they may have a physical handicap but
men did they pack a punch on the screen
welcome to the Future my name is Stephen
Hawking welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten physically disabled movie
characters it’s just an awful feeling
for this list we’re taking a look at the
most popular well performed and
memorable film characters that also
happen to suffer from a physical
disability what are you blind
yes essence of seven anything from
blindness to hearing loss to the
inability to walk qualifies but we’ve
excluded animated characters number ten
Jerome Eugene Morrow Gattaca spy named
confined to a wheelchair and living in a
world ruled by genetic engineering Jude
Law plays a man with perfect genes but
without a body to match what makes you
think you can be me at all an ex
swimming star who finds himself
paralyzed from the waist down after an
automobile accident good one through a
wall
if he could still run marled partners
with Ethan Hawke’s genetically inferior
lead character to help the ladder reach
his dream of going off into space except
that I am NOT Jerome morrow bitter with
his life situation and eager to find a
way to lash back at the system laws
character drives the plot in this sci-fi
thriller and keeps us cheering for him
throughout I got it
of course you got it
number nine Lincoln rhyme The Bone
Collector game of chess mr. Ryan
some people win some people lose I win
mr. Rhyne Denzel Washington proves here
that you can still be an amazing
detective even if you happen to be a
quadriplegic logo and old
turn-of-the-century publishers lobe
paralyzed from the neck down after an
accident involving a falling beam beam
came down a dam that cut him in half
Lincoln rhyme is bedridden and relies
totally on others though he’s written a
dozen books on forensics and solves
crimes from his Manhattan apartment with
the help of some high-tech devices
enhance Hey
when a serial killer ends up striking
close to home it’s up to this genius
detective along with his partner played
by Angelina Jolie to find the killer and
save the day based on a few of the books
gothic stories crime stuff
killer is pointing us to an old book
number eight the two eg daddy de
carrasco you show me great great a
though most of us would want to have
pretty good eyesight before engaging in
swordplay Zatoichi is one character that
doesn’t need his sense of sight to kick
butt
played by Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano
it doesn’t take long for the humble and
unassuming masseur at the center of the
story to cross paths with the fierce
Ginza and his gang
it also doesn’t take long for us to
realize that the Toei cheese defined
instinct and hearing make up for any
other deficiencies and we can’t help but
gawk as he duels his way to the top in a
movie that combines action with humor
and musical numbers
number seven Lieutenant Colonel Frank
Slade Scent of a Woman here’s Al Pacino
playing a blind disgruntled alcoholic
ex-army officer in one of the most
challenging performances of his career
just call me Frank call me mr. slave
call me Colonel if you must just don’t
call me sir smell like an Oscar that’s
exactly what he nabbed in his portrayal
of Slade in this 1992 American drama
hooah though the miserable retired
colonel who partners up with a young
Chris O’Donnell first find themselves at
odds are you blind
are you blind of course then why do you
keep grabbing my goddamn arm I take your
Slade teaches the young prep student
much about life love and women in just a
few days women what could you say
who made him God was there from genius
and we can’t help but enjoy watching an
unlikely friendship blossom between the
two you break my heart son all my life I
stood up to everyone and everything
because it made me feel important number
six Ron Kovic born on the 4th of July
just me and his fucking wheelchair the
risk my life Tom Cruise shines in this
Oliver Stone war drama the documents the
true story of a young man on his way to
the Vietnam War and showcases the
tattered ruins of his life on his
arrival back home and written this house
a told us go fight go kill charger man
ready car now let’s go left go left go
left it’s all idle
why in addition to breaking his spirit
the war left him paralyzed from mid
chest down and the film chronicles his
journey of self-discovery as he later
becomes a prominent anti-war activist
though the character’s story was
powerful on its own Cruz’s
oscar-nominated portrayal breathed
emotion and life into this award-winning
film mother coming here tonight to say
that this war is long Bella for this
