In 1979's Alien, the alien only had 4 minutes of total screentime. Vader had 8 min 6 sec in 1977's Star Wars. Jaws only had 4 minutes screen time. Less can be more.

It's pretty nuts to think about how much a character can impact a movie while being almost entirely off screen.

Kill Bill - Bill - 10 minutes

Alien - Alien - 4 minutes

Vader - Star Wars - 8 minutes

Jaws - Jaws - 4 minutes

Aliens - Signs - 90 seconds

Hannibal Lecter* - Silence of Lambs - 16 minutes

Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables - 15 minutes

Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight - 33 minutes

Viola Davis* - Doubt - 8 minutes

I couldn't find information for screentime for the monsters in A Quiet Place, Tremors, or the Descent. If anyone knows these, I'd love to know.

Submitted May 02, 2020 at 10:43PM by INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS https://ift.tt/2KRXCJz