In Wild Wild West, what kills "Metal Head"?
Near the end of the movie, after they boarded the spider, Jim West (Will Smith) fight some henchmen of Loveless. When comes the turn of "Metal Head", Jim discovers that the guy is entirely armored and surrenders. "Metal Head" then raises his weapon to strike and... is electrocuted?
The way that Jim just calmly steps aside and lets the guy fall to his death tells me that it's what he had planned all along. But I really don't understand what happened. As far as I can see, he is not touching any kind of wire around.
Missing CGI? Continuity error? Or did I simply miss something?
Best Answer
I always thought, Metal Head is touching some kind of electricity, but:
- The two copper tubes are not for electrical means but are carrying steam, probably for the hydraulic system of the spider (I suggest this, because after Loveless shoots at West but misses him, he hits the tubes instead, the steam escapes and the hydraulical system of the spider collapses because of negative pressure).
- There is some kind of net above the two, but if you look carefully, Metal Head is not touching it whith the wrench.
So, whats left, is that the hits West placed on the head of Metal head are seemingly not harming him, but then, as he wants to hit West and "strain" his head, then his "system" malfunctions because the hits really have harmed him. My evidences for this theory:
- The light and smoke is coming out of Metal Head and not from outside.
- It remembers to the scene in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, where Indy hits the officer at the end a lot of times and you think, that the officer prepares to fight back, but actually the officer is knocked out because he falls down without any additional hit from Indy.
- So it's a Hollywood-typical thing to surprise the audience. I hope this helps!;-)
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What happened to the metal head guy in Wild Wild West?
Deciding to face his fate, West gives the wrench to the fourth crewmember, who attempts to smack him out. However, the metal skull starts to short out due to West's blows, causing the fourth crewmember to fall from the railing to his death, allowing West to escape alive.How did they do Loveless in Wild Wild West?
Loveless, he actually was in a kneeling position. He would have to get up every few minutes and walk around to get the circulation back in his legs, as they would constantly go numb from being in that position for an extended period of time.Who played the metal man in Wild Wild West?
Wild Wild West (1999) - Derek Mears as Metal Head - IMDb.Is Wild Wild West based on a true story?
Wild Wild West, the seminal film achievement of the 90s, is regarded as a masterpiece of the medium not only for its fantastic acting and brilliant cinematography, but also for the honest, truthful manner in which it depicts the true story of Captain James West in his well-documented but oft-misunderstood journey of ...Wild Wild West (10/10) Movie CLIP - Getting a Whoopin' (1999) HD
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Answer 2
This isn't explained, even in the script:
West, exhausted, turns and sees... METAL HEAD all seven feet of him. The top of his head is a metal plate. Extending downward, encircling his eyes. West soaks him in, sighs. WEST Uh, I just threw my shovel out. So this really isn't fair. If you don't mind, I'd like to... West, at lightning speed, throws a sucker-punch/spin- ning back-fist to Metal Head's jaw... PING! That one really hurt... West's hand, that is. Metal Head isn't fazed a bit. West throws another shot, this time to the gut... PING! Then a kick to the groin... PING!!! WEST (incredulous) Noooo. Metal Head has had enough. He effortlessly picks West up by his lapels and flings him across the room. West tumbles, and lands right next to... WRENCH He picks it up and starts swinging! A shot to the body ... PING! Then another... PING! Then another... PINGGGG! Metal Head lurches forward, absorbing each blow with not so much as a twitch of the eye. West furries... PING! PING! PING! PING!... nothing! He goes for the head... PINNNNNNGGGG!... nothing! West is out of time. He's been backed up as far as he can go. His heels are dangling over the mouth of the beast, a thousand feet above the rocky cliff. WEST Sorry. (CONTINUED) WILD WILD WEST - Rev. 4/9/99 109E. Metal head grunts, grimaces and pitches forward, toward West, slowly but menacingly... West braces himself. METAL HEAD Urrrrrrrrrrggggghhh!!! West side-steps and Metal Head falls face first into the open air. WEST (downward) You guys just don't get out enough. CUT TO:
Earlier in the script, James fights Knife Guy and Shovel Guy, and how they are killed are explained more clearly. Not so much Metal Head.
Answer 3
Got this answer off moviemistakes.com:
The "man with a metal head" is obviously a Cyborg. A Cyborg with an iron pipe who's just walked between two large Copper Conductors. He's dead.
Answer 4
inside metal head is electricity so when west gave him metal bar meatal head touched this metal bar with his both hands so his electricity killed him.
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