society lied to me like my brother’s
achieve the people in this country trip
timid going 13,000 miles to fight a war
against the poor peasant people who have
a proud history of resistance number 5
Jake Sully avatar this is Jake selling
you yeah after his twin brother dies
former Marine Jake Sully a paraplegic
takes his place
as the operator of an alien-human hybrid
to explore the extraterrestrial planet
of Pandora welcome to Pandora good idea
though the initial mission has to do
with mining a mineral vital to solving
Earth’s depletion of resources sully
played by Sam Worthington finds himself
falling in love with the planets
blue-skinned tribe and their way of life
when he’s forced to choose between the
humans he came with and the gentle
natives of Pandora we can’t help but
cheer for Sully as he fights for what’s
right in this program anti war epic I
was a warrior for giunti to bring peace
sooner or later though always have to
wake up
number four Christy Brown my left foot
did you paint that ironically it was
Daniel day-lewis portrayal of the
disabled real-life Irish artist and
writer that won the Best Actor Oscar in
1989 over Tom Cruise’s disabled War
veteran come on Christy everybody has to
go to bed mm-hmm based on his
autobiographical novel of the same name
the drama lets us watch Brown’s life
unfold from a youngster plagued with
cerebral palsy in a rough world to a
crass and difficult yet brilliant adult
genius that refuses to let his lack of
physical movement stifle his creativity
so who is appointing religious on the
circus chronicling his search for love
his art and his alcoholism day-lewis’s
performance as Brown is both moving and
inspiring thing he said Hope deferred
make a heartsick number three
first lieutenant Dan Taylor Forrest Gump
I was Lieutenant Dan Taylor this is the
role that defined Gary Sinise’s career
as an actor leave me here leave me here
get out as a platoon leader during the
Vietnam War Dan Taylor loses his legs
and is left crippled after an enemy trap
in the jungle though he wished to die at
the time and resents Forrest Gump for
saving his life the film follows him
through his depression did it dad ice
cream
his job at the Bubba Gump shrimp company
still no shrimp with in a day okay so I
was wrong and a happy ending where he
recaptures both his will to live and his
ability to walk Sinise’s oscar-nominated
performance also nabbed him several
other Supporting Actor Awards lieutenant
dang hello Forrest you got new legs new
legs number two John Merrick the
Elephant Man
hello my name’s John then I’m very
pleased Rick this is the tragic story of
the real-life Elephant Man a horribly
disfigured and disabled Englishman who
lived during the late 1800s oh my hook
splendid value will not look out of
place look absolutely splendid disowned
by his family and rejected by most of
the public the unfortunate man played by
John Hurt in this film was left to fend
mostly for himself and became a sideshow
attraction in a freak show
the biographical drama showcases his
gentle heart wit struggles and his
relationship with physician Frederick
Treves in a movie that will pull at your
heartstrings I wish to dedicate the
whole company which is to dedicate with
all their hearts tonight’s performance
to mr. John Merrick
before we unveil our top pick here are
some honorable mentions if you only knew
the power of the dark side and now you
see Mary what about Marion let’s you be
you
I don’t my face notices something wrong
rubbish please necessary Dellavedova
twelve meaty and classy letters and all
supposed a petit matin number one
Charles Xavier
professor X the x-men franchise I’m
Professor Charles Xavier
you just can’t get more epic than this
mutant professor I’m Charles Xavier
would you like some breakfast plate
alternately by Patrick Stewart James
McAvoy and Lawrence Belcher at different
stages of the superheroes life he’s a
peaceful superhero known for his
telepathic prowess leading a group
called the x-men whom he keeps safe from
humans and trains to reach their full
potential well I am psychic Oona his
goal is to unite humans and mutants in a
Treaty of Peace while often finding
himself at odds with the evil Magneto
in other words Professor X is the man
the war is still coming charms and I
intend to fight it
but any means necessary
and I will always be there
old friend do you agree with our list
yes of course what are your favourite
film characters with physical
disabilities for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com he never
actually said so but I think he made his
peace with God
