Your top 10 favorite CHARACTERS of all time.

[damien22]

What are your top 10 favorite characters from movies?

My list... (the only definite rank is #1)

1. Lester Burnham - Kevin Spacy in American Beauty
2. Banky Edwards - Jason Lee in Chasing Amy
3. Patrick Bateman - Christian Bale in American Psycho
4. Stormy Weathers - Peter Gallagher in Short Cuts
5. John Doe - Kevin Spacey in Se7en
6. Edward - Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands
7. Luke Skywalker - Mark Hamill in The Star Wars Saga
8. Barry Eagen - Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love
9. Edward Bloom - Ewan MacGregor in Big Fish
10. . Randle Patrick McMurphy - Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[X-Nightcrawler]

I haven't made a list, but one that immediately came to mind:


Capt'n Jack Sparrow

[ilovemovies]

Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) in Almost Famous
William Miller (Patrick Fugit) in Almost Famous
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in the Indy flicks
James Bond (Sean Connery/Pierce Brosnan) in the Bond flicks
Charlotte (Scarlette Johansson) in Lost in Translation
Eleanor Arroway (Jodie Foster) in Contact
Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) in The Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal/Red Dragon
Betty Sizemore (Renee Zellweger) in Nurse Betty
John McClane (Bruce Willis) in the Die Hard movies
Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) in the Lethal Weapon flicks

[Hannibal21]

Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) - Taxi Driver
Margo Channing (Bette Davis) - All About Eve
Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) - Double Indemnity
Madeleine Elster/Judy Barton (Kim Novak) - Vertigo
HAL 9000 (Douglas Rain) - 2001: A Space Odyssey
Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) - Laura
Joan of Arc (Maria Falconetti) - The Passion of Joan of Arc
Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) - Citizen Kane
Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) - The Silence of the Lambs
Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) - The Maltese Falcon

[JackassFan]

1. Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) - Fight Club


2. R.J Macready (Kurt Russel) - The Thing


3. Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey) - The Usual Suspects


4. Private Joker (Matthew Modine) - Full Metal Jacket


5. Han Solo (Harrsion Ford) - Star Wars 4 - 6


6. Mr Blonde aka Vic Vega (Michael Madsen) - Resevoir Dogs


7. Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) - A Nightmare On Elm Street


8. Tony Montana (Al Pacino) - Scarface


9. Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) - A Clockwork Orange


10. Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day Lewis) - Gangs Of New York

[visual_tension]

Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) - American Psycho
Seth Gecko (George Clooney) - From Dusk Till Dawn
Chet Donnelly (Bill Paxton) - Weird Science
Pvt. Hudson (Bill Paxton) - Aliens
Ace (Jim Carrey) - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Cable Guy (Jim Carrey) - The Cable Guy
Steve Stifler (Seann William Scott) - American Pie
Marion Cobretti (Sylvester Stallone) - Cobra
John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) - Kindergarten Cop
Michael Myers (various actors) - the Halloween series

[Philip Marlowe]

Great thread.

Originally posted by JackassFan
10. Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day Lewis) - Gangs Of New York

Nice list. Bill the Butcher might be the only thing I loved about the film but what a character he is. Good stuff.

[Hominid]

Wow, great idea for a thread

1. Chance - Peter Sellers in Being There
2. Antonio Salieri - F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus
3. Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski - Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski
4. Sonny Wortzik - Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon
5. Alex de Large - Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange
6. John 'Bluto' Blutarsky- John Belushi in Animal House
7. General George S. Patton - George C. Scott in Patton
8. Jack Horner - Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights
9. Edward Wood Jr. - Johnny Depp in Ed Wood
10. Tuco - Eli Wallach in The Good, The bad, And The Ugly

[JackassFan]

Originally posted by Philip Marlowe
Nice list. Bill the Butcher might be the only thing I loved about the film but what a character he is. Good stuff.

Thanks, Phil. Have you got a list?

[Philip Marlowe]

Originally posted by JackassFan
Thanks, Phil. Have you got a list?

Hmmm off the top of my noggin......

