Nuke The Fridge
The phrase "nuke the fridge" originally referred to the scene in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, where Indiana Jones hides in a refrigerator to survive an atomic blast. It has since become a reference to any movie that disappoints viewers with a ridiculous turn in the storyline.
Fast Facts
- Origin: Scene in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Phrase first used on IMDb in a massage board post1
- "Nuke the Fridge": Marks the downfall of a film or film series
- Was entered into the UrbanDictionary.com website
What does Nuke The Fridge mean?
The phrase "nuke the fridge" can mean either the point at which a movie (or series of movies) disappoints its fans by going over-the-top with an unbelievable scene, or the diminishing effect that unbelievable scene has on the impact of subsequent action or suspense scenes. The term is similar to the Happy Days-inspired slang phrase "jump the shark," which notes the moment at which a long-running TV series hits its peak, making all future episodes inherently anti-climactic and disappointing.
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