10 MOVIE VILLAINS WHOSE ACTIONS WERE TOTALLY JUSTIFIED

Here’s one…

Ed Rooney in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

“Save Ferris” became a rallying cry for Ferris Bueller’s Chicago suburb (and even a ’90s ska band), but no one made banners or T-shirts saying “Give Mr. Rooney a raise.” Ed Rooney, the Dean of Students at Ferris’ high school, was tasked with the job of making sure students succeed and he takes his job very seriously. He may have had a personal problem with Ferris’ attitude, but he wasn’t really in the wrong to check in on the high school senior. Truancy is a big problem in the U.S., and those who skip school are more likely to commit crimes. Case in point: Ferris steals his best friend’s dad’s car after convincing the friend and his girlfriend to also skip school. He certainly sounds like a bad seed. Instead of Rooney being praised for his interest in his students and his dedication to his job, he is villified, attacked by a dog, and beaten up by Ferris’ sister.

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Alton Williams

Alton loves film. He is founder and Editor In Chief of BRWC. Some of the films he loves are Rear Window, Superman 2, The Man With The Two Brains, Clockwise, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Trading Places, Stir Crazy and Punch-Drunk Love.