Jan 08, 2006  Directed by Anthony Bell, Lesean Thomas. With Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams. The pastels sittin pretty zip front bra size. Riley convinces Granddad to pretend he is blind so that Xzibit will pimp their ride. Huey is being stalked by a government agent.

It takes a particular kind of crazy person to do Hollywood creature design. Just look at something like the giant drooling slug-gangster Jabba the Hutt - what kind of drug-addled Hollywood mind thinks up that? It turns out they started with a photo of a regular ol' fat guy. Just kept making it weirder.As we have, Jabba was almost an Irish space pimp dressed like a Braveheart extra:LucasfilmInstead of dumping him in the Rancor pit, this Jabba seems more likely to challenge Luke to a drinking contest. Thankfully, that incarnation of the character was from the final cut of the first movie, leaving George Lucas plenty of time to rethink the design of a character so fearsome that his name alone made Han Solo shit his pants.

The wait more than paid off. By the time Return of the Jedi came out, Jabba had become the legendary disgusting pile of alien slug poop that has challenged Slave Girl Leia erections for 30 years.The Real-Life Inspiration:The production team for Star Wars came up with the ultimate design for Jabba after to make the character look 'alien and grotesque. The Joker is easily one of the most popular comic book characters of all time, nearly eclipsing the appeal of his nemesis, Batman. In many ways, the Joker was the best thing to happen to Bruce Wayne outside of his parents' murder.

Without the constant threat of the Clown Prince of Crime, fans would've stopped reading long ago, and Batman would've had to retire and rent Wayne Manor out to One Direction.Warner Bros.When you've got $100 million in high end bat-tech and your opponent settles for a giant noveltyrevolver, you've pretty much hit the nemesis jackpot. Although there's some debate over who came up with the Joker first, Batman creator Bob Kane claims Bill Finger was the one who, because Finger was a huge fan of German expressionism, a phrase that here means 'terrifying shit.' Kane liked the idea so much that it resulted in the Joker being nothing short of of Veidt's character when he appeared in Batman #1, which by all accounts is pretty much the way Bob Kane.DC Comics, Universal PicturesWe're just glad he opted not to include that bottom row of teeth.

There's only so much evil orthodontics we can take. Kratos isn't exactly a subtle, nuanced character. The only thing more cliche than his 'troubled past' is his design, an angry white mountain of muscles covered in tribal tattoos. He looks like something a douchebag would pin on his dream board.The Real-Life Inspiration:When designing Kratos, the God of War team decided to base his appearance on Edward Norton's character in, who, in case you have not seen that film, is a muscle-bound neo-Nazi fueled by violence and rage.Sony Computer Entertainment, New Line CinemaOne of the rare times where tribal tattoos were the less awful option. According to, one specific scene from American History X, an unflinchingly intense drama about racism, is the reason Kratos looks and acts like he does.

Reportedly, the God of War design team didn't copy Norton's appearance when creating Kratos (though the similarities are obviously there), but were primarily inspired by the 'sense of power and aggression that you just see in his face.' In case there were any doubts, the scene in question involves Norton viciously curb-stomping a young black man, an act Kratos duplicates in God of War: Ascension. As from 1984 to 1992, Diller was actually the person responsible for putting The Simpsons on the air in the first place, which in normal scenarios would result in a small amount of polite gratitude before never being mentioned ever again (Diller was responsible for putting many shows on the air; he undoubtedly loses track of them at some point).

You might be able to write off his portrayal on the show as a vampiric billionaire sociopath as a friendly in-joke if it wasn't for the fact that The Simpsons goes out of its way to take a big shit on the Fox Network whenever it possibly can.20th Century FoxBut they hide it so well. Harry Shearer, who voices Mr. Burns, once even 'indisputably a force for evil.' So, seeing Diller's animated doppelganger spend an episode when the real-life Diller is Jewish is obviously less of a good-natured jab and more of a birthday card filled with diarrhea and spiders. What crosses this over into the realm of the utterly surreal is the fact that Mr. Burns' mannerisms were based on a praying mantis, which accounts for his bulging eyes, skeletal frame, and perpetually tented fingers.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty ImagesExxxcccellent. With immense superpowers and a stylish, old-timey approach to both fashion and world domination, it's hard not to view the Hellfire Club as one of the most original adversaries the X-Men have ever faced.The Real-Life Inspiration:Historically, 'The Hellfire Club' was a nickname for 18th century 'gentlemen's' establishments where rich white men would go to get drunk and naked, though not always in that order.

The idea to use such an establishment as a hive of subversive superpowered villainy came from an episode of a completely Iron Man-free British TV show called.ITV/ABC/ThamesWhat his suit lacks in iron, it makes up for in cane-based swagger. The show followed dashing superspy John Steed, who, together with his lovely assistant du jour, Emma Peel, regularly saved the world from various science fiction and paranormal threats. It was sort of like a mashup of James Bond and Doctor Who, until it was made into, at which point it became a mashup of terrible puns and shame.,' the Hellfire Club kidnaps Emma Peel, drugs her, and forces her to become the 'Queen of Sin,' which involves wearing minimal clothing and a spiked leather choker. The writers of X-Men thought that was a pretty good idea, so they introduced a new gang of villains called the Hellfire Club and had them.ITV/ABC/Thames, Marvel ComicsMarvel apparently also decided that 'The Avengers' was a pretty catchy title. Since they'd gone this far, the X-Men writers decided to base the remaining members of the Hellfire Club on famous actors, because it's way easier to just copy things when you're facing a deadline. The Club's leader, Sebastian Shaw, is pretty much a drawing of actor Robert Shaw, whom you probably recognize as Quint from Jaws (if you do not, close your browser immediately and go to your room)., Marvel ComicsThe character also served as a constant reminder to Shaw that he should grow those kickass sideburns back out.

That's right - Marvel based a character on Orson Welles and made obesity his superpower. And that's how you build a billion-dollar entertainment empire, kids!For more fascinating characters you have to read to believe, please pick up Jacopo's debut novel, available everywhere August 5!Related Reading: In case you aren't convinced creators find inspiration in the weirdest places, then find out. Or discover which violent movie's scenes. And learn which song finally got.Let the world know the inspirations behind their favorite characters, click the button below to share this on Facebook.