My vote is Mia Sara!
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Molly Ringwald
Posted by jdocster McFly you Irish bug (Member # 5752) on :
Molly fur sure....
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
I never quite understood the expression 'girl next door’: doesn't that particular sobriquet all kinda depend on where you live?
I mean for me; the girl, or woman next door is Maud Adams a.k.a. Octupussy, that's right; I live in a classy neighbourhood: all ruthlessly ambitious megalomaniacs around here...
But to take the phrase in its traditional context, I'd say (and this is especially for all our Australian Rewinders) Rachel Friend from Neigbours.
Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
my vote goes to Phoebe Cates!
Posted by journey (Member # 7316) on :
Kerri Green.
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Hmmmm...what that poster said made a lot of sense. I live in QUeens New York and Im pretty sure our girls next door look different then the ones in Malibu, the ones in Oklahoma, the ones in Compton........
I think the phrase means when someone looks pretty but somehow obtainable. A lot of people wont get a date with (lets put this in 80s terms) Cindy Crawford...but they could see how they MIGHT get one with Ally Sheedy. So thats what makes Ally a Girl Next door and Cindy a - how you say? - "Wet Dream".
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Lori Loughlin Helen Slater Patricia Arquette
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Pretty but obtainable..... then Phoebe Cates is most def NOT the girl next door, as she was the hottest girl in the universe back in the 80's!
Posted by journey (Member # 7316) on :
quote:Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches: Hmmmm...what that poster said made a lot of sense. I live in QUeens New York and Im pretty sure our girls next door look different then the ones in Malibu, the ones in Oklahoma, the ones in Compton........
I think the phrase means when someone looks pretty but somehow obtainable. A lot of people wont get a date with (lets put this in 80s terms) Cindy Crawford...but they could see how they MIGHT get one with Ally Sheedy. So thats what makes Ally a Girl Next door and Cindy a - how you say? - "Wet Dream".
It also carries the connotation that she's (at least by appearances) a wholesome "good-girl" and not a slutty sexpot.
Posted by bandit (Member # 6296) on :
Elisabeth Shue Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Jenny Wright
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
No love for Jennifer Jason Leigh???
Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
quote:Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches: No love for Jennifer Jason Leigh???
Nope
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
1 million % Phoebe Cates all the way!!
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Annabeth Gish.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
quote:Originally posted by logan5: Annabeth Gish.
she was gorgous in mystic pizza and the last time i saw her she was in x files and still very striking.
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
Maybe she's not the ultimate, but 'Boof' from Teen Wolf was a total sweetie pie. She deserves an honorable mention, yes?
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Interesting. Here's my take on all the ladies...
Mia Sara = Yes... but she leans towards too pretty.
Molly Ringwald = Yes.
quote:But to take the phrase in its traditional context, I'd say (and this is especially for all our Australian Rewinders) Rachel Friend from Neigbours.
Yessssss!
Phoebe Cates = Too pretty for GND. Maybe in Gremlins.
Kerri Green = Yes.
quote:I think the phrase means when someone looks pretty but somehow obtainable. A lot of people wont get a date with (lets put this in 80s terms) Cindy Crawford...but they could see how they MIGHT get one with Ally Sheedy. So thats what makes Ally a Girl Next door and Cindy a - how you say? - "Wet Dream".
^ This.
Lori Loughlin = Cheerleader.
Helen Slater = Yes (maybe too pretty, but her 'style' is unprepossessing).
Patricia Arquette = Yes.
quote:It also carries the connotation that she's (at least by appearances) a wholesome "good-girl" and not a slutty sexpot.
^ This.
Elisabeth Shue = Yes (though she did nothing for me).
Jenny Wright = Yes (same as above).
quote:No love for Jennifer Jason Leigh???
quote:Nope
None.
Annabeth Gish = This guy has great taste!
quote:she was gorgous in mystic pizza and the last time i saw her she was in x files and still very striking.
... as does this one.
quote:Maybe she's not the ultimate, but 'Boof' from Teen Wolf was a total sweetie pie. She deserves an honorable mention, yes?
YES. Good call.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
is Nicole Egart from charles in charge worth mentioning??? Tv though not movies. maybe Pamela Gidley from Thrashin??
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
The more the merrier!
Posted by sam-xagt (Member # 8875) on :
They are all sexy ladies mentioned above
what about Felice Schachter (zapped)
Posted by J2ME (Member # 5728) on :
How about Daphne Zuniga!?
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
i thought we all agreed on phoebe cates, why are people still posting???
