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 ...
Gump?? IMHO.....Ridiculous!!
ALSO :
* Gone with the Wind was rated as the top film of all time with The Wizard of Oz runner-up.
* The most popular film line of all time — Rhett Butler says: “ Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
(Add your favorite line of all time here )
I agree and that’s all I got to say about that.
Stupid lib movie for idiots. Gary Sinse is a good guy and helps military vets. The rest of the film and Forest Gump is s**t.
Mary Poppins
Seriously? In a movie universe that includes Rick Blaine?
....Rosebud....
Darth Vader>Hannibal Lecter
Obama won an election, so I suppose anything is possible.
Going to show it to my 12 and 14 yr olds on Sat night actually—we ate at a “Bubba Gump Shrimp” restaurant last weekend and they asked to see the movie. . .
Indiana Jones
James Bond
Luke Skywalker
Hannibal Lector
Dirty Harry
I beg to differ, bro. It’s a good movie. Sure Hanks played a fudgepacker before he took this role, but the theme of the movie is if you are a retarded person say...a Dem, you can achieve good things if you work at it and being handicapped (mentally...like a Dem) is not an excuse for achieving great things.
Darth Vader
Rocky
E.T.
Gump is a good character, but not the best.
Forrest Gump was just one movie. It was a good movie, but still...
To qualify for the greatest movie character, there must be more than just one film.
Take the James Bond movies, for instance. Roger Moore qualifies over Gump any day.
I don’t think characters originating in books should count; much more difficult to develop a character through a screenplay (i.e. made for the movies).
I’m like 10 minutes away from Universal Studios in L.A. and whenever I am at the City Walk, Bubba Shrimp ain;t that bad.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.