The Kim Jong-un death scene that made North Korea's head explode

LOS ANGELES — Here it is: the 28 seconds of The Interview that enraged North Korea, and may have doomed the film to oblivion.

The scene is the film's climax, and it's funnier if you know the background: Earlier in The Interview, James Franco's character Dave Skylark bonds with Kim Jong-un over their mutual love of Katy Perry — particularly the song "Firework" — as they drive around in the supreme leader's personal tank

SEE ALSO: 'The Interview' is over: How a threat in broken English knocked Sony out

But Skylark later comes to realize that the dictator is truly evil and, in the midst of a chaotic showdown, jumps in the tank as a means to escape. With Kim's military helicopter bearing down on him, Skylark takes aim at the aircraft from the tank's turret. As he lets the shell fly, we hear dramatic strains of "Firework" firing up. The rest you can see, below — at least until Sony gets around to pulling the video down: Read more...

More about Movies, Entertainment, Film, Kim Jong Un, and Sony Hack