Actors

Jack Nicholson in The Shining

De Niro in HEAT

Steve McQueen in The Great Escape

Charles Bronson in Once Upon a Time in the West

Tom Cruise in Collatral

James Stewart in Rear Window

Brad Pitt in Fight Club

Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove

Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction

Miller's Crossing in Gabriel Byrne



Actresses

Audrey Tautou in Amelie

Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth

Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday

Mary McDonnell in Passion Fish

Jean Arthur in The More The Merrier

Ellen Barkinm in The Big Easy

Joan Fontaine in Rebecca

Ginger Rogers in Roxie hart

Kelly Macdonald in Gosford Park

there's just so frickin many......

[dennisv]

Nameless in the Man With No Name Trilogy
Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs
Melvin Udall in As Good As It Gets
Frank in Once Upon A Time in the West
Rocky Sullivan in Angels With Dirty Faces
Sonny Corleone in The Godfather
The Old Man or the Father in A Christmas Story
Tobias Funke in Arrested Development
Jake La Motta in Raging Bull
Igor in Young Frankenstein

[RandalGraves]

In no particular order:

Steve Stifler


The Terminator


Randal Graves


The Transporter


Harry Taskar from True Lies


Ferris Bueller


Mr. Pink from Reservoir Dogs


Jay:


White Goodman:


Snake Plissken:

[fmj123]

Antoine Doniel-(Jean-Pierre Leaud)-The 400 Blows
Uri Orlov-(nicholis cage)-Lord of War
Forrest Gump-(Tom Hanks)-Forrest Gump
Jack Crabb-(Dustin Hoffman)-Little Big Man
Pike-(william holden)-wild bunch
Tony Montana-(Al Pacino)-Scarface
Charlie Burns-(Guy Pierce)-The Proposition
Patton-(George C. Scott)-Patton
Mr. Pink-(steve buscemi)-Reservoir Dogs
Donnie Darko-(Jake Gyllenhall)-Donnie Darko

[JackassFan]

Originally posted by Philip Marlowe
Miller's Crossing in Gabriel Byrne

Hee hee. Your word order error made me giggle.


Anyway, I like your list. Durden is my number one, so I'm glad to see he's in your Top 10 as well. Jack Nicholson as Torrance was an amazing character as well.

[echo_bravo]

1. Raqoul Duke- Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

2. Bill the Butcher- Daniel Day Lewis in Gangs of New York

3. Tyler Derden- Brad Pitt in Fight Club

4. The Narrator (jack)- Edward Norton in Fight Club

5. Lester Burham- Kevin Spacey in American Beauty

6. Tommy DeVito- Joe Pesci in Goodfellas

7. Travis Bickle- Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver

8. Alex- Malcom McDowell in A Clockwork Orange

9. The Joker- Jack Nicholsan in Batman

10. Trent Walker- Vince Vaughn in Swingers

11. Marv- Mickey Rourke in Sin City

[Annie Hall]

Bob Wiley (Bill Murray) – What About Bob?
Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) – Ed Wood
Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Johnny (David Thewlis) – Naked
Juror #8 (Henry Fonda) – 12 Angry Men
Max (Chris Eigeman) – Kicking and Screaming
Max Klein (Jeff Bridges) – Fearless
Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller) – Trainspotting
Tommy Corn (Mark Walhberg) – I Heart Huckabees
Withnail (Richard E. Grant) – Withnail & I

Alabama (Patricia Arquette) – True Romance
Amy Archer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) – The Hudsucker Proxy
Carolyn Burnham (Annette Bening) – American Beauty
Cynthia Purley (Brenda Blethyn) – Secrets & Lies
Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale) – Cold Comfort Farm
Helen Sinclair (Dianne Wiest) – Bullets Over Broadway
Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) – Fargo
Samantha Prescott (Laura Linney) – You Can Count on Me
Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn) – Requiem for a Dream
Selma Jezkova (Bjork) – Dancer in the Dark


This is rough, because I have to differentiate between 10 favorite performances and 10 favorite characters. Blah.

