movie titles that contain full names
June 13, 2010 3:01 PM Subscribe
Movie titles with full names of characters in them. Help me compile a list.
I was at the movies the other night and saw a trailer for new one called Scott Pilgrim vs. The World...or something. Anyway, it seems as though there are a lot of movies that fall into this category. Help me think of some more!!
First and last names. I'm thinking of movies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Being John Malkovich, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton. You get the picture.
I was at the movies the other night and saw a trailer for new one called Scott Pilgrim vs. The World...or something. Anyway, it seems as though there are a lot of movies that fall into this category. Help me think of some more!!
First and last names. I'm thinking of movies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Being John Malkovich, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton. You get the picture.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Patch Adams
Donnie Darko
posted by yogurtisgenocide at 3:04 PM on June 13, 2010
Patch Adams
Donnie Darko
posted by yogurtisgenocide at 3:04 PM on June 13, 2010
The Great Waldo Pepper
Charley Varrick
Eyes of Laura Mars
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:05 PM on June 13, 2010
Charley Varrick
Eyes of Laura Mars
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:05 PM on June 13, 2010
Michael Collins, Jerry Maguire, Michael Clayton.
Only part of a name: Tootsie, Arthur, Silkwood.
posted by jessamyn at 3:05 PM on June 13, 2010
Only part of a name: Tootsie, Arthur, Silkwood.
posted by jessamyn at 3:05 PM on June 13, 2010
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:07 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:07 PM on June 13, 2010
Napoleon Dynamite
posted by TooFewShoes at 3:10 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by TooFewShoes at 3:10 PM on June 13, 2010
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Spartacus (I think that was his full name)
posted by sandra_s at 3:10 PM on June 13, 2010
Spartacus (I think that was his full name)
posted by sandra_s at 3:10 PM on June 13, 2010
The Indiana Jones movies?
Two for the price of one: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
posted by Lucinda at 3:10 PM on June 13, 2010
Two for the price of one: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
posted by Lucinda at 3:10 PM on June 13, 2010
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:10 PM on June 13, 2010
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:10 PM on June 13, 2010
Forrest Gump
Indiana Jones
Harry Potter and...
Sweeney Todd
Jackie Brown
Austin Powers
Sherlock Holmes
Jerry Maguire
Napoleon Dynamite
Ed Wood
Donnie Brasco
Rocky Balboa
Michael Clayton
Bridget Jones
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Meet Joe Black
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Erin Brockovich
Robin Hood
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Ace Ventura
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Wilson's War
...and several thousand more amongst this list.
posted by Paragon at 3:13 PM on June 13, 2010 [4 favorites]
Indiana Jones
Harry Potter and...
Sweeney Todd
Jackie Brown
Austin Powers
Sherlock Holmes
Jerry Maguire
Napoleon Dynamite
Ed Wood
Donnie Brasco
Rocky Balboa
Michael Clayton
Bridget Jones
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Meet Joe Black
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Erin Brockovich
Robin Hood
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Ace Ventura
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Wilson's War
...and several thousand more amongst this list.
posted by Paragon at 3:13 PM on June 13, 2010 [4 favorites]
Sherlock Holmes (and there's a load more with 'Sherlock Holmes' in the title like Young Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:13 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:13 PM on June 13, 2010
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr
Charlie Wilson's War
Sophie Scholl
posted by fire&wings at 3:13 PM on June 13, 2010
Charlie Wilson's War
Sophie Scholl
posted by fire&wings at 3:13 PM on June 13, 2010
Antwone Fisher
Bridget Jones's Diary
Meet Joe Black
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
posted by ctab at 3:14 PM on June 13, 2010
Bridget Jones's Diary
Meet Joe Black
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
posted by ctab at 3:14 PM on June 13, 2010
Forrest Gump
Bunny Lake is Missing
Ed Wood
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Donnie Darko
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Ed Wood
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Glengarry Glen Ross
What's Eating Gilbert Grae
posted by eunoia at 3:15 PM on June 13, 2010
Bunny Lake is Missing
Ed Wood
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Donnie Darko
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Ed Wood
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Glengarry Glen Ross
What's Eating Gilbert Grae
posted by eunoia at 3:15 PM on June 13, 2010
Bunny Lake is Missing
The Eyes of Laura Mars
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Donnie Darko
Mary Roberts
Ed Wood
Cleopatra Jones
Barry Lyndon
Sweeney Todd
Forrest Gump
Dick Tracy
and, if nicknames count, the "Indiana Jones and" franchise.
