All-Time Great Minor Characters in Movies

[By-Tor]

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[Sooga]

Not sure how many have seen 'Ghost World', but the hick white guy with the nunchucks and fondness for beef jerky was hilarious beyond hilarious.

[BWebb]

Can't find a good picture but I nominate Tyrone from Snatch.

[AngusThermopyle]

Slim Pickens in "Dr Strangelove"
The waitress in "Five Easy Pieces"

[onthebutton]

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Brick FTW!

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WTF? This compared to the PF Walken is horrendous.

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Did PF Walken stab someone with a trident? Did he put mayonnaise in the toaster? I DIDN'T THINK SO.

[Jack of Arcades]

Sidewinder Boss: Hey. Hey. How many times do I have to tell you? No shirt, no service. Get the hell out of my store. What do you think this is, Club Med?
Doug: It's called America, dude. Learn the rules.
Sidewinder Boss: "Learn the rules?" No, YOU learn the rules. We Greeks invented democracy.
Doug: You also invented ho-mos.
Sidewinder Boss: [censored] you.
Doug: You wish. You gotta buy me dinner first.

[Jdanz]

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Brick FTW!

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WTF? This compared to the PF Walken is horrendous.

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not to mention he isn't a throwaway character

[By-Tor]

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Can't find a good picture but I nominate Tyrone from Snatch.

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[miajag]

I think a lot of people are confusing "minor characters" with "supporting characters." A minor character is one who only makes one or two brief (but usually important/awesome) appearances. Examples: Walken or Keitel in Pulp Fiction, Jesus in Big Lebowski. Someone who is present throughout the film but not the "main" character, e.g., Reed Rothchild in Boogie Nights or Brick in Anchorman, is a supporting character, not a minor one.

[Uston]

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Not sure how many have seen 'Ghost World', but the hick white guy with the nunchucks and fondness for beef jerky was hilarious beyond hilarious.



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This is a great choice. David Cross plays a great (very) minor character in Ghost World, too.