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Character name: Cousin Eddie Johnson
Appears in:Vacation,Christmas Vacation,Vegas Vacation & Christmas Vacation 2
Date(s): 1983-2003
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| Character back story:(vacation)Eddie & his family own a farm in coolidge,kansas. he is married to catherine (she is the cousin of ellen griswald) and they have 5/6 children.
(xmas vacation) eddie,catherine & two of the kids rocky and ruby sue are living in an RV after he sold his farm,due to debts so they go and spend 1 month with the griswalds for xmas
(vegas) eddie & his family are living
in the desert outside of las vegas in a trailer. Whilst trying to help Clark win back his money at the casino Eddie tells him that he has money buried in various places in the desert around the trailer. Daughter Vicki works as an exotic dancer
(xmas vacation 2) after Eddie is fired from his nuclear testing job his boss sends him & his family on a pacific cruise as a bribe so that eddie wont sue him after being bitten by a lab monkey. after an accident he & his family are stranded on an island | | Inspiration for character: | Age/Occupation:40s-50s
unemployed for several years
then various jobs | | Personality type:dim witted,lazy, | | Signature look: | Resides:owned a farm Coolidge,Kansas
Eddie & his family moved into an RV & then later settled in the desert outside Las Vegas | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:(vacation)Daisy Mabel (Cousin Eddie's tongueless daughter) was played by director Harold Ramis's own daughter, Violet Ramis.
(xmas)Clark and Eddie drink from "Marty Moose" glasses, the theme-park character from the first Vacation film, Vacation (1983).
(vegas)One of the dealer's in the odd ball casino Clark and Eddy go to is also the blackjack dealer in the movie 'Rainman'. |
| | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | Ed: Now, I owe it to myself to tell you, Mr. Griswold, that if you are thinking of taking the tribe cross country, this is your automobile. The Wagon Queen Family Truckster. You think you hate it now, but wait till you drive it.
Aunt Edna: Why don't you just ask him for the money, Eddie? He sure as Hell can't take a hint.
Cousin Eddie: Well, I didn't want to ask you, Clark, you know, but could you maybe spare a little extra cash?
Clark: Sure, Eddie, how much do you need?
Cousin Eddie: About fifty-two thousand dollars.
[talking about Snot, Eddie's dog]
Eddie: If you scratch his belly, Clark, he will love you till the day you die.
Clark: I really shouldn't, Eddie. My hands are all chapped.
Clark: So, when did you get the tenament on wheels?
Eddie: Oh, that uh, that there's an RV. Yeah, yeah, I borrowed it off a buddy of mine. He took my house, I took the RV. It's a good looking vehicle, ain't it?
Clark: Yeah, it looks so nice parked in the driveway.
[Raises class to his mouth]
Eddie: Yeah, it sure does. But, don't you go falling in love with it now, because, we're taking it with us when we leave here next month.
[Clark nearly chokes on his drink]
Clark Griswold: Eddie, has anyone ever told you you're bad luck?
Cousin Eddie: Those were my mother's dying words. But I guess if your body's covered in third degree burns, and your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start talkin' crazy.
Cousin Eddie: OH MY GOD... it's Wayne Newton! Can I be your bodyguard? I'd die for ya.
[stares at Wayne and pats his head]
[Eddie looks out his window while sitting in an airplane]
Edward 'Eddie' Johnson: Hey, Third. All those people down there look like ants.
Clark 'Third' Johnson: [looks out the window] Dad, those *are* ants. We haven't taken off yet.
Edward 'Eddie' Johnson: You mean... we're gonna go higher?
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Character name: Russell Casse
Appears in: Independence Day
Date(s):1996
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| | Character back story: A widowed, alcoholic crop duster and veteran Vietnam War pilot who claims to have been an alien abductee ten years prior to the events of the film. He struggles to care for his three children. | | Inspiration for character: | | Age/Occupation:pilot/crop duster | Personality type:hardworking,decent family man,has a alcohol problem
traumatized/bad experience of being abducted by aliens | | Signature look:unshaven,scruffy,hungover | | Resides:trailer park outside los angeles | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:The film's original ending had Russell flying his red bi-plane into the ray gun instead of an F-18.
Originally Russell Casse, Randy Quaid's character, flew his crop duster in the final battle, because the military had rejected him as a pilot. He appeared with a missile attached to the crop duster, then flew the crop duster into the alien ship. But when it was screened to test audiences, they felt it was too comedic, so they re-filmed the scene.
