![]() 10 KICK-ASS MOVIE PREACHERS
Chan Wook Park's THIRST opens this Friday, and if you haven't seen the trailer or read up in the genre flick, it's about a priest who gets turned into a blood-sucking vampire. Pretty saucy sh*t for a man of the cloth. The film ended up winning the Grand Jury prize at Cannes, but it's not the first time we've seen Priests and Preachers go all badass on film and it's almost as sure as the Pope is Catholic that it won't be the last. Clint Eastwood's aptly named "Preacher" from PALE RIDER is potentially one of the most iconic badasses ever committed to celluloid period, let alone a clergyman. (He's so classically badass, he's too good for this list). But you need a chapel to house all the other unorthodox preachers who've graced the silver screen.
Harvey Keitel as "Jacob Fuller"FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996)
Chris Sarandon as "Rev. 'J.C.' Current"BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996)
Cheech Marin as "Fr. Benicio Del Toro"GRINDHOUSE (2007)
Mojo Nixon as "Preacher Man Bob"BUTTCRACK (1998)
Rene Auberjonois as "Reverend Oliver"THE PATRIOT (2000)
Paul McGann as "Vicar"LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS (2009)
Micheal McShane as "Friar Tuck"ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991)
Bing Crosby as "Fr. Chuck O'Malley"THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (1945)
Paul Freeman as "Rev. Philip Shooter"HOT FUZZ (2007)
Stuart Devenie as "Father McGruder"BRAINDEAD/DEAD ALIVE (1992)
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Father Ángel Beriartúa, from "The day of the Beast"
POSTED BY Anonymous | THURSDAY JULY 30 AT 10:39 PDT
How could you leave out Father Karras from The Exorcist? Not to mention the priest from Dead Alive, just for the immortal words "I kick a** for the lord!"
POSTED BY Anonymous | THURSDAY JULY 30 AT 1:19 PDT
How could you leave out Father Karras from The Exorcist?
POSTED BY Anonymous | THURSDAY JULY 30 AT 1:19 PDT
*Draws cult sword*
You forgot Shepherd Book!
*Sheaths cult sword*
POSTED BY Anonymous | THURSDAY JULY 30 AT 5:42 PDT
Russell Crowe's gunslinger-turned-preacher from The Quick and the Dead?
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 12:07 PDT
Wow, movie preachers are so cool!
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POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:05 PDT
Dolph Lundgren as the Street Preacher in Johnny Mnemonic. He had a crucifix knife!
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:09 PDT
Well, I dunno 'bout kicking ass, but the preacher I'd most want to party with is Deacon Daniels from The Big Town! (played by the "legendary" Del Close) Yessiree, Bob!
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:17 PDT
Seriously, how the F do you leave off Clint Eastwood from Pale Rider?! This list is garbage.
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:18 PDT
The priest as someone said above, from The day of the Beast (El dia de la Bestia), probably my favourite spanish movie.
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:30 PDT
I agree. WTF is Clint Eastwood??
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:32 PDT
What about Cleric John Preston in Equilibrium, he would smoke all these clowns....
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:39 PDT
Many missed. Many of the ones included are really lame.
Also forgot: Karl Malden in "On the Waterfront"
This is some junior high school student's list.
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:39 PDT
You should have added the great role on Elia Kazan's classic "On the Waterfront".
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:43 PDT
Ummm, Boondock Saints?!?!
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 1:56 PDT
Robert Duvall in 'The Apostle'
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 2:16 PDT
Paul Dano as Eli Sunday in 'There Will Be Blood'
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 2:43 PDT
ummm .....Rev. Harry Powell from Night of the Hunter anyone?
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 2:54 PDT
Boondock Saints FTW
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 2:56 PDT
Forgot Monty Python's Brian.
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 2:57 PDT
Seconding "Night of the Hunter." Inexcusable omission.
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 3:23 PDT
yeah, night of the hunter and the exorcist are really not to be missed in a list like this.
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 3:30 PDT
Where's Book from Serenity? He's pretty kick ass.
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 3:43 PDT
I vote for Father Adam Guiteau from John Carpenter's 'Vampires.'
