"Day of the Dead" character names

[thxleo]

I don't usually find threads like these very interesting, but I was thinking about how most of the human characters in Day of the Dead don't have their full names ever mentioned. We know Pvt. Miguel Salazar, Bill McDermott, Dr. Ted Fisher, and Dr. Matthew Logan. But what about...

Sarah ?
John ?
Capt. ? Rhodes
Pvt. ? Steel
Pvt. ? Rickles
Pvt. ? Torrez
Pvt. ? Johnson
Pvt. ? Miller
Maj. ? Cooper

What do you think their names would be? I apologize in advance to PhillySwat if he's addressed this already. ;)

[Mike70]

I don't usually find threads like these very interesting, but I was thinking about how most of the human characters in Day of the Dead don't have their full names ever mentioned. We know Pvt. Miguel Salazar, Bill McDermott, Dr. Ted Fisher, and Dr. Matthew Logan. But what about...

Sarah ?
John ?
Capt. ? Rhodes
Pvt. ? Steel
Pvt. ? Rickles
Pvt. ? Torrez
Pvt. ? Johnson
Pvt. ? Miller
Pvt. ? Logan

What do you think their names would be? I apologize in advance to PhillySwat if he's addressed this already. ;)

sarah mcmasters
john marley (hahaha)
jack rhodes
herman steel
don rickles (you had to see that one coming)
ernesto torrez
harold johnson
bud miller
francis logan


wait a second - by pvt. logan did you mean dr. logan? i thought he had a first name.
just making these up as i go along.

[thxleo]

sarah mcmasters
john marley (hahaha)
jack rhodes
herman steel
don rickles (you had to see that one coming)
ernesto torrez
harold johnson
bud miller
francis logan


wait a second - by pvt. logan did you mean dr. logan? i thought he had a first name.
just making these up as i go along.

Sorry, I just corrected that mistake - I experienced a brain fart there.
I literally laughed out loud at "Herman Steel". :lol: Excellent choice.

[krakenslayer]

I didn't realise Logan's first name was revealed as Matthew. Remind me - what scene was that in?

[thxleo]

I didn't realise Logan's first name was revealed as Matthew. Remind me - what scene was that in?

To be honest, I don't remember it ever being mentioned in the film either. However, on Robert Telleria's site about the film - http://drlogan.tripod.com/cast.htm - he lists that name. I just assumed that Robert knew what he was talking about because he was once one of the biggest fans and "authorities" of the film.

[Mike70]

To be honest, I don't remember it ever being mentioned in the film either. However, on Robert Telleria's site about the film - http://drlogan.tripod.com/cast.htm - he lists that name. I just assumed that Robert knew what he was talking about because he was once one of the biggest fans and "authorities" of the film.

could it have been listed in the script but never used? or maybe it is from the original, unshot script?

[thxleo]

could it have been listed in the script but never used? or maybe it is from the original, unshot script?

I should know the answer to this, but I don't. I have the original script, which I read about 10 years ago. I honestly don't know. I'm too lazy to read it again or watch the dvd for any clues to this.
I just looked at the wikipedia page about the film and they have Lori Cardille's character name listed as Sarah Bowman. WTF? I've never heard that one before.

[krakenslayer]

could it have been listed in the script but never used? or maybe it is from the original, unshot script?

Nope, it's not in the 1984 script. I thought maybe the script would have first names/surnames for some other characters that were in the final movie, at least for Sarah, but nope. In the original script Sarah is a scavenger/raider who finds the base with her bandito boyfriend Miguel, she's not a scientist and is given no surname. The character that actually fills a similar role in the script to the one Sarah plays in the final movie is called Mary Henried.

I did hear somewhere that the prop newspaper that blows against the wall in the opening scene does contain actual articles including mentions of both Dr. Millard Rauche (linking Dawn and Day in a very, very minor way) and Dr. Logan. It's possible his forename comes from there.

[axlish]

Sarah Fiorentino
John Wayne Hopkins
Capt. Franklin D. Rhodes
Pvt. Dick Steel
Pvt. Stanley Rickles
Pvt. El Jefe Torrez
Pvt. Garp "Nickel Bag" Johnson
Pvt. Gregory "The Hymen Killer" Miller
Maj. Daniel Constantine Cooper

[Trin]

I just looked at the wikipedia page about the film and they have Lori Cardille's character name listed as Sarah Bowman. WTF? I've never heard that one before.
That sounds right to me. And if you ask me why I have no clue.

[krakenslayer]

I should know the answer to this, but I don't. I have the original script, which I read about 10 years ago. I honestly don't know. I'm too lazy to read it again or watch the dvd for any clues to this.
I just looked at the wikipedia page about the film and they have Lori Cardille's character name listed as Sarah Bowman. WTF? I've never heard that one before.

The lead in the 2008 remake is called Sarah Bowman, I think that's where it came from. I very much doubt the writers of the remake know anything we don't, I think they just made it up because no surname was given in the source material.

[Mike70]

Pvt. El Jefe Torrez
Pvt. Garp "Nickel Bag" Johnson


:lol:

those are great, man.

[thxleo]

Pvt. Stanley Rickles


Yes! We already have a Herman Steel thanks to Mike70, and now a Stanley Rickles from Axlish. Herman and Stanley, perfect names. :lol:

Rhodes: Stanley, open the gate. Herman, shove 'em in there.

[rongravy]

That sounds right to me. And if you ask me why I have no clue.

Same here, and I dunno why. After this and the Bub vs BD thread, I'm going to have to break that movie out tonight!

[krakenslayer]

Same here, and I dunno why. After this and the Bub vs BD thread, I'm going to have to break that movie out tonight!

