The other day, I was having a conversation with the guys at work about the best “bad guys” in general movies (we came up with the obvious Joker from Batman, Jason and Chucky, among others). That really got me thinking. What about animated villains? Can a voice actor be a good “bad guy,” or does it take a live film to put on a good performance?
The next logical step is to think about Disney movies, the most widely known and popular animated movies in the world. For the purposes of this list, I also included a Pixar film (Disney’s name is on it too!) as well as a live-action Disney movie so you can get the whole experience. Here we go!
5. Coach Jack Reilly, The Mighty Ducks
We’ll start off this top five list with the coach of the hated Hawks from The Mighty Ducks. It is no surprise to me that I rated him in the top five, as I have blogged somewhat extensively on the subject of overbearing coaches and parents. Coach Reilly is the hollywood form of the mega-intense youth league coach, who is more of a verbal than physical bully.
He spits out demoralizing lines to the kids on his team repeatedly, including Coach Gordon Bombay (something to the tune of, “You not only let me down, you let your whole team down too”). Everything is about winning, and if you make a mistake, he WILL make an example of you. “It’s not worth winning if you can’t win big!” Why’s he gotta be like that?
4. Sid Phillips, Toy Story
Sid Phillips, from mibcollegecraigw.wordpress.com
For anyone that has seen Toy Story, there is no doubt that this kid is one bad S.O.B. Not only does he have no supervision from his parents, but he spends his days strapping dynamite to toys in order to blow them up.
He steals his sister’s toys and dismantles them, creating monsters out of the destroyed toy pieces. This kid is either going to end up on an episode of The Steve Wilkos Show or Cops or both. I am not afraid to say that I am petrified of children like Sid.
They will stop at nothing in order to bring destruction to their loved ones as well as anyone that comes in close contact. I’m sure my mom has many stories about children like this.
3. Cruella de Vil, 101 Dalmatians
How could I not have Cruella on the list? For goodness sake, she skins puppies in order to wear them as a coat. Nothing cool or friendly about that. I wonder what would happen if somebody tried to make a movie with Cruella de Vil in it today. PETA would totally have a fit. I would LOVE to see that play out.
In the end, Cruella makes the list at number three because she is perpetually out to kidnap puppies and kill them so she can make a coat out of their fur. I love puppies. Simple as that. Also, her last name spells out “devil,” which means she is automatically evil.
2. Queen Grimhilde, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Queen Grimhilde, also known as the “Evil Queen,” was a suggestion by my lovely fiancee, Jackie. After some research on the Queen (because I had never seen the movie before), I agree that she is a mean old hag that is one of the most evil there is. I think she single-handedly inspired the fear over Halloween treats being laced with poison and/or LSD.
Here is the backstory. She married the King, whose daughter is Snow White. The King dies. The Evil Queen gets jealous because Snow White is hot and all the dudes want her, so the queen decides to change herself into an old “witch” and kill her. She only decides to murder Snow White herself because her hired assassin failed to finish her off. Something happens with a poisoned apple. Scary stuff.
1. Scar, The Lion King
I have to put Scar at the top of my list because this movie (1994) was the first time I saw uncensored murder in either television or movies. I was but a small child, and I remember that it was the saddest thing ever when Scar threw Mufasa off the cliff and into the gorge. After that, he tried to murder Simba on numerous occasions, from the stampede to the epic fight at Pride Rock. He tries to manipulate Simba into distrusting his father so that way he can cushion the blow of Mufasa’s death. He makes me sick. Here, try not to cry.
Why you gotta be like that? 