I thought this might be a great opportunity to cover the best school bullies from 80s movies. These bullies could take place in elementary school, high school or even college. I did an issue on William Atherton who was the best movie jerk of the 80s, but this issue will countdown some of the best movie bullies (who in most cases are jerks, too).

Let's get on to the countdown. Here is OLD SCHOOL'S TOP 10 BULLIES FROM 80s MOVIES:

Honorable Mention #1. "Principal Richard Vernon" from The Breakfast Club (1985) played by Paul Gleason - This list was not really intended to include adults, but I thought the Principal character from this film was quite the bully, so I decided to include him at least as an honorable mention. Also considered "Principal Ed Rooney" from Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) played marvelously by Jeffrey Jones, but he turns out to get bullied more himself so he probably should not be included after all.

Honorable Mention #2. "Scut Farkas" from A Christmas Story (1983) played by Zack Ward - The movie was released in the 80s, though the story takes place back in the late 30s-early 40s, so I wanted to give him at least an honorable mention. "He had yellow eyes! So, help me, God! Yellow eyes!"

10. "Hardy Jenns" from Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) played by Craig Sheffer

9. "Tommy" from Valley Girl (1983) played by Michael Bowen

8. "Chet Donnelly" from Weird Science (1985) played by Bill Paxton - "You're stewed, buttwad!" From Weird Science you could also include the pair of "Ian" and "Max" played by Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Rusler respectively though their dumping a slushy on the guys at the mall pales in comparison to all of the hilarious scenes featuring "Chet."

7. "Steff McKee" from Pretty In Pink (1986) played by James Spader

6. "Roy Stalin" from Better Off Dead (1985) played by Aaron Dozier - "Alright, who wants to hold my clipboard?"

5. "Mick McAllister" from Teen Wolf (1985) played by Mark Arnold - This guy was actually 28 years old when he played a high school bully

4. "Ace Merrill" from Stand By Me (1986) played by Kiefer Sutherland - "Suck my fat one, you cheap dime store hood."

3. "Stan Gable" from Revenge of the Nerds (1984) played by Ted McGinley - He and the rest of the Alpha Betas were classic bullies until the very end. "Those nerds are a threat to our way of life!"

2. "Biff Tannen" from Back to the Future (1985) played by Thomas F. Wilson - Also reprised the role in the sequels including 1989's Part II. I like what Ryan Zimmerman had to say about "Biff" in one of his columns on the Like Totally 80s website:
"Biff was a tri-fold bully--- being able to bully in the past, present and future. Whether it was George or Marty, the McFly boys were often at the bad end of a Biff Temper Tannen-trum. But after having a manure truck dumped on his car, and being knocked out by George at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance, Biff made like a tree, and got out of there-and continued his bullying ways into the many sequels that followed."
Also, here is a link to a past issue which featured the video to a song performed by Wilson called "Biff's Question Song" in the Check This Out section (at the end of the issue). I find it pretty funny and it is worth checking out.

1. "Johnny Lawrence" from The Karate Kid (1984) played by William Zabka - Like I said in my issue on William Atherton, there is no one better at being a bully than Zabka. You have to also include his role as "Greg Tolan" in Just One of the Guys (1985) and as "Chaz Osbourne" in Back to School (1986). Zabka took being a bully to an art form in the 80s. There is some great stuff on him in one of my most popular issues on The Karate Kid which includes the "Sweep the Leg" video. You should definitely go back and check that one out again.

There is my list of 80s bullies. Did I miss any that you feel should be included? Let me know about it in the comments section below. The bully character was common in many 80s teen movies, but for some reason has faded away since then. A good bully villain makes you really dislike them and is essential to the movie plot. These bullies on the list above did it as well as anybody and should receive due credit for making us care even more about the hero. On Thomas Wilson's 50^th birthday, I thought it was only right to pay tribute and celebrate the greatness of the 80s movie bully.

That will wrap up another issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks much for reading. If you are interested in reading more of my 80s related issues, please click there for a summary of those. If you are interested in reading more of my Top 10 lists, please click there for a summary. You can also always click on the Archives in the upper left hand column or use the Google Search Box at the top of the right hand column to find any other issues you may have missed. If you are a fan of Kickin' it, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FACEBOOK LOGO in the upper right hand column. This will take you to the new Fan Page where I ask you to then click on "Become a Fan". Even if you are not a Facebook member yet, please consider joining and registering as a fan at that page. Let other 80s fans know about it as well! Peace and much love.

Check this out: Easter was just this past week and I had been saving this little bit of Easter humor to share with you all. It is somewhat timely and made me chuckle, so hope you enjoy it too...

Quote of the day: "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." -Mahatma Gandhi