10 11 Favorite Movie Characters...

10 11 Favorite Movie Characters...

Yeah, your old pal Tommy's procrastinating. Instead of writing what he's supposed to be writing, here's a meme that I saw at Newscoma's via Cup of Joe Powell...

In Alphabetical order....

Max Bialystock, played by Zero Mostel, in The Producers



Not to be ill, but piss on Nathan Lane.

There is no bigger pessimist than a disappointed optimist...meet Max Bialystock....

Frank Costello, played by Jack Nicholson in The Departed



Jack's got a lot of great performances, but this one's my favorite, somehow. He's an animal dressed up in a tailored suit. He makes no bones about it, though. I think it's the setting that makes this performance a favorite.

Tom Doniphon, played by John Wayne in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance



Weary, dejected. Moral, but not real happy about it. Maybe one of the strongest men to walk through a movie.

Jimmy Dugan, played by Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own



Tom Hanks is maybe the best physical comedian of his generation. But, we frown on people making people laugh for a living, so we were treated to a decade of retards and dour, weary heroes.

Avoid the clap...Jimmy Dugan.

That's good advice.

Atticus Finch, played by Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird



If Tom Doniphon isn't the strongest man to ever walk through a movie...Atticus Finch is.

Randall Graves, played by Jeff Anderson in Clerks



Maybe not the best acting job, in terms of range, be he fits perfectly. Plus, he's got the best lines in the flick.

Doc Holliday, played by Val Kilmer, in Tombstone



I dunno if it's a guilty pleasure, or not. I'll just say that Val Kilmer can do no wrong after playing Doc Holliday.

"Don't Move!"

"Nonsense! By all means, move...."

The Joker, played by Heath Ledger, in The Dark Knight



I've been over this one a time or four...my favorite character in all of comics, and this is the portrayal closest to the one in my head....

Rupert Pupkin, played by Robert De Niro, in King of Comedy



Maybe the newest entry to this list. Rented King of Comedy after not having seen it in 15 years. Watched it twice, once right after the other. Creepy, yet engaging....

Walter Sobchak, played by John Goodman in The Big Lebowski



I dig this picture, just because it exemplifies the relationship of The Dude & Walter.

Annie Wilkes, played by Kathy Bates, in Misery



Maybe the scariest character in all of movies? I think she shops at my store. Actually, I think four of her shop at my store.

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There were several that just missed the list:

The Hanson Brothers, from Slap Shot
Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), from the Alien Movies
Laurie Bohner (Jane Lynch), from A Mighty Wind
Harlan Pepper (Christopher Guest), from Best in Show
Tajumaru (Toshiro Mifune), from Rashomon
Sanjuro (Toshior Mifune), from Yojimbo & Sanjuro
Jacob Mitchell (Billy Bob Thornton), from A Simple Plan
Doyle Hargraves (Dwight Yoakam), from Sling Blade
Brooks (James Whitmore), from The Shawshank Redemption
Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), from No Country for Old Men
Ty Cobb (Tommy Lee Jones), from Cobb
Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones), from The Fugitive
White Goodman (Ben Stiller), from Dodge Ball
Annie Kinsella (Amy Madigan), from Field of Dreams
Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey, Jr.), from Tropic Thunder

Gonna stop now...wasted enough time....