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[Bloodrage]

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Why did the 80's perfect the smarmy douche bag character? Was it all because of John Hughes? I think the proto 80's smarmy douche bags were the Deltas in Animal House, written by John Hughes.

 

[Bleepey]

He;s the perfect 80s tool. I know he's 30 years too late to be an 80s villain but he's perfect as one.

 

[rudieboy77]

Lead frat guy from Revenge of the Nerds.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Why did the 80's perfect the smarmy douche bag character? Was it all because of John Hughes? I think the proto 80's smarmy douche bags were the Deltas in Animal House, written by John Hughes.

We had one in the white house, so it just trickled down from there.

 

[daviyoung]

He;s the perfect 80s tool. I know he's 30 years too late to be an 80s villain but he's perfect as one.

It's the latent homosexuality that makes it.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Biff Tannen

 

[George Claw M.D.]

Op Nailed it.

Robert Downey Junior in Weird Science was amazing though.

Right movie. Wrong character. It's Bill Paxton as Chet. The GOAT.

 

[Guileless]

2+ pages and no mention of the asshole in Teen Wolf? I think his name was Mitch.

 

[George Claw M.D.]

2+ pages and no mention of the asshole in Teen Wolf? I think his name was Mitch.

Sure he's a douchebag, but who the hell actually likes that guy, let alone call him their favorite douchebag? You're not even sure what his name is, yourself. And you expect other people to?

edit: Not trying to bust your balls, but I took the OP to mean "favorite douchebag" as in you actually like the character and might even root for them to win. I actually love Chet's character. Same with Biff.

 

[moggio]

Evil Ed from Fright Night.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Since Sho'Nuff was already mentioned....

You must be confusing 'douchebag' with 'badass'.



I also agree with the OP: Billy Zabka is the DoucheLord of the '80s.

The trifecta:

Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid.

Greg Tolan in Just One of the Guys

Chas in Back to School

However, there is a bit of redemption for Zabka.

Jack in National Lampoon's European Vacation

He gets good guy points for dating Clark's monstrous daughter (even though he does dump her ass part-way through).

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

 

[Guileless]

Sure he's a douchebag, but who the hell actually likes that guy, let alone call him their favorite douchebag? You're not even sure what his name is, yourself. And you expect other people to?

edit: Not trying to bust your balls, but I took the OP to mean "favorite douchebag" as in you actually like the character and might even root for them to win. I actually love Chet's character. Same with Biff.

It's Mick. I looked it up. I think he deserves mention because he actually tells Michael J. Fox that he killed his mother for stealing chickens (presumably when she was a werewolf). Plus he was dirtier than Lambeir on the basketball court.

 

[jond76]

Op Nailed it.

Robert Downey Junior in Weird Science was amazing though.

Was gonna say this. With a giant helping of asshole Bill Paxton.

 

[George Claw M.D.]

Speaking of Karate Kid, Johnny wasn't even the douchiest guy in the movie. That honor went to Chad McQueen as Dutch. Guy deserved the main villain role. He was so effective with the bit parts he played.

 

[triplestation]

3 years late but whatever

 

[Hoodbury]

Adventures in Babysitting - SO COOL

 

[TheJollyCorner]

Speaking of Karate Kid, Johnny wasn't even the douchiest guy in the movie. That honor went to Chad McQueen as Dutch. Guy deserved the main villain role. He was so effective with the bit parts he played.

Ok, you know, I see it.

Johnny was just a cocky dickhead. He even showed at the end he had a heart buried somewhere in there.

Dutch had that legitimate 'murderer' vibe about him.

 

[Bluekaveli]

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Yo how come nobody posted,

or

?

I'm going to call an audible and say that this is the Eighties most misunderstood good guy.

No, he was pretty transparent. Standard power-hungry villain. Just with more flare and style than most. And was awesome as such.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Honestly this is the best answer. I wanted to be him so bad.

 

[Transhuman]

Honestly this is the best answer. I wanted to be him so bad.

I was into John Bender before it was cool.

 

[Nightshade]

Winner.

 

[rbenchley]

There have been some excellent selections in this thread, but I can't believe no one has picked the late, great Paul Gleason.

Aside from his iconic role in The Breakfast Club, he did fine work playing an asshole in Trading Places, Die Hard, and Johnny Be Good.

 

[acrid]

The 1980's was home to some of the all-time biggest douchebags and bullies to ever grace the silver screen. Back then, high school bullies in film were laughably evil and divinely detestable. They'd dropkick a kitten just for the fun of it before laughing maniacally and high-fiving their troupe of cronies and stealing a begrudging smooch from the hottest girl in school. So, GAF, who was your favorite of all the 80's film douchebags?

