5 Minor Characters That Need Their Own Movie

1)      Percy Potts, The Lost World (1925)

Percy Potts is arguably the GREATEST CHARACTER IN MOVIE HISTORY! He is the wimpy stork clerk who successfully melts the icy heart of Gladys (the would be fiancée of the movie’s protagonist, Edward Malone).  It is Gladys that actually sets the plot in motion by telling Edward that she cannot marry until he has looked death in the eye. While Edward and company are risking their lives in South America, Gladys changes her mind and falls head over heels in love with the nebbish Percy.  Edward, rather than being angered by this, is relieved – for he has fallen in love with the angelic Paula White. He wishes the two love birds good luck and is on his way.

What the movie could be about:

Percy’s courtship of the lovely, but distant Gladys.  Percy will, at first, be extremely timid around Gladys, but eventually he works up the courage and asks her out on a date. Gladys, impressed by this “act of bravery,” agrees and, rather unexpectedly, finds herself falling in love with the squirrelly store clerk. As they are about to embark on their Honeymoon, all the traffic in London has come to a complete halt. They get out of their car and can’t believe what they are seeing: an Apatosaurus rampaging through the city streets.  After the excitement has worn down, they bump into Edward, who is delighted to hear Gladys’ news. 

2)      Earl, Halloween 4 (1988)

If Percy Potts is “arguably” the greatest character in movie history it’s only because he has a challenger to that title in the form of Earl, the bar owner in Halloween 4. When Earl learns that Michael Myers is back in town he forms a posse to track down the masked killer.  Unfortunately, Earl and his pals are extremely inept; they accidentally gun down the town drunk, Ted Hollister, whom they mistake for Michael Myers.  Earl comes to a gory end when Michael Myers reaches through the driver’s window of his pick up truck and rips off his head. 

What the movie could be about:

It would essentially be a reboot of Halloween 4 told entirely from Earl’s point of view. It will follow the many misadventures that Earl and his pals get into that fateful night, culminating in their gruesome deaths. However, an end credits scene will reveal that Earl has miraculous survived the attack and will devote the rest of his life to ridding the world of evil.

3)      Annie, Friday the 13^th (1980)

      

      Annie is the cheerful camp counselor who gets her throat slit in Friday the 13^th. She never actually makes it to the camp site and is murdered in the woods, while attempting to flee the killer. 

What the movie could be about:

Since Annie never makes it to the campgrounds, it would be impossible to show the events of Friday the 13^th from her point of view, rather, her story would best be told as prequel. It will depict the events that lead to Annie’s decision to become a counselor at Camp Crystal Lake. It will begin in complete chaos as Annie's high school sweet heart breaks up with her so he can sleep with college girls.  This will throw Annie into a bit of a crisis, however, she will find meaning in her life when she realizes that she is really good with children. One day, while scouring the wanted ads in the newspapers, she will find on opening at Camp Crystal Lake. The movie will end with her bidding small town “farewell,” and then heading off to her tragic destiny.

4)      The Pizza Delivery Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

If you grew up watching the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, then you will remember the scene where Michaelangelo short changes the Domino’s pizza man for being two minutes late. This, naturally, pisses the guy off and he complains to himself about getting a “new route.”

What the movie could be about:

After having this unusual encounter, the Pizza Delivery Man, rather than getting a new route, instead decides to get a different job. After weeks of searching, he gets a stocking job at a retail store.  However, it is not the paradise that he was expecting, especially after he learns that the management is part of a satanic cult that is bent on taking over the world. After mulling over this for a few days, he decides to clear his conscience by doing the right thing……..giving them his two weeks notice. He then gives them a half ass speech about “evil always losing” and then goes back to being a pizza delivery man. 

5)      The Hotel Manager, Ghostsbusters (1984)

Ghostbusters is generally regarded as the greatest movie of the 80s! I would provide a link to back my claim, but I don’t have the time. Just take my word for it! Who can forget the scene in the Sedgwick Hotel dining room? Ray, Igan, and Peter destroy the place while attempting to capture Slimer. More importantly, who could ever forget the uptight, twitchy manager of the hotel?

What the movie could be about:

These modern day filmmakers have got it all wrong: instead of making a third Ghostbusters movie, they should make a movie about the haunted hotel. The movie would center on the manager’s, unsuccessful, attempts at dealing with the paranormal activity, while trying to keep his sanity. It would essentially be a remake of the Marx Brothers movie The Cocoanuts, but with scary ghosts in place of the boring musical numbers. It gives the filmmakers a chance to continue the franchise, while doing something completely different at the same time.