Empire Magazine came out with it’s 100 Greatest Movie Characters. The Top 3 come in at 1. Tyler Durden, 2. Darth Vader and 3. Heath Ledger’s Joker. Some notables are 92. Randall Graves, 85. Vincenzo Conccotti, 69. Keyser Soze, 49. Walter Sobchak, 32. Jason Bourne, 12. John McClane and 7. The Dude. A couple things of note: every major character from Star Wars, except Chewbacca, made it on the list. How is Chewy left off? Surprisingly, Leo Dicaprio did not have any characters on the list. Major omissions: Lloyd Dobler, Derek Zoolander and Peter Gibbons.
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Would Heath Ledger be on this list if he wasn’t dead?
A slideshow? They really expect me to click on 100 different web pages? Is a list form too much to ask for?
no idea. i’m surprised he’s that high on the list even though he is dead.
st bear, totally agree. what a pain in the ass that was.
Q: Would Heath Ledger be on this list if he wasn’t dead?
A: Yes, but not in the top half of the list.
NickP- i think so. they were hyping him even before he died.
This is the worst list ever. Tyler Durden is number one? Go F yourself, magazine I’ve never heard of.
the Dude should be Top 5.
He probably killed himself so he could make this list.
That’s called dedication to your craft, kids.
This list was made by frat boys and idiots. Nice job.
BTW, I can’t wait till it’s
One linerNon Sqtr. We seem to be losing vowels each time.I’m too lazy to scroll through that entire list, but did the Hanson brothers make it? They should be top 5. I saw three people wearing a Chiefs sweater last night at the Blackhawks game.
Did Col. Kurtz make it?
am i the only one here who fucking hated Fight Club?
most overrated movie of all time.
the guys from Boondock Saints were no where on the list. Travestshamockery.
who would you guys put in your top 3?
1. Benji
2. Air Bud
3. Old Yeller
1. cheech and chong
2. ron burgandy
3. forrest gump
/grammar’d
sportsgal, Hanson Brothers (mmmbop) did not make it.
from memory, Colonel Kurtz did not make it either. could be wrong though.
Forrest Gump was 20. Ron Burgundy was 13 i think. it was all individual characters. no groups or pairs made it.
stigs- agree about Boondock Saints. First time i saw that i was getting my tatoo. Excellent movie. Has to be top 5 for movies that use the word Fuck. well behind Scarface, of course.
speaking of which, where is Tony Montana on the list?
no pairs? fine…then chong. cheech couldn’t even roll a fucking J.
Oskar Schindler – Schindler’s List
Tevye – Fiddler on the Roof
Rita Rudner – Rudner: Live at Red Rocks
/Hef
Travis Billick is lower on the list than Neo from the Matrix. This list was written by 8 year olds.
tony montana. 40’s maybe. Al Pacino was on there numerous times. Michael Corleone was his highest one. Vito Corleone was 10 i think.
who’s travis billick? is he related to brian?
Racist Cop from Hurricane
Racist Cop from A Time to Kill
Racist Cop from Crash
/NickP
#19 Jules Winnfield…. too low
1. Cool Hand Luke
2. The Jaws shark
3. Darth Vader
Spence, Taxi Driver.
27. Tony Montana
Sorry, Travis Bickle. My mistake.
Vincent Vega? Butch?
ive seen that movie at least 10 times and never knew that. either im a colossal idiot or my ADD kicked in every time.
Premiere Magazine’s list of Top 100 Greatest Characters of All Time
very different
Travis Bickle?
Give me Dick Trickle.
/miz
@stigs-jeff spicoli in the top 10 of that list. thats comedy, folks.
3. Lionel Mandrake
2. President Merkin Muffley
1. Dr. Strangelove
/Just blew your mind’d
how is Billy Madison not on the list? or Crazy Karl?
Dick Trickle is a real man; not a character in some movie, dammit.
give me cole trickle
/miz is a redneck
where’s peter venkman rank on that list?
Why is Gollum so high on any list? That’s dumber than anything Sportsgal has ever said.
Patrick Bateman should be #1
i need to record my Gollum for all of you. it is even better than my Blue.
Kathy Bates naked in that one movie should be number 1.
Who does that as a fucking slide show?
Lloyd Christmas better be on that list, but only 2 or 3 slots ahead of Harry. Also, Jake Ryan had better be #27 at the lowest.
