Revenge of the Nerds

7 movie characters who should have been arrested

Doc Brown

People in movies do things that the rest of us can’t do – they fly, they ride dragons, they travel back in time, they bang Megan Fox – and sometimes that even extends to the world of the law. Occasionally, a movie character will do something outrageously illegal only to get away with it completely. Read more

12 of the best college movies and what we learned from them

Van Wilder

Movies have a way of both reflecting culture and shaping it at the same time. Nowhere is this truer than in movies about college. And since college is all about education -– at least a little bit, anyway -– we figured it would be a good idea to take a look at what we learned from each one of these masterpieces. Read more

9 nerds who won the most at life

bill gates

Nerds are a valuable staple of our twisted self-culture, serving as punching bags for the elite and as loveable underdogs for the downtrodden. Sometimes, these nerds manage to break free of their geek chains (which they will be quick to tell you are made from Adamantium) and overcome the odds. It is these nerds who we gather here today to celebrate. Read more

9 movie characters who are undeniably stalkerish

lloyd dobler

Hollywood is filled with unrealistic characters –- robot killers from the future, vampires, talking dogs, boy wizards, teenwolves, the Kardashians, etc. -– but perhaps nothing is more unrealistic than the lovable stalker, that movie staple that makes girls swoon and cast the ol’ side eye at their boyfriends and wonder why he can’t be more ... Read more

7 ’80s male film characters we’d most want to hang out with

jeff spicoli

No other decade seems to represent teen comedies as well as the 1980s. Not that the actors or screenwriters were any more talented back then, but the teen comedy had come into its own and the ideas were fresh. Fast forward 25 years, and it all seems played out. Whether popular or not, the characters ... Read more

The 9 most fatal flaws of beloved movie characters

We’d always like to imagine our heroes are invulnerable. But no matter how tough you are, fictional or not, odds are that there’s some quirk which will make you crumple like a drunken game of Jenga. Here are the fatal flaws of nine of your favorite movie characters. Read more