Film Fridays Cinema’s 5 Most Criminally Underrated Villains (Male)

November 11, 2011 - 11:21 pm

5. Ike Clanton – Tombstone: The least ruthless of this top villains list, Stephen Lang’s portrayal of Clanton also remains the most criminally overlooked. A slobbering, raging drunk, Clanton was a lot of bark and no real bite. Despite him being a rather meek criminal at heart, he was still a bastard, and a killer, and Lang should really have been nominated for an Oscar on this one. He’s so good he even steals scenes from Val Kilmer’s Doc Holliday. Go to 1:35 for Ike; he’s the beet-faced guy in blue.

Best Scene: “See? A little rap on the beak get you some respect around here.”

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