Posts by Tom
Sun-Maid Raisin Girl
Wearing a red bonnet and holding a tray overflowing with grapes with the sun to her back, Lorraine Collett became the face of Sun-Maid Raisins in 1915. The logo was updated in 1970.
Quint from Jaws
In Jaws, Bartholomew Marion Quint (Robert Shaw) is a grizzled shark hunter. Besides running a whale oil business and bootleg distillery, he captains the Orca as a charter service when he’s recruited to capture a giant killer shark.
Donald Pierce
In Logan, Donald Pierce (Boyd Holbrook) is a cyborg who is leader and head of security for the militant group Reavers. He is relentless in pursuing Logan, Laura, and Charles Xavier, even forcing Caliban to use his mutant-tracking abilities to find them.
Hector Escaton
In Westworld, Hector Escaton (Rodrigo Santoro) is a host of the park who plays the role of wanted gang leader. He’s hellbent on survival and does his best to aid Maeve in her attempted escape.
Envy Adams
In Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Envy Adams (Brie Larson) is Scott Pilgrim’s ex-girlfriend, currently dating Ramona Flowers’s ex-boyfriend Todd Ingram. Talk about a mess. To match Envy’s custom knee-high boots, wrap the red ribbon around your legs to the perfect height.
Lieutenant Dan
Lt. Dan Taylor (Gary Sinise) is affectionately called Lieutenant Dan by Forrest Gump. After losing his legs in the Vietnam War, he returns stateside and enters a dark period before emerging to partner with Forrest in a shrimping business.
Uncle Jack Kelly
In It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Uncle Jack Kelly is Charlie Kelly’s uncle. As a lawyer, one of his cases is to help Dennis Reynolds get a divorce from Maureen Ponderosa. He has small hands, which he compensates for with giant hand gloves.
Roland Deschain
In Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, Roland Deschain of Gilead (Idris Elba) is the last in a long line of gunslingers who keep the peace. He often appears detached and unsympathetic, but keeps a strong sense of heroism and helps others in need. He takes inspiration from Clint Eastwood’s The Man with No Name.