Hans Gruber Scale Villain Ranking
Crisp receives6.5 versus4 on the Hans Gruber scale; the lower scorer also gives his mother4.
In the discussion (4)
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- Crisp receives6.5 for being strange and scary, his interrogation taunt, ponytail and clothing, despite limited material.
- A second view gives both Crisp and his mother4 and recalls Richard Tyson in3 o clock high and Two Moon Junction as distracting baggage.
- Brad Wesley in Roadhouse is judged a more consistently effective villain; Crisp’s escalation and uncertain degree of evil are criticized.
- A reported account says test audiences sympathized with Crisp, prompting added nasty behavior; the toy-set assault is suggested as a possible addition.