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Title: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Flick James on April 21, 2011, 03:24:05 PM I think this has been offered before, but what the hell. It's a fun topic anyway.
This is either good movie/bad movie. Doesn't matter. What are some of your favorite character names? Casanova Frankenstein: This has got to be one of my all-time favs. Mystery Men is not a good movie. There are things about it I like, whatever, but the central villain, Casanova Frankenstein, played by Geoffrey Rush, is one cool character and name. It's just such an over-the-top name that is at once semi-contradictory and image heavy. How did he get the name Casanova Frankenstein? It's never explained. Yes, I don't want it to be. Let me imagination run wild. Rooster Cogburn: Just a great name. That's all. Otto Maddox: Emilio Estevez's character from Repo Man. What a ridiculous name. Sounds cool but is really just a play on "automatic." And he repossesses cars for a living, making it ever better. There's a few to get started. I'm sure I can come up with lots more. What are some of your favorites? Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: ChaosTheory on April 21, 2011, 07:53:07 PM I'll be the jerk that says ZAP ROWSDOWER :teddyr:
Always liked Royal Tenenbaum too. Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Dr. Whom on April 22, 2011, 07:50:48 AM Zaphod Beeblebrox
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: The Burgomaster on April 22, 2011, 08:06:28 AM p***y GALORE
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Psycho Circus on April 22, 2011, 08:30:32 AM Wes Mantooth
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: The Burgomaster on April 22, 2011, 12:20:16 PM * Rupert Pupkin - Robert DeNiro's character in THE KING OF COMEDY
* Fielding Mellish - Woody Allen's character in BANANAS * Rosa Klebb - Lotte Lenya's character in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE * Stanley Belt - Jerry Lewis' character in THE PATSY * Sidney Pythias - Jerry Lewis' character in THE DELICATE DELINQUENT * Travis Bickle - Robert DeNiro's character in TAXI DRIVER Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Flick James on April 22, 2011, 12:37:04 PM Quote Rupert Pupkin - Robert DeNiro's character in THE KING OF COMEDY That's a great one, and I love that film. I love the bit at the end when his name is just repeated over an over. Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: El Misfit on April 22, 2011, 12:42:50 PM Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: The Burgomaster on April 22, 2011, 03:18:55 PM Quote Rupert Pupkin - Robert DeNiro's character in THE KING OF COMEDY That's a great one, and I love that film. I love the bit at the end when his name is just repeated over an over. Yup. This is one of my "sleeper picks." I've seen this movie about a dozen times and there are parts that crack me up every time. I love the scene where DeNiro is sitting in the waiting room at Jerry Lewis' office. At one point, he's just staring up at the ceiling. The receptionist starts looking up to figure out what DeNiro is looking at. Finally, he asks, "Is that cork?" A hilariously mundane moment. Title: The Stork Post by: Trevor on April 22, 2011, 04:10:23 PM AKA John Mackle in GYMKATA.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: RD on April 22, 2011, 07:28:13 PM Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
Tyler Durden Homer J. Simpson Max Wrenn Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Rev. Powell on April 23, 2011, 02:26:40 PM W.C. Fields always had great character names: Eustace McGargle, Elmer Prettywillie, J. Effingham Bellweather, Augustus Winterbottom, T. Frothingill Bellows.
So did Groucho Marx: Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding, Prof. Quincy Adams Wagstaff, Rufus T. Firefly, Otis B. Driftwood, Attorney Loophole. I also like Scott Baio's lawyer character name in "Arrested Development": Bob Loblaw. Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: crackers on April 23, 2011, 02:40:01 PM Marion Cobretti. Brilliant name.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Psycho Circus on April 23, 2011, 02:43:57 PM Cosmo Carboni
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: bob on April 23, 2011, 02:52:53 PM Torgo - Manos: The Hands of Fate.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: crackers on April 23, 2011, 02:54:27 PM another favorite of mine is The Motorcycle Boy
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Psycho Circus on April 23, 2011, 02:58:45 PM Shooter McGavin
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: crackers on April 23, 2011, 03:10:13 PM Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Raffine on April 23, 2011, 03:26:48 PM I also like Scott Baio's lawyer character name in "Arrested Development": Bob Loblaw. And you could contact him online at Bob Loblaw's Law Blog! Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: 66Crush on April 23, 2011, 05:20:33 PM The chick in "Moonraker" was named Holly Goodhead. That speaks for itself.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: AndyC on April 23, 2011, 06:02:20 PM Some of the characters from Dr. Strangelove, such as:
Gen. Jack D. Ripper Gen. Buck Turgidson President Merkin Muffley Premier Dmitri Kissoff Group Captain Lionel Mandrake Maj. T.J. "King" Kong Col. "Bat" Guano Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Raffine on April 24, 2011, 10:56:09 AM Dr. Semptis Pretorius - BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
Vesta Vernoff - SH! THE OCTOPUS Horace Femm, Rebecca Femm, Saul Femm, Roderick Femm - THE OLD DARK HOUSE Dr. Mirakle - MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE Murder Legendre - WHITE ZOMBIE Peggy Gravel - DESPERATE LIVING Marge Gunderson - FARGO (She married ol' Norm Sonofagunderson, doncha know?) Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: crackers on April 25, 2011, 04:11:29 AM Peggy Gravel - DESPERATE LIVING Nice one. Pretty much all John Waters character names are great. Dr. Quackenshaw Francine Fishpaw Cuddles Kovinsky Motormouth Maybelle Seaweed just to name a few Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Psycho Circus on April 25, 2011, 04:16:21 AM Clubber Lang
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Flick James on April 25, 2011, 09:57:31 AM Some of the characters from Dr. Strangelove, such as: Gen. Jack D. Ripper Gen. Buck Turgidson President Merkin Muffley Premier Dmitri Kissoff Group Captain Lionel Mandrake Maj. T.J. "King" Kong Col. "Bat" Guano Great film and great names. I also like the name of the base: Burpelson Air Force Base. Such amazing performances in that film. Peter Sellers is Peter Sellers, of course, and great all around, but Sterling Hayden as Gen. Ripper was fantastic, and George C. Scott as Buck Turgidson, well there are no words. Who the hell knew he could be that funny? Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: Raffine on April 25, 2011, 11:34:58 PM Peggy Gravel - DESPERATE LIVING Nice one. Pretty much all John Waters character names are great. A classic Peggy Gravel moment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3BfLOZBT_c&feature=related "She's having a mental fit!" Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: AndyC on April 26, 2011, 07:09:25 AM Hyacinth Bucket ("It's prounounced Bouquet!") from Keeping Up Appearances.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: bob on April 26, 2011, 09:38:28 AM Dr. Strangelove
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: feiyen on April 26, 2011, 03:27:18 PM James Bond Films
Miss MoneyPenny (I just like the way it sounds) Plenty O'Toole Kissy Suzuki Tiger Tanaka p***y Galore I can't help but notice the fun character names are the ones mostly with Sean Connery Bond films. :smile: Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: RD on May 02, 2011, 03:30:17 AM It's not an official name, but how could I forget Big McLargehuge? played by Reb Brown.
Title: Re: Your Favorite Character Names Post by: AndyC on May 02, 2011, 04:52:57 AM TV's Frank
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