you’re freaking me out man
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
paranoid movie characters for this list
we’re choosing characters from specific
films only so no generic characters like
Batman who appear in multiple flicks
we’re also excluding characters like
Sarah Connor since she actually knew the
future which is what made her paranoid
number 10 Russell case Independence Day
I don’t know I’d let you down after
surviving Vietnam and coping with the
death of his wife this kooky crop-duster
experienced yet another traumatic event
alien abduction or so he says seems
yours bad girl boy was kidnapped by a
man did all kind of experiments awning
research tell him about it Russ ten
years before extraterrestrials invade
the earth Russell case was already
well-acquainted with such beings and
these encounters prepared him for yet
another fateful meeting he may drink you
under the table before a crop-dusting
session but he’ll also offer free
education on unearthly beings
he’s not crazy he’s Russell case
alcoholic and alien ambassador
[Music]
number nine Charlie frost 2012 this is
Charlie frost reporting live from
Yellowstone National Park the world’s
gonna end man
the Mayans man based at Yellowstone
National Park Charlie Frost is both an
experienced talk-show host and a lunatic
conspiracy theorist they’re building
spaceships man okay maybe some of his
points are legit but just look at the
man it’s the apocalypse in of days the
Judgment Day the end of the world my
friend Charlie has that rare kind of
cult leader charisma and his knowledge
on polar shifting must be respected his
map of Tibetan Arts could save the day
but only if it’s not dredged in coffee
stains preach Charlie my man preach and
please teach us how to survive a
horrific apocalypse while you’re at it
great Harry call the conversation I’m
getting fed up this Bay Area loner has
few possessions yet he sleeps behind a
triple locked door why society man don’t
say that
like his paranoid character Edward Lyle
from enemy of the state gene Hackman
plays Harry call a man who spies on
residents of San Francisco for a living
but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t care
about them killers he got the chance
well at least he does when murder enters
the equation negotiation sure he wears a
raincoat on the sunniest of days and she
takes little pleasure in anything
besides the sweet sounds of jazz music
but there’s something happening here
although what it is isn’t exactly clear
hair recall doesn’t eat all your
riffraff so just back off number seven
Marvin Boggs red where are you trying to
kill me while some movie characters are
paranoid for the sake of being paranoid
others have legitimate reasons for
building a bunker under a decoy home in
the swamp
he really was being given daily doses of
LSD for 11 years well in that case it
looks great meet Marvin Boggs former CIA
agent and unfortunate victim of an 11
year old LSD experiment do you know
what’s wrong with this country they’re
all trying to kill us
exactly after a retired agent named
Frank Moses takes out a team of unwanted
visitors he reaches out to former pals
including the highly suspicious Marvin
Boggs who is already very well prepared
for guests trying to kill you
because the last time we met I tried to
kill you that was a long time ago some
people hold on to things like that he’s
not your typical crazy eyed conspiracy
theorist but he will in fact make you
crazy through endless ranting and raving
the polar voice from the payphone
probably right now
install the recognition software and
back-trace at the same so then we show
up we bring out the satellite and we’re
fried with y rays number six max Cohen
pie it has to do with that number
there’s a answer in that number there
are some who run away from mathematics
and others who obsess dream and freed
meaning in numerical patterns this is
insanity max well maybe it’s genius
Darren Aronofsky’s mind trip of a film
features max Cohen as an unemployed New
Yorker with no social skills whatsoever
if Will Hunting had game then max Cohen
had the Fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci’s an Italian mathematician in
the 13th century he’s less interested in
getting digits and more curious about
260 numbers sequences we’re searching
for a pattern in the Torah what kind of
pattern we’re not sure all we know is
it’s 216 digits long while max Cohen may
freak you out with nervous laughter and
insane theories all he really needs is
some time alone to reflect on life’s
mysteries just don’t let him use a power
drill number 5
Albie singer Annie Hall well I’m sorry I
can’t
I’ve got to see a picture exactly from
the start to the finish because Chris
