"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". 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 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. 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.