In the 1993 film True Romance, Vicenzo Coccotti (Christopher Walken) is the consigliere to “Blue” Lou Boyle in Detroit. His cool, calm and collected personality is shattered when Clarence Worley’s father, Clifford Worley (Dennis Hopper), insults his Sicilian heritage. In addition to the costume, practice saying, “you’re a cantaloupe,” in your best Walken impression.

In the Kill Bill series, The Bride (Uma Thurman) is an ex-assassin left severely wounded after her former team, the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, massacres her wedding party. When she wakes from her coma, she makes a revenge checklist and gets busy.

In Reservoir Dogs, “Nice Guy” Eddie Cabot (Chris Penn) is the son of criminal mastermind Joe Cabot. Together they recruit a gang of men with color codenames to rob a jewelry store but things quickly go off the rails.

Calvin Candie, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, holds Django’s wife Broomhilda captive. As the owner of Candyland Plantation, his cruelty simmers under the mask of good manners, charming personality, and a sweet tooth.

In True Romance, Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) is an Elvis fanatic who’s on the run from all kinds of trouble. It’s at a kung-fu flick that he strikes up a conversation with pretty Alabama Whitman and which leads to so much more.

In Inglourious Basterds, Eli Roth plays Sergeant Donny Donowitz. He’s earned the nickname The Bear Jew, feared by the Nazis to an almost mythical level. He’s packed a baseball bat all the way from Boston as his personal weapon of choice.