AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003)

The American Film Institute celebrates 100 years of film by recognizing the top 50 film heroes and top 50 film villains of all time.

Directors:

Gary Smith, Dann Netter

Writer:

Bob Gazzale

Stars:

Kathy Bates, Anthony Hopkins, Hayden Christensen

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kathy Bates	...	Herself
Anthony Hopkins	...	Dr. Hannibal Lecter (#1 Villain)
Hayden Christensen	...	Himself
Glenn Close	...	Herself
Wes Craven	...	Himself
Geena Davis	...	Herself
Kirk Douglas	...	Himself
Robert Englund	...	Himself
Sally Field	...	Herself
Louise Fletcher	...	Herself
Harrison Ford	...	Himself
Milos Forman	...	Himself
Jodie Foster	...	Herself
William Friedkin	...	Himself
Antoine Fuqua	...	Himself

Storyline

The American Film Institute celebrates 100 years of film by recognizing the top 50 film heroes and top 50 film villains of all time.

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Plot Keywords:

american film institute | villain | western filmmaking | war filmmaking | thriller filmmaking | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

AFI [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Film Institute (AFI), SFM Entertainment, The Gary Smith Company

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Villain #20 - "Man" from Bambi (1942) - is the only character on the list that does not appear on-screen.

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Quotes

Harrison Ford: Whoever decided that Indiana Jones should wear a felt hat and a leather jacket in the jungles should have been shot.

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Connections

Followed by AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006)

User Reviews

The Best AFI List

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains is by far the best of all of the AFI 100 Years lists, although I think that all of the lists were pretty good. I think that the AFI did an excellent job of incorporating heroes and villains from all kinds of movies. The top ten heroes and the top ten villains were perfectly selected.

It's frustrating to see that so many people dislike the AFI lists just because their own lists are different. Of course there are movies, quotations, heroes, villains, and songs which I wanted to be on the lists but were left off. None of my four favorite movies were even on the 100 films list. I know that no list could possibly please everybody, and the AFI lists do a very good job of having at least a couple of selections that everyone can agree with.