In doctor strange, the livedierepeat finale is hinted at. Can you recommend some movies with really intelligent main characters. Seriously though, if this isnt hugh dancy trying to make up for the last film that featured him as a dude named adam, then its part two of rose byrnes twopart 2009 marathon of working with a. In shakespeares hamlet, prince of denmark, the titular character s fathers ghost appears. Antichrist 2009 neither of the main characters is called by a name or refers to. In which moviestv series the name of the character is same as the actors name. Home movies through the entire cast, though paula became an exception when her original voice actress, paula poundstone, was replaced. Spongebob squarepants series encyclopedia spongebobia. Top 10 movies with a main character title movie mezzanine. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the conversation. The simpsons movie 2007 has the main characters share the same name as the characters to animated sitcom the simpsons 1989present. Alain morel played the title role of leroy in the film of the same name.
Every once in a while you will see a trailer for a movie whose name instills a sense of deja vu because youve seen it before, even though the new movie isnt a reboot. For example, if the same main character at least 1 was involved in the depiction of violence and sex in the same segment or in the film, cooccurrence was considered present. The pterodactyl ghost originated as an antagonist in the scoobydoo show episode hang in there, scoobydoo, but other than johnny sharing his first name and. Same title, totally different film times movies with the same name were nothing alike.
I am chiefly talking about actors who play characters with the same first name in situation comedies television series. What movies or tv shows have the same name as its main character. The film was released on dvd and bluray on december 29, 2009, threeandahalf months after the film s theatrical release. Exactly one year later, on valentines day, he woke upand brutally murdered twentytwo people with a pickaxe before being. How often does an actoractress have the same name as. Ive been writing a ya mystery book in which one of the three main characters is a detectivewho now seems to share his name with another fictional character on tv. In which moviestv series the name of the character is. The film follows talented high school students attending the high school of performing arts in new york. This incredible coming of age fantasy tale introduces the audience to a dynamic protagonist by the name of gideonette who must overcome her.
Considering this weeks subject matter revolves around character, the aff film department and i personally would like to reintroduce you to a wonderful selection from aff24. And living on this planet is super good, because fresh air and what not. Hank hill, main character in cartoon king of the hill henry hank palmer, robert downey jr. The eponymous character is usually, but not always, the protagonist. I accidentally gave my fictional character the same. Tim burtons charming homage to the worst film director of all time is endlessly fascinating, thanks much in part to depps uninhibited. Ks23 englishliteracy this resource is designed to work across upper ks2 and lower ks3. His main goal in life is to find some way of permanently destroying her. The title character in a narrative work is one who is named or referred to in the title of the work.
As a bonus, mikey simons voice actor is michael sinterniklaas, setting up a recursive danza. The result is a superficial rendition of stargirl, where the elements. Esrb listing for resident evil 7 details main characters. In groundhog day, the main character has the same name as. Aug 28, 2009 halloween ii is a 2009 american slasher film written, directed, and produced by rob zombie. With sam worthington, zoe saldana, sigourney weaver, michelle rodriguez. The name helen has moved in and out of favor over the centuries, often alternating with ellen. Comprehensive list of synonyms for roles for actors, by macmillan dictionary and thesaurus thesaurus. The title character in sir walter scotts ivanhoe is a displaced knight fighting during the crusades. The title of the work might consist solely of the title character s name such as michael collins or othello or be a longer phrase or sentence such as. It stars carey mulligan as jenny, a bright schoolgirl, and peter sarsgaard as david, the charming con man who seduces her. The character has purposefully been written as passive, in what is essentially a experimental form, so the author can make some kind of statement about people or society in general.
If you name your movie after your main character and only your main. One very current example is charlie and the chocolate factory. Movies with the same name that were nothing at all alike digital spy. What do you call it when the book is named after the main. List of characters played by multiple actors in the same film. Throughout television history it has been common for actors to play fictional versions of themselves in sitcoms. The best and worst pandemic movies and tv shows to watch on. In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it. Cinderella is a 1950 american animated film produced by walt disney which was based on the fairy tale cinderella by charles perrault. There are many other characters and minor film stars. Notorious 1946, notorious 2009, same title different movie. However, it gets docked a few points for being the same title as the tv. Fame is a 2009 american musical drama film and a loose remake of the 1980 film of the same name. Can i use the title of a movie, character name, or name of.
I try to remember a film i watched maybe 10 years ago. The dvd and bluray contained special features such as the director shane ackers original 2005 short film of the same name, cast interviews, and commentary by the filmmakers. With edward asner, jordan nagai, john ratzenberger, christopher plummer. Sitcoms with main characters named after the shows stars. The namesake is a 2006 englishlanguage drama film directed by mira nair and written by sooni taraporevala based on the novel the namesake by jhumpa lahiri. Tag popularity top rated top rated popular want to watch release date recently wanted date added 1.