Where’s Carrie and Mr. Big and Samantha and Charlotte and Miranda? They should be 1-5!
/Intern CRM
no Jake Ryan that I remember. No Dumb or Dumber that I remember.
seriously, who do you have to fuck to get it in list form?
If Empire’s list is made by frat boys, idiots and 8 year olds, then this Premier list was made by pretentious movie snobs who think it’s cool to reference some obscure character no one has ever heard of.
Annie Hall? That whole movie sucked, as did that whiny character.
GOLLUM at number 10? Blow me.
I like Jeff Specoli and Ellen Ripley from Alien in the top 10, those are decent selections.
what about Jack Ryan?
Tom Bailey should be #1
/Intern CRM
No need to fuck Fetch. Just tell him or Intern CRM to do it.
Once again proving the old adage.
Whatever I like is awesome. Whatever anyone else likes probably sucks.
/sportsgal, volume I
Seriously!
Jake Ryan* > Jack Ryan
*’84 Porsche 944 trumps all
Sportsgal, who on Premier’s list have you not heard of?
was carl spackler (bill murray from caddyshack) on there? al czverik (rodney dangerfield)?
What about Mahoney? Where is Mahoney?
the entire cast of caddyshack should be. it’s really funny how none of us have clicked through that absurdity.
so help me god, if sean astin’s Rudy is on there, i’m taking out a post office or three.
Rudy is such a whiny bitch. Someone should take that asshole down a peg or two.
or just kill him.
well, that list is bullshit.
Fred C Dobbs – The Treasure of Sierra Madre
Margo Channing – All About Eve
Eathan Edwards – The Searchers
Daphne/Jerry – Some Like it Hot
Norma Desmond – Sunset Boulevard
If these are the greatest characters of all time, shouldn’t they have appeared in movies a lot of people have seen?
i clicked through it. No Rudy thank god.
Kevin!
Kevin McAllister deserves a top 50 spot.
“Keep the change you filthy animal.”
rudy spoke at my grade school when i was in 6th grade.
i was taller than him then.
Sportsgal, were you two (stigs’d) busy watching Armageddon and Transformers? Those movies are all classics. Eathan Edwards is John Wayne, Margo Channing is Betty Davis, Daphne/Jerry is Jack Lemmon (right?). How have you not seen these?
where was Stanley Kowalski?
And how does Ralphie Parker from A Christmas Story get missed? He’s one of the best characters ever (as is his dad)!
+ a bunch spencer. that’s funny.
Hef, I understand they’re classics but I’ve never seen them. Like I said, unlike you and the people at Premier, I’m not a movie snob. I’ve seen most of the other movies on that list, I guarantee most of the people here haven’t seen at least 10 of the movies mentioned on Premier’s list.
stifler?
Stigs, is the asian dude who did the Howard Cosell impression in Better Off Dead on there?
Whatabout Booger? Booger has to be on there.
Cam Neely as Sea Bass? Pleeeease?
There’s a difference between being a movie snob and being movie literate. To alter the popular “/sportsgal” theme: If you’re talking about something I haven’t seen, then you’re a snob. /sportsgal’d
/you’re old enough to have seen most of these in the theatre anyway
Where is Tommy Callahan and Mike Donelly?
i was taller than stallone when i saw him. i was 11 or 12.
spence, we should start working on a tall guys buddy/action comedy. fetch, grab a pen. time for you to take a li’l dictation*.
*/infinitely fixable’d
spencer is a movie snob.
the only one on the list from Dumb and Dumber is Mental.
No Booger.
Chubs Peterson should be in the top 20.
seriously…6′ or taller for action movies. vin diesel and his 5′4” ass need not apply.
sparty…me? a movie snob?
Where is Tommy Tubberville?
How about Roger Clemens in Kingpin?
Julian from Big Daddy was pretty bad ass.
/fetch
Oh Hef, it’s so refreshing to read comments from someone as mature as you. I know you love to knock people down to your level, but you don’t need to do that with me. I’ll never be as cool and worldly as you because I’m “old” and don’t have kids.
spencer-nah, just stoking the fire.
i am a big old movie fan. Steve McQueen movies are the tits.
sparty…what are you saying now, that i have terrible taste in movies?
