Booth or Marcellus Santos?" Lynch replied "That's a good question. I'd rather hang with Frank Booth. I'd rather chill with him, and wait for a booty call, than with Marcellus." Lists The character ranks #36 on AFI's list of the top 50 film villains of all time. Premiere magazine listed Frank Booth, played by Dennis Hopper, as #54 on its list of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time, calling him one of "the most monstrously funny creations in cinema history". Empire magazine placed Frank Booth as the 67th Greatest Film Character of all time. "Don't you fucking look at me!" was voted by Premiere Magazine as one of the "100 Greatest Quotes in Cinema". Casting The part of Frank Booth was originally offered to Willem Dafoe and Richard Bright, who both turned it down. Michael Ironside has stated that Frank was written with him in mind. When Hopper read the script, he called director David Lynch and said, "You have to let me play Frank! Because I am Frank!" Unnamed drug Throughout the film, Frank Booth uses a medical mask and tube to inhale some kind of stimulant from an aerosol canister. The identity of this gas is a subject of debate. Lynch's script specified helium, to raise Frank's voice and have it resemble that of an infant. However, during filming, Hopper, an experienced drug-user, claimed to have insight into Frank's choice of drug, and said that helium was inappropriate. Lynch later explained the change: In a documentary on the 2002 Special edition DVD version of the film, Hopper claims the drug was amyl nitrite, an angina medication used recreationally as an inhalant in the disco club scene. References External links Thriller film characters Fictional characters from North Carolina Film characters introduced in 1986 Fictional drug addicts Fictional drug dealers Fictional gangsters Fictional murderers Fictional rapists BDSM in films David Lynch Fictional domestic abusers Fictional kidnappers Male film villains Male characters in film