Thread: Fiscal's Top 50 Favorite Characters

9. Larry David (Himself)

God, what can I say about Curb Your Enthusiasm? This is the perfect sitcom, and Larry David is a comedic genius. Mr. David admits that not every great actor can be given an idea and asked to improvise a situation in front of the camera, but CYE and Larry gather the best of them and execute it flawlessly!

"Pretty. Prettttyyy...Pretty Prettty Good"



If your easily offended, blah blah, NSFW
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8. Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro)



"There's no way I'm goin' down. I don't go down for nobody."

7. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)



"You want to talk to God? Let's go see him together, I've got nothing better to do."



6.John Malkovich (Himself)



"This portal is mine and must be sealed up forever. For the love of God."

5. Frank TJ Mackey (Tom Cruise)



4. Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson)



3. Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant)

You don't understand how tempted I am to put Raylan Givens at number 1. It just wouldn't be fair, Justified is only one season deep - but I have watched it over and over again already. I absolutely loved the show, I should also have the character Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins), but I can get my Justified fix on the list by just adding Timothy Olyphant's excellently acted Raylan Givens here at number 3.


2. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis)



1. Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro)






The end.

Fine list. Very fine job. Can't say I'd change much knowing what I "know about" characters. They "ought" to be a little bit quirky and flamboyant, I feel.

P. S. P. T. Anderson sure writes some great characters.

Your list is awesome. I'd do my own, but it would have at least half of the people on yours, so I'm not sure people would care. My favorites from your list in no particular order:

The Dude--should have been higher
Travis Bickle--my same number one

The Joker
Frank T.J. Mackey
Daniel Plainview/Bill the Butcher Cutting
Jakes Gittes
Jake LaMotta
Indiana Jones
Dirk Diggler

So glad you chose Marge Gunderson. If I was to make a list like this she'd be in my top 5

I agree! It's so different from a Top 100 movies, but I'm not sure why.

Congrats on finishing! I feel like I need to speed it up on mine

29. Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson)



"You're dumber than you think I think you are."

28.Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd)



"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious sh*t."

27. Keyser Soze (Kevin Spacey)




"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist"

26. Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci)



"Sure, mom, I settle down with a nice girl every night, then I'm free the next morning. "

25. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)



"My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Whoa. Epic list.