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Old 10-28-17 | 06:44 AM
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Baze Malbus and Chirrut Îmwe

In addition to not exactly rolling off the tounge, they're not easy to pick up in the dialogue of the film.
Old 10-28-17 | 11:21 AM
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Mason "The Line" Dixon from Rocky Balboa. It would have been a great name but the movie took itself a bit too seriously for it to work as a joke.
Old 10-28-17 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Obi-Wan Jabroni
Baze Malbus and Chirrut Îmwe

In addition to not exactly rolling off the tounge, they're not easy to pick up in the dialogue of the film.
Horrible. Equally bad was Whittaker's character. I thought it was either Sol or Saul the entire time watching it.
Old 10-28-17 | 12:46 PM
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And obviously not their fault at the time but Donald Sutherland’s character’s name in Day of the Locust just doesn’t work today...
Of course, the first and last time I saw the movie was long before "The Simpsons" existed, so no one back then would have given it a second thought.

On the other hand, when I saw GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS at Japan Society in 1979, when Raymond Burr introduced himself as "Steve Martin," the crowd roared!
Old 10-28-17 | 12:56 PM
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A couple of Nicholas Cage ones: Castor Troy, Cameron Poe.

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Old 10-28-17 | 01:15 PM
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Honey Ryder
Pussy Galore
Holly Goodhead
Peter O'Toole
Old 10-28-17 | 01:29 PM
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Marshall Willenholly
Old 10-28-17 | 01:37 PM
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Marshall Willenholly
Even knowing the name I still think it’s referring to three people, Marshall, Will, and Holly every time I hear it.
Old 10-28-17 | 05:32 PM
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Honey Ryder
Pussy Galore
Holly Goodhead
Peter O'Toole
One of these names is not like the other.
Old 10-28-17 | 06:46 PM
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Johnny Utah.
Old 10-28-17 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ky-Fi
A couple of Nicholas Cage ones: Castor Troy, Cameron Poe.
Agreed. Would also add Snipes' "Simon Phoenix" from Demolition Man.
Old 10-28-17 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
One of these names is not like the other.
Old 10-28-17 | 06:58 PM
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Cole Trickle
There was an actual NASCAR drive named Dick Trickle and there have been at least two named "Cole". It's a silly name but it's realistic at least.
Old 10-28-17 | 08:02 PM
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Shia LaBeouf lol
Old 10-30-17 | 09:41 AM
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Chili Palmer in Get Shorty- could not enjoy that movie with the main character having such a stupid name.

There was a character named Harry Potter in the first Troll movie.
Old 10-30-17 | 02:47 PM
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This probably won't count as "worst", necessarily, especially in light of this thread full of doozies, but I really dislike it when writers/directors name their characters after famous -- and generally more talented -- directors they idolize. It's particularly jarring in low-budget B-movies, where the pandering is all the more ridiculous because the contrast in quality is so stark. I've seen it a few times over the years and it always makes me cringe, even when the movie is half-way decent, like Stephen Norrington's Death Machine.
Old 10-30-17 | 03:40 PM
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Peter O'Toole
Plenty O'Toole dear boy. Named after her father.
Old 10-30-17 | 03:43 PM
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This probably won't count as "worst", necessarily, especially in light of this thread full of doozies, but I really dislike it when writers/directors name their characters after famous -- and generally more talented -- directors they idolize. It's particularly jarring in low-budget B-movies, where the pandering is all the more ridiculous because the contrast in quality is so stark. I've seen it a few times over the years and it always makes me cringe, even when the movie is half-way decent, like Stephen Norrington's Death Machine.
I seem to recall that John Carpenter named a few of the characters in Escape from New York after directors. I can recall Romero being one. It wasnt so bad here as i dont think you even heard their names mentioned in the movie itself.
Old 10-30-17 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Coral
Most of the Marvel character names with the first and lastname starting with the same letter.
None of them are as bad as June Moon from Suicide Squad.

Well, maybe Pepper Potts. But alliteration was Stan Lee's "thing". June Moon is just dumb.
Old 10-30-17 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Decker
The character is fine. The name is stupid and heavy-handed.
But all the Sith gave their apprentices heavy handed names. They were the original emo-kids!

Now Jar Jar Binks, that's a dumb name.
Old 10-30-17 | 05:21 PM
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None of them are as bad as June Moon from Suicide Squad.

Well, maybe Pepper Potts. But alliteration was Stan Lee's "thing". June Moon is just dumb.
I've also noticed that a lot of chatacters rooted in the golden age, esp. DC, have first names for last names.

Clark Kent
Bruce Wayne
Alan Scott
Steve Rogers
Kent Nelson
Rex Tyler
Old 10-30-17 | 05:22 PM
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