Here’s my top 10 list of movie villains in no particular order:
- Clubber Lang (Rocky III)
- Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs)
- Alex (A Clockwork Orange)
- The Joker (The Dark Knight)
- Freddie Lee Cobb (A Time to Kill)
- Darth Vader (Star Wars)
- Max Cady (Cape Fear [1991])
- Hans Gruber (Die Hard)
- Alonzo Harris (Training Day)
- Cyrus Grissom (Con Air)
B”H
Seriously, back in the day when I use to have to fill out information for the player’s guide I would always put Rocky III as my favorite movie. Sort of as a lark; sort of not.
Not Clubber but still priceless: “To all my love slaves out there, Thunderlips is here, in the flesh, Babaay!”
“I don’t accept the challenge, ’cause there is no challenge, but I’d be more than happy to beat up on Balboa some more.”
“I’ll tell you what. Bring your pretty little self over to my apartment tonight, and I’ll show you a real man.”
Love it. Best villain ever.
Scott: My favorites are:
“What’s your prediction for the fight?
My prediction?
Yeah, your prediction?
Pain!”
“Get out my face! I don’t need nothin’ you got no more; I don’t need no has-been messin’ in my corner; and you better get that bad look off your face before I knock it off! C’mon… Wanna jump? Jump! C’mon, c’mon Creed! C’mon… Yeah, c’mon. Yeah, just like a chicken, you better run.”
And my absolute favorite:
“I’m gonna torture him; I’m gonna crucify him; real bad!”
Would it be blasphemous to shout “Amen” with regards to you picking Hans Gruber.
I’ve been following your blog for quite some time now, but for some reason I have never felt the need to comment but this post was simply to awesome to pass by in silence.
Pär: It would not be blasphemous in the least! I’m glad that you did decide to comment. It’s often the mundane things that prove to really be interesting.