More often than not, it's coupled with a Sweat Drop.
Of course, birds can also have other symbolic meanings so don't be too quick to apply this to every appearance. In anime, this trope may be represented not by insects but by birds flying by (such as the Idiot Crows). Also, according to the Jabootu glossary, dubbed-in cricket sounds are a way to further convince audiences that a scene is taking place at night, regardless of how obviously Hollywood Darkness has made a day-for-night effect - even if, say, a shot of the sun might have slipped in. Or an awkward Rimshot may play.īasically, it's what happens when the script calls for silence but needs an audio cue to indicate the silence. Alternatively, someone might throw a tomato at him. Sometimes the sequence includes microphone feedback. Occasionally visually accompanied by tumbleweed blowing past, in which case the crickets can sometimes be replaced by blowing wind, or a wolf howling in the distance, with perhaps a distant bonging church bell. But instead of the reaction he expects, he hears nothing but the sound of crickets chirping, suggesting that nobody is responding, and they may, in fact, be stunned into silence, completely baffled, or missing altogether. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice ( Beetlejuice!)Ī character says or does something intended to elicit an enthusiastic response from a group watching him, such as the audience in a theatre or a band of comrades.
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