Movie Sidekicks

15-10-2008 14:47

This week animation returns to the big screen with stop motion animation movie Igor with an all star vocal cast that includes John Cusack, Steve Buscemi and John Cleese.

In a land of mad scientists and diabolical inventions, what do you do when you’re born with a hunch on your back? You become an Igor. A hilarious twist on the classic monster movie, "Igor" tells the story of one Igor who's sick of being a lowly lab assistant with a Yes Master's degree and dreams of becoming a scientist. When his cruel master kicks the bucket a week before the annual Evil Science Fair, Igor finally gets his chance.

With help from his wise-cracking sidekicks Scamper, a grumpy lab rabbit, and the not so brainy Brain, he plans to create the greatest invention the world has ever seen and win first prize.

So to celebrate the film's release we here at FemaleFirst looked back at some of cinema's best sidekicks in an homage to Scamper and Brain and naturally we found a few.

But I couldn't start without a personal favourite this list just wouldn't be complete without a place for Clint Eastwood's furry friend Clyde in Every Which Way But Loose.

Shrek and Donkey

Donkey has more than his fair share of unattractive qualities he's stubborn and he talks too much. Similarly Shrek isn't much of a charmer grouchy, moody and wants to be left alone so it seems surprising that their partnership is rock solid.

Despite being constantly told to go away in the first movie faithful Donkey stuck with Shrek through thick and thin and they are now the best of friends and the pair have been on a string of adventures together.

And when you are an ugly it says something about someone's character that they are willing to accept you as you are and he helps Shrek come to accept himself.