Movie Villains Who Were Named After Real People (12 pics)

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In The Matrix Cypher is supposedly named after Ronald Reagan, and is even referred to as “Mr. Reagan” by Agent Smith. He also asks to have his memory erased and come back as “someone important…like an actor.”

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General Sarris from Galaxy Quest was named after yet another film critic, Mark Sarris. These producers really don’t like film critics.

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Steven Spielberg named the shark in Jaws Bruce after his lawyer.

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George Waggner in The Howling was named after the director of the werewolf classic The Wolf Man.

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Michael Myers in Halloween was named after the distributor for writer John Carpenter’s previous movie Assault on Precinct 13.

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Stathis Borans in The Fly was named after the editor of Heavy Metal magazine.

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Mayor Ebert from Godzilla was named after film critic Roger Ebert and even has an assistant named Gene.

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Daniel Clamp from Gremlins 2 was supposedly named after Donald Trump, and they’re both real estate moguls.

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General Kael from Willow was named after famous film critic Pauline Kael, who wasn’t a fan of producer George Lucas’ work.