men did they pack a punch on the screen
welcome to the Future my name is Stephen
Hawking welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten physically disabled movie
characters it’s just an awful feeling
for this list we’re taking a look at the
most popular well performed and
memorable film characters that also
happen to suffer from a physical
disability what are you blind
yes essence of seven anything from
blindness to hearing loss to the
inability to walk qualifies but we’ve
excluded animated characters number ten
Jerome Eugene Morrow Gattaca spy named
confined to a wheelchair and living in a
world ruled by genetic engineering Jude
Law plays a man with perfect genes but
without a body to match what makes you
think you can be me at all an ex
swimming star who finds himself
paralyzed from the waist down after an
automobile accident good one through a
wall
if he could still run marled partners
with Ethan Hawke’s genetically inferior
lead character to help the ladder reach
his dream of going off into space except
that I am NOT Jerome morrow bitter with
his life situation and eager to find a
way to lash back at the system laws
character drives the plot in this sci-fi
thriller and keeps us cheering for him
throughout I got it
of course you got it
number nine Lincoln rhyme The Bone
Collector game of chess mr. Ryan
some people win some people lose I win
mr. Rhyne Denzel Washington proves here
that you can still be an amazing
detective even if you happen to be a
quadriplegic logo and old
turn-of-the-century publishers lobe
paralyzed from the neck down after an
accident involving a falling beam beam
came down a dam that cut him in half
Lincoln rhyme is bedridden and relies
totally on others though he’s written a
dozen books on forensics and solves
crimes from his Manhattan apartment with
the help of some high-tech devices
enhance Hey
when a serial killer ends up striking
close to home it’s up to this genius
detective along with his partner played
by Angelina Jolie to find the killer and
save the day based on a few of the books
gothic stories crime stuff
killer is pointing us to an old book
number eight the two eg daddy de
carrasco you show me great great a
though most of us would want to have
pretty good eyesight before engaging in
swordplay Zatoichi is one character that
doesn’t need his sense of sight to kick
butt
played by Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano
it doesn’t take long for the humble and
unassuming masseur at the center of the
story to cross paths with the fierce
Ginza and his gang
it also doesn’t take long for us to
realize that the Toei cheese defined
instinct and hearing make up for any
other deficiencies and we can’t help but
gawk as he duels his way to the top in a
movie that combines action with humor
and musical numbers
number seven Lieutenant Colonel Frank
Slade Scent of a Woman here’s Al Pacino
playing a blind disgruntled alcoholic
ex-army officer in one of the most
challenging performances of his career
just call me Frank call me mr. slave
call me Colonel if you must just don’t
call me sir smell like an Oscar that’s
exactly what he nabbed in his portrayal
of Slade in this 1992 American drama
hooah though the miserable retired
colonel who partners up with a young
Chris O’Donnell first find themselves at
odds are you blind
are you blind of course then why do you
keep grabbing my goddamn arm I take your
Slade teaches the young prep student
much about life love and women in just a
few days women what could you say
who made him God was there from genius
and we can’t help but enjoy watching an
unlikely friendship blossom between the
two you break my heart son all my life I
stood up to everyone and everything
because it made me feel important number
six Ron Kovic born on the 4th of July
just me and his fucking wheelchair the
risk my life Tom Cruise shines in this
Oliver Stone war drama the documents the
true story of a young man on his way to
the Vietnam War and showcases the
tattered ruins of his life on his
arrival back home and written this house
a told us go fight go kill charger man
ready car now let’s go left go left go
left it’s all idle
why in addition to breaking his spirit
the war left him paralyzed from mid
chest down and the film chronicles his
journey of self-discovery as he later
becomes a prominent anti-war activist
though the character’s story was
powerful on its own Cruz’s
oscar-nominated portrayal breathed
emotion and life into this award-winning
film mother coming here tonight to say
that this war is long Bella for this
society lied to me like my brother’s
