100 Most Memorable Film Characters Of All Time: Nominations 61 thru 80
78) Wayne Gale in NATURAL BORN KILLERS (Robert Downey, Jr.) Oliver Stone's incredibly crafted mosaic of contemporary blood-lust culture had a wonderful array of memorable characters, but for me, Robert Downey Jr. is at his best as the zany personification of a "media person", so caught up in his own glory, he can't even see the violence and tragedy that Mickey and Mallory Knox are spreading, as he simply wants to boost his own ratings and stature by making them into nothing less than heroes. He has essentially created their fame ... I especially think it's hilarious when Gale takes a gun and starts shooting during the prison riot at the end, finally deciding to become part of the action. Also watch as he tells a dying man to shut up so he can get a perfect on-camera image of Mickey and Mallory Knox kissing when they're reunited during the riot.
77) Father Merrin in THE EXORCIST (Max Von Sydow) By the time Father Merrin finally shows up in what is perhaps the greatest horror film ever made, we've already endured the horror of a little girl being taken over by the Devil. His entrance is classic, a lone car driving up, Father Merrin getting out in shadow and smoke, overlooking the house where he will again face the Devil. There's so much we don't know about Father Merrin, but in his brief bits of revealing dialogue and in the wretched skin of his weathered face, we sense a man of the cloth whose faith has been tested many times, and who takes all that he is to keep his fear at bay, to ultimately drive the Devil out in this most classic tale of the forces of good and evil present in this world.
76) Gollum in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (Andy Serkis) It was only a matter of time before the technology of digital computer animation finally arrived to present a digital character in a live action film, and make him absolutely believable. The character of Gollum in the second Lord of the Rings film though managed much more than just being believable to look at ... he was a character of incredible depth and pathos as well, which also has much to do with Andy Serkis's voice performance. As a wounded and tortured creature whose addiction to the Ring has never gone away, he remains a
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