I'm assuming you want first-name-last-name, not honorifics like Dr. Strangelove or Mr. Skeffington. Is that right?
Also, keep in mind that first-name/last-name is not a universal convention. Some characters have only one name or a sobriquet that doesn't correspond to that model: Wall-E, Elizabeth I, Mononoke-hime and so on.
posted by Elsa at 3:15 PM on June 13, 2010
The Eyes of Laura Mars
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Donnie Darko
Mary Roberts
Ed Wood
Cleopatra Jones
Barry Lyndon
Sweeney Todd
Forrest Gump
Dick Tracy
and, if nicknames count, the "Indiana Jones and" franchise.
I'm assuming you want first-name-last-name, not honorifics like Dr. Strangelove or Mr. Skeffington. Is that right?
Also, keep in mind that first-name/last-name is not a universal convention. Some characters have only one name or a sobriquet that doesn't correspond to that model: Wall-E, Elizabeth I, Mononoke-hime and so on.
posted by Elsa at 3:15 PM on June 13, 2010
The Royal Tenanbaums
posted by something something at 3:18 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by something something at 3:18 PM on June 13, 2010
Well, including fictional names and people with titles:
Shrek
Marmaduke
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr. Strangelove
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Ben-Hur
King Kong
Good Will Hunting
Ed Wood
Harvey
Barry Lyndon
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Spider-Man
Harry Potter and the . . .
Iron Man
Batman
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Mrs. Doubtfire
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Jerry Maguire
Scooby-Doo
Rambo
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Dr. Doolittle
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
etc!
posted by bearwife at 3:19 PM on June 13, 2010
Shrek
Marmaduke
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr. Strangelove
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Ben-Hur
King Kong
Good Will Hunting
Ed Wood
Harvey
Barry Lyndon
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Spider-Man
Harry Potter and the . . .
Iron Man
Batman
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Mrs. Doubtfire
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Jerry Maguire
Scooby-Doo
Rambo
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Dr. Doolittle
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
etc!
posted by bearwife at 3:19 PM on June 13, 2010
Charlie Bartlett
posted by puritycontrol at 3:19 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by puritycontrol at 3:19 PM on June 13, 2010
John Tucker Must Die
I Shot Andy Warhol
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
posted by infinitewindow at 3:22 PM on June 13, 2010
I Shot Andy Warhol
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
posted by infinitewindow at 3:22 PM on June 13, 2010
The People v. Larry Flynt
Billy Madison
Billy Elliot
Ghengis Khan
Peter Pan
Veronica Guerin
Barton Fink
Billy Bathgate
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
The Thomas Crown Affair
Dick Tracy
The Trial of Oscar Wilde
Spartacus
Oliver Twist
posted by decathecting at 3:26 PM on June 13, 2010
Billy Madison
Billy Elliot
Ghengis Khan
Peter Pan
Veronica Guerin
Barton Fink
Billy Bathgate
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
The Thomas Crown Affair
Dick Tracy
The Trial of Oscar Wilde
Spartacus
Oliver Twist
posted by decathecting at 3:26 PM on June 13, 2010
Glengarry Glen Ross isn't a person's name.
posted by matildaben at 3:28 PM on June 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by matildaben at 3:28 PM on June 13, 2010 [1 favorite]
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
posted by gingerbeer at 3:40 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by gingerbeer at 3:40 PM on June 13, 2010
Amélie... or at least the French title does: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain.
