10 Most Memorable Original Film Characters

2. Gizmo (Howie Mandel in Gremlins)

It€™s all about mythology. Mythology is what creates a memorable character. Mythology is what gives the impression that the character has always existed€ Now, with Gremlins, it€™s almost true: they€™ve been around since World War II, and there was a great cartoon about them with Bugs Bunny€ So, am I breaking the rule, here? Well, it€™s the same situation as Hancock: furry and cute creatures have been around for a long time, and even if they have the same name, if the whole mythology around them has nothing to do with the homonym, then we can consider them ORIGINAL. In the case of the Mogwaï, it was created for the screen. And the whole set of rules that accompany it is what creates a legend, a true memorable character. Everyone knows that you can€™t get a Mogwaï wet, even if they haven€™t seen the movie or don€™t remember it€ The rule about feeding after midnight is a bit iffy, as has been pointed out many times before, but almost everyone knows it and argues about it€ So, this makes Gizmo and his tenderness number 2 on the list. One could argue that he wasn€™t played by a memorable actor but by a puppet, but Runner-up: E.T. This incredible creature should really be n°2. The only reason it€™s not is because the whole movie is memorable, but the character is drowned by so many memorable things in the movie itself, and not the character. He could almost be a MacGuffin, and not be present in the movie, and still E..T. would have been incredible. Now, that€™s not entirely true, but almost!
 
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Francis Barel is a movie fan, a pop culture fan, and most of all a fan of Americana: everything that makes the American culture, whether it's baseball, entertainement or business. On the fun side, we're talking: John Williams, blockbuster movies, romantic comedies, and comic books. On the business side, we're talking: box-office returns, finance & banking, payments, and the corporate side of comic books.