[HerbertWestPwns]

1. Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) in The Big Lebowski
2. Jud Crandall (Fred Gwynne) in Pet Sematary
3. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) in Re-Animator and sequels
4. Withnail (Richard E. Grant) in Withnail and I
5. Eddie Dane (J.E. Freeman) in Miller's Crossing
6. Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall) in Fright Night
7. Cpt. Cutshaw (Scott Wilson) in The Ninth Configuration
8. Leon (Jean Reno) in Leon the Professional
9. Mr. White (Harvey Keitel) in Reservoir Dogs
10. Daryl Revok (Michael Ironside) in Scanners

[Dead Halloween]

1.- Darth Vader (Star Wars)
2.- Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the lambs)
3.- Ellen Ripley (Aliens)
4.- Tyler Durden (Fight Club)
5.- Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on elm street)
6.- James Bond (007)
7.- Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)
8.- John Mclane (Die Hard)
9.- T-800 (Terminator)
10.- V (V for Vendetta)

[p_gautam]

1. Tyler Durden (Need I say more!!)
2. Jules (tyranny of evil men)
3. Hannibal Lecter (fava beans, a nice chianti and a liver)
4. Forest Gump
5. The Dude (Big Lebowski)
6. Agent Smith (The Matrix)
7. Verbal Kint (Usual Suspects)
8. Leonard (Guy Pearce in Memento, boy is he messed up or wat!)
9. John Doe (SE7EN)
10. Oskar Schindler (Schindlers' List)

[The FamilyJulas]

1. Hannibal Lector (Silence of the Lambs)
2. Scarlett O'Hara (Gone With the Wind)
3. Forrest Gump
4. Austin Powers
5. Fredo Corleone
6. Sonny (Dog Day Afternoon)
7. Tommy DeVito (Goodfellas)
8. Micheal Corleone
9. Blanche DuBois (A Streetcar Named Desire)
10. Llyod Christmas (Dumb and Dumber)

[Antonio]

MALE
1. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
2. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in THE GODFATHER
3. Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
4. Young Vito Corleone (Robert DeNiro) in THE GODFATHER: PART II
5. Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in STAR WARS
6. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
7. Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) in JAWS
8. Det. Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) in DIRTY HARRY
9. R.P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
10. Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) in AMERICAN BEAUTY

FEMALE
1. Margo Channing (Bette Davis) in ALL ABOUT EVE
2. Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
3. Maxine Faulk (Ava Gardner) in THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA
4. Alexandra Del Lago (Geraldine Page) in SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH
5. Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe) in SOME LIKE IT HOT!
6. Lt. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) in ALIEN
7. Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) in PSYCHO
8. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in HALLOWEEN
9. Agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
10. Beatrix Kiddo (Uma Thurman) in KILL BILL

[Pride]

1. Mort Rainey- Secret Window

2. Mr. Pink - Reservoir Dogs

3. Willie T. Stokes - Bad Santa

4. Geroge Costanza - Seinfeld

5. Chuck Barris - Confesions of a Dangerous Mind

6. Sonny Corleone - The Godfather

7. V - V for Vendetta

8. Capt'n Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Carribean

9. John Smith - Mr. & Mrs. Smith

10. Jorge Young - Blow

[MidnightAngel]

1.Rick Dekkard-Blade Runner
2.Alex de Large- Clockwork Orange
3.John McLane-Die Hard
4.Dirty Harry-Dirrty Harry
5.Popeye Doyle-The French Connection
6.Michael Myers-Halloween
7.Mad Max-Mad Max
8.Marv-Sin City
9.James Bond-James Bond movies
10.Richard Preston-Equilibrium

[Gian-Sergio]

MALE
1.Bill in KILL BILL VOL.1 & VOL.2(2003 & 2004)
2.Vincent Vega & Jules Winnfield in PULP FICTION(1994)
3.Peter Washington in DAWN OF THE DEAD(1978)
4.Noodles & Max in ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA(1984)
5.Kikuchiyo in SEVEN SAMURAI(1954)
6.Jake La Motta in RAGING BULL(1980)
7.Moonwatcher in 2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY(1968)
8.Marcello in LA DOLCE VITA(1960)
9.Don Vito Corleone in THE GODFATHER(1972)
10.Frank Booth in BLUE VELVET(1986)

FEMALE
1.The Bride in KILL BILL VOL.1 & VOL. 2(2003 & 2004)
2.Mia Wallace in PULP FICTION(1994)
3.Young Deborah in ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA(1984)
4.Francine in DAWN OF THE DEAD(1978)
5.Vicky La Motta in RAGING BULL(1980)
6.Sylvia in LA DOLCE VITA(1960)
7.Apollonia in THE GODFATHER(1972)
8.Dorothy Vallens in BLUE VELVET(1986)
9.Jill in ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST(1968)
10.The Monster's Bride in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN(1935)