posted by sbutler at 3:51 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by sbutler at 3:51 PM on June 13, 2010
Kissing Jessica Stein.
posted by just_ducky at 3:53 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by just_ducky at 3:53 PM on June 13, 2010
Vera Drake
posted by VeniceGlass at 3:54 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by VeniceGlass at 3:54 PM on June 13, 2010
Tom Horn
Junior Bonner
Bullitt
(for a Steve McQueen evening.)
posted by Chichibio at 4:07 PM on June 13, 2010
Junior Bonner
Bullitt
(for a Steve McQueen evening.)
posted by Chichibio at 4:07 PM on June 13, 2010
Putney Swope
Santa Claus (several)
Jackie Brown
Shrek
Marmaduke
Finding Nemo
Garfield
Ratatouille
WALL-E
Tonari no Totoro
Futurama: Bender's Big Score and Bender's game
Saving Private Ryan
Good Will Hunting
The Adventures of Robin Hood (and several others)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf
Charlie Bartlett
Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu
Harvey
Life of David Gale
There are loads of em if you allow the names of historical figures.
posted by I Foody at 4:26 PM on June 13, 2010
Santa Claus (several)
Jackie Brown
Shrek
Marmaduke
Finding Nemo
Garfield
Ratatouille
WALL-E
Tonari no Totoro
Futurama: Bender's Big Score and Bender's game
Saving Private Ryan
Good Will Hunting
The Adventures of Robin Hood (and several others)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf
Charlie Bartlett
Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu
Harvey
Life of David Gale
There are loads of em if you allow the names of historical figures.
posted by I Foody at 4:26 PM on June 13, 2010
"Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness" contains a full name, but oddly it is the lead actor's name, not his character.
posted by fings at 4:28 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by fings at 4:28 PM on June 13, 2010
Sugata Sanshirō (plus the sequel)
Tsubaki Sanjūrō
Dersu Uzala
Tonari no Totoro (aka My Neighbour Totoro)
Hachiko: A Dog's Story (okay, I'll stop)
posted by No-sword at 4:31 PM on June 13, 2010
Tsubaki Sanjūrō
Dersu Uzala
Tonari no Totoro (aka My Neighbour Totoro)
Hachiko: A Dog's Story (okay, I'll stop)
posted by No-sword at 4:31 PM on June 13, 2010
Paprika
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Porco Rosso
posted by toodleydoodley at 4:33 PM on June 13, 2010
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Porco Rosso
posted by toodleydoodley at 4:33 PM on June 13, 2010
Bender's full name is "Bender Bending Rodríguez"
posted by crush-onastick at 4:35 PM on June 13, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by crush-onastick at 4:35 PM on June 13, 2010 [3 favorites]
Nancy Drew
Myra Breckenridge
Searching for Bobby Fischer
posted by SisterHavana at 4:40 PM on June 13, 2010
Myra Breckenridge
Searching for Bobby Fischer
posted by SisterHavana at 4:40 PM on June 13, 2010
I don't think I've seen anyone mention Anna Karenina yet. But you have to choose between Greta Garbo in 1935 and Vivien Leigh in 1948. Tough one!
posted by chatongriffes at 4:49 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by chatongriffes at 4:49 PM on June 13, 2010
I think it's pretty common in old movies.
Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (starring Ginger Rogers)
Roxie Hart (Ginger Rogers)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (Ginger Rogers)
The Story of Esther Costello (Joan Crawford)
Harriet Craig (Joan Crawford)
Daisy Kenyon (Joan Crawford)
Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford)
Sadie McKee (Joan Crawford)
Letty Lynton (Joan Crawford)
Bunny O'Hare (Bette Davis)
Miss Susie Slagle's (Lillian Gish)
Annie Laurie (Lillian Gish)
Love Finds Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) (and all the other Andy Hardy Movies)
The World of Henry Orient (Peter Sellers)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
posted by crush-onastick at 4:56 PM on June 13, 2010
Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (starring Ginger Rogers)
Roxie Hart (Ginger Rogers)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (Ginger Rogers)
The Story of Esther Costello (Joan Crawford)
Harriet Craig (Joan Crawford)
Daisy Kenyon (Joan Crawford)
Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford)
Sadie McKee (Joan Crawford)
Letty Lynton (Joan Crawford)
Bunny O'Hare (Bette Davis)
Miss Susie Slagle's (Lillian Gish)
Annie Laurie (Lillian Gish)
Love Finds Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) (and all the other Andy Hardy Movies)
The World of Henry Orient (Peter Sellers)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
posted by crush-onastick at 4:56 PM on June 13, 2010
Virginia Woolf isn't a character in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. But it would be kind of sweet.
