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Least favorite character

posted 8 years ago by TheOldGuyFromHalloween3
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for me it's Linda. stuck up stick in the mud who thought she was too good to date a high schooler

[–] dlg-73012 8 years ago

I agree

[–] RiseyRisa 8 years ago

I agree on her being stuck up. But for me my least favorite was Ratner (sp?). I know he was relatable for many. But for me he was so extremely shy and didn't have much of a personality, to the point that I found him annoying to watch. Any scene he was in I found myself looking at the screen wanted to yell out at him to "Just do it!" Or "Just say it!". Just ridiculous. As much as Linda was stuck up, I'd rather listen to her babble on and be self-absorbed than watch his character that ended up having no actual point. The movie could have done without him and it would've been fine by me.

[–] robken0174 7 years ago

@Riseyrisa
Give Rat a break. He's just a painfully shy guy trying his best to come out of his shell. Yes, his self doubting was a bit tiresome, but when you're as awkward as he is around the opposite sex, it's tough.

[–] robken0174 7 years ago

Stuck up? Sure. Major sex appeal that made the film better? Absolutely.

[–] chas437 7 years ago

Totally agree, a young Phoebe Cates was truly a sight to behold.

[–] wolverineland 7 years ago

Least Favorite Character

For me it was Mike Damone. Granted nearly all the characters looked college aged, Damone looked especially old and out of place.

[–] chas437 7 years ago

For the record, the actors portraying Demone and Ratner were both 25 when FTRH was filmed.

Phoebe Cates was the youngest of the main characters, she was 18 at the time, Jennifer Jason Leigh was 19, Sean Penn was 21 and Judge Reinhold was 24.

[–] LadyDi4476 7 years ago

Wow Ratner looked so much younger than Damone!

I like all the characters, but Spicoli is probably my least favorite.

-Di

[–] wolverineland 7 years ago

Mark Ratner had a more youthful appearance than Demone but he too didn't look like a teen. A couple years later in Police Academy 4 he and David Spade played skateboarding teens and he once again didn't look right for the part.

[–] jtrip-45023 7 years ago

I didn't like Spicoli at the time. He was the ugliest guy that had had ever seen.

[–] southhype4 7 years ago

Arnold!!!!

just terrible

[–] MrsMonroe74 7 years ago

yep. me too. Linda.

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[–] csweetleaf2 7 years ago

I know he's only a minor character but my least favorite character was that a-hole customer who lashed out at Brad because he wanted his money back and didn't want to fill out the form.

[–] twominds79 7 years ago

Damone is a piece of sheet . But cates character is a stuck up full of herself elitist cow . There were girls like that at every school .