10 Movie Characters We'd Share a Desert Island With

By Andy Scott /

4. Holly Golightly - Breakfast at Tiffany's

Every group could do well to have a princess on board; the one member of the group who is just that little more decadent and sensitive than the others. By having a princess among them the members will undoubtedly adhere to an €˜older sibling€™ role. A role which would ender Miss Golightly to the mature members of the group. Aside from her decadence she€™s also fun-loving and a little mad. She has a cat called €˜Cat€™ because she doesn€™t feel like she can own something living and, therefore, isn€™t owned herself! As far as a little adventure on a desert island is concerned she€™s unlikely to lead from the fore, but while you€™re trekking inland she€™s likely to make the camp a lot more bearable! From the beginning of the film she€™s seen to go to great lengths to achieve all that€™s aesthetically pleasing, something that isn€™t likely to come from Indy or Ripley, and she endeavours for the €˜finer things€™ in life. She also loves a party. This is definitely one of the things we know best about her from the opening scene of the movie. At dawn, resplendently bedizened, she delves into a paper bag only to pull out a pastry and coffee as she leers into the window of Tiffany€™s jewellery store. Before being accosted at her front door, it€™s clear from the time of day, her €˜night before€™ attire and her choice of breakfast that she€™s coming back from an all-nighter. Who couldn€™t love a woman like that? Although she€™s seen to be the height of refinement in modern society, in the film she€™s also got a tougher side. She€™s essentially broke and always looking to better her situation. A €˜riches to rags€™ €˜Jane on Tarzan€™s Island€™ storyline would be inevitable from her being on the island and, let€™s face it, having a princess come down and learn how to rough it out is always a winning story.