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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The painfully obvious: Jennifer Connelly.

First saw her in Labyrinth when I was like 12, and she awoke something in me, and that continued when I saw The Rocketeer when my parents rented them from Blockbuster. Later when I was a little older she solidified that awakening when I saw Career Opportunities rented from Blockbuster myself once old enough to have my own account.

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Only correct answer.

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Heathers changed my world in more ways than one.

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Alyssa Milano. She could have been my boss.

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Ricci circa Buffalo 66 was peak. Then she got all Hollywood skinny and she lost all appeal to me.

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Alyssa Milano
Yvonne Craig
Eartha Kitt
Julie Newmar

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Erin Gray from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century!

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Oh man! Erin Grey in Buck Rogers… Still has an effect!

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From g4tv? Damn. Also, same.

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Jessica Rabbit

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Leonard Nimoy as Spock

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Lead woman in the last movie I saw.

Maybe the most consistent was Hermione Granger, I say Hermione instead of Emma Watson bc I never saw her as anything else and had a crush on the book character too.

The other option might be Anna Kendrick.

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Heath Ledger

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Catherine Bach from Dukes of Hazard 1979-1985

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Oh man, yeah. One of mine for sure.

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Diana Rigg, but only because I was a big Bond nerd in high school.

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Mine was seeing Cameron Diaz in the Mask when I was like 6. Her walking into that bank for the first time completely changed me.

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Delores O'Riorden.

Watching her dance under a waterfall covered in gold paint for the music video for Zombie really did it for child me apparently.

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Jennifer Connelly in The Rocketeer

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Paul Rudd circa Clueless

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Erika Eleniak and Tiffany Amber Thiessen.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Giving away my age a bit but Jane Fonda.

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Happy to be the first one to say Avril Lavegne

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Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

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Danielle Fischel and Rider Strong (Topanga and Shawn from Boy Meets World). Trying to understand how I could be attracted to both led to some important realisations as a young teen...

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I think my first was Linda Carter.

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Definitely on my list.

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Anyone remember: Kristy McNichol?

My boyhood dream.

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Christina Ricci

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Astronema from Power Rangers IN SPACE, followed by Shirley Manson, the lead singer of Garbage. 😁

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  • Hudson Leick (Calisto on Xena)
  • David Yost (Billy on MMPR)
  • Toni Braxton (that Unbreak My Heart video? Come on!)
  • Tyson Beckford (speaking of that video!)
  • John Henson (Talk Soup)
  • Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
  • Siddig El Fadil
  • And of course Terry Farrell
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Candice Bergen I'm the Wind and the Lion

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Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown. I think halfway I wanted her and halfway I wanted to be her.

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Scott Baio in the Happy Days era.

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Tracey Gold

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Janeane Garofalo circa Reality Bites.

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Man.....what 12 year old me would have given to explore Alex Mack's secret world....

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Eddie Vedder circa Ten. Sigh…

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Lilu Multipass & Ruby Rhod

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Linda Hamilton circa Beauty and the Beast

Michelle Pfeiffer circa Ladyhawke

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