What are your favorite character introductions? You know, the ones that make you go “Holy shit, this dude’s awesome!”, or “This girl’s cool!” from the first seconds he or she gets introduced on screen? The way the director uses the camera to introduce the character to the film, you know that he/she’s gonna be a big deal and mean business. Some of my favs:
Kakihara - Ichi The Killer
Frank - OUATITW
The Terminator - The Terminator
Lisa - Rear Window
Alex - Clockwork Orange
James Bond - Dr. No
Pai Mei - Kill Bill Vol. 2
David - The Lost Boys
I’m certainly forgetting tons.
1. Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach & Clint Eastwood - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
2. Charles Bronson - Once Upon a Time in The West
3. Lee Van Cleef - For a Few Dollars More
4. Sean Connery - Dr.No
5. Humphrey Bogart - Casablanca
6. Gian Maria Volonte - For a Few Dollars More
7. David Carradine - Kill Bill
8. Chow Yun Fat - The Killer
9. Tarantino & Clooney - From Dusk Till Dawn
10. Gordon Liu - Kill Bill Vol. 2
and Joaquin Phoenix - Walk The Line
All the characters in Sergio Leones westerns.
One I especcialy like is:
- John Mallory in Giu la Testa
- Bill in Kill Bill Vol. 2
It’s so great how you see his face for the first time.
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Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach & Clint Eastwood - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Charles Bronson - Once Upon a Time in The West
David Carradine - Kill Bill
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Those are mine too.
Funny how 2 of those people share the same introductory piece of music.
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7. David Carradine - Kill Bill
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I’ll agree with that.
I love all of Scar’s picks.
Leone was the master of this. Every character intro for OUATITW is gold. Juan in Fistful/Dynamite might be my most favorite though.
Other fav’s:
John Shaft in Shaft
Honey Ryder in Dr. No
Quint in Jaws
Nightcrawler in X2
Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre ('74)
Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Tooth Fairy in Manhunter
Jessica Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Kyuzo in Seven Samurai
Igor in Young Frankenstein
The Gorillas in Planet of the Apes (1968)
Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jesus in The Big Lebowski
Chat in The Heroic Trio
Harry Lime in The Third Man
Jack Colton in Romancing The Stone
Darth Vader in Star Wars
Bluto and D-Day in Animal House
The Ghostface Killer in The Mystery of Chessboxing
The Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz
Satanico Pandemonium in From Dusk til Dawn
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John Shaft in Shaft
Honey Ryder in Dr. No
Jesus in The Big Lebowski
Satanico Pandemonium in From Dusk til Dawn
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Damn, Forgot about those… Great choices 
Satanco Pandemonium - From Dusk til Dawn
Chilli Palma - Get Shorty
Violet - Ultraviolet
Beatrix - Kill Bill 1 & 2
Travis - Taxi Driver
Al Capone - The Untouchables
Ahhhh!!
Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction. Of course!
Roger Hill(Cyrus)-The Warriors "Can you dig it!?"
Damon Waynes-Major Payne
Sonny Chiba-Dragon Princess
Eddie Murphy - Dreamgirls
George Clooney - Oceans 11 & Out of Sight
Don Cheadle - Out of Sight & Rush Hour 2
The Game - Waist Deep
Ice Cube - Boyz N The Hood
Larenz Tate - Menace II Society
Terry Crew - Friday After Next
Russel Crow - LA Confidential
Paris Hilton - PARIS HILTON SEX TAPE
Bruce Lee - Enter The Dragon
Jamie Foxx - RAY
Pam Grier - Coffy
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Charles Bronson - Once Upon a Time in The West
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Definitely the best.
I’ll name the first I can remember
Ben - Blue Velvet
Quilty - Lolita
Drill instructor - Full Metal Jacket
Bela Lugosi - Ed Wood
That main guy in Les Diaboliques
This one I want to stress, one of my fav characters - Johnny Boy - Mean Streets, GREAT introduction
Mr. Blonde - Reservoir Dogs
Leatherface - Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Aaand - Mrs. Bates - Psycho
John Travolta - Swordfish
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Mr. Blonde - Reservoir Dogs
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Yes, of course…
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I’ll name the first I can remember
Ben - Blue Velvet
Quilty - Lolita
Drill instructor - Full Metal Jacket
Bela Lugosi - Ed Wood
That main guy in Les Diaboliques
This one I want to stress, one of my fav characters - Johnny Boy - Mean Streets, GREAT introduction
Mr. Blonde - Reservoir Dogs
Leatherface - Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Aaand - Mrs. Bates - Psycho
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Drill Instructor, Full Metal Jacket
"who the fuck said that, who’s the slimy little fuck that just signed his own death warrant?"
How about Jigsaw in Saw.
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Drill Instructor, Full Metal Jacket
"who the fuck said that, who’s the slimy little fuck that just signed his own death warrant?"
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6 feet? Didn’t know they stacked shit that high
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6 feet? Didn’t know they stacked shit that high
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I remember when I was in military school, EVERYONE was quoting that damn line! Argghhh!!
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Drill Instructor, Full Metal Jacket
"who the fuck said that, who’s the slimy little fuck that just signed his own death warrant?"
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Marlon Brando - Apocalyps Now
William Defoe - Platoon
Michael J Fox - Casualties of War
Sean Penn - Casualties of War