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 4:12 PDT
and you missed Clint Eastwood in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 8:28 PDT
What about Priest from the Count of Monte Cristo? Taught Dante how to fight, think and have hope. He's a badass.
POSTED BY Anonymous | FRIDAY JULY 31 AT 9:22 PDT
priest vallon from gangs of new york
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 5:55 PDT
How about Dolph frigging Lundgren from Johnny Mnemonic??
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 6:13 PDT
Bishop Pickering from Caddyshack
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 9:09 PDT
This list sucks wang. As others have said, the absence of Clint Eastwood from Pale Rider is criminal. Did you just Google "movie priests" and grabbed the first bunch that popped up? That's the only explanation for Bing Crosby's inclusion -- worthy, but odd in the light of Eastwood's omission.
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 9:32 PDT
Father Merrin? Father Karras? Anyone? They actually took on a demon (in some cases multiple times) and sent it to hell...
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 9:46 PDT
Yep. Lack of Harry Powell and Father Merrin means the list is useless and shows it was written by someone who hasn't seen enough movies to actually write about them.
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 10:15 PDT
if they ever made a movie of the comic series Preacher, than it would trample all over these panzies...yea, and where the hell in Pale Rider??
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 12:17 PDT
if they ever made a movie of the comic series Preacher, than Jesse Custer would trample all over these panzies...yea, and where the hell in Pale Rider??
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 12:17 PDT
Robert Duvall in the apostle
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 1:24 PDT
How the hell could you not mention Clint Eastwood in Pale Rider?
This is what happens when you let people that were born 10 minutes ago make "all-time" lists.
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 2:30 PDT
No Clint Eastwood? Pale Rider? Really?
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 2:55 PDT
Although not a father per se, Jules Winfield in "Pulp Fiction" should've been mentioned. after all, he is preaching
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 3:30 PDT
Burt Lancaster as ELMER GANTRY in movie of the same name.
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 3:52 PDT
No PALE RIDER...your list sux...
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 5:10 PDT
This list is ridiculous. I am sure that, with 5 minutes of research, we could come up with 10 names which are each better than the ones listed here.
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 6:29 PDT
Wow, never, ever visiting this site again after reading this joke of a list.
Rene Auberjonois, seriously? Go watch the patriot idiot, go. The word badass doesn't come to mind, but pussy does.
And people shouldn't be upset that pale rider, the exorcist, or on the waterfront weren't included. They should be upset that lesbian vampire killers, or buttcrack did make the list.
Other notable omissions that far eclipse the garbage that make up half this list:
Robert Deniro as father bobby in Sleepers
George Carlin as the Cardinal in Dogma
Mel Brooks as Rabbi Tuckman in Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Richard Burton in Night of the Iguana
Jeremy Irons in The Mission
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 7:07 PDT
Doctor Syn from The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (or, even better, the Hammer version with Peter Cushing - Doctor Blyss from Night Creatures) - pirate-turned-preacher-turned-vigilante
POSTED BY Anonymous | SATURDAY AUGUST 1 AT 7:45 PDT
I am going to have to take the cake on this one and give it up for Reverend Lowe which was played by Everett McGill in SILVER BULLET. COME ON the guy was a werewolf and killed half of the entire town with his bare hands / paws !
POSTED BY Anonymous | SUNDAY AUGUST 2 AT 12:47 PDT
Shepard Book from firefly
POSTED BY Anonymous | SUNDAY AUGUST 2 AT 5:22 PDT
Presumed The Preacher from Pale Rider would be number one when moving down the list...how the fuck could you miss him off it?
POSTED BY Anonymous | SUNDAY AUGUST 2 AT 8:09 PDT
Willie Nelson in RED HEADED STRANGER
POSTED BY Anonymous | SUNDAY AUGUST 2 AT 8:59 PDT
I too am very surprised that Pale Rider is not on the list...would've been #1 if the author was older than 12.
POSTED BY Anonymous | MONDAY AUGUST 3 AT 12:26 PDT
Agreed, no Pale Rider no list!
POSTED BY Anonymous | MONDAY AUGUST 3 AT 10:04 PDT
PALE RIDER
POSTED BY Anonymous | TUESDAY AUGUST 4 AT 1:28 PDT
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