Jake Ryan or Lloyd Dobler?
Aug 09
With the recent death of John Hughes, I’ve been thinking about our heroes from the 1980s. A lot has been made of Jake Ryan, the hearthrob character in “Sixteen Candles.” Everyone remembers he chose Molly Ringwald over his popular, blonde, cheerleader girlfriend. But is he the ultimate movie catch?
But what about Lloyd, played by John Cusack in “Say Anything”? There’s not a woman who has seen that movie and doesn’t A) have the image of him holding his boombox over his head playing Peter Gabriel burned into her head B) spend half her time wondering if her boyfriend would ever do that for her C) spend her entire life trying to find a boyfriend who might someday do that for her. 
Tags: Advice for Women
