# Greatest character names in film **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761 "2014-04-23T12:19:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/41 "2014-04-23T17:18:08Z")
Frau Blucher (Young Frankenstein) Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (Highlander) Hiro Protagonist (so it’s from a book, sue me, it’s still the greatest name ever) Santanico Pandemonium (From Dusk Til Dawn) Sex Machine (ditto) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/42 "2014-04-23T17:26:55Z")
The Humongous ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/43 "2014-04-23T17:45:23Z")
[Homunculus der Fuhrer!](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Nandor_Honti_Homunculus_-_Teil_6_(1917)_Filmplakat.jpg/240px-Nandor_Honti_Homunculus_-_Teil_6_(1917)_Filmplakat.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/44 "2014-04-23T17:50:02Z")
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr and Anne Uumellmahaye (Man with Two Brains) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Airplane!) \* - yeah, I know ---
**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/45 "2014-04-23T18:28:56Z")
Stacker Pentecost (Pacific Rim) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/46 "2014-04-23T18:41:36Z")
Buckaroo Banzai ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/47 "2014-04-23T18:56:55Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Major General Jack T. Ripper > > Colonel “Bat” Guano > > Major “King” Kong Plus General Buck Turgidson President Merkin Muffley The Ambassador’s name is Alexei de Sadesky. Though you never hear him, Premier Kisov and the good Doctor himself, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/48 "2014-04-23T18:59:37Z")
Casanova Frankenstein in _Mystery Men_ ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/49 "2014-04-23T19:01:38Z")
Almost every Dickens character. StG ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/50 "2014-04-23T19:05:23Z")
Honorable mention to [Gumbercules](http://http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlQtfyBWZg). ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/51 "2014-04-23T19:08:16Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > and the good Doctor himself, of course. He changed it when he became a citizen. Used to be Merkwürdigliebe. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/52 "2014-04-23T19:09:10Z")
Benedict Cumberbatch ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/53 "2014-04-23T19:20:24Z")
Veruca Salt Oom Koos ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/54 "2014-04-23T19:42:42Z")
Gilligan 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/55 "2014-04-23T19:54:42Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > Trudy Kockenlocker How can you post Trudy and leave out her husband, Ignatz Ratskywatsky? ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/56 "2014-04-23T20:10:46Z")
Lacey Underall Neidermeyer! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/57 "2014-04-23T20:37:37Z")
Zaphod Beeblebrox (I’m aware it came from the book series) But what about the names that celebs give their kids? A few that come to mind: -Moon Unit Zappa -Pilot Inspektor ([Jason Lee](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005134/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm)’s kid) -Moxie Crimefighter ([Penn Jilette](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Jillette)’s daughter) ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/58 "2014-04-23T20:39:25Z")
Buzz Lightyear ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/59 "2014-04-23T20:47:21Z")
Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez (also known as “the rat”) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761/60 "2014-04-23T21:11:26Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Pussy Galore (Goldfinger) and Mike Myers’ parody of it: **Lotta Fagina** Bond movies are good for a lot of names: \*\*Tiffany Case Kissy Suzuki Holly Goodhead Mary Goodnight Nick Nack Oddjob Octopussy\*\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-character-names-in-film/686761.md?page=4)