achieve the people in this country trip
timid going 13,000 miles to fight a war
against the poor peasant people who have
a proud history of resistance number 5
Jake Sully avatar this is Jake selling
you yeah after his twin brother dies
former Marine Jake Sully a paraplegic
takes his place
as the operator of an alien-human hybrid
to explore the extraterrestrial planet
of Pandora welcome to Pandora good idea
though the initial mission has to do
with mining a mineral vital to solving
Earth’s depletion of resources sully
played by Sam Worthington finds himself
falling in love with the planets
blue-skinned tribe and their way of life
when he’s forced to choose between the
humans he came with and the gentle
natives of Pandora we can’t help but
cheer for Sully as he fights for what’s
right in this program anti war epic I
was a warrior for giunti to bring peace
sooner or later though always have to
wake up
number four Christy Brown my left foot
did you paint that ironically it was
Daniel day-lewis portrayal of the
disabled real-life Irish artist and
writer that won the Best Actor Oscar in
1989 over Tom Cruise’s disabled War
veteran come on Christy everybody has to
go to bed mm-hmm based on his
autobiographical novel of the same name
the drama lets us watch Brown’s life
unfold from a youngster plagued with
cerebral palsy in a rough world to a
crass and difficult yet brilliant adult
genius that refuses to let his lack of
physical movement stifle his creativity
so who is appointing religious on the
circus chronicling his search for love
his art and his alcoholism day-lewis’s
performance as Brown is both moving and
inspiring thing he said Hope deferred
make a heartsick number three
first lieutenant Dan Taylor Forrest Gump
I was Lieutenant Dan Taylor this is the
role that defined Gary Sinise’s career
as an actor leave me here leave me here
get out as a platoon leader during the
Vietnam War Dan Taylor loses his legs
and is left crippled after an enemy trap
in the jungle though he wished to die at
the time and resents Forrest Gump for
saving his life the film follows him
through his depression did it dad ice
cream
his job at the Bubba Gump shrimp company
still no shrimp with in a day okay so I
was wrong and a happy ending where he
recaptures both his will to live and his
ability to walk Sinise’s oscar-nominated
performance also nabbed him several
other Supporting Actor Awards lieutenant
dang hello Forrest you got new legs new
legs number two John Merrick the
Elephant Man
hello my name’s John then I’m very
pleased Rick this is the tragic story of
the real-life Elephant Man a horribly
disfigured and disabled Englishman who
lived during the late 1800s oh my hook
splendid value will not look out of
place look absolutely splendid disowned
by his family and rejected by most of
the public the unfortunate man played by
John Hurt in this film was left to fend
mostly for himself and became a sideshow
attraction in a freak show
the biographical drama showcases his
gentle heart wit struggles and his
relationship with physician Frederick
Treves in a movie that will pull at your
heartstrings I wish to dedicate the
whole company which is to dedicate with
all their hearts tonight’s performance
to mr. John Merrick
before we unveil our top pick here are
some honorable mentions if you only knew
the power of the dark side and now you
see Mary what about Marion let’s you be
you
I don’t my face notices something wrong
rubbish please necessary Dellavedova
twelve meaty and classy letters and all
supposed a petit matin number one
Charles Xavier
professor X the x-men franchise I’m
Professor Charles Xavier
you just can’t get more epic than this
mutant professor I’m Charles Xavier
would you like some breakfast plate
alternately by Patrick Stewart James
McAvoy and Lawrence Belcher at different
stages of the superheroes life he’s a
peaceful superhero known for his
telepathic prowess leading a group
called the x-men whom he keeps safe from
humans and trains to reach their full
potential well I am psychic Oona his
goal is to unite humans and mutants in a
Treaty of Peace while often finding
himself at odds with the evil Magneto
in other words Professor X is the man
the war is still coming charms and I
intend to fight it
but any means necessary
and I will always be there
old friend do you agree with our list
yes of course what are your favourite
film characters with physical
disabilities for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com he never
actually said so but I think he made his
peace with God
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