Mine is probably a popular choice, but I'll be going with the great Billy Zabka in his transcendant role in Just One of the Guys.

Billy Zabka as Greg Tolan

To me, this was the pinnacle of high school bullies in film. Zabka set a high bar here that was never surpassed in my mind, which isn't surprising given the fact that he made a career on playing douchebags in the 80's and 90's. You might also remember him as the Cobra Kai hotshot that pesters Daniel-san throughout the entirety of Karate Kid (pictured below). I'm going with his role in Just One of the Guys over that one because he actually shows some hesitation and remorse when instructed to "sweep the leg" in his final battle with Daniel-san. There are no such chinks in his douchebag armor in Just One of the Guys, which is why it gets my top spot.

William Zabka as John "Johnny" Lawrence

The thread should've ended here. This is the ICON of 80's douchebag.

 

[ChubbyHuggs]

Steven Segal in every movie. What an asshole that makes you hate cops even more

Anybody seen Richie?

 

[Jokergrin]

the most perfect shit eating grin ive ever seen

 

[Box of Kittens]

The great thing about Biff Tannen is there's so many versions of him to hate. Teenage Biff, Middle Aged Bully Biff, Evil Billionaire Biff...

 

[Demy]

A winner is you.

 

[shuri]

You must be confusing 'douchebag' with 'badass'.



I also agree with the OP: Billy Zabka is the DoucheLord of the '80s

Jack in National Lampoon's European Vacation

He gets good guy points for dating Clark's monstrous daughter (even though he does dump her ass part-way through.

Eh, be cool, she died like a few year after the movie from some illness poor girl probably had the time of her life doing that movie

 

[speculawyer]

I love this thread.

Stand By Me:

Ferris Bueller

MallRats

Spoiler

OK, it was 90's but Ben Affleck makes a great asshole

Dickless

Doug Neidermeyer

 

[Dunedain_Ranger]

Rhodes from day of the dead what a POS when he took off in the golf cart that probably was slower than as if he was actually running . I would post a pic but I don't know how from my phone is it possible ??

 

[Realyst]

The hell, guys?

Some video game forum...

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Yep. Came to post this... surprised it took until page 3.

 

[rokero]

Anybody seen Richie?

damn makes me feel sorry for the mobsters

 

[Enron]

Doug Neidermeyer

Animal House was not a 80s film. It came out in the late 70s. And the film was set in the early 1960s.

 

[Burt]

God, any other answer is just so unbelievably wrong. I'm not saying there weren't other greats, but... come on, Ellis, buhbie. Also, Biff went to my high school and came back for a Back to the Future themed pep rally one year. Was awesome.

 

[MrCunningham]

Biff

The greatest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnxSuAUc2o&feature=player_detailpage#t=21

Also Burke from Aliens was a complete douchebag:

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Captain Harris from Police Academy series

MAHONEY!

 

[Dagobert Duck]

Top 3:

3) Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago: He kills a man within the first 10 minutes of his acting career and is part of one of the most awesome training montages known to mankind

2) Biff Tannen: He is such an asshole that he got three different characters to show off how much off a jerk he is...

1) Zabka...nothing beats Zabka...

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

Rhodes from day of the dead what a POS when he took off in the golf cart that probably was slower than as if he was actually running . I would post a pic but I don't know how from my phone is it possible ??

i cant find one with him in a golf cart...

ill go with

Bad guy from Lethal Weapon 2

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Also high on the list...

Gny. Sgt. Hartman from Full Metal Jacket

 

[jfoul]

Almost all of the best have already been mentioned, but Shooter McGavin transcends time.

I also just re-watched Over the Top recently. Bob "Bull" Hurley.

Damon Killian

R.J. Fletcher

 

[Dagobert Duck]

Almost all of the best have already been mentioned, but Shooter McGavin transcends time.

Its not the 80s but if it was the 80s he would be a close call

 

[MrCunningham]

Damon Killian

Richard Dawson was amazing in The Runing Man... best aspects of that movie.

 

[lastplayed]

Roy Batty. What a douche.

 

[jfoul]

Roy Batty. What a douche.

 

[Parallax]

He;s the perfect 80s tool. I know he's 30 years too late to be an 80s villain but he's perfect as one.

Thad has remorseful moments. Hes not really a villain, just antagonistic at times.

 

[brokenbeans]

Anyone with the name 'Biff'