Some people are blessed with being quickly likable. Another homophone of heirs is hairs, which would make the title of the event splitting hairs, an english idiom. It was released on september 25, 2009 in the us, canada, ireland, and the uk. This lazy film phenomenon doesnt happen often but when it does, usually the. Hotel for dogs 1971 is a childrens novel by lois duncan. This special character is known as the main character, often referred to as the protagonist. Aug 24, 2015 another character or collective entity is really the protagonist, driving the plot around this passive main character basically, what you just said. It stars tabu, irrfan khan, kal penn and sahira nair. It is produced by united plankton pictures and nickelodeon animation studio. Learn about marvel comicss characters and prominent writers and artists. This is a remake of the 1980 film by the same name, about attending the specialized new york academy of performing arts. Inglourious basterds is a 2009 war film written and directed by quentin tarantino and starring brad pitt, christoph waltz, melanie laurent, michael fassbender and eli roth.
Dom short for dominic, his main objective is to get home. Movie titles named after their main character, ranked. The character title is one of the easiest ways to name a work of fiction. What movies or tv shows have the same name as its main.
With jackie earle haley, patrick wilson, carla gugino, malin akerman. Parker, joe and dan never quite achieved the same iconic character. Quick trivia, in inception, leonardo dicaprios character name is dominic cobb christopher nolan thought one of the following thing while naming protagonist of the film. The same went for films based on comic strips and graphic novels. Why are many films named after their main characters.
Much of this warmth comes from the actress nisreen faour. Movies where the main character doesnt have a name rate. The director is making a statement saying that the main characters name isnt important but the idea of. One example is the gilmore girls, where the given name for the two main characters is lorelai, but the daughter is always referred to as rory. It is chronologically the tenth of nickelodeons nicktoons. Ten years ago, a tragedy changed the town of harmony forever.
Elias merhiges sly tale posits the theory that max schreck, the. Inglourious basterds inglourious basterds wiki fandom. This has led to accusations of plagiarism from matt groenings beloved series. Disney plus stargirl is a 2020 movie stuck in a 2000. Had this list included any film with a main character s name in the title, then about half of depps filmography wouldve been up for consideration.
Introducing the two main characters zoe and veer director imtiaz ali wrote. The film was theatrically released on june 5, 2009 by universal pictures. It was directed by kevin tancharoen and written by allison burnett. My bloody valentine 2009 directed by patrick lussier.
Tom hanniger, an inexperienced coal miner, caused an accident in the tunnels that trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, harry warden, into a permanent coma. Monsters unleashed, the main villain of the film is the evil masked figure, whose true identity is revealed to be dr. Helen is a name that has connoted beauty since ancient times the mythological face that launched a thousand ships, over whom the tenyear trojan war was fought. The script for the film parasite has just been released, it. As the twelfth feature in the disney animated canon, the film had a limited release on february 15, 1950 by rko radio pictures before being released nationwide on march 4. His journey and the personal evolution that it provokes in him is core to the film s main themes. In doctor strange, the livedierepeat finale is hinted at early in the film, just before strange gets in the car accident. The name helen is a girls name of greek origin meaning bright, shining light. Land of the lost is a 2009 american adventure comedy film directed by brad silberling, written by chris henchy and dennis mcnicholas and starring will ferrell, danny mcbride and anna friel, loosely based on the 1974 sid and marty krofft television series of the same name.
The simpsons movie 2007 has the main characters share. James caviezel and daniel henson as john sullivan in frequency 2000. Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own. Youre right, your 1st amendment right to comment on and parody famous properties and people is balanced by the federal and state law protecting those rightsholders rights in their s, trademarks, characters, and personas, and you cant unfairly. Violent film characters portrayal of alcohol, sex, and. The film was released in the united states on 9 march 2007, following screenings at film festivals in toronto and new york. In a performed work such as a play or film, the performer who plays the title character is said to have the title role of the piece. The film follows talented high school students attending the high school of performing arts in new york city known today as fiorello h. Gabourey gabby sidibe, the star of precious 2009, was born in the bedfordstuyvesant community in brooklyn, new york. The script for the film parasite has just been released, it shows a cut line where the main character comes up with the name jessica in reference to the snsd member. The film was directed by lone scherfig from a screenplay by nick hornby. The film was produced by indian, american and japanese studios.
Phase one of the franchise includes six films, featuring four different superhero properties, leading up to a crossover in the 2012 film marvels the avengers. Wonder woman is a 2009 directtodvd animated superhero film focusing on the superheroine of the same name. I was pretty young when i came up for the idea for the characters, and wasnt really aware that there was another fictional character out there with the same name, let alone that. In 2009 the walt disney company purchased the parent company of marvel comics. Film education is not responsible for the content of external sites. A title character is typically fictional, such as alice in the book alices adventures in wonderland, robinson crusoe in the book of the same name, or jeanluc picard in the tv series star trek. Which is also the name of the movie in which the main character is stuck in a timeloop. Is there a word for when a character has the same name as. And its fine for movies to have teams of characters fulfiling these roles. An education is a 2009 comingofage drama film based on a memoir of the same name by british journalist lynn barber.
