They're nuts! A crazy movie characters tournament! (1 Viewer)

[LukeB]

Second:
Howard Payne
Jeffrey Goines

Third:
John Doe

 

[JenB]

Third:

John Trent-In the Mouth of Madness

 

[Brian Kissinger]

I'll Nominate:
Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme from Heavenly Creatures
Killer Kane from The Ninth Configuration
Leonard from Memento ????
Walter from The Big Lebowski

 

[Paul_D]

Nominate:
Entire cast. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
It's crazy this hasn't been nominated yet.

 

[SteveGon]

List updated.
Paul: sorry, I can't accept that one.
Mr. Kissinger: likewise for Leonard from Memento. I'll leave Walter in as a concession to those who feel that I hate The Big Lebowski (I don't). Good call on the other two picks.
Keep the noms coming! There are still some great candidates out there. Surely someone besides myself has seen Vertigo, Targets and Peeping Tom? And Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan?

 

[Richard Kim]

Um, how exactly is Walter Sobchak mentally ill? He has some anger problems and talks about Vietnam alot, but I don't think he's nuts.

Surely someone besides myself has seen Vertigo, Targets and Peeping Tom?

I did not read the rules and foolishly made more than 5 nominations earlier, so would it be impossible for me to nominate John 'Scottie' Ferguson from Vertigo?

 

[Ric Bagoly]

Nominate-
Pink Floyd-Pink Floyd The Wall (Bob Geldof)-though Billy Bibbit was crazier than a shithouse rat

 

[ErikG]

Steve, I nominated Hannibal Lecter but don't see it on the main nominations list. Was he disqualified?

 

[SteveGon]

Um, how exactly is Walter Sobchak mentally ill? He has some anger problems and talks about Vietnam alot, but I don't think he's nuts.

Eh, quite right. Adios, Walter.

Erik: he's on there.

Richard: I'll go ahead and throw Vertigo on the noms list.

 

[ChuckDeLa]

Oh lordy... I have one that MUST be nominated! I feel ashamed for forgetting her! Someone... anyone... please nominate:

Mabel Longhetti - A Woman Under the Influence (Gena Rowlands)

 

[ChuckDeLa]

Second:
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Pink
Vertigo - John 'Scottie' Ferguson



Some more "suggestions":
Margaret White - Carrie (Piper Laurie)
Caligula - Caligula (Malcolm McDowell)
Babs Johnson - Pink Flamingos (Divine)
Henry - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (Michael Rooker)
Leatherface - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Gunnar Hansen)

IMO, this tournament could easily go to 64.

 

[Dheiner]

Noms:
Stephen Furst as Albert Ianuzzi in The Dream Team
Alan Arkin as Captain John Yossarian in Catch-22
Richard O'Brien as Riff Raff in Rocky Horror
Don Johnson as Vic in A Boy and His Dog
Bill Murray as Bob 'Bobby' Wiley in What About Bob?

 

[Brook K]

Third:
Don Lope De Aguirre
Frank Booth

2nd:
Patrick Bateman

Nominate
Mabel Longhetti - Gena Rowlands, A Woman Under The Influence
Johnny Barrett - Peter Breck, Shock Corridor
Peter Neal - Anthony Franciosa, Tenebrae
Dr. Pretorius - Ernest Thesiger, Bride Of Frankenstein

 

[SteveGon]

IMO, this tournament could easily go to 64.

Probably, but with a few problems. We'd end up with too many run-of-the-mill nutcase villains for one thing. Take the three Dennis Hopper badguys already nominated. While I will never be able to forget Frank Booth, I remember next to nothing of the Deacon or Howard Payne. And I'd really like to stay away from outright horror villains like Leatherface - if I include him, I'd be obligated to open it up to Freddy, Jason, etc.
Basically, this is what I had in mind: an eclectic selection of memorable performances.
As I stated earlier in this thread, I'd like to stick primarily with human characters, though I'll make a few exceptions for the sake of variety. Some noms are tough to call: I threw out Billy from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest because, despite being crazy, he just didn't seem to fit. On a side note, I probably wouldn't accept Karl Childers from Sling Blade due to his mental retardation - some might find his inclusion here to be in poor taste.
List updated.
Brook, good call on Dr. Pretorius!

 

[SteveGon]

Went ahead and added Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Sunset Boulevard, and White Heat to the noms list.

 

[ChuckDeLa]

Second:
Mabel Longhetti - Gena Rowlands, A Woman Under The Influence
Thanks, Brook!

 

[JenB]

Second:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Riff Raff-Riff Raff, Magenta, Dr. Frankenfurter, and Eddie from Rocky Horror still need Seconds in the Movie Characters Tourney.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Khan Noonien Singh
Don Johnson as Vic in A Boy and His Dog-(NEEDS to be added to Nom list yet since John Dhein nominated it.)
Third:
Network - Howard Beale
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Pink

 

[SteveGon]

Jen, the omission of A Boy and His Dog was on purpose: I meant to ask for some feedback on it as I haven't seen the movie in years. I don't recall Vic as being crazy, but I could be wrong. Anyone want to make a case for it?

 

[SteveGon]

I must say that I'm quite pleased with our list - we're up to 18 and they are all great choices! There are still some excellent picks on the nominations list so keep the seconds and thirds coming.
I know someone is going to nominate Santa Sangre and second/third The Ninth Configuration. Right?

 

[Dheiner]

Regarding A Boy and His Dog, IMHO, Vic's choices throughout the movie show his insanity. But, maybe that's just me.