Top 20 Film Characters

After watching the Hangover, I couldn't get over how hilarious Zack Galafianakis' character Allen was. The ruh-tard was so brilliantly created that I could not stop comparing him to other on screen personalities. So with that, comes my top 20 film characters of all time.

Disclaimer: I'm not really going to include the obvious ones like Hannibal Lecter, Michael Myers, De Niro in Taxi Driver, or Brando in Godfather etc etc. This is MY list, not the AFI's.

and a quick reminder: This is NOT based on acting performance, but rather the creation of a character that is memorable and exquisitely written.

1. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) - Forrest Gump

2. Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) - Fast Times at Ridgemont High

3. Mickey O'Neil (Brad Pitt) - Snatch

4. Alex (Malcolm McDowell) - A Clockwork Orange

5. Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) - Napoleon Dynamite

6. Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) - Rushmore

7. Spud (Ewen Bremner) - Trainspotting

8. Allen (Zach Galaifanaikis) - The Hangover

9. Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) - Life Aquatic

10. Mr Pink (Steve Buscemi) - Reservoir Dogs

11. Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) - American History X

12. Officer Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) - Serpico

13. Barry Egan (Adam Sandler) - Punch Drunk Love

14. Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) - Fight Club

15. Sara Goldfard (Ellen Burstyn) - Requiem for a Dream

16. Roger 'Verbal' Kint (Kevin Spacey) - The Usual Suspects

17. Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) - Boogie Nights

18. The Joker (Heath Ledger) - The Dark Knight

19. Borat (Sasha Baren Cohen) - Borat

20. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) - The Shining



Just missed out:
Milton (Stephen Root) - Office Space

Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) - American Beauty

Leonard (Guy Pierce) - Memento

Scarface (Guillermo Diaz) - Half Baked

Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) - City of God

Trent (Vince Vaughn) - Swingers