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I don't know if this has been done before (being a new member) but after reading Flashback80's poll, I thought it only fair to have one for the girls too! So girls (and maybe some boys).. who was your favourite dreamboat? Johnny (Dirty Dancing) Michael (Lost Boys) Iceman (Top Gun) Brian (****tail) Adult Josh (Big) Henry (Raiders..) Charlie (Mystic Pizza)
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AAAAAHHHHHH This is a no brainer for me and those of you who have been around for a while already know who I am gonna say, so that I don't make them nautious about talking about him again I will only give you his initials: J.R. movie: released in 1984!!!!!!!!!
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I would have to say out of those choices, it would be Michael from the Lost Boys- hot looking, but a good guy at heart!
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I know he's not an 80's icon by any means, but does anyone think Eric Roberts was/is sexy??
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Eric Roberts= HOT! And I mean sizzlin'! Just caught him in a Lifetime movie last week with Anne Heche, and he still looks mighty fine! I don't normally watch any Lifetime movies, but I watched it just cuz he was in it!
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Totally aggreed!!! He's in so many 'no name' movies. I've been trying to collect them. So far I've only got the Best of the Best movies and 'It's my party' but I'm still looking for more. Did you ever catch him on that abc series 'Less Than Perfect' Yeah, he's still hot.
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My sister has the hots for Eric Roberts. His movies are (usually) so bad that I just cant commit to watchin' em! (Same can be said of Richard Greico, another (one time) pretty face that made terrible movies).
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What happened to that Richard Greico guy? Was he in 21 Jump St. or one of those teen oriented shows in the late 80's? He has totally lost his looks- he doesn't look the same at all. Maybe he had plastic surgery or something?
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i would have to go with ronald in can't buy me love or randy in valley girl but thats jsut me or micheal j fox in back to the future
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Jake Ryan Lloyd Dobler Walter "Gib" GIbson (The Sure Thing)
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Resurrecting this thread 'cause Muffy said so.
I would go for Hardy (Craig Sheffer/Some Kind Of Wonderful). Dating him would make me a shoo-in for homecoming queen.
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Ok i'm gonna get yelled at here I know...........But what did Jake Ryan do really but look pretty???? he waited outside a church and bought a cake for a girl he didn't know? How do you know for sure that's good bf material? hahaha Look at the girl he did choose before? Caroline? haha.............he's a pretty boy.
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quote:Originally posted by Muffy Tepperman: Ok i'm gonna get yelled at here I know...........But what did Jake Ryan do really but look pretty???? he waited outside a church and bought a cake for a girl he didn't know? How do you know for sure that's good bf material? hahaha Look at the girl he did choose before? Caroline? haha.............he's a pretty boy.
I could never yell at my best friend
16 Candles is one of my all time top ten.
Most of us relate more to Sam more than Caroline, and guys like Jake are expected to be with the Carolines.
What makes this movie so great, is that Jake has to WORK to be with Sam-he put more effort into getting to know her/chasing her down than someone popular like his character ever had.
At the time his looks reminded me of Matt Dillon-though not so much in other movies I've seen him in.
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Lloyd Dobler. How could you not love a guy who stands outside your window with a boombox?!
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Wait... I thought I was Muffy's best friend! *SOB!*
quote:How could you not love a guy who stands outside your window with a boombox?!
Very easily. The line between romantic and creepy is a fine one determined only by physical attraction.
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Logan you are a goofball! I can have more then one best friend hahaaa
and Bamersey your son's name is Jake! cute!
Don't get me wrong I love 16 Candles!! love and quote it often in conversations. I just never saw the Jake appeal....I never will sadly. I also know not everyone is on the Lloyd Dobler train like I am.......Would Jake point out glass on the sidewalk? The boombox isn't even my favorite part of his character......I'd point out his quirky nervous phone/dinner table convo's before the boombox any day. I fall for the sweet and funny guys every time!
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quote:Logan you are a goofball! I can have more then one best friend hahaaa
I feel dirty. The dirt won't come off!
quote:I just never saw the Jake appeal....I never will sadly.
He has 'template' appeal. He says just enough to give him an emotional grounding, but not enough to ruin it by being a three-dimensional person. There's enough space for people to dream up what he would have said in the right romantic circumstances.
quote:I also know not everyone is on the Lloyd Dobler train like I am.......
Lloyd was the big retro dream until 80's revision kicked in. I think there was a shift sometime in the mid-90's. I can understand the appeal of both. Muff, you keep loving the Dobler. Bam, keep loving the Ryan. As long as both you understand that *I* am your best friend in the world!
quote:I'd point out his quirky nervous phone/dinner table convo's before the boombox any day. I fall for the sweet and funny guys every time!
His nervousness is endearing. Doesn't hurt that he's cute either. I mean... If I were a girl I'd think he was cute... uh... not that I spend much time thinking about what guys I'd have sex with if I were a girl... not much time anyway... um...
I'm going to lift some weights.
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Logan I like that "Jake has "template" appeal"
That's what it is! here's this guy that really is barely in the movie....barely a romantic lead....so I guess I never imagined more from him.....especially since the movie for me was such a comedy.....not really romantic comedy.
Dobler's nervousness was endearing.....it really is Cusack's characters that make him so handsome to me.
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