Image Example for the Sound.
These are Skywalker Sound/Ben Burtt's sound effects of punching which made their debut in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). The sounds were created by hitting catcher's mitts and leather jackets with a baseball bat. One of Burtt's favorite techniques was to stuff a croquet ball in a sock, and then swing it into a pumpkin several times.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (Heard in "The Boiling Rock".)
- Ben 10
- Ben 10: Alien Force (Heard in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", used when Gwen kicks Verdona.)
- The Eric Andre Show
- Justice League (TV Series)
- Love, Death & Robots
- M.A.S.K.
- Pet Alien
- Star Wars: Clone Wars (Heard in Chapter 8.)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Heard in "Wookie Hunt" and "The Rise of Clovis", when Anakin assaults Rush Clovis.)
- Star Wars: Resistance
- Stranger Things (Used in “Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt”.)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Heard in "Daredevils of the Desert" and "Spring Break Adventure".)
Movies
- Action Jackson (1988)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Black Dog (1998)
- A Bug's Life (1998) (Briefly heard when Francis suddenly drops his broken leg and yells in pain.)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Commando (1985)
- Crocodile Dundee (1986)
- The Crow (1994)
- The Delinquents (1989)
- Die Hard (1988)
- Dinosaur (2000) (One of the punches is used once in a lower volume when one of the Velociraptors punctures Aladar's skin with its claws before snapping at Yar.)
- Drive Angry (2011)
- Friday (1995)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (debut)
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
- KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
- Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
- The Mean Season (1985)
- Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
- Migration (2023)
- Mile 22 (2018)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
- Mortal Kombat (1995)
- Night of the Zoopocalypse (2024)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Point Break (1991)
- The Polar Express (2004) (The 1st punch or a very similar sound is heard once in a slightly lower volume when the Hero Girl's ticket gets struck by the cowcatcher of the locomotive as it roars out of a tunnel.)
- Predator (1987)
- Road House (1989)
- RoboCop (1987)
- Scary Movie 4 (2006)
- Shrek (2001)
- Shrek the Third (2007)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Spawn (1997)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) (Heard twice; when Peach flipped Mario onto his back, and when the green Toad Palace Guard stomps on Mario's body while the other guards release him.)
- Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2006)
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) (Heard when one of the goats hit a Shadow Monster in the face.)
- Twice Upon a Time (1983)
- WALL-E (2008)
- War of the Worlds (2005) (A condensed variant of the 2nd punch or a very similar sound is used once when Ray tosses a high-speed baseball straight into Robbie's glove, after the latter informs him that he doesn't pay for his education.)
- The Wild Robot (2024)
- Willow (1988)
- Wings (1927) (2012 version only.)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen (1995)
- Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1997)
- Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (1997)
- Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (1997)
- Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1997)
Shorts
- Batman Evolution (2014)
- Scoop D'etat (2023) (Shorts)
- Wow! (1990)
Video Games
Nintendo Switch 2:
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
PC:
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Killer Instinct (2013) (Video Game)
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
- Tekken 8
PlayStation 2:
PlayStation 3:
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
PlayStation 4:
PlayStation 5:
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Tekken 8
PlayStation Vita:
Wii:
Wii U:
Xbox 360:
- Dead or Alive 4
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
Xbox One:
Xbox Series X/S:
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Tekken 8
Trailers
- Night of the Zoopocalypse (2025) (Trailers)
YouTube Videos
- The Angry German Kid Show
- Helluva Boss (Heard once in "Oops".)
- Life With Doris (Complete Second Season) (REUPLOAD) (EXPLICIT)
- SMG4 Videos
Anime
- BNA: Brand New Animal
- City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019)
- My Melody & Kuromi
Image Gallery
Audio Samples
(both below sampled from Revenge of the Sith)