[athf1980]

1.Gollum-LOTR
2.John Mclean-Die Hard
3.Jack Torrence-The Shining
4.Darth Vader-Star Wars
5.Ripley-Aliens
6.Ash-Evil Dead movies
7.Shrek-Shrek
8.Travis Brickle-Taxi Driver
9.Randle Patrick McMurphy-One Flew Over the cuckoo nest
10.Don Vito Corleone-The Godfather

[CharlieBrooster]

1. Frank Booth from "Blue Velvet"
2. The Dude from the "Big Lebowski"
3. Hannibal Lecter from "Silence of the Lambs"
4. Eddie from "Color of Money"
5. Dr. Strangelove from "Dr. Strangelove"
6. Chance the Gardener from "Being There"
7. Corky St. Clair from "Waiting for Guffman"
8. Justin Quayle from "The Constant Gardener"
9. Harry Caul from "The Conversation"
10. Marlon Brando from "The Godfather"

[TheMazVolta]

1. Tyler Durden - Fight Club
2. JJ Gittes - Chinatown
3. Blondie - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
4. Bill 'the Butcher' - Gangs of New York
5. Trent - Swingers
6. The Dude - The Big Lebowski
7. William Wallace - Braveheart
8. Keyser Soze - The Usual Suspects
9. Jesse/Celine - Before Sunrise/Sunset
10. William Miller - Almost Famous

[Scarfather]

I decided to keep it to original screenplays and characters conceived DIRECTLY for the screen, these are movie characters, not book/TV, right?

10. Guido Anselmi by Marcello Mastroianni (8 1/2)
9. Doc Brown by Christopher Lloyd (The Back to the Future Trilogy)
8. Mr. Blonde by Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs)
7. Jules by Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction)
6. J.J. 'Jake' Gittes by Jack Nicholson (Chinatown)
5. Frank T.J. Mackey by Tom Cruise (Magnolia)
4. Captain Jack Sparrow by Johnny Depp (The Pirates Films)
3. The Dude by Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski)
2. Darth Vader by James Earle Jones (The Star Wars Saga)
1. Indiana Jones by Harrison Ford (The Indiana Jones Trilogy)

Honorable Mentions:
Agent Smith by Hugo Weaving (The Matrix Trilogy)
Kikuchiyo by Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai)
Vincent by Tom Cruise (Collateral)
Ferris Bueller by Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)

[dalomini]

1. Ned Ryerson - Stephen Tobolowsky, Groundhog Day
2. Trent - Vince Vaughn, Swingers
3. Sonny Corleone - James Caan, The Godfather
4. The Dude - Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski
5. Patrick Bateman - Christian Bale, American Psycho
6. Rob - Tony Roberts, Annie Hall
7. Frank Abagnale Sr. - Christopher Walken, Catch Me If You Can
8. Arthur Bach - Dudley Moore, Arthur
9. Guido Orefice - Roberto Benigni, Life is Beautiful
10. Jerry Lundegaard - William H. Macy, Fargo

[Le_Big_Mac]

1. The Man With No Name/Joe/Blondie


2. Jules Winnfield


3. Jack Sparrow


4. Winston Wolfe


5. Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega


6. Jack Torrence


7. Henry Spencer


8. Vito Corleone


9. Tuco Ramirez


10. T-800

[bigred760]

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[shawn-o]

I dont know if i'll be able to limit this to just 10

1. YODA- STAR WARS
2. TYLER DURDEN- FIGHT CLUB
3. FERRIS BUELLER- FERRIS BUELLER'SDAY OFF
4. JAMES BOND-THE SERIES
5. JASON BATEMEN-AMERICAN PHYCHO.
6. SAM SPADE-THE MALTESE FALCON
7. ALEXANDER DELARGE- A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
8. THE DUDE- BIG LEBOWSKI
9. JULES- PULP FICTION
10. FREDDY KRUEGER- NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
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11. THE BRIDE- KILL BILL
12. THE CALLER- PHONE BOOTH
13. MR. BLONDE- RESERVOIR DOGS
14. NEO- THE MATRIX
15. TONY MONTANA- SCARFACE
16. CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW- PIRATES OF THE CARRIBBEAN
17. ALONZO- TRAINING DAY
18 JACK BURTON- BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
19 DANNY OCEAN- (AS FRANK SINATRA) OCEAN'S ELEVEN
20MARTIN RIGGS- LETHAL WEAPON

im missing so many...

