From Beetlejuice to Darth Vader: mythical characters who only appeared on screen for a few minutes

There are characters who only need to appear on screen for a few minutes to create a lasting impact on the audience. For example, this was the case with Beetlejuice. Contrary to what many people think, the character played by Michael Keaton appears just over a quarter of an hour in Tim Burton’s eighties classic.

However, if you think of the film, it is very likely that her presence is the first thing that comes to mind. Well, her case is by no means unique in Hollywood. There are other absolutely immortal characters who did not last much longer either. In many cases, the actors who brought them to life only needed a few weeks to film.

Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs, 1991)

If you think of the great thriller The silence of the lambsyou probably remember first of all the sinister Hannibal Lecter, an intelligent and sophisticated psychiatrist who feels a great desire for human flesh. In fact, the role It helped British actor Anthony Hopkins win an Oscar.

However, Lecter’s presence in the film is not very extensive. If you add up all his scenes (including the one-on-one conversations with Clarice Starling), you get no more than 16 minutes. Among other things, because in the original novel he was already a secondary character.

The shark (Jaws, 1975)

With just 4 minutes of screen time, Steven Spielberg managed to change horror and suspense films forever, and almost create a genre of his own. In fact, The film’s enormous white shark appears sparsely in it due to technical problems with the mechanical model. that was used, forcing Spielberg to show it as little as possible.

Ironically, this increased the tension and fear in the film, as the threat of the shark was always felt, even when it was not on screen. Probably the first big summer blockbuster of all time.

Darth Vader (Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, 1977)

Darth Vader He is one of the most representative villains in the history of cinema, and a fundamental character to understand everything that the universe of Star Wars for his followers. But despite this, the former Jedi He only appears for about 12 minutes in the first film of the saga.

In the second ones it takes on a bit more prominence, but not too much. 15 minutes in The Empire Strikes Back and 14 in Return of the Jedi. They were more than enough, obviously.

Joker (The Dark Knight, 2008)

Any Batman fan remembers Heath Ledger’s terrific portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knightwith a performance that earned him a posthumous Oscar for Best Supporting ActorIt cannot be said that it was the only attraction of the film, but it was one of those that had the greatest impact on the public.

Well, his appearance in the film was limited to just a third of it, or in other words, a little over twenty minutes.

Parker Crane (Insidious, 2010)

Further Known as “The Black Bride”, this character only has a very brief appearance in the first installment of this popular horror series. Short, but terrifying,

So much so that the producers decided to focus more on his origins as the episodes progressed. Whether or not this was something that was planned in advance is difficult to know.

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