# Movies in which the title character is not the main character **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 29, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205 "2009-03-29T19:45:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/41 "2009-03-30T13:09:55Z")
Amadeus. The main character is Savaleri, not Mozart. Rosemary’s Baby. The main character is Rosemary. The baby is never seen. People have argued the main character in Jesus Christ Superstar is Judas. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/42 "2009-03-30T13:53:52Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Amadeus. The main character is Savaleri, not Mozart. Salieri ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/43 "2009-03-30T14:20:32Z")
Charlotte’s Web–the main character is Wilbur, not Charlotte. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/44 "2009-03-30T14:24:51Z")
Harvey–Elwood P. Dowd is the main character. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/45 "2009-03-30T14:26:42Z")
Oh, thought of another one. Rain Man–the movie’s really more about Charlie (Tom Cruise) than Rain Man/Raymond. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/46 "2009-03-30T15:02:36Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > So, the main characters are the title characters. Bebe’s name is in the title, but only in that the title is referring to her kids as a group. If Bebe were the main character, then Bebe’s Kids would be an example. Yeah, your right. I still hold the belief that it was a bad movie though. You aren’t going to make me change my mind about that! No matter how much you try! 😛 > [@FriarTed](#): > > MyFootsZZZ, Dr. Strangelove totally fits. Sellars’ British lieutenant, Gen. Ripper & the crew of the bomber get WAY more attention that the Doctor. That’s what I thought, gotta rent that movie again. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/47 "2009-03-30T15:04:59Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Amadeus. The main character is Savaleri, not Mozart. > > Rosemary’s Baby. The main character is Rosemary. The baby is never seen. > > People have argued the main character in Jesus Christ Superstar is Judas. I got the e-mail on this before the edit. Whew! ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/48 "2009-03-30T15:25:52Z")
_Forgetting Sarah Marshall_ ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/49 "2009-03-30T15:39:05Z")
OH! **The Rocky Horror Picture Show**!! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/50 "2009-03-30T15:48:49Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Amadeus. The main character is Savaleri, not Mozart. It’s not really about Savaleri, either. 😉 And it is very much about Mozart, but as seen through another character’s eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/51 "2009-03-30T16:12:50Z")
**Dracula** ’s more about the mortal cast than Dracula, really (although he has much more screen time and background in the Coppola version) Arguably, **Dances With Wolves** is more about Native Americans and the frontier itself than Costner’s character. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/52 "2009-03-30T19:18:59Z")
**Waking Ned Devine** ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/53 "2009-03-30T19:24:11Z")
Being John Malkovich Garbo Speaks ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/54 "2009-03-30T19:47:40Z")
**City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold** ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/55 "2009-03-30T19:54:01Z")
The main character in **The Godfather** is Michael. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/56 "2009-03-30T20:05:25Z")
> [@spoke-](#): > > The main character in **The Godfather** is Michael. …who, by film’s end, is the Godfather. **Dr. No** and **Octopussy** ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205/57 "2009-03-30T20:12:58Z")
I was trying to think of some TV shows. Will & Grace might better have been called Karen & Jack, who were much funnier to watch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-the-title-character-is-not-the-main-character/491205.md?page=2)