Characters Crushes, from 8 to 16.

Colt

The 3 Ninjas were real bad asses. And Colt was the coolest of the trio : he had his own awesome way of yelling "Hiya" while throwing vinyl records on a bum's face with his little reversed baseball cap. My 8 yr old self could only dream about rescuing me from the arms of some evil Japanese giant.

Rocky: We should run.
Tum Tum: We should hide.
Colt: We should kick their butts!

Casey Jones

Is Casey Jones a loser? Well, sort of.

But you can't say he's not funny!

April: Oh, Casey, hi.
Casey Jones: Hi? I look like I just called Mike Tyson a sissy and all you can say is "Hi"?
April: You don't need an ambulance, do you?
Casey Jones: No, but...
April: Just shut up and kiss me, OK? I got a report to do.
Casey Jones: I love it when you're pushy.
April: Yeah?

Charlie Conway

The Mighty Ducks , 1992

My dad still doesn't know the real reason why I really got into hockey. My passion for winter sports lasted about 3 or 4 days.


Goldberg: Be careful man, it almost hit me that time!
Charlie Conway: Goldberg, you're the goalie. It's supposed to hit you.
Goldberg: Does that sound stupid to anyone else?

Scott Wormer (Now and Then , 1995)

His character is not very important...But you could see his bum! Mwaha! We used to pause it during the bum scene and scream hysterically.

Scott: Uh, would it be all right... can I kiss you?





Casper (Casper , 1995)

Well, 1995 was Devon Sawa's year! It was such a heart-breaking love story. And Christina Ricci and him had the best 10 yr old synergy when it came to cute kissing scenes.

Casper: If I were alive, would you go to the Halloween dance with me?
Kat: Mm-hmm.
Casper: Kat?
Kat: Mm-hmm.
Casper: [whispers] Can I keep you?
Kat: Mm-hmm.
[Casper kisses Kat on the cheek]
Kat: Casper, close the window. It's cold.

John Connor (Terminator 2: Judgment Day , 1991)

A 12-ish yrs old Edward Furlong rides a bike, swears and raids a ATM. Intense.

John Connor: No, no, no, no. You gotta listen to the way people talk. You don't say "affirmative," or some shit like that. You say "no problemo." And if someone comes on to you with an attitude you say "eat me." And if you want to shine them on it's "hasta la vista, baby."
The Terminator: Hasta la vista, baby.
John Connor: Yeah but later, dickwad. And if someone gets upset you say, "chill out"! Or you can do combinations.
The Terminator: Chill out, dickwad.

Westley ( The Princess Bride , 1987)

Aaaaw. Even without Cary Elwes, this movie would be good. He only made it a lot better.


Westley: I told you I would always come for you. Why didn't you wait for me?
Buttercup: Well... you were dead.
Westley: Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.
Buttercup: I will never doubt again.
Westley: There will never be a need.

Will Scarlet

So much was said and written about Robin Hood's legend, it's hard to distinguish right from wrong. Did he really have an "accomplice" named Scarlet? And, if yes, who was he?

Will Scarlett: We are brothers, Robin of Locksley. I am the son of the woman who replaced your dead mother for a time.
Robin Hood: It's a lie!
Will Scarlett: It was your anger that drove them apart! It's not a lie! You ruined my life! I have more reason to hate you than anyone. Yet I found myself daring to believe in you. And what I want to know brother, is will you stay with us and finish what you started?

Jack Dawson, (Titanic , 1997)

You have to go with the flow. Titanic was the all-american nineties blockbuster, foretelling the future of a world of spectacular special effects. People can say what they want (and I know they say a lot of stuff, I'm studying both Literature and Cinema and Titanic is DA movie on which every "cinéphile" seems to enjoy bashing) but Rose and Jack's love story was more than beautiful. Like Jeff Lebowski would say, it really tied the movie together.

Rose: I love you, Jack.
Jack: Don't you do that, don't say your good-byes. Not yet, do you understand me?
Rose: I'm so cold.
Jack: Listen, Rose. You're gonna get out of here, you're gonna go on and you're gonna make lots of babies, and you're gonna watch them grow. You're gonna die an old... an old lady warm in her bed, not here, not this night. Not like this, do you understand me?
Rose: I can't feel my body.
Jack: Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me... it brought me to you. And I'm thankful for that, Rose. I'm thankful. You must do me this honor. Promise me you'll survive. That you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise.
Rose: I promise.
Jack: Never let go.
Rose: I'll never let go, Jack. I'll never let go.

Gavin Strick (Disturbing Behavior , 1998)

I said all I had to say about Nick Stahl in my list "Hottest Men", under James Marsden.

Gavin Strick: Look at him, he's killing his hard-on.

Zeke Tyler (The Faculty , 1998)

Well, he drove a cool car, he was taller than then other guys, he was making dope in his own personal lab that was meant to be snorted from a pen, he was a genius but was too cool to do well in school AND he was a loner. Now, for a 12 or 13yr old, it makes him the most reckless teenage bad boy ever.

Stokely: I'm not putting that hack drug up my nose - it's so eighties!
Zeke: Aliens are taking over the earth. Weigh it!

Seth Gecko (From Dusk Till Dawn , 1996)

Sure, Seth Gecko was way out of my league. Not only was he 25 years older than me, but he also was a convicted criminal with a psychopath for brother, trying to illegally cross the borders of Mexico and fighting against a horrible group of strippers turned into vampires. Me, well, I was 15, I was arguing with my mom over my curfew and I had a hoodie that read "Trips are for kids", on which a rabbit was picking magic mushrooms off the round. Buts fantasies don't have to be realistic.

Kate: Are you okay?
Seth: Peachy, Kate. The world's my oyster, except for the fact that I just rammed a wooden stake in my brother's heart because he turned into a vampire, even though I don't believe in vampires. Aside from that unfortunate business, everything's hunky-dory.

Boromir (The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Rings , 2001)

He was the most human character in the whole trilogy (books and movies), and I still love him for that.

Boromir: [holding the ring after Frodo has lost it] It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing. Such a little thing.

Eomer (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers , 2002, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King , 2003)

Wait a minute, did I ever think that Boromir was the hottest man of the whole Middle Earth? Pfff no way! Eomer's mustache can beat his in a second.

Eomer made me reconsider the meaning of the word "virility".

Eomer: [dismounts] I would cut off your head, dwarf, if it stood but a little higher from the ground.