Top 10 Movie Explosions of All Time

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In Michelangelo Antonioni's 1970 film, Zabriskie Point, actress Daria Halpren fantasizes about blowing up her boss's lux Phoenix pad—something we witness happen again, and again, and again, from every conceivable angle. As the building burns, its clutter and contents psychedelically fly through the air to the beat of the Pink Floyd-supplied soundtrack. One of the strangest, longest and most awesome explosions ever caught on camera.



Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan is quoted as saying: “I wanted to blow up more things than anyone had ever blown up before.” The film's most explosive moment: the destruction of Gotham General Hospital as Heath Ledger's maniacal nurse-dressed Joker hobbles away. For this actual demolition shot, the crew destroyed the old Brachs Candy corporate headquarters in Chicago, creating an explosion that could be seen citywide (check out amateur videos of the blow-up here and here). Because the crew only had one take, it required an immense amount of preparation and choreography. Nolan later stated how impressed he was by Ledger's ability to walk away from the explosion (which happened with him in the frame) without looking back.

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10. Scanners 9. Ghostbusters	8. Die Hard 7. Swordfish	6. Stealth 5. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi	4. Terminator 2 3. Independence Day	2. Zabriskie Point 1. The Dark Knight

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