Movie Morlocks, the Turner Classic Movies blog, recently posted a collection of memorable movie character names. It is a compelling and (mostly) comprehensive list, yet, with a few exceptions, it is, well ... pretty straightforward.I give them the benefit of the doubt though, for their stock and trade is classic films from the studio era, and we all know what kind of representation gay characters received in those times: next to none. And what there was was usually negative; for example, characters generally regarded as queer that did make their list (Mrs. Danvers, Eve Harrington, even the cross-dressing Norman Bates) are all villains.
So to give the gay perspective, here is the Movie Dearest list of memorable GLBT movie character names (including a few more villains). Also, note that I have left off any "real" people (James Whale, Brandon Teena) that were well-known prior to their appearance on film or any characters that are named in the movie's title (Chuck and Buck, Hedwig). See if you can guess what movies they are from (names are in alphabetical order):
- Albin, a.k.a. Zaza
- Angel & Collins and Maureen & Joanne
- Bruno Anthony
- Shug Avery
- Andrew Beckett
- Arnold Beckoff
- Vida Boheme, Noxeema Jackson and Chi-Chi Rodriguez
- Bree Osbourne
- Joel Cairo
- Cristal Connors
- Corky and Violet
- Roger De Bris and Carmen Ghia
- Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist
- Dil
- Felicia, Mitzi and Bernadette
- Dr. Frank-N-Furter
- Fuzzy
- Gay Perry
- Jamie and Ste
- Kitten
- Rosa Klebb
- Waldo Lydecker
- Michael, Emory, Harold and Cowboy
- Molina
- Dolly Pelliker
- Plato
- Toddy
- Catherine Tramell
- Sebastian Venable
- Zach and Bart
Give your guesses (or add more character names to the list) in the comments section below.
Link via MovieMorlocks.com.
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