Friday 5: Notable movie characters

[cyclones500]

Rank your top 5 most-compelling/memorable movie characters. It can be primary or secondary/supporting roles, characters you like or dislike. Your opinion of the movie itself may vary.

My list is in early compilation, I’ll post soon.

Go!

Last week’s Friday 5: Declaration of Independence

 

[carvers4math]

1. Han Solo
2. Ellen Ripley
3. The Dude
4. John McClane
5. ET

Tried to avoid characters that I already knew from a book or comics, such as Frodo, Tony Stark, Jason Bourne, etc.

 

[cyclones500]

1. Han Solo
2. Ellen Ripley
3. The Dude
4. John McClane
5. ET

Tried to avoid characters that I already knew from a book or comics, such as Frodo, Tony Stark, Jason Bourne, etc.

Like!

I knew The Dude would make an appearance. E.T. is on my short list.

 

[55dB]

1. Will Hunting
2. Forrest Gump
3. Hannibal Lecter
4. Marty McFly
5. Elle Woods

 

[cyrocksmypants]

I'm assuming this is personal preference and not who we actually think is.

Don't think I can rank, so I'll just do top 5.

-Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones series)
-Norman Stansfield (Gary Oldman in Leon: The Professional)
-Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate)
-Severus Snape (Alan Rickman in Harry Potter series)
-Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

Personal Honorable Mention: Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams in What Dreams May Come)

 

[cyclones500]

1. Will Hunting
2. Forrest Gump
3. Hannibal Lecter
4. Marty McFly
5. Elle Woods

Don't underestimate Elle Woods!

 

[cyclones500]

More difficult than I expected.


My 5
1. Nurse Ratched, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
2. Wicked Witch of the West, “The Wizard of Oz”
3. Jack Torrance, “The Shining”
4. E.T., “E.T., The Extraterestrial”
5. Norman Bates, “Psycho”

A few runners-up:
Del Griffith, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”
Jerry Lundegaard, “Fargo”
Shelly Levene, “Glengarry Glen Ross”

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Hans Gruber - Die Hard
Dr. Hannibal Lector - Silence of the Lambs
Nicky Santoro - Casino
Judge Chamberlain Haller - My Cousin Vinny
Bela Lugosi - Ed Wood




Honorable Mention "Katie in the Closet" - The Ring

 

[zarnold56]

1) Rocky Balboa
2) Jack Burton - Big Trouble in Little China
3) Michael Corleone - The Godfather
4) Neo/ Mr. Anderson - the first Matrix
5) The Joker - The Dark Knight

 

[enisthemenace]

1. Luke Jackson - Cool Hand Luke
2. Travis Bickle - Taxi Driver
3. Michael Corleone - Godfather
4. Al Czervik - Caddyshack
5. The Bride/Black Mamba/Beatrix Kiddo - Kill Bill

 

[Rural]

 

[mcblogerson]

Darth Vader
Kaiser Soze/ Verbal Kent
Vito Corleone
Hannibal Lecter
Hunter S Thompson- Fear and Loathing

 

[CYCLNST8]

Dee Snider
Gary Coleman
Janet Reno
Max Headroom
Gary Busey

 

[Creed11]

The Joker - The Dark Knight
Connor and Murphy MacManus - Boondock Saints
The Dude - Big Lebowski
V - V for Vandetta
Alexander Supertramp - Into the Wild

 

[Rural]

Hans Gruber - Die Hard
Dr. Hannibal Lector - Silence of the Lambs
Nicky Santoro - Casino
Judge Chamberlain Haller - My Cousin Vinny

Bela Lugosi - Ed Wood








Honorable Mention "Katie in the Closet" - The Ring

 

[cyjones75]

Here are five off the top of my head...could add many more:

Rick Blaine - Humphrey Bogart in "Casablanca"

Indiana Jones - Harrison Ford

Michael Corleone - Al Pacino in "The Godfather"

Edward R. Murrow - David Strathairn in "Good Night, and Good Luck"

Maj. Harvey Stovall - Dean Jagger in the 1949 film "Twelve O'Clock High." Jagger won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor

 

[BurgundyClone]

Sailor Ripley (Wild At Heart) Nic Cage
Pee Wee Herman, Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Doc Holliday, Tombstone
Andy Dufresne, Shawshank Redemption
Lloyd Dobbler, Say Anything

 

[EnhancedFujita]

Indiana Jones - Harrison Ford
Ash Williams - Bruce Campbell
Snake Plissken - Kurt Russell
Zorg - Gary Oldman
Peter Venkman - Bill Murray

 

[BoxsterCy]

Leeloominaï Lekatariba Lamina-Tchaï Ekbat De Sebat (aka "Leeloo") - Milla Jovovich
Bugs Bunny*
Daffy Duck*
Less Grossman - Tropic Thunder
Stumpy - Walter Brennan

Bonus Round: Every character in Dr. Stangelove


* Hey, they were movie shorts back in the day!

 

[Antihawk240]

Han Solo (Harrison Ford)
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)
Forest Gump (Tom Hanks)
Tristan Ludlow (Brad Pitt)
Lt. John Dunbar (Kevin Costner)