Thanks to everyone on MoPo who replied to this! I did not use every suggestion, but I did add the following:
Matty Walker Kathleen Turner - Body Heat (1981) Ellen Berent Harland (Gene Tierney) - Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Lee Marvin (Liberty Valence) - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence (1962) Jack Wilson (Jack Palance) - Shane (1953) Vera (Ann Savage) - Detour (1945) Mrs. Iselin (Angela Landsbury) - The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton) - Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Special thanks to Steve Olson who suggested several of the above. How in the world could I have forgotten Liberty Valence, when for years I had been using him as the example of the "baddest" movie villain? And no one suggested them, but when I searched my brain for more great movie sadists and came up with the following three, who were absolutely among the scariest movie characters ever created!: Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark) - Kiss of Death (1947) Don Logan (Ben Kingsley) - Sexy Beast (2000) Capt. Munsey (Hume Cronym) - Brute Force (1947) So thanks much everyone! I am going to start running these by MoPo early each week so I can be sure to include the group's suggestions in the final poll. Bruce On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 5:04 PM, JANET ORAM <[email protected]>wrote: > yep ditto, the Reverend Harry Powell is the one that shrieks evil > bastard. Tracking down young children etc.. > > One that always chilled me to the bone was Damien's nanny: Mrs Maylock > (Billie Whielaw) in The Omen (1976) and honourable mention would go to > Friendo. > > > Simon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Joseph Bonelli <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Saturday, June 06, 2009 1:51 AM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Who is your personal choice for the "most evil" > human movie villain (one with NO supernatural powers)? > > 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 <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOPO] Who is your personal choice for the "most evil" human movie > villain (one with NO supernatural powers)? > To: [email protected] > 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 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
