9 Annoying Minor Movie Characters Everyone Wanted To Die

Michael Bay's 1998 disaster epic is one of the most divisive movies out there. For those who love it, the movie has mass destruction, fun action sequences and breakout performances from actors as wide ranging as Ben Affleck, Owen Wilson, William Fichtner, Liv Tyler and the late Michael Clarke Duncan.

As Willis' crew of roughneck oil drillers battle to save the earth from annihilation, it is Rockhound (Steve Buscemi) who becomes gradually the most annoying character. Is it one snarky role too far for Buscemi? Partly... is it that there is a whiff of pedophilia about him with his line "I swear Harry, she never told me her age..." or that his outlook was so bleak he blew $100,000 he borrowed from a loan shark on a stripper called Molly Mount?

Once he gets to the asteroid, he goes even further off the page and becomes almost unwatchable, which is attributed to "Space Dementia". While other funnier or more likeable characters like Oscar and Max have died, Rockhound is still there trying to screw everything up.

When it becomes clear a sacrifice will be needed to make sure the nuke detonates, Rockhound in a moment of sanity volunteers and we think we'll see him get to go out in the blaze of glory he deserves... but he is denied by the others who dismiss him as crazy.

Harry (Willis) does the honors, the earth is saved and Molly Mount is waiting for Rockhound, who will no doubt make the most of his new fame and tax free privileges with a reality show.