10 Romantic Lead Characters Who Were Actually Major Douches

4. Danny Zuko - Grease

danny What exactly are Danny Zuno's redeeming qualities, anyway? Besides the cleft chin, I mean. He's got a girl like Olivia Newton-John into him, and he rejects her in front of all of friends because what? She's sweet and gentle and has an adorable Australian accent? Smooth move, Zuko. Sandy deserves so much better. I hate that at the end of the day, Sandy has to change everything about her so that their relationship can continue. Sure, Danny half-heartedly joins a sport to be the kind of guy that he thinks Sandy will like (never mind that Sandy liked him just the way he was, as long as he wasn't trying to rape her at the drive-in), but did you see the pants she had to get sewn into for him? That's real sacrifice.
 
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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.