The Film: The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Film Thief: Clancy Brown (Captain Hadley)
Heist Moment: Sure, Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) and "Red" Redding are the focus of the movie.
And Andy has his big breakout moment.
But from the moment he stalks on screen and starts hollering at the prisoners, Clancy Brown's Hadley drags your attention away every minute he appears.
He's a brutal, uncompromising bastard and hates his charges with a vicious fury.
Drunk on power, he's eventually brought down, but not before beating at least one man to death.
Okay, so maybe he didn't strictly steal the whole movie - when the ending kicks in he's the last thing on our minds - but he's still a major scene pincher...
Memorable Line: “If I hear so much as a mouse fart in here the rest of the night I swear by God and sonny Jesus you will all visit the infirmary. Every last motherf****r in here.”
Tea-Leaf Trivia: Brown was contacted by several real prison officers offering help with his portrayal.
But he turned them down and concentrated on making Hadley a purely evil git. It worked...
Next: Frank
Comments
gambit21
Aug 11th 2009, 10:57
How could Nicholson's Joker be left out and indeed Ledger's.
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JoWareham
Aug 11th 2009, 12:34
Where is Marcia Gay Harden's terrifying Mrs Carmody from The Mist? She blows everyone else off the screen and manages to be much scarier than anything in the parking lot.
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rosco2903
Aug 11th 2009, 13:03
How could you miss Gary Oldmans scenery chewing performances in Leon or State of Grace. James Woods in The Specialist. No Clarence Boddicker, Kurgan or Hans Gruber. Hang your heads in shame TF
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pimpernel
Aug 11th 2009, 22:31
I concur with gambit21 - where's Ledger's Joker?! And Kenneth Brannagh's Iago? Toby Stephens in 'Die Another Day'? And, well I know this isn't a film, but John Simm as The Master in Doctor Who - he definitely nicked the limelight from Tennant! Totally agree about Alan Rickman in Prince of Thieves! "I'm going to cut your heart out with a spoon!" "Why a spoon cousin?" "BECAUSE IT HURTS MORE YOU IDIOT!!" Legendary...
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allykatharvey
Aug 16th 2009, 12:50
Great list! Could have been a bit longer to include Tim Roth's magnetic baddie in Rob Roy and Jeremy Northam's contribution as the almost-baddie but Wickedly-Sharper-Than-The-Hero scene stealer in Enigma! I bought the DVDs for both of these for the stunning bad guys!
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