10 Uncharacteristically Competent Actions By Dumb Movie Characters
2. Brick Tamland's Trident Throw (Anchorman)
Brick Tamland is the weatherman in the San Diego-based Channel 4 news team, along with Ron Burgundy (main anchor), Brian Fantana (field reporter) and Champ Kind (sports newscaster) in the classic comedy Anchorman. He describes himself as follows: I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded. Brick couldn't be more right - but at least he admits it. He really is a complete and utter buffoon. Nothing he says is ever relevant - even his closest friends have no idea what he's talking about most of the time - and it's a wonder that his incompetency hasn't had him sectioned, let alone fired from his job. However, when the Channel 4 news team found themselves in a battle to the death with a plethora of rival news stations, Brick showed some remarkable skill and accuracy. Granted, it resulted in him murdering someone - which is never great - but Brick launched a trident (how he got it, nobody knows) at an opponent and struck him directly in the heart. Remarkable skill from a man whose talents are otherwise non-existent.