I’m a new Woody Allen directed and
starred in this romantic comedy about a
neurotic
New York City comedian more self-aware
than most Brooklyn hipsters in fact
Annie Hall opens with Albie singer
speaking to the camera
thus producing the ultimate scene for
future paranoid impressions the old lady
at the end of the table is that classic
Jew hater
Alvie rambles on in the bedroom he
stresses himself out on the street and
even manages to let a Fellini
conversation rattle him in line at the
movie theater what do you do when you
get stuck on a movie line with a guy
like this behind you free country no
wonder Annie Hall fled to LA I’ll be ISM
very you know a particular about his
passions in life was that a good
impression you like New York Jewish
left-wing liberal intellectual Central
Park West Brandeis University of the
socialist summer camps
they thought with the Ben Shahn drawings
right number for Walter Paul Sparrow the
number 23
number 23 novel of obsession by top
secrets doesn’t this fellow
look cool and collected if you thought
Alvy Singer was hard to handle then
check out Walter Paul sparrow and his
obsession with the number 23 it wasn’t
an ending at all after chapter 22 there
was nothing but the question after
reading a book on the 23 enigma Walt
finds similarities between himself and
the protagonist detective fingerling who
just so happens to also be a man on the
brink of madness as you might expect
Walter soon finds numerical connections
on the daily and his obsession grows to
let’s say uncomfortable levels you wrote
the book Walter this is clearly one
disturbed dude who dreamed of unlocking
another man’s dark dark secrets number
three Jerry Fletcher conspiracy theory a
third issue this year conspiracy theory
argue the conspiracy here he’s a prophet
and a pusher half truth half fiction a
walking contradiction just like Travis
Bickle Jerry Fletcher pays the bills by
driving a taxi but his real passion is
conspiracies can you prove any of this
no absolutely not
good conspiracy is an unprovable one in
fact he sends off his own newsletter
with saucy topics this is my newsletter
I think it’s kind of scared you know
like when Howard Hughes caused Vietnam
by losing on a bet the whole Vietnam War
was fought oh and he likes to follow
unsuspecting women despite his lunacy
Jerry does manage to get a few things
right and that’s when his life becomes
difficult
Kevin lists subscribers list oh yes
meeting his mailing list turns into
someone’s hit list winning hit not quite
paranoid
definitely
no not especially now number two John
Nash a beautiful mind
John a schizophrenia people with this
disorder are often paranoid based on the
experiences of a real-life mathematical
genius this Ron Howard film detailed the
mental deterioration of someone destined
to change the world
Pio muchos as a scholar under pressure
to present new theories John Nash begins
to hallucinate and not because of good
LSD but rather because of his paranoid
schizophrenia new freedom communicates
to its agents to codes embedded in
newspapers and magazines and that’s
where you come in while a beautiful mind
presented a drastic altering of Nash’s
actual life events the character’s
descent into madness was still difficult
to watch especially when Ed Harris shows
up as his fictional supervisor now
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
there is a time in a place for accusing
a man of being paranoid will you be so
cocky when I slay you in front of the
whole world you Yankee motherfucker my
brother killed my sister when she was 17
yeah he doesn’t seem to be doing much
still working his nowhere a handy
breakin tired job drops a few caps of
death cut with meth during the day
number one Howard Hughes the aviator
he’s me this man’s insatiable desire for
perfection and undeniably strange
personality made him an American icon of
Industry I don’t know if you remember me
my name is Howard Hughes it also made
him a suitable partner for Hollywood
starlets he married me he had to crazy
for me unfortunately for all parties
involved
Howard uses paranoia and fear of germs
led to a reclusive life in his own
version of the Neverland Ranch show me
all the blueprints lack of treatment for
his obsessive compulsive behavior
produced memorable Hollywood moments
however Martin Scorsese portrait of
paranoia also raised awareness for
mental health way of the future way of
the future way of the future
boy the future the way of the future do
you agree with our list quite a lot who
is your favorite paranoid character in
film maybe they were here specifically
to plant drugs in the house setting us
up then phoning in a tip later it can be
in the phone it can even wall outlets
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
