The never blinking EPA agent Peck is the masterclass of movie jerks. His insistence on sticking his nose where it doesn't belong results in the audience clenching their fists whenever he appears. This is the kind of careerist that really doom us all. The scene where he gets the authorities to shut down the Ghostbusters vault ranks him highly. Atherton apparently had problems avoiding fights in bars for over a year afterwards.
Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight- Jurassic Park)
Money starved and ungrateful for the hand life had dealt him has made Dennis Nedry a desperate man. Just a shame he's such a blue ribbon bastard for selling out his corporation to its a rival. Constantly whining and bad mouthing all in sight, it gives us a sense of satisfaction when he literally gets a facial from the Dilphosaurus. Though kudos to him for infecting the park system with the now legendary "Uh Uh Uh, You Didn't Say The Magic Word!"
Percy Wetmore (Doug Hutchison- The Green Mile)
Bad clearly goes all the way to the bone for entitled Percy. Nephew of the governor's wife, he uses his political chips to verbally harass and bully people along the way. The ill treatment of simple minded prisoner Edward Delacroix (Michael Jeter) makes us boil with a hatred so unique it might just explode. Using a dry sponge for the same character's execution gives cinema one of the most excruciating death scenes.
Biff Tannen (Thomas F Wilson- Back To The Future)
One of the 80s most memorable bullying jocks, Biff Tannen was the jock at high school we prayed to avoid. Constantly popping up all the way through Robert Zemeckis' famous trilogy, Tannen is known for his frequent misquoting "Make like a tree and get outta here!" although he does his comeuppance from the shy and nerdy George McFly (Crispin Glover), Biff's whole ancestry is proven to be made up of pure jerks.
Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole- Office Space)
Lumbergh is that one middle manager boss that we all despise. Obsessed with such minor stuff as the correct cover for TPS reports, Lumbergh shows the bad side of corporate ownership. However, it's his sleepy and monotone delivery that gives us the most chills. Especially when he asks Ron Livingston to give up his entire weekend to work "yyeahhh so if you could be here round 9, that'd be great mmmkk?" Whenever you enter a new role, hope this man isn't in charge
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