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Forrest Gump voted the 'greatest film character of all time’
The Telegraph ^ | 03/24/2011 | Paul Thompson

Posted on 03/24/2011 9:09:47 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Out of more than half a million films made by Hollywood the character portrayed by Tom Hanks ranked top in the biggest ever poll of moviegoers.

The 1994 film was a box office hit and critically acclaimed with Hanks’ performance earning him the Oscar for Best Actor.

Audiences adored Gump as they followed his life from a child to adulthood as he took part in many of the pivotal events of the 1960s and 1970s.

The film, which took more than £500m at the box office, was based on the 1986 novel written by American author Winston Groom.

The film was also known for many of Gump’s phrases, such as “My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

While Gump was the runaway winner, British secret agent James Bond was named as the second greatest film character.

007 has endured for almost 50 years after being created by author Ian Fleming.

Daniel Craig is the latest film Bond following in the footsteps of Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan.

Scarlett O’Hara was rated as the third most memorable character.

The performance by British star Vivien Leigh as the feisty southern belle in the epic “Gone with the Wind” made her the only female character in the top five.

Anthony Hopkins performance as Hannibal Lecter helped the cannibalistic serial killer rate fourth in the poll.

Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford, was named as the fifth most popular character.

More than 500,000 people took part in the survey carried out by ABC TV and People magazine.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: filmcharacter; forrestgump
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To: JoeProBono

Thanks. I really don’t know why I like that movie so much. Some other odd ones are the 3 Tremors movies. Yeah, I know. Very, very odd.


161 posted on 03/24/2011 11:40:57 AM PDT by MamaB
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To: SeekAndFind
"How could this happen? I was so careful. I picked the wrong play, the wrong director, the wrong cast. Where did I go right?"
— Zero Mostel as Max Bialystock in Mel Brooks' The Producers
162 posted on 03/24/2011 11:42:22 AM PDT by Pharmboy (What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
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To: Pharmboy
Zero Mostel as Max Bialystock in Mel Brooks' The Producers

That was much better than the remake.

163 posted on 03/24/2011 11:44:43 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind
The film was also known for many of Gump’s phrases, such as “My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

Momma was wrong most chocolate you can look in the lid.


164 posted on 03/24/2011 11:49:56 AM PDT by ThomasThomas (Amnesia Deja Vu, I think I forgot this before.)
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To: SeekAndFind

the ‘greatest film character of all time’
is not yet extant....it will be whomever portrays JOHN GALT in the upcoming movie ‘ATLAS SHRUGGED’


165 posted on 03/24/2011 12:08:25 PM PDT by flat
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To: catman67

“The horror”


166 posted on 03/24/2011 12:09:35 PM PDT by strongbow
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To: SeekAndFind
RE: NO CONTEST-—PATTON

Agree. And additional points for snubbing the Oscars.

George C. Scott was a flaming liberal.

167 posted on 03/24/2011 12:14:56 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Half of all Americans are above average. Politicians come from the other half.)
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To: dfwgator

I used to have the LP from Dr Z...

Omar Shariff was great...


168 posted on 03/24/2011 12:21:46 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: dfwgator
And how could you forget Ferris Bueller?

Save Ferris!

169 posted on 03/24/2011 12:23:44 PM PDT by archivist007
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To: wbarmy
And what's in the box?

NOTHING!! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! YOU SOOO STUPID!!

I love that movie. It's sooo stupid.

170 posted on 03/24/2011 12:25:32 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: archivist007

“Say ‘Ferris Bueller’ and you lose a testicle.”

“Oh, you know him?”


171 posted on 03/24/2011 12:26:12 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind

“Blackhawk Down”

Hoot to Sgt blaming himself for fallen under his command

“It ain’t up to you, it’s just war”


172 posted on 03/24/2011 12:26:44 PM PDT by strongbow
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To: SeekAndFind

Andalusian dog is the greatest film character of all time!


173 posted on 03/24/2011 12:28:15 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: SeekAndFind

174 posted on 03/24/2011 12:31:14 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: allmendream; EternalVigilance
I love that movie too. A classic. He was great in Mr. Deeds too. And while I enjoy Adam Sandler, it is not a favorite remake for me because of how much I like Cooper.

BTW:

Ah always wets muh keys when I'm a fixin' tuh do some real postin'.

175 posted on 03/24/2011 12:34:11 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: dfwgator

“Ferris Bueller you’re my hero.” - Cameron

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris


176 posted on 03/24/2011 12:35:01 PM PDT by archivist007
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To: Sacajaweau
Each to his own, I guess.

I found the character very boring....fell asleep before the end of the movie.

177 posted on 03/24/2011 12:37:40 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/01...NEVER FORGET.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Gump-Schlump. Ridiculous.

Two just off the top of my head much better, Randall McMurphy from One flew over... and Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) from Goodfellas.


178 posted on 03/24/2011 12:40:22 PM PDT by Zman516 (muslims, marxists, communists ---> satan's useful idiot corps)
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To: Frantzie
Stupid movie to be sure, but some liberals really hated it.

Jenny is the classic 1960s flower child and what happens to her?

Check out some of the reviews discussions online. Like this one:

I believe Forrest Gump is an extremely reactionary movie that promotes the value of stupidity for the masses. I think it's one of the most dangerous popular films I've ever seen. I hate it.

More here.

One comment makes the totally unconventional argument that the book was liberal and Hollywood made the movie conservative.

179 posted on 03/24/2011 12:42:37 PM PDT by x
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To: max americana
Problem is, Gump couldn't have been a Dem.

He honored his obligation to his friend (Bubba) by giving his mom a check, a share of the profits from the shrimping operation -- from his own money.

He mooned Lyndon Johnson.

He hired his disabled veteran friend (and former commander).

He remained loyal to the girl he loved. He not only made money, he gave some of it to a church.

He was actively raising his son.

Awfully conservative, that.

Well, maybe not mooning LBJ...

180 posted on 03/24/2011 12:54:23 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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