paranoid movie characters for this list
we’re choosing characters from specific
films only so no generic characters like
Batman who appear in multiple flicks
we’re also excluding characters like
Sarah Connor since she actually knew the
future which is what made her paranoid
number 10 Russell case Independence Day
I don’t know I’d let you down after
surviving Vietnam and coping with the
death of his wife this kooky crop-duster
experienced yet another traumatic event
alien abduction or so he says seems
yours bad girl boy was kidnapped by a
man did all kind of experiments awning
research tell him about it Russ ten
years before extraterrestrials invade
the earth Russell case was already
well-acquainted with such beings and
these encounters prepared him for yet
another fateful meeting he may drink you
under the table before a crop-dusting
session but he’ll also offer free
education on unearthly beings
he’s not crazy he’s Russell case
alcoholic and alien ambassador
[Music]
number nine Charlie frost 2012 this is
Charlie frost reporting live from
Yellowstone National Park the world’s
gonna end man
the Mayans man based at Yellowstone
National Park Charlie Frost is both an
experienced talk-show host and a lunatic
conspiracy theorist they’re building
spaceships man okay maybe some of his
points are legit but just look at the
man it’s the apocalypse in of days the
Judgment Day the end of the world my
friend Charlie has that rare kind of
cult leader charisma and his knowledge
on polar shifting must be respected his
map of Tibetan Arts could save the day
but only if it’s not dredged in coffee
stains preach Charlie my man preach and
please teach us how to survive a
horrific apocalypse while you’re at it
great Harry call the conversation I’m
getting fed up this Bay Area loner has
few possessions yet he sleeps behind a
triple locked door why society man don’t
say that
like his paranoid character Edward Lyle
from enemy of the state gene Hackman
plays Harry call a man who spies on
residents of San Francisco for a living
but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t care
about them killers he got the chance
well at least he does when murder enters
the equation negotiation sure he wears a
raincoat on the sunniest of days and she
takes little pleasure in anything
besides the sweet sounds of jazz music
but there’s something happening here
although what it is isn’t exactly clear
hair recall doesn’t eat all your
riffraff so just back off number seven
Marvin Boggs red where are you trying to
kill me while some movie characters are
paranoid for the sake of being paranoid
others have legitimate reasons for
building a bunker under a decoy home in
the swamp
he really was being given daily doses of
LSD for 11 years well in that case it
looks great meet Marvin Boggs former CIA
agent and unfortunate victim of an 11
year old LSD experiment do you know
what’s wrong with this country they’re
all trying to kill us
exactly after a retired agent named
Frank Moses takes out a team of unwanted
visitors he reaches out to former pals
including the highly suspicious Marvin
Boggs who is already very well prepared
for guests trying to kill you
because the last time we met I tried to
kill you that was a long time ago some
people hold on to things like that he’s
not your typical crazy eyed conspiracy
theorist but he will in fact make you
crazy through endless ranting and raving
the polar voice from the payphone
probably right now
install the recognition software and
back-trace at the same so then we show
up we bring out the satellite and we’re
fried with y rays number six max Cohen
pie it has to do with that number
there’s a answer in that number there
are some who run away from mathematics
and others who obsess dream and freed
meaning in numerical patterns this is
insanity max well maybe it’s genius
Darren Aronofsky’s mind trip of a film
features max Cohen as an unemployed New
Yorker with no social skills whatsoever
if Will Hunting had game then max Cohen
had the Fibonacci sequence
Fibonacci’s an Italian mathematician in
the 13th century he’s less interested in
getting digits and more curious about
260 numbers sequences we’re searching
for a pattern in the Torah what kind of
pattern we’re not sure all we know is
it’s 216 digits long while max Cohen may
freak you out with nervous laughter and
insane theories all he really needs is
some time alone to reflect on life’s
mysteries just don’t let him use a power
drill number 5
Albie singer Annie Hall well I’m sorry I
can’t
I’ve got to see a picture exactly from
the start to the finish because Chris
I’m a new Woody Allen directed and
starred in this romantic comedy about a
neurotic
