Greatest Character Entrances

published 25 July 2011

First impressions mean everything in film. Whether they’re kicking a saloon door open or emerging from the sea looking suspiciously well groomed, our initial image of a cinematic character tends to stay with us.

It shapes what we think of them and burns into the collective consciousness. In short, tumbling into the room and labouring to close an umbrella won’t cut it. Here’s our run down of the greatest big screen entrances ever.

Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean 1)

The Joker (The Dark Knight)

Heat

Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

Alex DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange)

YouTube

Watch On

Honey Ryder (Dr No)

Tony Manero (Saturday Night Fever)

(Image: All Star)

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.