Movie Star Crushes

[Auspicious]

Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing. I was very surprised upon re-viewing the movie recently to see that his character is supposed to be a bit of a meathead in that movie--wasn't how my 12-year-old self perceived it!

(Much to my surprise, my husband had never seen the movie and wasn't even familiar with the plot! Thanks to my altruistic work, he can now use a "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" quote in proper context.)

[Vanquisher]

I can't reply to this because all of the crushes I have ever had a really quite embarrassing.

Seriously, no one has ever been "in love" with a more sad group and long-line of losers than me. I have had grown women laugh at me when I tell them my list of hottest guys - then and now. Seriously, the dorkiest things get to me. I am a sad, sad case.

This must be why I am with a dawkter.

I loved Dirty Dancing. I haven't seen it in ages but it would be interesting to see it with a different perspective. I had the soundtrack (cassette tape!) and listened to it A LOT.

[Vanquisher]

I can't reply to this because all of the crushes I have ever had a really quite embarrassing.

Seriously, no one has ever been "in love" with a more sad group and long-line of losers than me. I have had grown women laugh at me when I tell them my list of hottest guys - then and now. Seriously, the dorkiest things get to me. I am a sad, sad case.

Okay, now I'm curious. We promise we won't laugh, I've had some pretty dorky crushes myself

Tara

No, no. You can't promise you won't laugh, because then you would be lying. Plus, you can't speak for the other people who will surely laugh.

[Sheherezade]

I'll laugh.

Of course, you can laugh at me when you read that I kept a scrapbook of Mick Jagger newspaper clippings under my bed throughout high school. I think I still have it. Sad. Particularly when I look at the man now!!!

Now, Johnny on the other hand....he's just gotten better with age. Yum.



Can I help you tune that guitar, sir? Please??

I'll fight you for him ladybug!!


Who else? There were so many. Donny Osmond in 2nd grade. Rick Springfield. (Oh how I wished that I was Jessie's Girl. ) And most recently an odd fascination with Russell Crowe - despite all indications that he is an overbearing idiot.

Spill it, Heidi.

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[Auspicious]

Heidi you tease!

I'm convincing myself it's Crispin Glover in Back to the Future until you tell us the real deal.

Ohhhh. That's a good barb, Julie.

[mommax3]

Heidi,

This will have to make you feel better......my all-time biggest crush was/is on James Garner around the time that the Rockford Files was on tv.....late 70s? My mom used to let us stay up "late" on the night it was on so we could watch it (and Quincy, too, which was on afterwards) and I LOVED watching that man.

WGN plays re-runs of Rockford at 10 a.m. right now, which corresponds nicely with the time I get home from the gym. I hurry through my shower so I can watch while I get dressed, etc. (and sigh wistfully......)

Other crushes......Erik Estrada, Shawn Cassidy, Tom Cruise (Top Gun era) although I was in college by then and finding that attainable males were *much* more exciting! I had a thing for Patrick Swayze, too, and Ralph Macchio.

But nobody can replace Jimmy in my heart. (Let's ignore the fact that he is roughly the same age as my Dad, shares some of my Dad's mannerisms, and became "interesting" to me shortly after my Dad divorced my mother....... )

Sally

Sally, you're not the only one! The college roommate of the woman who owns the bakery where I worked LOVED James Garner. To the point where it was memorable enough almost 20 years later for her to share that with me.

I think my biggest crush must have been Tom Cruise, also from the Top Gun era. It doesn't fit at all now because I think he is a total f***nut and I don't find him at all attractive. Oh, I really liked Val Kilmer, also Top Gun era. Can you tell that was one of the videos that my best friend owned? She had a ginormous crush on Prince (yes, Prince!) and knew more about him than was healthy. She also had a huge crush on Davy Jones from The Monkees. We went to the concert together. I wonder if I still have the t-shirt at my dad's house.

[Vanquisher]

My list of crushes:

10 yrs- Rick Springfield.
11 yrs- Corey Feldman.
12 - 15? Jordan Knight of NKOTB. I even stood in line at the mall with my baby (Ryan 1 or 2 at the time) in a stroller as an adult to have him sign a CD for me. After seeing him on TV since, he not only was in NKOTB, but is a huge loser! Bleck. I had posters, pillow cases. The whole nine yards. I had planned out our wedding. I was 12, okay?

I have even favored Tom Cruise. Can't believe I admitted that.

As an adult, I have liked:

Stone Phillips - Yes, the dorky Dateline guy. I'm into the voice, okay.
Ewan McGregor - It's the accent- and he sings in a musical! (Good hell, I honestly need to shut up now).
Hugh Grant - Accent. The dorkiness. People say my husband resembles him - forget the fact that he gets BJs from hookers.

Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are also very, very hot, but I didn't like Johnny Depp much until the last couple of years.

[Auspicious]

Ewan McGregor - It's the accent- and he sings in a musical! (Good hell, I honestly need to shut up now).

Oh! Did you see Long Way Round on Bravo? It's a documentary series where he does a round-the-world motorcycle trip with his friend Charlie? I wasn't particular fan before, but watching that I was like "Wow, this is really an attractive guy. . ." Plus all the crazy world-traveler stuff that happens to them is really interesting (actually more interesting than the movie-star angle, but their personalities and the way they react to everything is what makes it so watchable). It's been released on DVD now if you haven't previously seen it. It's Ewan-riffic.

[Sheherezade]

Heidi...Rick is all mine. Glad you are over that. I saw him a few years back doing a bit on the Today show and he pulled some middle aged woman out of the crowd and put her in between him and the guitar while he played a song. Oh my. I was jealous. I admit. Very sad that my fantasies now involve the Today show.

Of course, I'd forgotten all about him before I saw the show. The love came right back.

[DCJenn]

Let's see-

as a little girl it would have been Donny Osmond and David Cassidy. (just heard "I Think I Love You" and of course sang along, out loud...)

As a teen, of course Tom Cruise (Top Gun), Richard Gere (An Officer and a Gentleman) and any other person dead or alive in uniform. Although Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt, like fine wines, continue to age oh so well. Oh, and Larry Mullen, Jr, from U2. Damn, he's fine.

As an adult: Drew Carey (because you KNOW you'd have a good time on a date), Jimmy Smits (whew, did I have a dream about him a few weeks ago...), and George Clooney.

and Hillary.

Jenn

[Phoebe]

Peter Vidmar and Mitch Gaylord- gymnasts from the 1984 Olympics
Duran Duran in the 9th grade
Thomas C. Howell
Ralph Macchio
Tom Cruise (Top Gun Only)
Patrick Swayze
Jake from Sixteen Candles
Kirk Cameron from Growing Pains
Current: Matthew McConaughey

[Tenacious_D]

Typical crushes: Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Clive Owen, Jude Law (not so much after the cheating), Adam Pascal (singing!)
Dorky crushes: Anthony Michael Hall (I was young )
Not very typical crushes: Sean Penn, Vince Vaughn (he's so funny)

I should stop before DH gets too jealous