Top 10 Memorable Movie Nerds

A Tribute to those socially awkward, but lovable characters who are all brain, and no brawn, nor grace, coordination, flair, fashion sense, or sex appeal

10. Lewis - Revenge Of The Nerds. Retro haircut, thick glasses, dorky smile, pocket protector,  and a laugh that sounds like a goose choking, Lewis is the poster boy for nerdom. Yet, he is in a college fraternity, throws a killer party, gets high, gets laid twice, including with the hottest girl on campus. Very un-nerd-like indeed.

9. Data - The Goonies. nerds don't get more lovable than Data. Perhaps it's because he doesn't see himself as a nerd. Rather, he see's himself as James Bond. He invents all his gimmicks himself, although they aren't very reliable. He makes Inspector Gadget look suave. 

8. Duckie - Pretty In Pink. This fashionably unique nerd is all heart. Best friends with Andie, he remains in the friend zone, afraid to tell her of his true feelings, that is until she develops a crush on the popular school douche bag (don't they always). A love triangle of 80's proportion, Duckie proves to have the biggest heart when he decides to have Andie pursue her love interest despite being in a situation that he could win her heart.

7. Louis - Ghostbusters. Sadly, nerdom isn't something everyone grows out of. It can follow you into adulthood. Take Louis, a skinny, short fellow who repeatedly locks himself out of an apartment, buys generic aspirin, and climbs high rise ledges to disconnect cable. He actually does score with his longtime crush and neighbor, Dana. All it took was charm, warmth, and for both to be possessed by demonic forces.

6. George McFly - Back To The Future. Lanky, awkward, and a peeping tom, George McFly has a crush on Loraine, but Bullies like Biff get in the way. Plus, she's infatuated with her own son, "Calvin Klein", who has traveled back in time to make sure his parents hook up. Once he's visited by Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan, does he ask her out to the dance, less Darth melt his brain.

5. Augie - Role Models. Augie takes nerdness to new lows as he's not only shy and awkward, but also a devout player of Live Action Role-Playing. Disrespected by peers, parents, and even betrayed by fellow gamers, Augie is a sympathetic fellow. Spending more time in Middle-Earth than in the real world, Augie is finally vindicated as he almost becomes King. A girl still beats him, but he wins her affection.

4. Long Duk Dong - Sixteen Candles. This foreign exchange nerd steals the show in Sixteen Candles. Although his character is Chinese, the actor is Japanese, the music that accompanies him is Japanese, his accent is Japanese. Perhaps the song "turning Japanese" playing in the background is a hint. A Chinese nerd comes to America and embraces Japanese culture?

3. Egon - Ghostbusters. This man of science is such a nerd he's oblivious to the fact that the secretary has the hots for him. When not inventing gadgets for ghost detection, he spends his spare time collecting spores, molds, and fungus. Even his childhood was dull. He had no toys, other than half a slinky, but he ended up straightening it.

2. Milton - Office Space. Milton is a soft-spoken, mumbling office worker stepped on more times than a welcome mat. His only joy in life stems from his red Swingline stapler and listening to the radio at a reasonable volume. Don't make this mild mannered nerd angry. He entertains thoughts of burning down the whole building, and if they move his desk one more time, he'll do it.

1. Peter Parker - Spider-Man. Superpowers or not, Peter Parker is life's punching bag. Stepped on, pushed around, ignored, and made fun of, it's a wonder why he feels a need to save the world. A scholastic genius, Parker seems to only find work as a photographer and pizza delivery driver.