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Most pathetic male characters in film

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GreasenUSA
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12:30a, 2/13/16
Not the most pathetic, but pretty darn pathetic:

Adam Sandler in Punch Drunk Love

Philip Seymour Hoffman in Boogie Nights

Joaquin Phoenix in Her
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Bruce Almighty
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6:43a, 2/13/16
The lion in Wizard of Oz
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Buck O Five
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9:30a, 2/13/16
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In reply to Buck O Five • 10:44a, 2/13/16
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Spoiler warning
To his credit he's no longer a man. So I'm not sure he qualifies...
/spoiler warning
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Hickory High
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11:00a, 2/13/16
Has Lt. Dike from Band of Brothers been mentioned yet?! Screw this guy.


On the other hand, Captain Spiers is the direct opposite of everyone mentioned in this thread.
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Tanya 93
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11:42a, 2/13/16
Seymour in "Ghost World"

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PatAg
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In reply to Funky Winkerbean • 1:06p, 2/13/16
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Ross on Friends.
Ross would say "doesnt matter, had sex" which I think eliminates him.

Toby and Upham are great nominations.
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PatAg
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In reply to Hickory High • 1:07p, 2/13/16
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Has Lt. Dike from Band of Brothers been mentioned yet?! Screw this guy.


On the other hand, Captain Spiers is the direct opposite of everyone mentioned in this thread.
I don't think that's what we mean by pathetic.
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1:13p, 2/13/16
Never mind...
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1:51p, 2/13/16
Brendan Massey
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The Debt
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3:50p, 2/13/16
Colossus
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Professor Frick
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In reply to redd38 • 6:19p, 2/13/16
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Brendan Massey


Yeah?
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7:02p, 2/13/16
Billy Zane's character in Titanic
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In reply to Jimmy McNulty • 7:44p, 2/13/16
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William H Macy has had a lot of pathetic characters. His character is Shameless is the most pathetic.


+1. This is who I thought of
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Zombie Jon Snow
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In reply to Hickory High • 7:59p, 2/13/16

What about Capt. Sobel from Band of Brothers.




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In reply to Zombie Jon Snow • 8:02p, 2/13/16
one of my favorite scenes and a true story too..

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8:15p, 2/13/16
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Stive
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In reply to PatAg • 8:20p, 2/13/16
One of my favorite scenes of any show ever.

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In reply to bagger05 • 6:37a, 2/14/16
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Yeah if I was to stick to the prompt of choosing someone "PATHETIC" then Prince Edward has to be the winner.

Longshanks was messed up and ruthless but not pathetic. Same could be said for the elder Robert the Bruce. Ambitious, manipulative, and underhanded but not really pathetic.
Lots of the posts on this thread do not seem to grasp the difference between "I do not like him" and "pathetic."
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12:53p, 2/14/16
If we acknowledge the Star Wars prequels, then Anakin Skywalker needs to be mentioned.
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11:45p, 2/14/16
William H. Macy has made a whole career of playing pathetic characters. That said, my vote goes for his character in "Boogie Nights".
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mid90
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In reply to Zombie Jon Snow • 9:39a, 2/15/16
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one of my favorite scenes and a true story too..

Nice Simon Pegg cameo there too.


This is also a favorite scene of mine:

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4stringAg
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1:26p, 2/15/16
For TV shows:

Elvin on the Cosby Show
Skippy on Family Ties

Movie:
The other sergeant from Platoon, the one played by McGinley, or Junior from the same movie.
Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket was also pretty pathetic.
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Zombie Jon Snow
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1:36p, 2/15/16
Also the son in law on Last Man Standing the Tim Allen show. He is a real wuss and liberal foil for Tim. They make him out to be such a sissy. Great for tims one liner insults though.
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1:45p, 2/15/16
assuming male:




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Muy
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1:50p, 2/15/16
Robert Downey Jr's character in Less Than Zero got real pathetic when he had to "work" off his debt to James Spader.
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Bruce Almighty
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1:55p, 2/15/16
The pizza delivery dude in There's Something About Mary
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2:57p, 2/15/16
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Mr. Potter from "It's A Wonderful Life."

However there was a SNL skit that righted the "wrong" of Mr. Potter's evil ... and it was good.

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hunter2012
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3:42p, 2/15/16
In honor of Deadpool opening last weekend, I nominate Weasel, the bartender.

Spoiler alert

"I would go with you, but I don't want to."
Turns to the blind lady
"Wanna get f***ed up?"

End spoiler
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Stive
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In reply to Trajan88 • 3:50p, 2/15/16
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[inf]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel_Barrymore_as_Mr._Potter.jpg[\img]

Mr. Potter from "It's A Wonderful Life."

However there was a SNL skit that righted the "wrong" of Mr. Potter's evil ... and it was good.

How was he pathetic?

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Brendan Dassey
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3:59p, 2/15/16
Do documentaries count?
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4:36p, 2/15/16
Oh how I wish TV counted so that I could utter the name Erkle and get to say EOT.
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Original_NoOlives
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In reply to Original_NoOlives • 12:24a, 2/25/16
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- Mark 'Rat' Ratner in Fast Times at R. High
- Beni Gabor in The Mummy
- Gilbert in Revenge of the Nerds
- Percy Wetmoore in The Green Mile
- Cpl. Upham in Saving Private Ryan
- Anything with Owen Wilson


Adding Prince Edward from Braveheart to my list

Adding Calvin from Waiting


Adding Jim Carrey's son in Liar Liar

John Ritter in Bad Santa. Added.

Scott Carpenter/Mr. Carpenter - The Buttercream Gang. Added.
Gale from Breaking Bad. Add. Small screen but this dude is the absolute definition of pathetic.
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Original_NoOlives
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In reply to Original_NoOlives • 10:23p, 3/2/16
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- Mark 'Rat' Ratner in Fast Times at R. High
- Beni Gabor in The Mummy
- Gilbert in Revenge of the Nerds
- Percy Wetmoore in The Green Mile
- Cpl. Upham in Saving Private Ryan
- Anything with Owen Wilson


Adding Prince Edward from Braveheart to my list

Adding Calvin from Waiting


Adding Jim Carrey's son in Liar Liar

John Ritter in Bad Santa. Added.

Scott Carpenter/Mr. Carpenter - The Buttercream Gang. Added.
Gale from Breaking Bad. Add. Small screen but this dude is the absolute definition of pathetic.

Elliott from Breaking Bad. Chalk it up.
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hunter2012
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In reply to Original_NoOlives • 11:41p, 3/2/16
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- Mark 'Rat' Ratner in Fast Times at R. High
- Beni Gabor in The Mummy
- Gilbert in Revenge of the Nerds
- Percy Wetmoore in The Green Mile
- Cpl. Upham in Saving Private Ryan
- Anything with Owen Wilson


Adding Prince Edward from Braveheart to my list

Adding Calvin from Waiting


Adding Jim Carrey's son in Liar Liar

John Ritter in Bad Santa. Added.

Scott Carpenter/Mr. Carpenter - The Buttercream Gang. Added.
Gale from Breaking Bad. Add. Small screen but this dude is the absolute definition of pathetic.

Elliott from Breaking Bad. Chalk it up.

Elliot is the blonde chick. did you mean JD?
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