All we know is that the pool is a vehicle for cool and this scene is the pick of the bunch. That it's symbolic of the womb, that his inflatable lounger provides the transport between childhood and adulthood. Reams and reams have been written about the significance of Ben's swimming pool. Not a great film, granted, but whoever dreamed up these huge rectangular glass basins suspended over a mountain that has been rendered barren by nuclear doomsday, is on to a golden ticket. Infinity pools are cool, but Oblivion pools are better.
We love that Simon & Garfunkel's masterpiece featured in the soundtrack alongside The Dan Band's herculean interpretation of Total Eclipse Of The Heart. OLD SCHOOLįerrell taking "one in the jugular" is cause for instant guffaws, but seeing the poor fool stagger through and child's party before plunging into the pool to the tune of The Sound Of Silence, is unforgettable. Having watched both we reckon Paul Thomas Anderson has the edge. The epically cool one-shot pool scene showing all the pornstar party-goers before the world seems to cave in on them was influenced by a similar one in I Am Cuba (a long-lost Cuban-Soviet propaganda film from 1964) which features a shot that begins on a rooftop and goes down into a swimming pool. He receives executive producer-credit, but of course, did not star. Interesting fact klaxon: The movie was originally intended for Will Ferrell to play the hapless stuntman. Watching Danny McBride and Bill Hader drown Andy Samberg is a wonderful moment in a truly wonderful film. Either way, if picturing it was proving difficult, the kind people at Final Destination 4 filmed it and slapped it on the big screen for you. Usually it's set on an aeroplane, but we've heard it on oil rigs and submarines. Final Destination 4Īh the old urban myth that involves massive suction, some poor chaps back passage and a lot of left over skin. Not known to be the greatest work of comedy demi-gods Will Ferrell and Danny McBride (the film led the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards with seven nominations), Land Of The Lost has one standout, genuinely superb scene. From the funny, to the scary, to the downright sexy, here's the 20 greatest swimming pool moments in movies. Rules covering the carrying of handguns, the use of mind-altering drugs and intentional drownings of entire groups of friends, for example. In Hollywood, though, they could perhaps do with a few more poolside guidelines. Thanks to our 'varied' climate, our outdoor pools are only usable for three days of the entire year, while our indoor pools are so littered with joy-sapping rules that only the fitness swimmers persevere. There's an unsurprising dearth of British-based films in this list.