10. Nick the Nazi from "Falling Down" played by Frederic Forrest
"They'll stick in ya food if you're not nice to them." Very funny, limited role that was somewhat of a dangerous role to choose. After all, he's a nazi, among many other things.
9. R.J. MacReady from "The Thing" played by Kurt Russell
"First goddamn week of winter" My favorite lead/hero in any horror film, dude takes charge, no nonsense, a great lead.
8. Kevin from "Sin City" played by Elijah Wood
"....." Elijah Wood really gave this character justice. Very creepy and brought intensity every scene he was in. For having no dialogue and being emotionless, it was great.
7. Ernie McCracken in "Kingpin" played by Bill Murray
"Why don't you go finish that outside and come back in?" Those who have seen the film and remember that line, you can't help but to think to yourself "what a prick." And that he is, one of the prickiest performances I have ever seen in movie history, and that hair...my god that hair.
6. Craig from "Friday" played by Ice Cube
"Ya'll aint never got any money!.....Livin with a bunch of broke ass people" Irony about this quote? Craig is broke, doesn't have a job, and got fired because he was accused of stealing boxes. To keep it short, Craig is a great character because he's like a real person. Ignore those whale dick of sequels that completely ruined the character. Craig is just like the every day guy that chills on his patio and gets himself in bad situations when he practically has done nothing. A very underrated character he is. Of course, his sidekick Smokey makes the role great as well with their chemistry.
5. Mr. Pink in "Reservoir Dogs" played by Steve Buscemi
"This is the worlds smallest violin playing for the waitresses" One of the many great roles that Buscemi has given us throughout his underrated, illustrious career. Mr. Pink is such a great character because he's always argumental, paranoid, and speaks the truth, even if it's something no one wants to hear.
4. Otis in "The Devils Rejects" and "House of 1,000 Corpses" played by Bill Moseley
"Listen, you Malibu middle class Barbie piece of shit, I'm tryin' to work here. Work? You ever work? Yeah, I'll bet you have. Scoopin' ice cream to your shit-heel friends on summer break. Well I ain't talkin' about no goddamn white socks with Mickey Mouse on one side and Donald Duck on the other. I ain't readin' no funny books, mama. Our bodies come and go but this blood... is forever." I figured I'd just post the whole quote from IMDB. Otis is such a disturbing character, but even with that much disturbance he brings this sick sense of laughter to the screen and audiences dig it.
3. The Dude in "The Big Lebowski" played by Jeff Bridges
"Not on the rug.....man" Now, I personally think that the 3 remaining characters should be required on every top 10 list, but I understand they won't. Regardless, the Dude is without a doubt the best lazy stoner in any comedy. While his situation is quite ridiculous, the character remains real and true to his nature throughout the entire film. Bridges was fantastic.
2. Alex DeLarge from "A Clockwork Orange" played by Malcolm McDowell
"Come and get one in the yarbles, if ya have any yarbles!" Probably my favorite character to come from a novel, Alex is a character that many film schools study to this day. Not only is it one of the most versitile performances I've ever seen, but one of the most sadistic and memorable. While he won't grace many "favorite" lists, he's one of my favorites.
1. Walter Sobchak in "The Big Lebowski" played by John Goodman
I can't even begin to think of what quote I would want to use for Walter. There are endless amounts and each one of them are brilliant in itself. Walter is not only my favorite film character of all time, but my favorite supporting performance of all time. Goodman was perfect in this role, he disappeared in it. Even when he's not talking and either Donnie or the Dude are talking, Walter still dazzles with his facial impressive, stutters, etc. Of course a lot of it has to do with the writing, but mostly Goodmans brilliant portrayal of the Nam vet. I've never laughed so hard watching a character.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Freddy Kreuger, Seth Grecko, Banky, Lloyd Christmas, Truman Burbank, Candyman, Jesus, Donnie, Bullet Tooth Tony, Don Vito Corleone, Jules, The Bride, Vincent, the list goes on. 2 characters from the same film make my top 10, The Big Lebowski. If it were a top 15 then 3 would (Jesus) and if it were a top 20 then 4 would (Donnie), it's my favorite film of all time and a lot of that has to do with its colorful and entertaining characters all played masterful. While it's not your most conventional list, it's just my personal favorites, and aside from maybe the top 3 it's probably inaccurate but what the hell. Just because a film is older and more prestige doesn't make the character anymore less or more entertaining. While Juror #6 is certainly a fine character, his character isn't anymore impressive than Randall from Clerks.