Posted by J2ME (Member # 5728) on :
Catherine Mary Stewart is another that would get my vote.
Beautiful, yet (somewhat) obtainable.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
how the hell do you put pictures up on threads?? i dont understand how to do it, and please speak to me like a baby coz im hopeless at this.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:what about Felice Schachter (zapped)
YESSSSS! My goodness! How could I have left her out! She was a fave of mine for years!
quote:Catherine Mary Stewart is another that would get my vote.
Another good call!
quote:how the hell do you put pictures up on threads?? i dont understand how to do it, and please speak to me like a baby coz im hopeless at this.
PM heading your way!
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
still looking great.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
then again dorothy m is pretty gorgous dont ya think Logan??
Posted by J2ME (Member # 5728) on :
A few more:
Lea Thompson (Space Camp)
Traci Lind (Fright Night Part II)
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
it me or does lea remind you of a japanese animation character?
have a good look Posted by J2ME (Member # 5728) on :
I can see the resemblance
Posted by Bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
Valerie Bertinelli
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by oneyedwilly: then again dorothy m is pretty gorgous dont ya think Logan??
I think I need a few drinks before I can properly assess!
Now Jessica... less a 'girl' than the 'mom' next door... she's tops!:
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
This thread belongs on skinemax. It's softcore porn for movie nerds.
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by Secret Admirer: This thread belongs on skinemax. It's softcore porn for movie nerds.
The Spice *IS* life! The Spice *IS* the Universe!
Posted by TKO (Member # 1471) on :
Kristy Swanson in Deadly Friend.
Obviously BEFORE she turned into a robot!
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Originally posted by TKO: Kristy Swanson in Deadly Friend.
Obviously AFTER she turned into a robot!
Fix'd.
Posted by TKO (Member # 1471) on :
Naughty...
I take it you need someone to play ball with? Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Just passing through... noticed a broken post... fixed it and moved along.
Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
Maybe not a real common choice, but I think Jill Schoelen deserves a spot on this list for her role in "The Stepfather."
[ 31. October 2016, 14:30: Message edited by: Pyro ]
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
never seen her but looks really cute
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Im a girl and even I will say Jill Scholene had that little something extra: I think its because not only was she very cute but she had that sexy raspy voice.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
this is a tough competition and although im partial to lori l and phoebe C i cant really decide on any others. I did like Natalie Portmans character from a 2004 movie called 'Garden State'.
Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
quote:Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches: Im a girl and even I will say Jill Scholene had that little something extra: I think its because not only was she very cute but she had that sexy raspy voice.
Yeah, she might be cute. But that little something extra she has is that she could also whoop your A$$ if you mess with her..that's why she's on my list. Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Oh, i though that you mentioned Jill because of the shower scene Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
hehe..ok..that scene helps too.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
obviously not an 80s chick but thought i might just go against the flow and throw in a blonde who just smacks of the girl next door look...ladies and gentlemen, put you hands together and your tongues back in your mouth for the ever lovely..Monica potter. Posted by Zach (Member # 9459) on :
Ah, this is an easy one for me! Jill Whitlow of Night of the Creeps fame. She had such a down-to-earth look in that movie, the kind of girl you'd take to the prom or treat to a nice dinner. She is still amazingly beautiful today.
Here's Jill from NOTC
And here's Jill today (This is not my picture, just found it on a Google search)
She still has a smile that could set off a thousand ships!
Posted by Zach (Member # 9459) on :
Ah, this is an easy one for me! Jill Whitlow of Night of the Creeps fame. She had such a down-to-earth look in that movie, the kind of girl you'd take to the prom or treat to a nice dinner. She is still amazingly beautiful today.
Here's Jill from NOTC
And here's Jill today (This is not my picture, just found it on a Google search)
She still has a smile that could set off a thousand ships!
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
JINX! Double post!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
quote:Originally posted by Zach: Ah, this is an easy one for me! Jill Whitlow of Night of the Creeps fame. She had such a down-to-earth look in that movie, the kind of girl you'd take to the prom or treat to a nice dinner. She is still amazingly beautiful today.
Here's Jill from NOTC
Good call Zach! So beautiful! Just remembered that she was also in Thunder Run (1986) I need to watch it again!
Posted by kevdugp73 (Member # 5978) on :
As a kid, I loved Lisa Eilbacher from "On The Right Track", but for whatever reason...only looks good to me in this one movie. Checked her IMBD, and....nahhh...not so much. But in OTRT....I'd have marred that girl when I was younger!
