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Originally Posted by Slippery Jack  (why did the helecopter fall through the ceiling  ) |
To provide one of genre cinema's greatest ever moments.
There are all kinds of things I could suggest - the pilots were attacked by demons so it crashed (which is true but why into the cinema? Why not? OK then) or - my pet theory - the evil emanating from the cinema is in all directions including upwards and this brings down the helicopter as it flies over head.
Ultimately though, the reason for it is that it is the greatest, most wonderful
deus ex machina in 80s horror cinema which displays a lot of nerve on the part of the film-makers and a tremendous sense of humour.
In short, because it was cool!