10 Movie Characters We'd Share a Desert Island With

By Andy Scott /

7. Simple Simon - The Boat That Rocked

It€™s not simple to be cool but it€™s cool to be simple! Yes the Irishman with a heart of gold and a, now fashionable, marriage characterised by brevity and lies, is on the island! Perhaps a less orthodox choice but considering the amount of strong characters around at the moment already, there€™s room for a little less €˜Alpha€™. Handy with a turn table he€™d undoubtedly bring musicality to the island too and, though it may be a little dated, who wouldn€™t want the likes of Jimmy Hendrix, Bowie and the Kinks accompanying their daily lives? Plus it€™d be fun to bring him up to speed on some of the newest music and to get his opinion on some of our modern atrocities €“ talking to him about the musical merits of the likes of Sam and the Womp would be eye-opening to say the least!