People Hanging Up In Movies: Supercut Shows No One Ever Says 'Goodbye' (VIDEO)

Another day, another overdone movie cliche gets a hilarious supercut.

Do you ever realize how many phone conversations in movies end with no one saying "goodbye"? Do all characters in movies just intrinsically know when the appropriate time is to end a conversation? Or do directors simply believe saying "goodbye" is a waste of time?

Whatever the reason, here's an impressively thorough supercut containing years' worth of Hollywood's most anti-climactic conversations in hilarious succession. Enjoy!

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Comments

[Brian Gannon]

03:12 PM on 04/15/2011

Well it can't be a time saver because in some of these scenes it takes longer to hang the phone up than it does to say "goodbye."

[mojo filter]

02:11 AM on 04/15/2011

Thank you or Love you kind of takes the place of good bye though, innit?

[rconlon]

09:23 PM on 04/14/2011

Why are the first 3 digits of a phone # in the movies is always 555?

[rigmoten]

10:50 PM on 04/14/2011

Because 555 is only used in movies. Studios don't want more 867-5109's.

[Puzzlr]

07:57 AM on 04/15/2011

Just in case someone decides to call the number on screen (a 555 number will always ring to information). You can't imagine how many people will dial a number from a movie. Its also why they have to tell people not to eat the styrofoam peanuts, that McDonald's coffee is hot and to see a doctor for erections lasting more than 4 hours.

[missmaryc]

12:58 PM on 04/14/2011

I watched about a minute and didn't find this the least bit funny, let alone "hilarious." Is it me?

[LonosCurse]

09:22 AM on 04/15/2011

No. It's not you. Now you know why HuPo contributors don't get paid.

[littlepuffycloud]

12:03 PM on 04/14/2011

PAging Mr. Herman...

[onionboy]

11:33 AM on 04/14/2011

Instead of saying goodbye, I just say, "Krkhhchrzzz...you're breaking...krchrtz...up. Going into a krzztchkkkz...tunnel."

It doesn't matter where I am.

[WoodsideCraig]

11:33 AM on 04/14/2011

In a movie, it's unnecessary and a time waster to say goodbye. Same goes for answering questions. (If you pay attention, you'll notice that a lot of questions are never answered.) A movie has to be pared down to the most relevant information and keep quickly moving to be interesting.

[Cbus]

08:50 AM on 04/14/2011

My husband never, EVER says "goodbye" when he hangs up the phone. Drives me nuts, especially since I'm usually left on the other end saying, "Goodbye...Honey?..Hello?...Are you still there?" to empty air. Now I realize I may be living in "The Truman Show."

[EuropeWindAndFire]

08:18 AM on 04/14/2011

Thank you very much...

[Mike Dennison]

08:17 AM on 04/14/2011

Original Star Trek did same thing. How many times did Kirk flip his communicator shut without saying "Kirk out"? Plenty.

[Puzzlr]

07:58 AM on 04/15/2011

And how many times did he flip it open and we didn't hear that clicking sound? Plenty.

[WebCommoner]

04:11 AM on 04/14/2011

Goodbye is overrated anyway.

[LMPE]

01:04 AM on 04/14/2011

Maybe there's some catch to this: maybe saying goodbye causes something bad to happen on the other end! Joe Dante could make a movie about that.

[stagebandman]

12:28 AM on 04/14/2011

Why is this an issue? Do we really need to see people on the screen saying, "well, I guess I better let you go....talk to ya later. Byeeee"? Does a line like that really advance the story? No? Then it's a good thing they leave it out. Now, we still need to teach our children good manners and how to talk on the phone, but let's not depend on movies and TV shows to do it.

[Cbus]

08:55 AM on 04/14/2011

No, but if the movie wants to be slightly more realistic, a quick, "Ok, bye" would ring true, esp in the phone calls/movies that aren't super-dramatic. After all, I can't imagine Sean Connery chirping, "ok, bye!" in The Untouchables when the entire Chicago PD is out to kill them.

[soybeaner]

12:16 AM on 04/14/2011

How rude!

[yodaveg]

11:24 PM on 04/13/2011

And, the second someone hangs up, the other party hears a dialtone.