James Corden

[Ferris]

Moe's mentor does it in that episode of the Simpsons where his mentor is in it.

So it must be a thing if it's being parodied I guess.

I'm sure I've seen this. He takes off his clothes and leaves them on the beach?

I've got an image of the colours being washed out, like maybe it's approaching dusk. And the shot contains a large section of the beach.

Yes!! This is exactly it. At least I haven't imagined it.

[kalowski]

Is it The End, with Burt Reynolds and Dom De Luise?

[JamesTC]

So it must be a thing if it's being parodied I guess.

Just thought exactly this. Apparently it is a reference to the film Being There.

[Andy147]

Various possibilities given on the TV Tropes page Suicide By Sea.

[McDead]

I hope when Corden returns home after his chat show stint is over, something like the walk of shame in Dead Poet's Society occurs, where he has to walk down a long road whilst his peers turn their backs on him, and by the end he's in floods of tears.

Actually, is that Dead Poet's Society or not? Some film anyway.

I think you're thinking of Lords of Discipline, a West Point potboiler from 1983. Used to be on telly a lot, but not so much these days. Features Michael Biehn, a young Bill Paxton and a lead who looks like Patrick Swayze, but isn't. There are a few other possibilities, but this is the one that's most like Dead Poets Society.

[Twit 2]

I'm sure I've seen this. He takes off his clothes and leaves them on the beach?

I've got an image of the colours being washed out, like maybe it's approaching dusk. And the shot contains a large section of the beach.

Finding Nemo

[poodlefaker]

Scent of a Woman, mate. Corden would've been one of the bullies though; Philip Seymour Hofman type.

[Captain Z]

Basketball Heads

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

I think you're thinking of Lords of Discipline, a West Point potboiler from 1983. Used to be on telly a lot, but not so much these days. Features Michael Biehn, a young Bill Paxton and a lead who looks like Patrick Swayze, but isn't. There are a few other possibilities, but this is the one that's most like Dead Poets Society.

YES! I was sure it was Dead Poets. Thanks. I've got an urge to watch it again now.

There. That's what should happen to the cunt.

[McDead]

YES! I was sure it was Dead Poets. Thanks. I've got an urge to watch it again now.

There. That's what should happen to the cunt.

It's a pretty decent, well meaning yarn, with a good cast, but it's a bit on the nose. TV tidbit: it was directed by Franc Roddam, who also created MasterChef.

[LordMorgan]

It's a pretty decent, well meaning yarn, with a good cast, but it's a bit on the nose. TV tidbit: it was directed by Franc Roddam, who also created MasterChef.

And Auf Weidersehen,Pet

[Famous Mortimer]

It happens in "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy", of course (with the fellow being played by Douglas Adams himself) but...I know it's not that, and I now want to watch the TV series again.

[jobotic]

Reginald Perrin innit or am I missing something?

[jamiefairlie]

MP John Stonehouse was the oldest example I know of

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

I'm off. Cigs mate

That's the sea mate. Go the other way

Yeah cheers

[SpiderChrist]

Reginald Perrin innit or am I missing something?

That's what I was thinking

[George White]

It's a pretty decent, well meaning yarn, with a good cast, but it's a bit on the nose. TV tidbit: it was directed by Franc Roddam, who also created MasterChef.

Also shot in the UK, hence the participation of Ed Bishop, Stuart Milligan, Matt Frewer, Simon Shepherd off Peak Practice, Jason Connery...

[Ray Travez]

It's not Perrin, it's a more arty shot, coming at the end of a film. The mood is sombre.

My thoughts are that it's arthouse, and I probably saw it on channel 4 in the late 80's / early 90's. Other than that I don't know. The TV Tropes page didn't ring any bells.

[Bad Ambassador]

Aquaman

[McChesney Duntz]

Bruce Dern at the end of Coming Home?

[Tokyo van Ramming]

God Zilla?

[colacentral]

The walking into the sea to drown thing is also how the short story "The Awakening" ends:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Awakening_(Chopin_novel)

In devastated shock, Edna rushes back to Grand Isle, where she had first met Robert Lebrun. Edna seeks escape in an ultimate manner by committing suicide, drowning herself in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

[paruses]

This thread seems to have shunned James Corden. Job done.

[dissolute ocelot]

It's not Perrin, it's a more arty shot, coming at the end of a film. The mood is sombre.

My thoughts are that it's arthouse, and I probably saw it on channel 4 in the late 80's / early 90's. Other than that I don't know. The TV Tropes page didn't ring any bells.

IMDb lists 100 films featuring suicide by drowning, although you can narrow it down by year. The scene does sound familiar, although I might be mixing up multiple films. Certainly none of those names rings a bell.

[Ray Travez]

No, for me neither. It's a mystery