Earlier this month a bunch of us came up with a list of the movie characters we'd love to have thanksgiving with. Now, here's the opposite. The title is pretty self-explanatory, so I don't need to set it up much. But as usual, we invite you to tell us of your own picks for worst Thanksgiving dinner guest. Please try to make it a movie character, though, because none of us know your annoying aunt, and plus this is a movie site.


Hannibal Lecter from Manhunter, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon and Hannibal Rising

If you were to have Dr. Lecter (Brian Cox; Anthony Hopkins; Gaspard Ulliel) to your Thanksgiving feast, you'd want to prepare and cook all the food yourself. Otherwise, you might end up eating human flesh instead of turkey (or turducken, or whatever non-people-based meal you prefer). Then again, you might actually end up the meal, which is certainly much worse than unknowingly tasting Ray Liotta's brains. So, the best thing is to not even invite the guy.


Graham Young from Young Poisoner's Handbook

Another character who might be an interesting guest, but like with Lecter, you'll need to keep an eye on the food, or at least on the tea. Graham (Hugh O'Conor), aka "the teacup murderer" likes to play with poison, and there's a good chance he's going to spike the dinner or drinks with thallium.

Because a fresh new DVD special edition just isn't enough, the people behind The Blues Brothers celebrated the film's 25th anniversary with a screening and Q&A in Hollywood on Monday night. Among those in attendance were Dan Aykroyd (through the magic of technology), director John Landis, and Godfather of Soul James Brown, all of whom answered questions prior to the screening. Because we're all too slow, we missed the chance to be part of the event via satellite in one of 80 Regal Theaters across the country - but we can still do the next best thing, which is to pretend via the internets. The link below points to several clips from the Q&A, including Landis on John Belushi and Aykroyd discussing the writing and shooting of the film.