AFI's 100 Years 100 Heroes and Villains

[Bronzetree]

Wasn't sure whether to put this in the TV or Film category, but since it was on TV, that's where it'll go. So, did anybody watch this? There were 400 total hero and villain nominees from 100 years of film, which were sent to 1500 industry folk to vote on. The Top 50 vote getters in each category were featured on the show. It was pretty interesting to see who placed where. A few minor disappointments here and there (Hans Gruber is listed in the villains section, but there's no John McClane? Han Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi, but no Luke Skywalker?), but for the most part, it's one of the first of these types of lists I don't have a ton to disagree on. Check it out.

HERO on top
VILLAIN on bottom


1. Atticus Finch (in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD)
1. Dr. Hannibal Lecter (in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)

2. Indiana Jones (in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK)
2. Norman Bates (in PSYCHO)

3. James Bond (in DR. NO)
3. Darth Vader (in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)

4. Rick Blaine (in CASABLANCA)
4. The Wicked Witch of the West (in THE WIZARD OF OZ)

5. Will Kane (in HIGH NOON)
5. Nurse Ratched (in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST)

6. Clarice Starling (in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)
6. Mr. Potter (in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE)

7. Rocky Balboa (in ROCKY)
7. Alex Forrest (in FATAL ATTRACTION)

8. Ellen Ripley (in ALIENS)
8. Phyllis Dietrichson (in DOUBLE INDEMNITY)

9. George Bailey (in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE)
9. Regan MacNeil (in THE EXORCIST)

10. T. E. Lawrence (in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA)
10. The Queen (in SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS)

11. Jefferson Smith (in MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON)
11. Michael Corleone (in THE GODFATHER: PART II)

12. Tom Joad (in THE GRAPES OF WRATH)
12. Alex De Large (in CLOCKWORK ORANGE)

13. Oskar Schindler (in SCHINDLER’S LIST)
13. HAL 9000 (in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY)

14. Han Solo (in STAR WARS)
14. The Alien (in ALIEN)

15. Norma Rae Webster (in NORMA RAE)
15. Amon Goeth (in SCHINDLER’S LIST)

16. Shane (in SHANE)
16. Noah Cross (in CHINATOWN)

17. Harry Callahan (in DIRTY HARRY)
17. Annie Wilkes (in MISERY)

18. Robin Hood (in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD)
18. The Shark (in JAWS)

19. Virgil Tibbs (in IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT)
19. Captain Bligh (in MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY)

20. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (in BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID)
20. Man (in BAMBI)

21. Mahatma Gandhi (in GANDHI)
21. Mrs. John Iselin (in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE)

22. Spartacus (in SPARTACUS)
22. Terminator (in THE TERMINATOR)

23. Terry Malloy (in ON THE WATERFRONT)
23. Eve Harrington (in ALL ABOUT EVE)

24. Thelma Dickerson & Louise Sawyer (in THELMA & LOUISE)
24. Gordon Gekko (in WALL STREET)

25. Lou Gehrig (in THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES)
25. Jack Torrance (in THE SHINING)

26. Superman (in SUPERMAN)
26. Cody Jarrett (in WHITE HEAT)

27. Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein (in ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN)
27. Martians (in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS)

28. Juror #8 (in 12 ANGRY MEN)
28. Max Cady (in CAPE FEAR)

29. General George Patton (in PATTON)
29. Reverend Harry Powell (in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER)

30. Luke Jackson (in COOL HAND LUKE)
30. Travis Bickle (in TAXI DRIVER)

31. Erin Brockovich (in ERIN BROCKOVICH)
31. Mrs. Danvers (in REBECCA)

32. Philip Marlowe (in THE BIG SLEEP)
32. Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker (in BONNIE AND CLYDE)

33. Marge Gunderson (in FARGO)
33. Count Dracula (in DRACULA)

34. Tarzan (in TARZAN THE APE MAN)
34. Dr. Szell (in MARATHON MAN)

35. Alvin York (in SERGEANT YORK)
35. J.J. Hunsecker (in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS)

36. Rooster Cogburn (in TRUE GRIT)
36. Frank Booth (in BLUE VELVET)

37. Obi-Wan Kenobi (in STAR WARS)
37. Harry Lime (in THE THIRD MAN)

38. The Tramp (in CITY LIGHTS)
38. Caesar Enrico Bandello (in LITTLE CAESAR)

39. Lassie (in LASSIE COME HOME)
39. Cruella De Vil (in ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIONS)

40. Frank Serpico (in SERPICO)
40. Freddy Krueger (in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET)

41. Arthur Chipping (in GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS)
41. Joan Crawford (in MOMMIE DEAREST)

42. Father Edward (in BOYS TOWN)
42. Tom Powers (in THE PUBLIC ENEMY)

43. Moses (in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS)
43. Regina Giddens (in THE LITTLE FOXES)

44. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (in THE FRENCH CONNECTION)
44. Baby Jane Hudson (in WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE)

45. Zorro (in THE MARK OF ZORRO)
45. The Joker (in BATMAN)

46. Batman (in BATMAN)
46. Hans Gruber (in DIE HARD)

47. Karen Silkwood (in SILKWOOD)
47. Tony Camonte (in SCARFACE)

48. Terminator (in TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY)
48. Verbal Kint (in THE USUAL SUSPECTS)

49. Andrew Beckett (in PHILADELPHIA)
49. Auric Goldfinger (in GOLDFINGER)

50. General Maximus Decimus Meridus (in GLADIATOR)
50. Alonzo Harris (in TRAINING DAY)

[monkey neck]

I would have to say Jaws from the James Bonds movies should have made it.

I was really expecting more entries from Tom Hanks under the hero category.

[marshallnesta]

damn these lists. damn them to hell. where is luke skywalker? did i just gloss over it? how the F did han get on the list? how the F is luke not #1 ?! and if it weren't for hannibal, the senator's daughter would never have been found. he only dines on the inconsiderate, anyway.

[coreyhemp]

I hate the AFI. They put out all these greatest movie lists and such, and they don't even get half of the best movies. Now, granted, it's all opinions, but who cares what a bunch of 70 year old fuddy-duddies (yes I said it) say about cinema.

[kickinitlive]

i personally think verbal kint should have been way higher

[IPrayForSound]

I don't think Travis Bickle should be on the villain list. Yeah, he did some bad shit, but he was no bad guy.

[CtJester]

How does Reagan MacNeil even qualify? She was a victim of the devil, which was the real villian, not the girl....

...and I don't get how Goldfinger beats out Blofeld,

...or 'Man' from Bambi...

ugh.

-ct

[FOBAgain]

Originally posted by IPrayForSound
I don't think Travis Bickle should be on the villain list. Yeah, he did some bad shit, but he was no bad guy.

I had the same thought when I watched the show. I read yesterday, though, that characters weren't classified for the voters, so it was strictly up to them to determine whether characters like Bickle were good or bad. Interesting that they chose Villain for him...

[pinlobble]

UH, YEAH, why was Die Hard or anyone in it even a consideration?

and what about Henry Hill in Goodfellas, the worst kind of bad buy, he's a RAT.

[monkey neck]

I think Danny Vermin from "Johnny Dangeroulsy" should have made the cut, man.

[samanafay]

Originally posted by CtJester
How does Reagan MacNeil even qualify? She was a victim of the devil, which was the real villian, not the girl....

i was wondering the same thing.
i liked "man" being the villian in Bambi. it's so deep!