Posted by Zach (Member # 9459) on :
LOL, sorry about the double post! I must have hit the enter key a second time by accident. Mods, please feel free to delete the second post.
aTomiK, I haven't yet seen Thunder Run but it looks like it's worth a shot. I also enjoyed seeing Jill in her brief roles in Porky's (the girl who asks Meat how he got his name) and Weird Science (the perfume salesgirl). She is a very underrated actress who deserved more substantial roles. At least Fred Dekker recognized her talent and beauty and gave her a big part in Night of the Creeps.
I'd also love to check out another horror movie she did in the '80s, Twice Dead. It's now available on DVD as part of a double feature with The Evil from Shout! Factory. I've been meaning to pick up a copy at my local Newbury Comics along with some of the other titles in the Roger Corman's Cult Classics series (tons of great '70s and '80s drive-in movies for myself and fellow Rewinders!).
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
The Tampa Bay blog "Stuck in the 80s" did a podcast in January 2010 called the "Top 10 girl-next-doors of the 80s" and hosts Steve Spears and Sean Daly came up with their picks.
Steve's picks 1. Kristy McNichol - "Little Darlings" 2. Annabeth Gish - "Mystic Pizza" 3. Catherine Mary Stewart - "The Last Starfighter" 4. Diane Franklin - "Better Off Dead" 5. Jennifer Jason Leigh - "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
Sean's picks 1. Danica McKellar - "The Wonder Years" 2. Elisabeth Shue - "The Karate Kid" 3. Phoebe Cates - "Gremlins" 4. Lucy Deakins - "The Great Outdoors" 5. Sarah Holcomb - "Caddyshack"
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
quote:Originally posted by Zach:
aTomiK, I haven't yet seen Thunder Run but it looks like it's worth a shot. I also enjoyed seeing Jill in her brief roles in Porky's (the girl who asks Meat how he got his name) and Weird Science (the perfume salesgirl). She is a very underrated actress who deserved more substantial roles. At least Fred Dekker recognized her talent and beauty and gave her a big part in Night of the Creeps.
I'd also love to check out another horror movie she did in the '80s, Twice Dead. It's now available on DVD as part of a double feature with The Evil from Shout! Factory. I've been meaning to pick up a copy at my local Newbury Comics along with some of the other titles in the Roger Corman's Cult Classics series (tons of great '70s and '80s drive-in movies for myself and fellow Rewinders!).
My Brother just bought The Evil/Twice Dead set and i have to check out Twice Dead soon.
I think that The Evil is a good haunted house flick.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
Elizabeth Daily or Lea Thompson two off the top of my head but all on this list are great.
Posted by Mike. (Member # 7179) on :
Samantha Mathis,bit of a weird girl next door but still had a thing for her.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Mike.. It was only 80's hangover, but Samantha Mathis was outstanding in the 80'sRocked fav "Pump Up The Volume"..
Always the same red paper, the same beautiful black writing. She's probably a lot like me, a legend in her own mind. Hehehehe. But you know what, I bet in real life she's probably not that wild. I bet she's kind of shy like so many of us briskly walking the halls, pretending to be late for some class, pretending to be distracted. Hey, poetry lady, are you really this cool? Are you out there? Are you listening?
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Catherine Mary Stewart, Meredith Salenger, Cindy Gibb, and Jill Whitlow. Lori Loughlin and Lucy Deakins get honorable mention.
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
Mary Stewart Masterson.
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Lea Thompson with the Big Hair, from howard the duck!
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
quote:Originally posted by Crash: Catherine Mary Stewart, Meredith Salenger, Cindy Gibb, and Jill Whitlow. Lori Loughlin and Lucy Deakins get honorable mention.
Meredith Salenger - thank goodness someone else said her! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
The Kiss. Three words: white bathing suit.
Posted by spleus (Member # 9533) on :
Mia Sara is best man
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
Yes, she is hot.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
I like Mia Sara too, but unfortunately for me, she went from a great girl-next-door in "Ferris Bueller" to taking her clothes off in a few junky direct-to-video erotic thrillers after that. A shame...she should have had a better career. She was married to Sean Connery's son, for goshsakes!
Posted by The Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
quote:Originally posted by Crash: I like Mia Sara too, but unfortunately for me, she went from a great girl-next-door in "Ferris Bueller" to taking her clothes off in a few junky direct-to-video erotic thrillers after that. A shame...she should have had a better career. She was married to Sean Connery's son, for goshsakes!
Yeah, Mia in Ferris Bueller..but that's pretty much it.
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