Character name:
Muriel Pritchett
Appears in:
The Accidental Tourist
Date(s):
Dec. 23, 1988
Award(s):
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Character back story:
Macon hires Muriel Pritchett, a quirky young woman with a sickly son, to train his unruly dog Edward who he cannot bear to give away because he once belonged to Ethan. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation: 20's/Dog Trainer | | Personality type: Quirky | | Signature look: Curly Dark Auburn Hair | | Resides: Baltimore, Maryland USA | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:
Soundtrack "I'M GONNA LASSO SANTA CLAUS" Written by Frankie Adams and Wilbur Jones |
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| Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals...I mean a cat to sleep on your bed at night, or a dog of some kind to act pleased when you come in. You ever notice how a hotel room feels so lifeless?
- I really don't care for movies. They make everything seem so close up.
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Character name:
Thelma Dickerson
Appears in:
Thelma and Louise
Date(s):
May 24, 1991
Award(s):
Academy Nomination for
Best Actress
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Thelma is married to Darryl who likes his wife to stay quiet in the kitchen so that he can watch football on TV. One day Thelma and her friend Louise decide to break out of their normal life and jump in the car and hit the road. Their journey, however, turns into a flight when Louise kills a man who threatens to rape Thelma. They decide to go to Mexico, but soon they are hunted by American police. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation: 20's/Housewife | | Personality type: Passive-aggressive | | Signature look: Long Red Curls | | Resides: | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:
For the more raunchy sex scenes between Brad Pitt and Geena Davis, director Ridley Scott had assumed that a body double would be needed for Geena. Shortly after he'd begun auditioning prospective doubles, Davis learned of Scott's intentions and insisted that no doubles were needed in those steamy scenes. |
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| Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - State Trooper: [Sobbing] Please! I have a wife and kids.
Thelma: Oh really, well, you're lucky. You be sweet to them, especially your wife. My husband wasn't sweet to me. Look how I turned out.
- You could park a car in the shadow of his ass.
- I don't ever remember feeling this awake.
- I've had it up to my ass with sedate.
- But, umm, I don't know, you know, something's, like, crossed over in me and I can't go back, I mean I just couldn't live.
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Character name:
Dottie Hinson
Appears in:
A League of Their Own
Date(s):
July 1, 1992
Award(s):
Golden Globe Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy/Musical | Character back story:
Scout Capadino likes what he sees in catcher Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis). She's a terrific hitter and, almost as important, "a doll" and likely to attract male fans. He offers her a tryout, but the married woman is content where she is, working in a dairy and on the family farm in Oregon while her husband is away at war. He's less impressed with her younger sister, pitcher Kit Keller (Lori Petty), who loves the game passionately but appears to be less talented. He finally lets her come along when she persuades Dottie to give it a try and Dottie refuses to go alone. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation: 20's/Farm worker | | Personality type: Loyal | | Signature look: Blonde | | Resides: Oregon, USA | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:
To lighten the mood on the set in between takes, Geena Davis suggested that the cast perform songs from "Jesus Christ Superstar". Tom Hanks was assigned the role of "Caiaphas".. |
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| Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - I'm so sick of being blamed for every thing that's bothering you. I got you into this league, God damnit! I didn't even want to be here.
- Dottie Hinson: Lay off the high ones!
Kit Keller: I like the high ones!
Dottie Hinson: Mule!
Kit Keller: Nag!
- Helen Haley: Has anybody seen my new red hat?
Dottie Hinson: Oh piss on your hat.
Helen Haley: That was uncalled for.
- Dottie Hinson: Can we just hold each other for the rest of our lives?
Bob Hinson: That's my plan.
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Character name
Veronica Quaife
Appears in:
The Fly
Date(s):
August 15, 1986
Award(s):
Saturn Nomination for
Best Actress
| Character back story:
Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife, by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment has proved successful. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation: 20's/Journalist | | Personality type: Curious, assertive | | Signature look: | | Resides: | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:
The famous tagline, "Be afraid. Be very afraid", originated in this film as dialogue spoken by Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis). |
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| Character Quotes & Catchphrases | - Be afraid. Be very afraid
- [to Seth after he fills his coffee with sugar] Do you normally take coffee with your sugar?
- [to Seth after her stocking disintegrates in the telepod] Great. The world's largest microwave oven. I'm glad I didn't give you my Rolex, if I had a Rolex.
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