Comments for death : Raiders of the Lost Ark: Gobler (Anthony Higgins).

So I suppose that he's a goody in an EXTREMELY minor kind of way?

your observational skills are beyond compare Mr Briggs! Rest assured that i do not consider Nazis as "goodys" and as such i have tweaked it to what it should be...

I consider this the ultimate Driving Off A Cliff death. I love how the gorge just literally comes out of nowhere, and the scene is shot in such a way that when it is revealed it's quite breathtaking. We see a closeup of Gobler doing the standard "Aahhhhh!" scream, the a shot of his car flying through the air, and only then do we cut to a shot of the gorge. It's just one of those moments where you go, "What in the world is he screaming abou-- Oh. Ow."

Well[ said Kooshie. eah this is one of the better "gorge comes out of nowhere' scenes. My other Favorite is Colnel Vogel's death. Besides falling, falling off a gorge is my favorite movie way to die

Random, useless trivia, but apparently the other anonymous Nazi officer riding with Gobler is played by Nick Gillard, who played the guy hit with the rotating periscope in Last Crusade.

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Oh, and, as with Naomi, I think "Chase" should be amended to include any character that is killed during a chase sequence. Because in films it's usually the good guys being pursued, the chances of the chase ending in the quarry's demise are slim, however bad guys both major and minor die in droves during such sequences, so we're barring people like Gobler and Naomi from admittance into a category they could fill up nicely.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/2008 08:11PM by Kooshmeister.

Anyone seen the recent USA and Sci-Fi Channel airings of Raiders? They apparently redid Gobler's death scene....

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Out of curiosity when was Gobler named? I don't recall that in the movie.

"Get the Ark away from this place immediately, have it put on the truck. We will fly it out of Cairo. And Gobler, I want plenty of protection."



Also the movie doesn't mention it but his rank insignia indicates he's a major.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/27/2010 10:01AM by Kooshmeister.