Evil, Evil, Evil: Great Movie Villains Quiz

Answer: Gordon Gekko

Who can forget the immortal line of Gordon Gekko, who said 'Greed is good'? Gekko applies the rules of the Chinese political philosopher Sun-Tzu to his work. There are winners and losers, business is a zero-sum game, and 'Every battle is won before it is ever fought.'

Answer: Jack Torrance

'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.'

Seemingly a normal guy at the beginning of the film, the vision of Jack Torrance slowly breaking down and becoming a demented madman is haunting indeed. Jack seems like the big bad wolf when he shouts for his son to 'Come out, come out, where ever you are.'

Answer: Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner plays the pharaoh Ramses II to perfection in this film: he's over-the-top wicked. One of his memorable lines: 'The city that he builds shall bear my name, the woman that he loves shall bear my child. So let it be written, so let it be done.'

The performance of Anne Baxter as the bitter Nefretiri also deserves mention here.

Answer: David Carradine

Carradine was great as the nefarious Bill, but he is not the only bad guy to appear in the films. Daryl Hannah is surprisingly enjoyable as Elle Driver and Michael Madsen submits his usual brutish performance as Budd. Also very creepy is the performance of Chiaki Kuriyama as the killer schoolgirl ninja Gogo Yubari.

Answer: North by Northwest

Alfred Hitchcock was well-known for letting his 'bad guys' shine, and the performances of Mason and Landau are no exception in 'North by Northwest'. The film follows the story of Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant), a man who has had his identity mistaken for that of a government agent.

He is pursued relentlessly by Mason and Landau, resulting in some spectacularly exciting scenes (for example, an attack from a killer airplane).

Answer: Dr. Strangelove

Though 'Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' is supposed to be a comedy, the premise of the film, that a single army general could somehow manipulate protocols and the bureaucracy in order to set in motion World War III, is simply frightening.

As Ripper memorably says, 'War is too important to be left to politicians.'

Answer: The Shawshank Redemption

Not only does Norton go through great pains to keep an innocent man named Andy Dufresne (played by Tim Robbins) in prison, he goes so far as to kill another prisoner who has exculpating information about Dufresne. Norton is not the only villain in the film. Clancy Brown does a fine job as Captain Byron Hadley, a prison guard, and Mark Rolston is terrifying as the brutal prison tough Bogs Diamond.

Answer: Zod

For fans of the 'Superman' series of films with Christopher Reeve, who can forget the moment when the odious General Zod makes the following command: 'Kneel before Zod!' Supporting Zod in his conquest of Earth are his mute flunky Non and the wicked (but somehow rather sexy) Ursa.

Answer: Faye Dunaway

The world may never know the truth about Joan Crawford's relationship with her children, the film (and book upon which it is based) was created after her death and hence she got to make no defense of herself, or her behavior.

However, one thing is for certain, Faye Dunaway's over-the-top performance as the Oscar-winning, classic Hollywood star is a knock-out. One three word phrase sums it up: 'No wire hangers!'

Answer: Margaret Hamilton

In a movie where most of the cast was under five foot tall, Margaret Hamilton's performance as the malevolent Wicked Witch of the West was towering. Lines such as 'I'll get you my pretty... and your little dog too!' and 'Who ever thought a little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness?' have been immortalized, thanks to Hamilton's wonderfully sinful performance.

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