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How Bruce fell in love
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Bruce Wayne, in a white tuxedo, staring across the gala room in the LEGO Batman Movie scene

On February 10th, 2017, The LEGO Batman Movie opened in American theaters.[1] In one scene, Bruce Wayne stands at a gala in a white tuxedo and black bow tie when he spots Barbara Gordon — Batgirl — across the room. The camera pushes slowly in on his face as "(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight" by Cutting Crew swells behind him.[2] Thirty seconds of pure, undignified simping — immortalized in plastic.

"(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight"

Cutting Crew — playing the moment it all went wrong for Bruce
JAN 2017

The scene is clipped into a GIF and quietly uploaded to Tenor, where it starts circulating on its own.

JAN 21, 2017

The official The LEGO Batman Movie Facebook page posts the clip as promo.[3] It picks up roughly 3,000 reactions over the next six years.

FEB 10, 2017

The LEGO Batman Movie releases in American theaters, the scene now playing to full audiences.[1]

JUN 12, 2017

YouTuber Serodi uploads the unaltered scene.[4] It goes on to draw roughly 268,300 views and 6,700 likes over six years — the definitive upload of the moment.

  1. The LEGO Batman Movie — theatrical release, February 10, 2017.
  2. "(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight" — Cutting Crew, 1986.
  3. The LEGO Batman Movie — official Facebook page, promo post, January 21, 2017.
  4. Serodi — YouTube upload, June 12, 2017 ↗