I’m trying to identify a scene from a comedy I saw probably sometime in the late ’90s/2000s, although the movie itself could be older.
There’s a shootout happening outside, possibly in a street or park or populated area. I remember the camera coming in from above/high up and focusing on an older woman who, unlike everyone else who is running in every which way, is just standing there during the gunfire.
I think she had gray/curly hair, possibly a hat, and probably a purse.
She repeatedly screams something like:
“AHHH!”
“AHHH!”
“AHHH!”
“AHHH!”
It’s deliberately obnoxious and absurd. It’s way over the top and obviously not anything anyone would do.
The male protagonist runs and crouches/ducks behind her, essentially using her position as cover while someone is shooting at him.
Then there’s a cut to the bad guy/shooter in CU. He fires. The CUs in the shooter had been happening thru the sequence a lot. M
The old woman gives one final long scream like “AAAAAHHHHHHhhhhhh…” as she falls over.
The hero looks surprised/wide-eyed for a beat because his cover is suddenly gone, then crawls/scrambles away.
This was definitely played as a ridiculous comedy gag, not as a serious or upsetting shooting. The overall movie may have been a police/action/buddy-cop spoof or absurd comedy. Tonally I remember something in the general Airplane! / Hot Shots! / Naked Gun / Loaded Weapon / Police Academy universe, but I am NOT saying it was one of those movies.
Also ive checked Loaded Weapon 1 because multiple people/AIs suggested it, and I couldn’t find the scene. I’ve also seen the Naked Gun movies enough that I don’t think it’s from those.
I probably saw the movie on HBO/Showtime or another movie channel rather than owning it.
Does anyone remember this scene?