Like I said, she's only called Bowman in the 2008 remake. This seems to have quietly fed back onto some websites pertaining to the original, in the absence of a surname given in that film, but it all stems from the remake.

---------- Post added at 12:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:18 AM ----------


Same here, and I dunno why. After this and the Bub vs BD thread, I'm going to have to break that movie out tonight!

Like I said, she's only called Bowman in the 2008 remake. This seems to have quietly fed back onto some websites pertaining to the original, in the absence of a surname given in that film, but it all stems from the remake.

[SRP76]

Nobody thinks Captain Rhodes' name could be Dusty...?:rockbrow:

[axlish]

Nobody thinks Captain Rhodes' name could be Dusty...?:rockbrow:

Cody, baby. Cody :)

[Philly_SWAT]

Sarah Cleon
John Swan
Capt. Vermin Rhodes
Pvt. Cowboy Steel
Pvt. Rembrandt Rickles
Pvt. Fox Torrez
Pvt. Ajax Johnson
Pvt. Cochise Miller
Maj. Snow Cooper

Extra bonus points if you know where I got those names from....

[thxleo]

Sarah Cleon
John Swan
Capt. Vermin Rhodes
Pvt. Cowboy Steel
Pvt. Rembrandt Rickles
Pvt. Fox Torrez
Pvt. Ajax Johnson
Pvt. Cochise Miller
Maj. Snow Cooper

Extra bonus points if you know where I got those names from....

The Warriors

[Mike70]

The Warriors

tell him what he's won, evan! is it an all expenses paid trip to medellin, colombia with a complimentary kidnapping thrown in?

there's nothing like being rescued from FARC rebels to complete a dream vacation.

[capncnut]

I had a whole list of funny ones, but I'll try to keep it serious.

Sarah Chambers
John Campbell
Capt. Raymond Rhodes
Pvt. Patrick Steel
Pvt. Douglas Rickles
Pvt. Esteban Torrez
Pvt. Lance Johnson
Pvt. Terrence Miller



Nobody thinks Captain Rhodes' name could be Dusty...?:rockbrow:
Or Rocky. ;)

[strayrider]

Sarah Johnson
John Smythe
Ted J. Fisher
J. William McDermott
Capt. John Rhodes
Pvt. John "Steel" Price (Steel was his nickname)
Pvt. John Rickles
Pvt. Juan Torrez
Pvt. John J. Johnson
Pvt. John Miller
Pvt. Miquel J. Salazar
Maj. John "Bo" Cooper
Dr. Matthew J. Logan
Bub's real name was Ivan "John Boy" Kovack.

:D

-stray-

[Philly_SWAT]

tell him what he's won,
Just the extra bonus points....:D

[AcesandEights]

Pvt. Leslie "Better call me Les" Steel.

[Trin]

Like I said, she's only called Bowman in the 2008 remake. This seems to have quietly fed back onto some websites pertaining to the original, in the absence of a surname given in that film, but it all stems from the remake.
I don't know man. I've never seen the remake, cared about it, discussed it, or so much as IMDB'd it. I don't go to other zombie sites.

It also seems like I knew this from a long time ago. Like I saw it on a video cover sleeve or something. Crap. This is gonna bother me now.

[krakenslayer]

Dr. Sarah Broadmore
John J. Wright
Capt. John Rhodes
Pvt. James Steel
Pvt. Dennis Rickles
Pvt. Ernesto Torrez
Pvt. Dave Johnson
Pvt. Brett Miller
Maj. Robert Cooper
Dr. Matthew Logan

My stabs in the dark.

[darth los]

tell him what he's won, evan! is it an all expenses paid trip to medellin, colombia with a complimentary kidnapping thrown in?



:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Holy shit dude, my drink just went through my nose !!

My wife is Colombian and i give her shit about that all the time. I throw in the stuff about colombian neckties and cocaine for good measure as well. LMAO !

:cool:

[Philly_SWAT]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Holy shit dude, my drink just went through my nose !!

My wife is Colombian and i give her shit about that all the time. I throw in the stuff about colombian neckties and cocaine for good measure as well. LMAO !

:cool:

Actually, Colombia might be a good setting for a zombie flick, what with all the cartel victims in shallow graves...

[blind2d]

Total agreement, Philly! Also, there would be guns, right? And guns + undead = good times!

[krakenslayer]

I don't know man. I've never seen the remake, cared about it, discussed it, or so much as IMDB'd it. I don't go to other zombie sites.

It also seems like I knew this from a long time ago. Like I saw it on a video cover sleeve or something. Crap. This is gonna bother me now.

Hmm... Could be. Was it maybe stencilled on her bag at the start of the film when they first head underground?

The problem with this is: I don't think the writers of the remake so much as looked at a script for the original, or even watched it in-depth. I find it difficult to fathom that those money-grabbing franchise-rapists would know something about this film that all the raging fanboys on here don't.

Also, literally everyone is the world has "false memories" of some description. I'm not saying your wrong but I can't discount it. I know that sounds a little smart-assish but I don't mean it like that at all, it just takes the tiniest seed to be planted in your subconscious for it do grow into a feeling of recognition or even a full blown "memory". Happens to us all, even though usually we don't know it.

That's probably not the case but you never know. More research into this Bowman thing is called for methinks.

...it's just a pain in the ass we can set Google to only return pages from over, like, two years ago. Then we'd know if the name was around before the remake...

[Philly_SWAT]

...it's just a pain in the ass we can set Google to only return pages from over, like, two years ago. Then we'd know if the name was around before the remake...
Ummm...you CAN set google to search only within certain time frames. Click on "Show Options", and a list comes up on the left hand side. One of the options is
>Specific Date Range. I just did that, and nothing comes up from that time frame.