Snuff 10 Posted December 21, 2006 Gordon Gekko Saw "Wall Street" again the other night, Douglass plays this role perfectly. Who's your favorite(s)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgod 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Professor John Keating ETA: Dead Poet's Society Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vikings4ever 496 Posted December 21, 2006 Darth Vader Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmbassadorOfKwan 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Lane Meyer, Simon Wilder, Nick Rivers, Chris Knight, Mickey and Mallory Knox just to name a few. Have to add Farmer Vicent Smith and his lovely sister Ida. "It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,083 Posted December 21, 2006 Tommy DeVito ~ Joe Pesci in GoodFellas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildman 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Matt Damon's character from Rounders Robert Redford's character Dennis Finch from Out of Africa Clint Eastwood's from Unforgiven Al Pacino's from Scent of A Woman Robin Williams' from Good Will Hunting Denzel Washington's from He Got Game Ed Norton in just about anything, but his character from The 25th Hour Brad Pitt from A River Runs Through It Meryl Streep's Karyn Blixen from Out of Africa Lloyd Bridges' character from Cousins More later...have to think about more of the female characters I really liked, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trip McNeely 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Mitchell Goosen from AIRBORNE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Sarge 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Val Kilmer - Doc Holliday (Tombstone) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgod 0 Posted December 21, 2006 More later...have to think about more of the female characters I really liked, too. Why do I get the feeling this list will read something like Tracy Ryan's in Web of Seduction Renee Rea in Forbidden Misty Mundae in Mummy Raider Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiefs04 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Tyler Durden Clark W Griswold Golem Jeremy Grey Jules Winnfield Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giants Fan 85 Posted December 21, 2006 While I have a real hard time arguing against Darth Vader ... thing is ... he's got these black eye's, lifeless eye's, like a dolls eye's ... and he doesn't seem to be livin'. Oh, until he bites ya, and those black eye's roll over white, and spite all the poundin' and the hollerin' ... they all come in and ... rip you to pieces. IMHO, the best American character, in the history of American film, is Quint from Jaws. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted December 21, 2006 First off, NAME the movie your characters are in too, mkay? To me, a favorite character is the perfect blend of the actor and the role. - Somebody who just MAKES that part to the point that you can't see anybody else doing it. I know there are a lot of them, but the first one to come to mind is: Inspector Jack Cates in 48 Hours. Perfect role for Nolte. Almost like it was written with him in mind. I know it's animation, but you gotta love: Shrek/meyers and Aladdin/Williams. Signature roles for both of them. Mickey Rourke as "Marv" in Sin City. - Best role ever for him. Wish they'd do another movie just about that character alone. Gary Oldman as "Stansfield" in "The Professional". Maybe one of the best bad guys ever. In fact, Jean Reno as "Leon" and Natalie Portman as "Mathilda" were all excellent characters. When I saw Natalie's performance as a little girl - long before she got famous - I thought to myself "she's gonna be big time". As mentioned earlier, Clint Eastwood in the Unforgiven was a perfect marriage of the role with where he was at his life. Much like John Wayne's character in "The Shootist" was the perfect last role for him at that stage of his life. Gene Hackman's character in the Unforgiven was a perfect fit too. I'm sure there are many more... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giants Fan 85 Posted December 21, 2006 THE LATE ... Robert Shaw ... Qunt in Jaws. That's the answer. Brody: What's that one ... there ... on your arm? Quint: Ah chief ... that was a tatoo. I got that removed. Hooper: Let me guess, let me guess .... MOTHER! Hah hah hah Quint: Nah, Mr. Hooper, that was the U.S.S. Indinapolis. Hooper: You were on the Indianapolis? Brody: What happened? Quint: Three torpedoes slammed into our side chief .... we was commin' back from Tinian to Lahedy ... just delivered the bomb ... the Hiroshima bomb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmbassadorOfKwan 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Randy Quiad...Cousin Eddie David Spade as the always loveable Joe dirt Sean Patric Flannery...Connor MacManus in Boondock Saints Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Blue 06 195 Posted December 21, 2006 Val Kilmer - Doc Holliday (Tombstone) John Malkovich - Teddy KGB (Rounders) Both were played to perfection, and I can't imagine anyone else doing as good a job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giants Fan 85 Posted December 21, 2006 If you wanna go monologue for monologue ... I have three favorites. #1 Quint in Jaws "The Indianapolis" #2 Hanibal Lechter in Silence of the Lambs, "Remember how all those boys found you, all those tedious sticky fumblings in the back seats of cars .." And this maybe #1 or #2, but Pacino in Scarface ... "You're all a bunch of focking ass-holes. You know why? You don't have the guts to be what you wanna be! You need poeple like me. YOU NEED PEOPLE LIKE ME! So you can point your focking fingers ... and say, 'THAT'S THE BAD GUY'! So .... what's that make you good? You're not good. You just know how to hide .... how to lie. Me ... I don't have that problem. ME!? I always tell the truth. Even when I lie." