TAKING NAMES

ACTION HEROES RANKED BY THE OUTLANDISHNESS OF THEIR MONIKER

1 BUCKAROO BANZAI PETER WELLER IN THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROOM BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION SOUNDS LIKE: A JAPANESE BOARD GAME IS ACTUALLY: A DIMENSION-JUMPING ADVENTURER/ROCK STAR/SURGEON 2 LEE CHRISTMAS JASON STATHAM IN THE EXPENDABLES SOUNDS LIKE: A FRENCHNATIVITY PLAY IS ACTUALLY: A STAB-HAPPY HARD-NUT 3 STACKER PENTECOST IDRIS ELBA IN PACIFIC RIM SOUNDS LIKE: THE ASSISTANT MANAGER OF A HOLY SUPERMARKET IS ACTUALLY: AN APOCALYPSE-CANCELLING SHOUTY MAN 4 GERRY LANE BRAD PITT IN WORLD WAR Z SOUNDS LIKE: A PLACE IN DORSET IS ACTUALLY: A GLOBETROTTING ZOMBIE-SLAYER 5 JOHN WICK KEANU REEVES IN JOHN WICK SOUNDS LIKE: A DIY STORE IS ACTUALLY: THE WORLD’S GREATEST ASSASSIN