"There's a speed limit in this state, Mr. Neff. Forty-five miles an hour."
Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck ) Double Indemnity (1944)

"Fuck you. That's my name!"
Blake (Alec Baldwin) Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

"You call yourself a salesman, you son of a bitch?"

Hell, you could quote his whole speech. It's gold from start to finish.

Walker (Lee Marvin, Point Blank 1967)



One of the toughest goddamned characters to ever grace a film screen.

"Yes, I know. Made me from dead. I love dead... hate living."

The Monster (Frankenstein's Monster) (Boris Karloff and others, Frankenstein franchise, 1931 - present)

Daniel: "Hey, what kind of belt do you have?"
Mr. Miyagi: "Canvas. JC Penney, $3.98. You like?"

- Mr Miyagi.

The character goes back even farther than that:



(over 100 years ago! )

Very true! But I wasn't sure whether that film (or the 1921 Italian film) would have met the qualifications of a theatrically released feature-length film. However, Osiris can make the call, and adjust the date if necessary.

But Karloff still gets the nod as the quintessential Monster.

Maximus- (Russell Crowe, Gladiator, 2000)

8. Tom Doniphon - John Wayne (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 1962)
"Liberty Valance's the toughest man south of the Picketwire - next to me."

"Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Counted toothpicks, cheated cards. Autistic, sho'. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Peter Sellers, 'Being There.' Infantile, yes. Retarded, no. You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. You don't buy that? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, 'I Am Sam.' Remember? Went full retard, went home empty handed..."

Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder, 2008)

I'm like cat here, a no-name slob. We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us. We don't even belong to each other.

Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961)

hey ya'll thanks for keeping the draft moving along, I've been busy with a wedding this weekend.

Orangecrush, I assume you don't mind me excluding Jackie Chan's upcoming performance from your Mr. Miyagi selection? Nobody really cares right

Jackie Chan does not play Mr. Miyagi in the upcoming film; it's a different character, Mr. Han.

Another potential from my list.

can I take a character from a movie thats in preproduction?? I never really thought of it until just now, but there is one I would really love to have.

My 8th selection: Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986)

Oh, I see. Thanks for informing me

No, sorry. Has to be something we have or could see at this moment. Plus it wouldn't be fair to others, otherwise I'm sure someone else would have picked a character that has yet to be adapted for a feature length film.

...Are you finding what you were looking for...out here with me? I hope so.



Steve Zissou (Bill Murray, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, 2004)

That's cool.

Damn...Bueller was next on my list.

Your anagrams are showing, Doctor. Louis Friend? Iron sulfide, also known as fool's gold...



Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster, Silence of the Lambs, 1991)

Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!

I like these calm little moments before the storm. It reminds me of Beethoven. Can you hear it? It's like when you put your head to the grass and you can hear the growin' and you can hear the insects. Do you like Beethoven?




Stansfield