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Favorite Film Scientists?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that-wacky-bunch-from-real-genius dept.

theodp asks: "From Rotwang in Fritz Lang's Metropolis to Wallace the Engineer in last year's Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Slate notes that scientists have long been a staple of the movies. So who are some of the more memorable scientist characters from your movie-going?"

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  1. Mr. Spock by GreyKnight · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Mr. Spock, science officer of the USS Enterprise.

    His objectivity, intellect, and curiosity made him the quintessential scientist.

    (Okay, he's mostly a TV character, but he appeared in his share of movies.)

  2. Dark City's Dr. Daniel Scheber by vux984 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    first place for me would be:

    Dr. Daniel P. Schreber

    (played by Keifer Sutherland in Dark City)

    Honorable mentions would be:

    Dr. Evil & Dr. Stranglove

  3. Gilligan's Professor by srobert · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The professor from Gilligan's Island. When I was a kid, that's what a scientist was like.
    He knew nearly everything except how to get them off the island. He was a social misfit, still everyone respected him because of his high intelligence.