New York City comedian more self-aware
than most Brooklyn hipsters in fact
Annie Hall opens with Albie singer
speaking to the camera
thus producing the ultimate scene for
future paranoid impressions the old lady
at the end of the table is that classic
Jew hater
Alvie rambles on in the bedroom he
stresses himself out on the street and
even manages to let a Fellini
conversation rattle him in line at the
movie theater what do you do when you
get stuck on a movie line with a guy
like this behind you free country no
wonder Annie Hall fled to LA I’ll be ISM
very you know a particular about his
passions in life was that a good
impression you like New York Jewish
left-wing liberal intellectual Central
Park West Brandeis University of the
socialist summer camps
they thought with the Ben Shahn drawings
right number for Walter Paul Sparrow the
number 23
number 23 novel of obsession by top
secrets doesn’t this fellow
look cool and collected if you thought
Alvy Singer was hard to handle then
check out Walter Paul sparrow and his
obsession with the number 23 it wasn’t
an ending at all after chapter 22 there
was nothing but the question after
reading a book on the 23 enigma Walt
finds similarities between himself and
the protagonist detective fingerling who
just so happens to also be a man on the
brink of madness as you might expect
Walter soon finds numerical connections
on the daily and his obsession grows to
let’s say uncomfortable levels you wrote
the book Walter this is clearly one
disturbed dude who dreamed of unlocking
another man’s dark dark secrets number
three Jerry Fletcher conspiracy theory a
third issue this year conspiracy theory
argue the conspiracy here he’s a prophet
and a pusher half truth half fiction a
walking contradiction just like Travis
Bickle Jerry Fletcher pays the bills by
driving a taxi but his real passion is
conspiracies can you prove any of this
no absolutely not
good conspiracy is an unprovable one in
fact he sends off his own newsletter
with saucy topics this is my newsletter
I think it’s kind of scared you know
like when Howard Hughes caused Vietnam
by losing on a bet the whole Vietnam War
was fought oh and he likes to follow
unsuspecting women despite his lunacy
Jerry does manage to get a few things
right and that’s when his life becomes
difficult
Kevin lists subscribers list oh yes
meeting his mailing list turns into
someone’s hit list winning hit not quite
paranoid
definitely
no not especially now number two John
Nash a beautiful mind
John a schizophrenia people with this
disorder are often paranoid based on the
experiences of a real-life mathematical
genius this Ron Howard film detailed the
mental deterioration of someone destined
to change the world
Pio muchos as a scholar under pressure
to present new theories John Nash begins
to hallucinate and not because of good
LSD but rather because of his paranoid
schizophrenia new freedom communicates
to its agents to codes embedded in
newspapers and magazines and that’s
where you come in while a beautiful mind
presented a drastic altering of Nash’s
actual life events the character’s
descent into madness was still difficult
to watch especially when Ed Harris shows
up as his fictional supervisor now
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
there is a time in a place for accusing
a man of being paranoid will you be so
cocky when I slay you in front of the
whole world you Yankee motherfucker my
brother killed my sister when she was 17
yeah he doesn’t seem to be doing much
still working his nowhere a handy
breakin tired job drops a few caps of
death cut with meth during the day
number one Howard Hughes the aviator
he’s me this man’s insatiable desire for
perfection and undeniably strange
personality made him an American icon of
Industry I don’t know if you remember me
my name is Howard Hughes it also made
him a suitable partner for Hollywood
starlets he married me he had to crazy
for me unfortunately for all parties
involved
Howard uses paranoia and fear of germs
led to a reclusive life in his own
version of the Neverland Ranch show me
all the blueprints lack of treatment for
his obsessive compulsive behavior
produced memorable Hollywood moments
however Martin Scorsese portrait of
paranoia also raised awareness for
mental health way of the future way of
the future way of the future
boy the future the way of the future do
you agree with our list quite a lot who
is your favorite paranoid character in
film maybe they were here specifically
to plant drugs in the house setting us
up then phoning in a tip later it can be
in the phone it can even wall outlets
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
[Music]
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