posted by Beardman at 6:14 PM on June 13, 2010
posted by Beardman at 6:14 PM on June 13, 2010
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
I have no idea why that movie comes to mind so easily to me.
posted by Green With You at 8:36 PM on June 13, 2010
I have no idea why that movie comes to mind so easily to me.
posted by Green With You at 8:36 PM on June 13, 2010
IMDB has a tagging system. Here is a list of 39,023 titles with the tag Character name in title.
posted by Harald74 at 12:04 AM on June 14, 2010
posted by Harald74 at 12:04 AM on June 14, 2010
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (which, according to imdb is a version of The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck)
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Effi Briest
And some more German titles:
Lili Marleen
Die Moral der Ruth Halbfass
Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant
Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss
Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell
posted by Glow Bucket at 1:31 AM on June 14, 2010
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Effi Briest
And some more German titles:
Lili Marleen
Die Moral der Ruth Halbfass
Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant
Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss
Michael Kohlhaas - Der Rebell
posted by Glow Bucket at 1:31 AM on June 14, 2010
Charlotte Gray
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
posted by tractorfeed at 2:05 AM on June 14, 2010
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
posted by tractorfeed at 2:05 AM on June 14, 2010
Oh and duh I just watched this one last night:
Chanel Coco & Igor Stravinsky
posted by tractorfeed at 2:25 AM on June 14, 2010
Chanel Coco & Igor Stravinsky
posted by tractorfeed at 2:25 AM on June 14, 2010
The Friends of Eddie Coyle, which also has a character named Jackie Brown in it.
posted by crepesofwrath at 10:07 AM on June 14, 2010
posted by crepesofwrath at 10:07 AM on June 14, 2010
Stella Dallas! (woohoo, new one!)
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 11:49 AM on June 14, 2010
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 11:49 AM on June 14, 2010
Johnny Yuma (old spaghetti western)
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 11:51 AM on June 14, 2010
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 11:51 AM on June 14, 2010
Original chinese title of Tsui Hark's "Once Upon A Time In China" is "Wong Fei-Hung" (the main character's full name)
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 11:52 AM on June 14, 2010
posted by Pickman's Next Top Model at 11:52 AM on June 14, 2010
Erin Brockovich
posted by Salamandrous at 12:50 PM on June 14, 2010
posted by Salamandrous at 12:50 PM on June 14, 2010
David Copperfield
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Ned Kelly
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Richard III
Mystery of Edwin Drood
Spartacus
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Marie Antoinette
Malcolm X
Tom Sawyer
Huo Yuan Jia
Joan of Arc
Wyatt Earp
The Adventures of Mark Twain
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
John Rabe
The Diary of Anne Frank
Veronica Guerin
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Ted Bundy
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Beau Brummell
The Buddy Holly Story
posted by bearwife at 4:39 PM on June 14, 2010
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Ned Kelly
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Richard III
Mystery of Edwin Drood
Spartacus
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Marie Antoinette
Malcolm X
Tom Sawyer
Huo Yuan Jia
Joan of Arc
Wyatt Earp
The Adventures of Mark Twain
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
John Rabe
The Diary of Anne Frank
Veronica Guerin
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Ted Bundy
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Beau Brummell
The Buddy Holly Story
posted by bearwife at 4:39 PM on June 14, 2010
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posted by piratebowling at 3:02 PM on June 13, 2010