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cribdog 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Paul Newman and Robert Redford as Butch and Sundance..."who are those guys?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yer mom 2 Posted December 21, 2006 Gary Oldman- True Romance.....WINNAH! Christopher Walken- True Romance, and everything else Matt Damon- GWH, Bourne Emelio Estevez- William H Bonney Edward Norton- Primal Fear/American History X... just phenomenal (almost in all other movies as well) Bruce Willis- Die Hard Pacino- Scarface Tommy Lee Jones- Cobb (See this movie) Vince Vaughn- Swingers Randy Quaid- Christmas Vacation Nicholson- One flew over/Few good men McCaughney(sp)- Wooderson Dazed an Confused Brad Pitt- Snatch Notable mention Yes...Ben Affleck- Boiler Room Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_scooter 0 Posted December 21, 2006 without a doubt, it's the Dude. well, that's like your opinion, maaaan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parrot 789 Posted December 21, 2006 McCaughney(sp)- Wooderson Dazed an Confused Nice call. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odie 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Rick Moranis - Dark Helmet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,463 Posted December 21, 2006 Seth Gecko Indiana Jones Ralph Parker Steve Stiffler Biff Tannen John Rambo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medicated 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Darth Vader Walter Sobchak Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg Tyler Durden Bullet Tooth Tony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Franknbeans 46 Posted December 21, 2006 Large Marge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,463 Posted December 21, 2006 Large Marge Large Marge is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony hardware 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Anthony Hopkins as Bill Parish in Meet Joe Black De Niro in Casino, Goodfellas Pesci in Casino, Goodfellas Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption Eddie Murphy in Coming to America Robin Williams, Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VikesNation 0 Posted December 21, 2006 phillybear in The Pennsylvania Cantelope Massacre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProfessorZ 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Full Metal Jacket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Sarge 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Full Metal Jacket. R. Lee Ermey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildman 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke...can't believe I forgot that one. Viggo Mortenson in Hidalgo Holly Hunter in Raising Arizona...shoot, Holly Hunter in anything... Sonaa Lathan in Love and Basketball Ed Harris in the Abyss...that scene where he's reviving Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio...great scene--that's exactly the only time you should ever hit an unarmed woman and not in self defense. Angela Bassett in Waiting to Exhale and What's Love Got to Do With It Robert DeNiro in Angel Heart (Lisa Bonet wasn't bad, either...) The entire cast of the movie Out of Sight...very good flick. Bruce Willis' character in Pulp Fiction Russell Crowe in Gladiator Kevin Kline in Silverado Sam Shephard in The Right Stuff Debra Winger in ...can't remember the movie but with her and Anthony Hopkins Absolute favorite...Gene Wilder in Willie Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. Johnny Depp was doing a Michael Jackson impersonation. Wilder hits much closer to home with that character in my opinion...smart, kind, but eccentric in a bit of a scary fun way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TylerRoseFan 16 Posted December 21, 2006 Jules Vader GWH-I'll even throw in the pretty boy's performance Indiana Jones (have to take it in the context of when it came out. He was the roxor in those flix) Farmer Ted (16 candles) There may be more... Jules Vader GWH-I'll even throw in the pretty boy's performance Indiana Jones (have to take it in the context of when it came out. He was the roxor in those flix) Farmer Ted (16 candles) There may be more... Carl Spackler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,463 Posted December 21, 2006 Phil Connors - Groundhog Day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naomi 343 Posted December 21, 2006 Anthony Hopkins as Bill Parish in Meet Joe Black Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption Robin Williams, Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting I saw Along Came Polly the other day so it's fresh in mind...Ben Stiller's cautious, risk assessing, jaded but determined character is pretty cute. Sally Field in Steel Magnolias Begbie in Trainspotting Clive Owen in Inside Man All the main characters in Office Space Jake Gylennhall as Donnie Darko, and Homer in October Sky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignition Technition 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing. Honorable mention Trent-Swingers I don't want you to be the guy in the PG-13 movie everyone's *really* hoping makes it happen. I want you to be like the guy in the rated R movie, you know, the guy you're not sure whether or not you like yet. You're not sure where he's coming from. Okay? You're a bad man. You're a bad man, Mikey. You're a bad man, bad man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmbassadorOfKwan 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Ed O Neill..."Dutch" Dooley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
