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NFT: Worst henchman

Route 9 : 1/22/2021 1:40 pm
Who are some terrible henchman throughout film literature from your TV point of view?

I think it was in The Princess Bride where Humperdinck (I think it was) sent his foot soldiers and they got killed instantly lol

Come to think of it, Jasper and Horace (101 Dalmations) were useless.
I know it's a comedy  
allstarjim : 1/22/2021 1:47 pm : link
And they were great "henchmen" for the purpose of the movie, but as being "effective" henchman, no so much. The Fratelli brothers...Goonies.
How about the Dothraki?  
Mike from Ohio : 1/22/2021 2:58 pm : link
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Heisenberg : 1/22/2021 3:03 pm : link
any of the crooked senator's guys in Hard to Kill  
Greg from LI : 1/22/2021 3:04 pm : link
Especially the times when there are like six of them, they surround Seagal and then attempt to fight him one at a time rather than rushing him together.

This is an easy one...  
chopperhatch : 1/22/2021 3:23 pm : link
It's obviously Otis. Later on he shit out Rudy who played a ND game because of a participation trophy.

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Jim in Fairfax : 1/22/2021 3:28 pm : link
Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), House of Cards.  
MOOPS : 1/22/2021 3:39 pm : link
Col. Johnson (Danny Glover), Shooter.
Jonathan Banks as Zach in Beverly Hills Cop  
mfsd : 1/22/2021 4:18 pm : link
Couldn’t even stop Axel from ruining the buffet at the Harrow Club

Of course, years later he evolved into perhaps the best henchman in TV history in Breaking Bad
everyone who got  
Rory : 1/22/2021 4:20 pm : link
their ass kicked in roadhouse.
Hiw about  
Pete in 'Vliet : 1/22/2021 4:20 pm : link
Luca Brasi and Bussetta in Godfather 1 & 2 respectfully?
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Bogey : 1/22/2021 4:26 pm : link
RE: .  
widmerseyebrow : 1/22/2021 4:29 pm : link
In comment 15131002 Heisenberg said:
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I love how Mandalorian just leans into it and pokes fun at how comically inept they are.
RE: any of the crooked senator's guys in Hard to Kill  
jnoble : 1/22/2021 4:53 pm : link
In comment 15131004 Greg from LI said:
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Especially the times when there are like six of them, they surround Seagal and then attempt to fight him one at a time rather than rushing him together.



Steven Segal movies shouldn't really count though since he was such an egomaniac who refused to have most of his characters even take one hit from an opponent in any fight scene.

Fun fact: 30 years later, Segal is still ranked by cast and Lorne himself as the worst host SNL ever had on every level.
Rob Scheinder has a funny story about him. Steven walked up and proudly announced "I just read the best script I ever saw!" "Really? Who wrote it?"
"I did!"
RE: everyone who got  
Greg from LI : 1/22/2021 4:59 pm : link
In comment 15131090 Rory said:
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their ass kicked in roadhouse.


Good point. I mean, what the hell was Brad Wesley thinking hiring Tinker? What was he going to do, eat someone?

RE: RE: .  
Greg from LI : 1/22/2021 5:00 pm : link
In comment 15131104 widmerseyebrow said:
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I love how Mandalorian just leans into it and pokes fun at how comically inept they are.


Yes! When Bill Burr says he was a sniper, and Mando makes a crack about him not being able to shoot because he was an Imperial and he snaps back "I ain't no stormtrooper!" I about died laughing.
These bikers  
pjcas18 : 1/22/2021 5:20 pm : link
weren't great henchmen

Billy Zanes crew  
mattlawson : 1/22/2021 7:18 pm : link
Under biff. Back to the future
The cast of reservoir dogs  
mattlawson : 1/22/2021 7:18 pm : link
Does that count or are they too main

Any Tarantino film actually  
mattlawson : 1/22/2021 7:20 pm : link
Pulp fiction - Sam Jackson and John Travolta
Kill bill - everyone she fights
" anyone seen Bobby Lupo ? "  
gtt350 : 1/22/2021 7:26 pm : link
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RE: The cast of reservoir dogs  
Route 9 : 1/22/2021 7:33 pm : link
In comment 15131250 mattlawson said:
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Does that count or are they too main


Sure
Why Amos Tucker and Theodore Olgelvie  
short lease : 1/23/2021 12:11 am : link

of course.


Steve Harley  
Daniel in MI : 1/23/2021 12:25 am : link
Run over by a steamroller while working with Dr Evil leaving a family behind.

No one ever thinks about the effect of a henchman’s death on the family...
Henchman’s Wife - ( New Window )
Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco  
BrianLeonard23 : 1/23/2021 8:55 am : link
Vince McMahon’s stooges.
Gas man  
TyreeHelmet : 1/23/2021 9:21 am : link
Anyone who worked for Boyd Crowder  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 1/23/2021 9:28 am : link
especially Dewey Crowe.

Maybe not your typical  
pjcas18 : 1/23/2021 9:34 am : link
henchman, but they kind of fit the part - the FBI:

Animal House  
PA Aggie : 1/23/2021 11:29 am : link
Douglas C. Neidermeyer
Route 9  
chick310 : 1/23/2021 12:31 pm : link
The Jasper and Horace reference was perfect! I would go with those two knuckleheads in a NY minute.
This is a good list  
MetsAreBack : 1/23/2021 12:50 pm : link
I’d probably throw Voldemort’s supporting cast into the mix. They had 8 movies to accomplish something and considering Snape it turns out set them all up... they didn’t have much to show for it.
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