Top 5 : Fake Animal Violence Scenes

     Nothing makes me laugh harder then fake violence.  I know, technically all violence in movies and television is fake, but I'm talking the real over the top stuff that isn't supposed to look real at all.  Stuff like Mini-me fighting Austin Powers.  For whatever reason these types of scenes leave me in stitches.  My favorite genre of fake violence is the animal vs human variety.  Nothing has me rolling on the floor faster then a guy getting into a fight with an animal.  There is absolutely nothing highbrow about this list, but here are my top 5 favorite fake animal violence scenes anyway...

5) Saving Silverman
          A somewhat underrated movie starring Jason Biggs, Jack Black and one of my all time favorite comedic actors, Steve Zahn.  Zahn is an animal removal guy who is going to get rid of a raccoon under an old woman's porch.  He pulls out a baby raccoon, then gets attacked by it's mother... hilarity ensues.  I'm probably in the minority, but the "rodent on the face" gag never gets old.

4) Semi-Pro
          This scene is more about the set up and finish then it is about funny fake violence but I still put it on the list because it's so damn funny and the humor does center around man vs animal violence.  This movie doesn't get enough credit for how funny it is and this scene is one of Ferrell's best as far as I'm concerned.  My favorite line, "Your refund will be escaping this death trap with your life!"

3)  Something About Mary
          This is a fake animal violence classic.  The look on Ben Stiller's face when he jumps out of the way and the dog goes flying through the window is priceless.

2)  Christmas Vacation
          The scene when the squirrel jumps out of the Christmas tree and chases the family around the house is pure comedy.  I start to crack up in anticipation of this one.  I must have seen this movie a hundred times and I still laugh as hard as I did the first time.  It might be my all time favorite scene in any movie.  Another hilarious fake animal violence scene in this one is when the family realizes that the aunt has wrapped her cat up as a present.  Chevy Chase trying to hold on to the box as it shakes around is fantastic.

1)  Rocket Man
          A little known movie starring a little known stand-up comedian, Harland Williams.  Williams plays a dimwit who gets a chance to be sent into space but he has to compete with a chimp for the job.  They get into a hilarious fight that goes on mostly in the background as NASA scientists are talking in the foreground about the candidates.  It's fake animal violence at it's absolute best.

Honorable Mention : Animal, Rob Schneider vs Orangutan; Happy Gilmore, Happy vs Alligator