be heard several times. This is a reference that Sheb Wooley (the Wilhelm voice actor) was born thousands of years ago in Middle Earth
![The 'Wilhelm Scream' was first used in the 1951 movie Distant Drums, as a sound effect for someone being bit by a crocodile. It has since become something of a Hollywood inside The 'Wilhelm Scream' was first used in the 1951 movie Distant Drums, as a sound effect for someone being bit by a crocodile. It has since become something of a Hollywood inside](https://external-preview.redd.it/imbngivQ9iU6IRda68i1ZLycsaIgly7gVsBl5SUb7Kc.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90090b7a04ca5925621cd3806f906669c177be58)
The 'Wilhelm Scream' was first used in the 1951 movie Distant Drums, as a sound effect for someone being bit by a crocodile. It has since become something of a Hollywood inside
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