My good friend Heather has done a great job putting together the ultimate list of 100 most compelling characters in the history of film. She did an amazing job and I wanted to share it with you. Be sure to click the links because she does a great job explaining her picks! At the bottom, you can see my top 25 list as well. – Jeff
100) Shrek
99) The Crow
98) The Drunken Master
97) Wall-E
96) John Malkovich
95) Morpheus
94) Penny Lane
93) Billy Madison
92) Wolverine
91) Blade
90) Brodie Bruce
89) Doc Holiday
88) Dr. Evil
87) Mary Poppins
86) Han Solo
85) Anne Of Green Gables
84) Mr. Pink
83) Annie Hall
82) Achilles
81) Forrest Gump
60) Captain Quint
59) Wilma “Deanie” Lommis
58) Vito Corleone
57) Red
56) Inigo Montoya
55) Axel Foley
54) Jason Bourne
53) Catwoman
52) The Wicked Witch Of The West
51) Frank TJ Mackey
50) Blanche DuBois
49) Katsumoto
48) Sofia
47) The Joker (Jack Nicholson)
46) Travis Bickle
45) Gordon Gekko
44) Martin Riggs
43) Derek Vinyard
42) Catherine Tramell
41) Maximus
40) Drop Dead Fred
39) Jeffrey Goines
38) The “Dude” or Jeff Lebowski
37) Sara Goldfarb
36) Michael Corleone
35) Beetlejuice
34) Captain Kirk
33) Col. Nathan Jessup
32) Rose Sayer
31) Butch Cassidy
30) Edward Scissorhands
29) The Joker (Heath Ledger)
28) Riddick
27) James Bond
26) Captain Jack Sparrow
25) Chili Palmer
24) Yoda
23) Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lector
22) Raoul Duke/Hunter S. Thompson
21) Lestat de Lioncourt
20) Ferris Bueller
19) Dory
18) Scarlett O’Hara
17) Jareth: The Goblin King
16) Sarah Connor
15) Alex DeLarge
14) Norman Bates
13) Lestor Burnham
12) Stanley Kowalsk
11) Annie Wilkes
10) Gollum/Smeagal
9) Dr. Ian Malcolm
8 ) Tommy DeVito
7) Darth Vader
6) Jules Winnfield
5) Dr. Gonzo/ Oscar Z. Acosta
4) Patrick Bateman
3) Indiana Jones
2) Ellen Ripley
1) Tyler Durden
Here is my top 30 characters in film (I’d love to read yours in the comments).
30) Special Agent Fox Mulder – The X-Files
29) Paul Giamatti – John Adams
28) Michael Clayton – Michael Clayton
27) Dorothy Gale – The Wizard of Oz
26) Andre Linoge – Storm of the Century
25) Woody – Toy Story
24) The Monster – Cloverfield
23) Forrest Gump - Forrest Gump
22) Clark Kent – Superman
21) Gordie Lachance – Stand By Me
20) Mary Poppins – Mary Poppins
19) Indiana Jones – Indiana Jones
18) Capt. John H. Miller – Saving Private Ryan
17) Dr. Emmett Brown – Back to the Future
16) Ron Burgundy – Anchorman
15) Llewelyn Moss – No Country for Old Men
14) Glenn Holland – Mr. Hollands Opus
13) Josh Baskin – Big
12) William Wallace – Braveheart
11) Dr. Malcolm Crowe – the Sixth Sense
10) Marge Gunderson – Fargo
9) Leonard – Memento
8 ) John Keating – Dead Poets Socity
7) Dr. Ian Malcolm – Jurassic Park
6) Andy Dufresne- The Shawshank Redemption
5) Lestor Burnham – American Beauty
4) Jules Winnfield – Pulp Fiction
3) Death - Meet Joe Black
2) Michael Corleone – Godfather II
1) Ellis Boyd Redding – The Shawshank Redemption
Here are some honorable mentions, that were really good, but couldn’t crack the top 30.
I’m just obsessed with this story. So please forgive me for my many posts on this subject. Here is new information from Fox News!
I have no doubt that there actually was a dead body in the car, the question now is, “Whose body was it?” I know the answer, but I don’t want to say it…
Redlasso is out for the moment, so these two videos may not work. I’ve added the above video just in case.
Countdown with Keith on July 22, 2008
The next morning on Morning Joe, the gang called out Olbermann. Scarborough flat out says he is too stupid to be on TV. With former Democrat congressman Harold Ford, Jr. agreeing.
Two separate corpse sniffing dogs detected the odor of a decomposing corpse in the family car. The grandma, Cindy Anthony says both dogs were mistaken by the smell of old pizza. Yeah right. As days go by, this looks more and more like the case of homicide.
Watch CIndy Anthony count the days – it looks like she is using it to stall time to think of something else to say. She is no credibility and every time she opens her mouth she digs her self a bigger hole.
Oklahoma Police have released the 911 tapes in connection to the murder of two young girls, Taylor Paschal-Placker and Skyla Whitakwe in an attempt to keep the case in the public’s mind. Jessica Brown discusses the case and the decision to release the audio.
Cindy Anthony was on Fox News this morning and she got into a pretty big argument with our friend Megyn Kelly.
Props to Megyn for being firm with her, something about this story doesn’t make sense. I understand Cindy taking it personally, but the family needs a thick skin at the moment until we can find this little girl.
I don’t expect the judge to go easy on this fella. I love how badass the prosecutor acts, knowing full well the crazy man is handcuffed and in police custody. He ended up getting 13 years instead of the 10 the state was seeking.
If you know where this girl is, please call 1-800-423-TIPS (8477)
Caylee Anthony
2-year old Caylee Anthony went missing on June 9, 2008 but her mom never reported it. Finally after a month, Grandparents called police and they discovered the child missing and tired of all of the mom’s different stories. The mom, Casey Anthony said she didn’t call the authorities because she was doing her own investigations, like she’s seen in movies. Watch this video from headline news for all the details:
UPDATE on July 19, 2008 from Fox News
UPDATE on July 21, 2008 from Fox News
I did some searching and found the mom’s myspace. She listed this information, a bunch of personal numbers to call if you have any information.
Many years ago I saw a documentary on A&E called, The Case of JonBenet: The Ramseys Vs. The Media. It was a two hour special that looked at all aspects of the case along with interviews with the Ramseys. It was a knock out against the theory the Ramsey’s were responsible for their daughter’s death. They took dozens of media reports linking John and Patsy as prime suspects and poked major holes in the each theory.
Today the Bolder, Colorado District Attorney officially cleared them of any wrong doing in the death of little JonBenet. It’s sad Ms. Ramsey past away before she could be cleared of the charges.
“American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror.”
The Times of London reports this morning, “Iraqis lead final purge of Al-Qaeda.” How soon will MSNBC, CNN, ABC report this wonderful news? We’ll shall see…
WXYZ, ABC’s local affiliate in Detroit, Michigan is out of ideas. Bill Spencer last night did a live report on three baby ducks that fell into a sewer drain. This is not Grand Rapids or Saginaw, but a supposed major market.
Bill Spencer, besides wasting our time to watch his ridiculous story, also wasted the time of the local police and fire departments. It’s funny, when Bill talks to the ladies who called him about it, they say they called “five or six different agencies” before theyCalled Bill for Action™. The said he came running over as soon as they called. can you picture Bill in his office, running out the door in a panic, on the cell phone, “call the police, call the fire department we have to save these ducks!”
