History LastNameBasis / Film

* (Felonious) Gru from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''. This became rather awkward in the third film when the filmmakers forgot this and named his twin brother ''Dru Gru''.

* Pretty nearly the entire "Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', except for Nemo (who doesn't ''have'' any other name) and Mina (most of the men address her by her first name, eventually). Skinner usually refers to Quatermain as Allan.

** ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' has Dreykov, who the characters only ever refer to by his last name.

* ''Film/TheWayBack'' has Mister Smith, who refuses to give his first name and is simply called Smith by most of his companions. Some of the ones with a shakier grasp of English think 'Mister' is actually his first name, and the sole child in the group uses it like it is.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', Mater's first name is actually "Tow". Lightning [=McQueen=], though viewers usually call him by his first name, is almost always called by his last name by most characters.

* In ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' Commodore Norrington's first name isn't even never mentioned in the [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl first movie]]. [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest Second]] and [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd third]] movie reveal that it is James. Similarly, Barbossa's first name isn't mentioned until the third when Captain Jack Sparrow calls him "Hector", which is itself AscendedFanon taken from an earlier interview with Creator/JohnnyDepp and Creator/GeoffreyRush when the former speculated on what Barbossa's name might be.
* (George) Taylor in ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968''. His first name doesn't even pop up in the film, it was revealed later. Brent is this as well in the ''[[Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes Beneath]]'' sequel, which also has Mendez. It might not have been a last name but more of a title among the mutants by the time of the film, but it appears to have begun as a last name (see Battle). ''[[Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes Conquest]]'' has [=MacDonald=] and Governor Breck. 'Battle' has another [=MacDonald=] and Kolp.

* All of the characters in ''Film/TheThing1982'' only refer to each other by their last names. This is only averted after Bennings is shot and [=MacReady=] calls him "George".

* In ''Film/RearWindow'', the protagonist, L. B. Jeffries is called "Jeff" by everyone.

* Over the three ''Film/RushHour'' films, Carter and Lee never once call each other by their first names. (In fact, Lee's first name was never said in the films, though the questionably canon [[Series/RushHour TV series]] gave him the first name "Jonathan").

* Pretty nearly the entire ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', except for Nemo (who doesn't ''have'' any other name) and Mina (most of the men address her by her first name, eventually). Skinner usually refers to Quatermain as Allan.

* Over the three ''Film/RushHour'' films, Carter and Lee never once call each other by their first names. (In fact, Lee's first name was never said in the films).

* Over the three ''Film/RushHour'' films, Carter and Lee never once call each other by their first names.

** Baron Helmut Zemo is only ever called Zemo, Baron, or Baron Zemo; not only because his title and last name have reputations that precede him, but also because the loved ones who would have known him well enough to call him by his first name are all deceased. The singular mention of his first name was from F.R.I.D.A.Y.’s brief exposition of his background in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''. Alternatively, Zemo comfortably refers to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier by their first names (even when nobody else does, in Bucky’s case).

** Baron Helmut Zemo is only ever called Zemo, Baron, or Baron Zemo. The singular mention of his first name was from F.R.I.D.A.Y.’s brief exposition of his background in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.

** Baron Helmut Zemo is only ever called Zemo, Baron, or Baron Zemo. The singular mention of his first name was from F.R.I.D.A.Y.’s brief exposition of his background in ‘’Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar’’.

** Alfred calls Franchise/{{Superman}} "Master Kent" in a [[invoked]]{{deleted scene}} of ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'', signifying the profound respect he has developed for the Man of Steel ever since Bruce started having [[BewareTheSuperman murderous intents out of fear of what he could do]] in ''Batman v Superman''.

* You can always spot Margaret Dumont's character in the cast list of a Creator/MarxBrothers movie, since she inevitably played a feisty, wealthy GrandDame known only by her surname ([[Film/ANightAtTheOpera "Mrs. Claypool"]], [[Film/DuckSoup "Mrs. Teasdale"]], [[Film/ADayAtTheRaces "Mrs. Upjohn"]], [[Film/AnimalCrackers "Mrs. Rittenhouse"]], etc.). By the same token, Groucho almost always played a character with two names and a middle initial ([[Film/ANightAtTheOpera "Otis B. Driftwood"]], [[Film/DuckSoup "Rufus T. Firefly"]], [[Film/ADayAtTheRaces "Hugo Z. Hackenbush"]], etc.), and Chico and Harpo inevitably played ThoseTwoGuys with OnlyOneName each ([[Film/ANightAtTheOpera "Tomaso" and "Fiorello"]], [[Film/DuckSoup "Chicolini" and "Pinky"]], [[Film/ADayAtTheRaces "Tony" and "Stuffy"]], etc.). The convention was a handy way to reinforce the idea that each actor played a variation of the same comedic character in every movie.

** The ladies call him James. Including M at times. Normally M (and Q) refers to him by his number, 007.

* Taylor in ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968''. His first name doesn't even pop up in the film, it was revealed later. Brent is this as well in the ''[[Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes Beneath]]'' sequel, which also has Mendez. It might not have been a last name but more of a title among the mutants by the time of the film, but it appears to have begun as a last name (see Battle). ''[[Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes Conquest]]'' has [=MacDonald=] and Governor Breck. 'Battle' has another [=MacDonald=] and Kolp.

** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'': Alfred Pennyworth calls [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]] "Master Wayne". At one point he goes for "Mister Wayne?" after his "Master Wayne?" call gets unanswered.

** Alfred Pennyworth calls [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne/Batman]] "Master Wayne". At one point he goes for "Mister Wayne?" after his "Master Wayne?" call gets unanswered.