My choice for "most evil" movie villain is always the same and I'll be entering
it on the website when I get the email on Sunday.
There is nothing more "evil" than a supposed "man of God" who really isn't!!
Therefore, due to the character himself and the brilliant actor who creates
him, the Most Evil Villain Award (in my house, anyway) is the dastardly
"Reverend Harry Powell" as personified by the one and only Robert
Mitchum......"Let me tell you the little story of right hand/left hand, good
and evil, Love and Hate....."
Robert Mitchum as Harry Powell---- it doesn't get more frightening than that!!!
Joe B in NOLA
--- On Fri, 6/5/09, Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com>
Subject: [MOPO] Who is your personal choice for the "most evil" human movie
villain (one with NO supernatural powers)?
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 1:52 PM
This week, we are asking you for the "most evil" movie villain. We are
arbitrarily excluding all monsters, animated characters, and any supernatural
characters (with the exception of Conrad Veidt in Thief of Bagdad, because he
is evil in a non-supernatural way, and he gives such a great performance!). We
are trying to focus on those villains who are real human beings, and are the
epitome of evil.
IMPORTANT! You might scan over the list and see Tony Perkins in Psycho and
think that you have found your answer, but we encourage you to look over the
entire list very closely, and see if you don't think that there are clearly
more evil villains than he! You are welcome to vote for any of the villains
listed below (please explain why you chose the person you did, and you are also
welcome to give any second or third choices)
Al Capone (Robert DeNiro) - The Untouchables (1987)
Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) - A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) - Fatal Attraction (1987)
Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) - Misery (1990)
Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) - No Country For Old Men (2007)
Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes) - Schindler's List (1993)
Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett (James Cagney) - White Heat (1949)
Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) - Goldfinger (1964)
Baby Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) - What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)
Bill The Butcher (Daniel Day Lewis) - Gangs Of New York (2002)
Bill (David Carridine) - Kill Bill (2003)
Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) - Strangers on a Train (1951)
Detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) - Training Day (2001)
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) - The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
Dr. Szell (Laurence Olivier) - Marathon Man (1976)
Drexl Spivey (Gary Oldman) - True Romance (1993)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Donald Pleasence) - You Only Live Twice (1967)
Frank Booth (Dennis Hopper) - Blue Velvet (1986)
Gerald 'Jerry' Blake (Terry O'Quinn) - The Stepfather (1987)
Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) - M (1931)
Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) - Die Hard (1988)
Heinrich Strasser (Conrad Veidt) - Casablanca (1942)
Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker) - The Last King of Scotland (2006)
J. J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster) - Sweet Smell Of Success (1957)
Jack The Ripper (Laird Cregar) - The Lodger (1944)
Jaffar (Conrad Veidt) - The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) - Mommie Dearest (1981)
John Doe (Kevin Spacey) - Se7en (1995)
Martin Burney (Patrick Bergin) - Sleeping With the Enemy (1991)
Max Cady (Robert De Niro) - Cape Fear (1991)
Max Cady (Robert Mitchum) - Cape Fear (1962)
Montgomery (Robert Ryan) - Crossfire (1947)
Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) - Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Mrs. John Iselin (Angela Lansbury) - The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) - Casino (1995)
Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) - Psycho (1960)
Norman Stanfield (Gary Oldman) - Leon (1994)
Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) - American Psycho (2000)
Peyton Flanders (Rebecca De Mornay) - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) - Double Indemnity (1944)
Reverend Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) - The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
Roger 'Verbal' Kint (Kevin Spacey) - The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rudy Butler (Al Lettieri) - The Getaway (1972)
Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) - Goodfellas (1990)
Tony Camonte (Paul Muni) - Scarface (1932)
Tony Montana (Al Pacino) - Scarface (1983)
Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) - Fight Club (1999)
ANYONE WE MISSED?
Bruce
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