From 'Reservoir Dogs' To 'Inglourious Basterds': Who Is YOUR Favorite Quentin Tarantino Character?

Today over on MTV.com, Larry Carroll has a report filed from the red carpet of the "Inglourious Basterds" premiere. He got to chat with the various cast members as they strolled by, and the one question he made sure to hit them all with was "which Quentin Tarantino character is your favorite?" The answers are all over the place, from Eli Roth's half-dozen or so choices to -- including Brad Pitt's "True Romance" stoner Floyd! -- to Brad Pitt's humble nod to his "Basterds" co-star Christopher Waltz, who plays "the Jew Hunter."

It's hard to narrow down a single favorite, but I have to go with Robert Forster's bail bondsman Max Cherry, from "Jackie Brown." By far QT's most underrated effort, Forster's top-notch role is just one among many in the movie. Still, it's his character who sticks with me the most. As all of these shady dealings are unfolding before his eyes, this old fogey dullard sticks to his moral center and comes out of the mess clean as a result. Tremendous, that performance.

I want to know who your favorite is though. Hit the jump for the associated poll I'll be running this week, as well as thoughts from the rest of the MTV News team on their own favorites. And of course, if you have more to say than the poll really offers, I encourage you to share your thoughts in the comments or in a video post on Your MTV.

Jim Cantiello
My favorite Quentin Tarantino character EVER is "Gawker #2" in "Pulp Fiction." Mostly because it was portrayed by Kathy Griffin, pre-plastic surgery. It's so weird to watch that movie now. In the middle of all the gay rape and gunshots, you're like, "Wait, Kathy Griffin's in this scene?" I also remember seeing her do stand-up from like 1874 where she did a riff about scoring that bit part. Showbiz is weird.

Sabrina Weiss
Uma Thurman as The Bride in "Kill Bill." It's pretty clear she could take on any other baddie in the Tarantino arsenal. She defied death so many times I lost count. Motivated by revenge and love, she's so much more soulful than earlier, money-hungry Tarantino characters. But she's also pretty funny, and though she's usually cruel and ruthless, she can be a softy too. That moment at the end of "Vol. 2," when she finds Bill reading to their daughter, you almost think she'd be willing to ditch the revenge mission and live happily ever after. But when he won't have it that easy... whoops! Where'd that five-point palm exploding heart technique come from, honey?

Jem Aswad
Jules [Winnfield, from "Pulp Fiction"] by a mile. Samuel L. Jackson not winning an oscar for that is one of the greatest crimes in movie history. What other character has offered up so many brilliant one-liners?

Steven Roberts
O-Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth) - Lucy Liu in "Kill Bill: Vol. 1"

There's just something so sexy about a women who can run across a table and unsheathe her blade to decapitate a Yazuka boss all in one motion. I'm a huge fan of kung-fu flicks and Quentin Tarantino's movies, so you can imagine that "Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2" are two of my favorite movies. Lucy Liu plays the half Japanese, half Chinese-American ruler of the Japanese underworld, O-Ren Ishii. The Bride (Uma Thurman) narrates O-Ren's tragic origin and ascension to the top of the Yakuza during a 7-minute anime sequence of sheer awesomeness. She also leads a gang called the Crazy 88s featuring members with cool names like Johnny Mo and Gogo Yubari. I'm hoping Tarantino does do a sequel to "Kill Bill," but I would so settle for an extended version of O-Ren's exploits.

Joe DeShano
Gogo Yubari. The crazy right-hand assassin of O-ren Ishii from "Kill Bill." The character was a deadly force not to be messed with. A bad ass in a school girl's uniform. She even had a gut-wrenching back-story (pun intended).

Jonathan Goldner
Because I can't reasonably name every character from "Pulp Fiction," I choose Sam Jackson's Jules Winnfield. Everything he said was pithy and sparkling and resonated on the screen like a concert violinist. His hair, the sneer, the dialogue, the suit, the attitude…. all in all just about perfect.

Kyle Anderson
I have to go with Winston Wolf from "Pulp Fiction." He's got a lot going for him: he's played by Harvey "Bad Lieutenant" Keitel, wears a tuxedo at 10 a.m., drives really fast and is friends with Julia Sweeney and "Monster Joe." He also gets to say a line that I wish I could toss around more often: "Pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the f--king car." Honorable mentions go to Nice Guy Eddie from "Reservoir Dogs" (because he uses Zack Morris' cell phone) and Seth Gecko from "From Dusk Till Dawn" (because he uses a roll of toilet paper to kill a dude).

Adam Murphy
My favorite Tarantino film character has to be "Jackie Brown"'s Max Cherry, bail bondsman. Even though Tarantino didn't write the novel on which the film is based, his take on Max Cherry shows a level of prowess that is rarely equalled. Tarantino's "sympathetic" characters always have an obvious tragic flaw; Max's only flaws appear to be loneliness and his desire for love. He seems like he's bound for disaster in Jackie Brown, but he makes it in the end. Sure, he doesn't get the girl, but that's his choice. He does get that last kiss, though, and all I can hear when I think of that moment is "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" by the Delfonics. Perfection.

Now it's your turn! I've compiled an assortment of the more popular responses, one from each movie (except "Pulp Fiction," which sort of demanded two). I'm guessing that some of you will have different ideas. That's okay. I encourage you to share your alternate picks in the comments section below. I'll be running this poll all week long, so look for voting updates each day.

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