Wouldn’t it be cool to see Dr. Evil and Darth Vader team up to bring the dark side to all of the universe? Or see Inspector Clouseau meet Ace Ventura and see who fumbles the most? Or Lt. Col. Kilgore and Mad Max go up against past and future terrorists via some kind of time machine? How about John Shaft, Sam Spade, and Dirty Harry Callahan investigating a case against Hannibal Lector and later going after godfather Vito Corleone, Tommy DeVito, and Tony Montana? Another cool movie idea would have Jack Torrance with a butcher knife and William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting with his throwing knives go after Willy Wonka, and the only thing Willy Wonka could do is throw chocolate bars at them. If Hollywood likes these ideas, I’ll start writing the movie scripts!

—Paul Dale Roberts, Elk Grove, CA

While your near-meticulous listing was a wonderful retrospective of Hollywood's finest, I couldn’t help but feel one of your omissions was almost criminal. Thoughts of "Look, kids, Big Ben . . . Parliament" and "Hap-Hap-Happiest X-mas!" came to mind when remembering the classic character of Clark Griswold holding a BB gun to John Candy’s head at Wallyworld in the classic Vacation series. Rarely has a comedic talent like that of Chevy Chase been able to sustain such an enduring and timeless role; perhaps, this should have been the "101 Greatest Movie Characters Of All Time." Clark Griswold should have been up there on that list over a few that come to mind. Chevy Chase embodied a character for the ages, and being a family man, he never would have noticed your beautiful cover girl. Still, nice work just the same.

—Gordon Roberts, Barrington, RI

Three cheers to premiere for giving three of Peter Sellers’s greatest characters-Dr. Strangelove, Inspector Clouseau, and Chance the Gardener-their due. Chance, in particular, might just be my favorite movie character ever. Look beyond the tragic blankness and befuddlement, and he is as sweet and sincere a soul as there could ever be-yet there’s not a trace of sugary sentimentality about him. Modern actors looking to move us would be wise to study the elegance and sensitivity of his performance.

—Rori Stevens, Morton, IL

As the author of Heaven and Hell to Play With: The Filming of ‘The Night of the Hunter', I was pleased to see that Robert Mitchum’s archvillain Harry Powell made your list. Mitchum used to love recounting the phone call from first-time director Charles Laughton asking the actor to portray "a character who is the most diabolical shit." Mitchum’s reply: "Present."

But say . . . what about Laughton the actor? Surely such roles as Captain Bligh, Quasimodo, Henry VIII, Ruggles of Red Gap, and on and on, are among the most memorable movie characters ever. Couldn’t you have included at least ONE of them?

—Preston Neal Jones, Hollywood

Darth Vader as number 84?? How insulting. Arguably the most iconic and sinister figure in Hollywood history clocks in at 84?? You guys should be ashamed of yourselves! Especially with totally forgettable characters like Bill the Butcher ahead of him. You guys even have Steve Martin as The Jerk at 66. I can’t believe my eyes. Hey, PREMIERE, get a clue. How about asking 100 random people who Darth Vader is, and then asking those same people who Navin Johnson is. Shame on you all.

—Theron Atkins, Chicago

I just received my issue and could not believe the omission of Paul Newman as Luke in Cool Hand Luke. He was the ultimate badass.

—Paul Germain, Detroit