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Posted on 9/16/25 at 6:57 pm to
Posted by Jack Ruby
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Posted on 9/16/25 at 6:57 pm to
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Is there a bigger "ruined everything" character in a movie than Corporal Upham (Saving Private Ryan)?


Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
4721 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 6:59 pm to
Billy Hoyle- White Men Can't Jump
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
71078 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 6:59 pm to
Kevin in bloodline



Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33818 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:01 pm to
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Worm in Rounders
One of the worst friends anyone has ever had. For Edward Norton to be able to play that role so well, he has to have had real friends, or most likely, family, that were scum of the earth. Same with Jessie Pinkman.

Closest I have ever been to someone like that was an old female roommate's boyfriend's brother. The boyfriend was a roofer in DFW. His brother was a crackhead who stole and sold his brother's vehicles and tools more than once. I moved out before that stuff happened.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
42271 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:01 pm to
Ellis in Die Hard. He got what he deserved though

Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:10 pm to


Val Resnick - Payback
Posted by jfw3535
South of Bunkie
Member since Mar 2008
5569 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:18 pm to
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Worm in Rounders

/thread
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
26524 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 7:24 pm to
Randy The Ram
Posted by IggyReilly
New Orleans, LA
Member since Dec 2015
204 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:03 pm to
Over the course of three days Vincent Vega

* Fails to properly sweep the apartment which exposed him and Jules to an unknown gunman. Only through divine intervention did they survive.
* Shot Marvin in the face (fun fact: if you go back and watch the scene where he and Jules take the guns out of the trunk you hear Jules click the safety after racking his gun. There's no click when Vincent racks his gun leading us to believe his lack of gun safety protocol and trigger discipline is habitual and not a one off incident).
* Doesn't wash his hands properly and gets blood all over Jimmy's towels. Apart from being an extremely dick move this would have left DNA evidence all over the place.
* Quibbles with the Wolf over petty bullshite when the Wolf was only there to get them out of the jam that Vincent created.
* Nearly escalates the standoff with Ringo and Honeybunny into deadly gunfire when Jules had it under control and was de-escalating it.
* Needlessly insults Butch which lead Butch to double cross Marcellus Wallace and sets all the events of the back half of the film into motion.
* Inadvertently insults his dealer's wife, referring to her as "the one with all the shite in her head".
* Allows his mob boss's wife (who he was assigned to take care of) to OD on his stash.
* Talks about drug shite on a cell phone (big no-no in the 90s).
* Wrecks his Malibu into Lance's house.
* Decides to take a dump in Butch's apartment without securing his gun which leads to his death (it's possible it was Marcellus' gun, but either way Vincent was an idiot for letting it just be left on a kitchen counter while he's shitting up the bathroom).

I loved the character, but he was a massive frickup.
Posted by jmcwhrter
Member since Nov 2012
7991 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:06 pm to
Thats uh... pretty fantastic
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
31554 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:41 pm to
Crazy Stupid Love is a much better movie than it has any business being.

Does Ike Clanton count for this thread?
Posted by bluestem75
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2007
5111 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 10:06 pm to
Can I choose a whole cast?

Everyone in Prometheus.
Posted by Honest Tune
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2011
19285 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 10:25 pm to
quote:

Over the course of three days Vincent Vega * Fails to properly sweep the apartment which exposed him and Jules to an unknown gunman. Only through divine intervention did they survive. * Shot Marvin in the face (fun fact: if you go back and watch the scene where he and Jules take the guns out of the trunk you hear Jules click the safety after racking his gun. There's no click when Vincent racks his gun leading us to believe his lack of gun safety protocol and trigger discipline is habitual and not a one off incident). * Doesn't wash his hands properly and gets blood all over Jimmy's towels. Apart from being an extremely dick move this would have left DNA evidence all over the place. * Quibbles with the Wolf over petty bullshite when the Wolf was only there to get them out of the jam that Vincent created. * Nearly escalates the standoff with Ringo and Honeybunny into deadly gunfire when Jules had it under control and was de-escalating it. * Needlessly insults Butch which lead Butch to double cross Marcellus Wallace and sets all the events of the back half of the film into motion. * Inadvertently insults his dealer's wife, referring to her as "the one with all the shite in her head". * Allows his mob boss's wife (who he was assigned to take care of) to OD on his stash. * Talks about drug shite on a cell phone (big no-no in the 90s). * Wrecks his Malibu into Lance's house. * Decides to take a dump in Butch's apartment without securing his gun which leads to his death (it's possible it was Marcellus' gun, but either way Vincent was an idiot for letting it just be left on a kitchen counter while he's shitting up the bathroom). I loved the character, but he was a massive frickup.


No wonder the part went to Travolta, who had fricked up his own career to the point it was on life support when he landed that role.
Posted by lsuwins3
Member since Nov 2008
1941 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 10:40 pm to
Uncle Billy, It’s a Wonderful Life
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
39255 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 10:49 pm to
Yeah that’s good.
Posted by YankeeHandle
St. Louis
Member since Nov 2014
1805 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 10:54 pm to
Roy Munson

"The phrase "he Munson'd it" means that someone has completely ruined a situation, often by making a catastrophic mistake or losing everything they had, typically after being in a position of advantage."


Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
65370 posts
Posted on 9/16/25 at 11:06 pm to
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Worm in Rounders

I had one, but this is definitely the best one. He is fricking excruciating.
Posted by mauser
Orange Beach
Member since Nov 2008
26919 posts
Posted on 9/17/25 at 4:07 am to
That fat turd in Jurassic Park. The guy who played Newman in Seinfeld.
Posted by DivotBreath
On the course
Member since Oct 2007
3723 posts
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:33 am to
Biff — “Back To The Future”
Posted by AkronTiger
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Member since May 2021
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Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:55 am to
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Biggest movie screw-up character?



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