Great character names in movies?
07-31-08, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by arminius
I would say Kurt Russell in that China move, but I forget his name.
07-31-08, 07:43 PM
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All the great character names come from westerns:
Pike Bishop
Coley Boyard
Leland Drum
Dutch Engstrom
Willett Gashade
Tector Gorch (God, I love that name. Tector Gorch Tector Gorch Tector Gorch.)
Deke Thornton
Pike Bishop
Coley Boyard
Leland Drum
Dutch Engstrom
Willett Gashade
Tector Gorch (God, I love that name. Tector Gorch Tector Gorch Tector Gorch.)
Deke Thornton
08-01-08, 01:22 AM
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Clint Eastwood (Back to the Future Part III)
Tron
Chunk, Sloth (The Goonies)
Johnny Utah (Point Break)
Alex Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
Egon Spengler (Ghostbusters)
Tuck Pendleton, Jack Putter, Victor Eugene Scrimshaw (Innerspace)
Clarence Boddicker (Robocop)
Tron
Chunk, Sloth (The Goonies)
Johnny Utah (Point Break)
Alex Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
Egon Spengler (Ghostbusters)
Tuck Pendleton, Jack Putter, Victor Eugene Scrimshaw (Innerspace)
Clarence Boddicker (Robocop)
08-01-08, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Brack
Clint Eastwood (Back to the Future Part III)
Tron
Chunk, Sloth (The Goonies)
Johnny Utah (Point Break)
Alex Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
Egon Spengler (Ghostbusters)
Tuck Pendleton, Jack Putter, Victor Eugene Scrimshaw (Innerspace)
Clarence Boddicker (Robocop)
Tron
Chunk, Sloth (The Goonies)
Johnny Utah (Point Break)
Alex Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
Egon Spengler (Ghostbusters)
Tuck Pendleton, Jack Putter, Victor Eugene Scrimshaw (Innerspace)
Clarence Boddicker (Robocop)
Easily the best ever.
08-01-08, 08:41 AM
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There have been some terrific names mentioned so far.
Phil Beddoe
Tank Murdoch
Animal Mother
Josey Wales
Rocky Sullivan
Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
Phil Beddoe
Tank Murdoch
Animal Mother
Josey Wales
Rocky Sullivan
Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce
08-01-08, 10:32 AM
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Silent Bob (the entire writer/director playing a silent character in dialog driven movies)
The Joker
John Murdoch (Dark City)
Gogo, Beatrix Kiddo, Bill, Black Mamba (Kill Bill)
Brian O'Blivion (Videodrome)
The characters of Final Desintation:
Billy Hitchcock - Taken from director Alfred Hitchcock.
Terry Chaney - Taken from actor Lon Chaney, Jr..
Tod Waggner - Taken from director George Waggner and director Tod Browning.
Alex Browning - Taken from director Tod Browning.
Ms. Valerie Lewton - Taken from director Val Lewton. The character is sometimes actually referred to as "Val Lewton".
The Joker
John Murdoch (Dark City)
Gogo, Beatrix Kiddo, Bill, Black Mamba (Kill Bill)
Brian O'Blivion (Videodrome)
The characters of Final Desintation:
Billy Hitchcock - Taken from director Alfred Hitchcock.
Terry Chaney - Taken from actor Lon Chaney, Jr..
Tod Waggner - Taken from director George Waggner and director Tod Browning.
Alex Browning - Taken from director Tod Browning.
Ms. Valerie Lewton - Taken from director Val Lewton. The character is sometimes actually referred to as "Val Lewton".
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08-01-08, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Brack
Clint Eastwood (Back to the Future Part III)
Tron
Chunk, Sloth (The Goonies)
Johnny Utah (Point Break)
Alex Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
Egon Spengler (Ghostbusters)
Tuck Pendleton, Jack Putter, Victor Eugene Scrimshaw (Innerspace)
Clarence Boddicker (Robocop)
Tron
Chunk, Sloth (The Goonies)
Johnny Utah (Point Break)
Alex Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
Egon Spengler (Ghostbusters)
Tuck Pendleton, Jack Putter, Victor Eugene Scrimshaw (Innerspace)
Clarence Boddicker (Robocop)
08-01-08, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jiffy97
Guess it wasn't really that memorable a name afterall...