Fox first wanted to open the film on Memorial Day and change the name to 'Doomsday' to avoid the fierce competition on July 4th. |
| | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | Russel Casse: I picked a helluva day to quit drinkin'.
Russel Casse: All right, you alien a******! In the words of my generation: Up Yours!
Russel Casse: Ha-ha-ha! Hello, boys! I'm back!
Russel Casse: Payback's a bitch, ain't it?
Reporter: Los Angeles, New York and Washington D.C. have been left in ruins.
Russel Casse: Good God! I've been sayin' it. I've been sayin' it for ten damn years. Ain't I been sayin' it, Miguel? Yeah, I've been sayin' it.
Russel Casse: Eagle 20 - Fox 2!
[Attempts to missile again]
Russel Casse: Eagle 20 - Fox 2! |
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Character name: Ishmael
Appears in: Kingpin
Date(s): 1996
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| Character back story:Ishmael is a local hamish farmer,who likes to sneak off to the towns bowling alley and have a couple of games,its his only vice and its a hobbie that he shares with his grandfather.
At the bowling alley he meets Roy Munson who sees that Ishmael is his ticket out of the town,Roy wants to Ishmael's manager and get him to turn professional.
Roy convinces Ishmael to leave his
community and travel to the tournament in Reno, so he can win enough money to save his people's farm land from being sold by the banks.
On the road Roy uses Ishmael to hussle rich players out of their money,at a gangster's house they meet Claudia who joins them heading to Reno.
At the tournament Ishmael breaks his hand trying to hit Ernie Mccracken but he ends up punching the wall. So Roy takes his place in the competition
| | Inspiration for character: | Age/Occupation:40s
farmer | Personality type:kind,caring,religious,honest
naive | | Signature look: | Resides:a hamish community in
pensylvania | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:According to Chris Farley's agent Doug Robinson, Chris was offered the part of Ishmael, but his contractual obligation to appear in Black Sheep (1996) derailed this plan.
The scene where Ishmael gets the garbage thrown at his feet by the truckload of "indians" is a reference to the public service announcement from the early 1970's.
In the scene in the bowling alley restaurant just before Ishmael is about to get beaten up, the three are eating burgers and fries. However, Roy is eating a salad because actor Woody Harrelson is a vegan. |
| | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | Roy: Thomas can raise a barn, but can he pick up a 7-10 split?
Ishmael: God blessed my brother to be a good carpenter. It's okay.
Roy: Yeah, well he blessed you, too, and I'll give you a hint what it is. It's round, has three holes, and you put your fingers into it.
Ishmael: You leave Rebecca out of this.
Roy: [quietly] Shh, be quiet.
[he trips and falls]
Roy: Oww, I think I tore my sack.
Ishmael: [loudly] Are you OK Mr. Munson?
Roy: Shh, what did I just say?
Ishmael: Uh, I think I tore my sack.
Ishmael: I don't drink coffee.
Roy: Why not?
Ishmael: It's a stimulant.
Roy: What the hell do you think cigarettes are?
Ishmael: They are?
[Roy nods]
Ishmael: All right, make it extra large, two sugars, lots of cream. *Lots* of cream.
Ishmael: I didn't want to be the one to tell him, but with those narrow hips, that girl couldn't have more than 6 or 7 children!
[snickering]
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Character name:Sheriff
Appears in: Hard Rain
Date(s): 1998
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| Character back story:He is the sheriff of a small town in indiana,which is in the middle of massive rain storm & flooding. the majority of the towns people have been evacuated. After meeting armored truck driver Tom who tells them that his van was stopped by a gang who wanted to steal the money and that he hid the bags in the local cemetary.
The sheriff & his deputies decide that they will keep the money for themselves so they leave their rubbish jobs and live the life of luxury in the sun. | | Inspiration for character: | Age/Occupation:40s-50s
town sheriff | | Personality type:after he & his deputies are told of the stolen money he turns greedy,corrupt and he will do anything to get the money even murder | | Signature look: | | Resides:huntingburg,indiana | | Character connections: | Fun facts/trivia:Was originally titled "The Flood", it was changed because the film-makers didn't want audiences to assume it was primarily a disaster movie.
In early stages of production, John Woo was slated to direct
At the time it was filmed, the movie had the largest painted scenic backdrop ever used in a film. |
| | Character Quotes & Catchphrases | | Sheriff: For twenty years, I've been eatin' ****; breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So now I'm changing the menu. From here on, everything I eat is gonna be ****-free. |
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