Joss Whedon’s inspiration for the Gentlemen included: a dream he had as a child; Nosferatu; Pinhead from Hellraiser; Mr. Burns from The Simpsons; The Joker and The Seventh Seal. A stage direction in the script for the Gentlemen was:
“He’s old, bone white, bald – Nosferatu meets Hellraiser by way of the Joker. Actually, he looks kind of like Mr. Burns, except that he can’t stop his rictus-grin, and his teeth are gleaming metal.”
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Frank on August 11th, 2005 at 7:29 am
Wow, when I saw them the first things that came to mind were Pinhead and Mr.Burns but now that I think about it I can see the Seventh Seal influence now.