Dr. Strangelove and Major “King” Kong in Dr. Stranelove
Jake Gittes in Chinatown
Hal 9000 in 2001
Mr. Wolf in Pulp Fiction
Pai Mei in Kill Bill
Henry “Indiana” Jones Jr. (In all of the movies)
A little cynical, smart, tough, and knows what a good thing he’s got in Effie, his secretary. Also, not a sentimentalist (even when his partner gets killed).
Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray; Ghostbusters)
Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart; Casablanca)
Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt; Fight Club)
Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp; Pirates of the Caribbean)
Ash (Bruce Campbell; Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness)
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford;l Indiana Jones trilogy)
Jules Winfield (Samuel L. Jackson; Pulp Fiction)
Winston Wolf (Harvey Keitel; Pulp Fiction)
Clarence and Alabama Worley (Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette; True Romance)
Brodie Bruce (Jason Lee; Mallrats)
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Johnny Depp; Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas)
Trent (Vince Vaughn; Swingers)
Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman; Die Hard)
Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi; Reservoir Dogs)
Jimmy the Saint (Andy Garcia; Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead)
And almost every tough-guy role Christopher Walken has ever played, although maybe the guy from Suicide Kings would be my favorite.
Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn - Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
Marge Gunderson (Francis McDormond - Fargo)
Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest - This Is Spinal Tap)
Maude (Ruth Gordon - Harold and Maude)
Wilson (a volleyball - Cast Away)
First off, I’m going to have to second a couple of mentions from earlier in the thread:
Jules in Pulp Fiction
The Dude in The Big Lebowsky
I’m a big fan of Japanese horror flicks, and the all time greatest character ever is Guitar Wolf in Wild Zero. Nothing is cooler than a greaser who fights zombies and cuts a flying saucer in half with a guitar. ROCK AND ROLL!!
Genesis in Suicide Circle is remarkably cool as well. He just shows up in the middle of the movie to perform a musical number and declare himself the Charles Manson of the information age before completely disappearing.
Gamera the giant fire breathing turtle is truly a hero for all times as well.
Beck, the Rock’s character from “The Rundown,” is a recent favorite.
Castor Troy from “Face/Off.”
Sarge and Spoon from “Dog Soldiers.”
Stansfield from “Leon (The Professional).”
Gordon Gekko from “Wall Street.”
Because I’m an absolute loser, any of the Hunters from “The Running Game.”
Dude, this sounds awesome, like a cross between Army of Darkness and a video by the band The Darkness (with a touch of Six-String Samurai)! Tell me more! I usually don’t like zombie movies or gore, but I am intrigued.
I’ve always had a soft spot for Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken in Escape from New York. Also: Tony Randall as the Brain Gremlin in Gremlins 2, and Mojo Jojo from The Powerpuff Girls.
[hijack]It’s a great movie. The musical element is very Ramones-esque, while the zombies are pretty similar to those in the original Dawn of the Dead (ie. slow, stupid and with blue skin). As for the movie, I’d say it combines elements of Plan 9 From Outer Space, Rock and Roll High School and The Crying Game into one bizarre story.