[BadCoverVersion]

ummmmmmm,

fitz - fitzcarraldo
nigel tuffnel - this is spinal tap
odile - bande a part
johnny - naked
billy casper - kes
hedwig/hansel - hedwig & the angry inch
audrey horne - twin peaks
frank booth - blue velvet
meredith - georgy girl
dawn weiner - welcome to the dollhouse

honorable mentions...

thomas - blowup
kikujiro - kikujiro
francesco dellamorte - dellamorte dellamore
ash - evil dead
jack carter - get carter

word.

i've decided to abandon capital letters today! hardcore yo.

[McClane996]

Superman
Jason Bourne
John McClane
Martin Riggs
Indiana Jones
Darth Vader
Gandalf

[martyds761]

Good

John McClane
The Bride
Jane Smith
Lauri Strode
Jack Sparrow
John Constantine
Beast
Batman
Kitana
Sub-Zero

Bad
Freddy Kruger
Baby
Terminator
Cat Woman
Joker
Otis
Michael Myers
Patrick Bateman
Dr. Doom
Mama (Devil's Rejects)

List subject to change..

[Kebbie Kebbins]

Indy

McClane

Supes

Gandalf

Rocky

The Dude

Bueller

Phil Connors

Marty McFly

Lloyd Dobler

[Monotreme]

I'm too lazy to make a list, and kudos to many characters mentioned here before - from Lester Burnham to Penny Lane to Darth Vader - but there is one ultimate film character who defines the very definition of "film character". None have ever compared to him and none ever will. And he is:

[HHHLovesMovies]

1. TONY MONTANA - AL PACINO IN SCARFACE
2. MARV - MICKEY ROURKE IN SIN CITY
3. JACK BURTON - KURT RUSSELL IN BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
4. JULES WINFIELD - SAMUEL L. JACKSON IN PULP FICTION
5. JAY - JASON MEWES IN ANY KEVIN SMITH MOVIE
6. LESTER BURNHAM - KEVIN SPACEY IN AMERICAN BEAUTY
7. VIC "MR. BLONDE" VEGA - MICHAEL MADSEN IN RESERVOIR DOGS
8. BILL - DAVID CARRADINE IN KILL BILL
9. ROB GORDON - JOHN CUSACK IN HIGH FIDELITY
10. JACK "THE JOKER" NAPIER - JACK NICHOLSON IN BATMAN

HONORABLE MENTIONS :

PATRICK BATEMAN - CHRISTIAN BALE IN AMERICAN PSYCHO
SEAN BATEMAN - JAMES VANDERBEEK IN THE RULES OF ATTRACTION
EDWARD - JOHNNY DEPP IN EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
WADE "CRYBABY" WALKER - JOHNNY DEPP IN CRYBABY
DAVEY CLINEFELD - SEAN PENN IN CARLITO'S WAY
JEFF SPICOLI - SEAN PENN IN FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
NICKY SANTORO - JOE PESCI IN CASINO
TOMMY DEVITO - JOE PESCI IN GOODFELLAS
MELVIN UDALL - JACK NICHOLSON IN AS GOOD AS IT GETS
STEVE STIFFLER - SEAN WILLIAM SCOTT IN THE AMERICAN PIE TRILOGY

[therealjohng]

Mad fucking Max

[floydtheater07]

1.) Indiana Jones-(Indiana Jones series)
2.) Conrad Jarrett-(Ordinary People)
3.) Ron Burgundy-(Anchorman)
4.) Jim Graham-(Empire of the Sun)
5.) Will Hunting-(Good Will Hunting)
6.) Andy Dufresne-(The Shawshank Redemption)
7.) Luke-(Cool Hand Luke)
8.) The Terminator-(The Terminator)
9.) Jesse-(Before Sunrise/Sunset)
10.) Andy-(The 40 Year Old Virgin)