/youre in a no win situation here
What Dicaprio character should have made the list? i find it hard to believe an actor as solid as him isn’t on there. Howard Hughes?
My movie opinion is the best so if I haven’t heard of the character or seen the film, then that list maker is a snob. Time to eat my prunes.
/sportsgirl’d
you knocked the Rock. fuck you.
stigs- Frank Abagnale Jr.
Losers do their best. Winners go home and fuck the Prom Queen.
/The Rock
You got me! My opinion is always the best!! I need to learn that my opinion should always match Hef’s so he can move on and attack someone else for a change.
the rock fucking sucked ass on an epic scale.
michael bay must die.
good call sparty
Amsterdam Vallon
mmm…prunes.
don’t hold out on us, SG…share your pruney goodness.
oh, and i agree with Spencer on the Rock. decent to watch if you’re drunk and nothing is on. but a terrible plot and poorly executed.
Ernest Borgnine in Baseketball.
your opinion sucks, spencer.
stigs-it was a popcorn movie. blow shit up movie. good stuff.
i’m just glad we* don’t put up posts just to troll for comments like big brother obviously does.
*you
LDC has a lot of awesome performances. but i don’t remember the characters. or mostly just the names. His character in Blood Diamond was rowdy too.
speaking of which, Salomon Vondy should be on the list.
Informed opinions are stupid. Knowing what you’re talking about is not a requisite when acting superior to someone.
/sportsgal’d
sparty…your opinion sucks worse.
OOO…LOW CAMERA ANGLES AND FLIPPING CAMERAS EVERY FUCKING 2ND WORD!!! OUTSTANDING.
dont even get me started on the ridiculous amount of ammo each pistol has or the outrageous plotline or the terrible effects and gratiuitous explosionry.
michael bay needs to die…or watch james cameron movies to learn how to shoot an action film.
I’m more of a dates-wrapped-in-prosciutto kind of girl. But everyone can have a metamucil shot on me!
don’t get me started on food. you have a sophisticated palate.
Charlie Conway and/or Gordon Bombay?
Beat you to it, rexington.
http://majorleaguejerk.com/2008/12/04/mlj-jerk-of-the-month-november/#comment-38988
Charles Foster Kane
Willie Wonka?
Kane was on the list. in the 90s though. ouch.
stigs-that’s fucking wrong. especially since it was a big fuck you, towards William Randolph Hearst.
Here, let me get the rest of them for you Hef so you don’t have to waste any more of your important day attacking me:
I think I’m much more intelligent than everyone here! I’m single and don’t have kids which means I’m bitter and jealous of married people! I’m old! I’m better than you!
Will Hunting deserves to be on the list.
stigs-good movie, but Robin Williams character was better.
PLACE YOUR BETS:
i got Hef winning by knockout in the 5th round but SG was ahead on the scorecard.
line is even.
stigs…don;t listen to sparty, he liked the rock.
oooooh, major omission i totally forgot: Jack Burton in Big Trouble Little China. He pwns Stanley Goodspeed.
spencer=sportsgal
sparty…no, it’s not that, i can accept you like different things…like MSU football and the pistons. what i can’t accept is you liking the rock. that’s just not right, under any circumstances.
it is the sean connery thing. that’s my man.
for example, the Indiana Jones movies. Raiders was the most well written film, but I enjoyed Last Crusade more because Connery was fantastic playing the complete opposite of what he usually was in movies.
sparty, it’s not your fault. it’s not your fault. it’s NOT your fault. it’s NOT YOUR fault that you like shitty action movies such as The Rock.
is this where i give in and say “the rock sucks”?
sparty…if you embed a diamond in a piece of shit, it’s still a piece of shit.
this is actually where you start insulting us personally with heavy doses of sarcasm.
Let me conclude this “debate”.
The Rock > Jaco Stopboringus
clown…when i read that comment the first time, i was laughing for a good 20 minutes.
Gene Simmons > Me on the Recorder > The Rock > Jaco Stopboringus > Spence
Gene Simmons > Rex on the Recorder > The Rock > Jaco Stopboringus > Spence
/for those without active imaginations
sweet pic!
Son of a B, I tried to look at Rex’s recorder pic and it said I’m forbidden from accessing that server!
Rex on the Recorder
Rex on the Recorder
Epic, clown. Simply epic.
Seriously clown where do you get these pics?
This is where I found that one, Tampa