Cargo takes a refreshingly characterdriven approach to the. The main character is an accidentprone sea sponge named spongebob. Kappa mikey has its main characters playing characters with the same name in the show within a show. Bloodsign has an unusual example of the main character and the big bad being this to each other, simultaneously. As for melkar muallem, who plays her son, set aside his arabic origins, and he could he the hero of any american high school film. Movies tagged as character name in title by the listal community sort by. The film is a sequel to zombies 2007 remake of 1978s halloween, a remake to the 1981 film of the same name and the tenth installment of the franchise. Alice allusion, my hero, zero, and name of cain are subtropes. Emma, from the eponymous book by jane austen, fancies herself a matchmaker. The entire name is the same, but its meaningless, or not overly significant. When the book was originally released in 1971, andis name was liz, and fridays name was sadie. In every script, the writer has to create one character or a set of characters that the audience will root for or hate.
It was adapted into a film of the same name by nickelodeon movies for dreamworks pictures, released on january 16, 2009. The title shares its name with a 1993 british film of the same name, although this is likely to be. Quinn, medicine woman hank schrader, character on tv series breaking bad hank moody, main character from tv series. Kyousuke is driven to save anyone in need because of his perceived failure to control the white queen, causing her to kill many people. The film was directed by clyde geronimi, hamilton luske, and wilfred jackson while the. The 100 best horror movie characters movies empire. Who are the only 2 actors in film history to win academy. For all behaviors, segments with cooccurrence were summed for each movie. But aside from that between 20032006 came out some of the best horror movies ever made in my opinion like saw, high tension, wolf creek, house of corpse, dead silence, the collector, 28 days later, land of the dead and many.
If youre going to name your movie after a made up name, you might as well imply that hes a combination of marlon brando playing a mobster and the greatest writer of the 20th century. A possible downfall of this trope is that if the show is a liveaction, should the. The first example of this that came to my raised in the 70s mind was mike stoker, who played firemanengineer mike stoker on emergency. List of marvel cinematic universe film actors wikipedia. There are many other characters and minor film stars also. Spongebob squarepants, also simply referred to as spongebob, is an american animated television series and media franchise. All three pandemic films are available to watch on netflix. My sister and i had watched some movies together and had that same revelation and found it funny and interesting. Heirs, is a homophone of hares, which itself is a synonym of rabbits. The remake of imtiaz alis 2009 film of the same name introduces a new onscreen couple kartik aaryan and sara ali khan. Said characters happen to have a few similar attributes and the same name unless the name is a single word, not a similar name nor the same first name nor the same last name. What word describes when a characters name is the same as. It was created by stephen hillenburg, a former marine biologist.
Esrb listing for resident evil 7 details main character s name, basic plot if basic information like the name of a protagonist counts as spoilers, you probably want to avoid this article. Bolt is a fictional white haired german shepherd and the eponymous protagonist of walt disney animation studios 2008 film of the same name. Just take the name of a character and use it for the name of the series. The book was rereleased december 1, 2008, to promote the film with the names changed. The title, splitting heirs, contains multiple puns. The curious case of benjamin button leading with nominations, followed by slumdog millionaire with 10. A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Probably not, unless you create an ad that parodies the film character without confusing its consumers or unfairly competes with it. Whats the difference between hero, main character and. The plot of the film is loosely based on george perezs reboot of the character, specifically the gods and mortals arc that started the characters second volume in 1987. Detail i know it seems obvious, but my friend, who loves the movie, hadnt realized it until i pointed it out to her.
Amreeka is a heartwarming film, not a political dirge. He is a solid student, obedient son and considerate boyfriend. However, in some stories, the hero, the protagonist and the main character are not all the same person. The same study concluded that 32 percent of movies had a female lead. Jacob kogan, zachary quinto and leonard nimoy as spock in star trek 2009 this case is unusual, in that quinto and nimoy played differently aged versions of the character, but in the same time period, via time travel.
Note that when the characters have the same name for some reason, one of them will be consistently referred to to by a nickname. Anna hausburg is the leading actress who also starred in the film. Its some kind of a mission in space and the female main character is always getting messages from her sister, who is living on a planet. Like harry, many of us have shared a name with a movie character. My colleague soo oh and i were curious to see how frequently various names are used, so we analyzed film credits from 26,000 films and compiled a list of nearly 20,000 unique character names. What movies have had a main character who was never given a. If the item being cited does not have an author then it would be cited by title and date as shown below. When he picks up his watch, the face reads february 2nd, which is groundhog day.
Can you name all these classic movies by just a main. In the 2005 film, the main character of ray ferrier was played by tom cruise. In which moviestv series the name of the character is same. However, it should be noted that mike stoker wasnt really an actor although he did have a sag card. The film tells the fictional alternate history tale of the unwitting convergence of two independent plots to assassinate nazi germanys political leadership, one planned by a young french jewish cinema proprietor, and the. Sometimes we explain how stuff works, other times, we ask you, but were always exploring in the name of fun. The film was nominated for three academy awards in 2010. Mar, 2020 new to disney plus, this now streaming original movie is based on a 2000 ya novel by jerry spinelli, but takes place in 2020. The marvel cinematic universe is a media franchise and shared fictional universe that is the setting of superhero films produced by marvel studios, based on characters that appear in marvel comics publications. In groundhog day, the main character has the same name as the groundhog.