The Saddest On-Screen Deaths That Shook Us To The Core

Looking to itch your nostalgia bone? Then it's time to stream Steven Spielberg's Hook ... or pop in your dusty old VHS tape, if you're really old-school. Hook, the Robin Williams vehicle which turned the eternal child into a mean old jerk, got a bad rap when it came out, and while many of the criticisms are accurate, there is a genuine sense of magic to the proceedings which is still looked back on fondly by many Millennials today. There are also plenty of heartbreaking moments, of the sort Spielberg does better than anyone else, including the tragic death of Rufio. 

Played by Dante Basco, Rufio is that badass kid who goes to battle in an armor of chicken bones and apparently led the Lost Boys in Peter's absence. He's not too thrilled about the older Pan, and as Syfy points out, he spends most of the film mercilessly trashing the old dude ... until, you know, Peter remembers how to fly, proving his worth, and all that. This leads to Rufio joining the uprising against Captain Hook — and taking a sword to the chest for his efforts. As Rufio dies in Peter's arms, he looks up and says, "I wish I had a dad like you." 

What, you're not crying hard enough? Well, in 2016, Basco reminisced to The Hollywood Reporter about his experiences working with Robin Williams, remembering him as a "great mentor" who never forgot to send Basco a Christmas card.