startle response

The emotional, behavioral and physiological response to an unexpected, sudden stimulus.

Also: startle reflex

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The Brave One Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews 2007

Color of Night Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren 1994

The Color Purple Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey 1985