The '80s movie brought us a distinctive brand of female beauties. Lots of them strolled the halls of high schools while others found classic camaraderie or conflict with supernatural forces, hellbent heroes or run-of-the-mill evildoers. And though they flaunted a variety of physical traits, there was something truly eye-catching about the blonde babe. Some would be remembered only for their work that decade, but others would go on to renown fame. Let's take a look at the 10 most memorable flawless, flaxen ladies.
Kelli Maroney
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The name may be more familiar to soap opera fans than moviegoers, but her face is one all '80s aficionados remember. The decade saw her in a very small role in perhaps its greatest high school-set masterpiece, a large role in one of its most underrated apocalyptic comedies, and the lead role in a classic slasher rip-off featuring homicidal robots. She may not be long on resume, but this blonde babe arguably possesses the most girl-next-door look of any of the other ladies on our list. With vintage '80s curls, Kelli Maroney brought an unforgettable golden-haired spark to the big screen.
Kim Walker
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She burst onto the scene during the dusk of the '80s like a bat out of hell, portraying a figure that could terrorize high schoolers better than Jason Voorhees or Voldemort or Pacific Northwest vampires and werewolves combined. Bane of the student body - a Heather no less - and the most vile and craven of the lot, Kim Walker played this devil in plaid shoulder pads so convincingly that we were left to wonder if she might not actually be a true psychopath. The '80s gave us many teenage vixens out to destroy innocent lives, but this blonde babe's Heather was the most gloriously horrific of them all, boasting both beauty and brutality in equal measures.
Amanda Peterson
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Sadly in the news this year because of her death, Amanda Peterson was the knockout whose one successful '80s film left her image seared into the minds of red-blooded men far and wide. In "Can't Buy Me Love," she played the top of her high school's elite who, due to desperate circumstances, agrees to pose as a nerd's girlfriend in his quest for popularity. Patrick Dempsey played the nerd and thanks to their easygoing chemistry, every self-conscious young man believed that they, too, could now win over the once-seemingly unattainable blonde babe of their dreams.
Kristy Swanson
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In a way, we watched this blonde babe grow up as a student of the '80s movie, showing up briefly in important places here and there - like at the prom at just the right moment or describing Ferris Bueller's perilous condition - way before graduating to one of films most famous vampire slayers in the '90s. And somewhere in between all this she also got herself locked up in an attic. Like many of her fellow listmates, Kristy Swanson looked just like that girl you had a crush on in high school - maybe you knew her best as a cheerleader or from the field hockey team or simply for sitting achingly close behind you on the bleachers in gym class. For many of us, '80s movies mirrored our own life's journey in and out of the classroom, and Kristy Swanson's may have been the most alluring reflection of all.
Helen Slater
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Better known for her short cropped hair, Helen Slater first flew into our hearts as the long-locked "Supergirl" in the terrible adaptation of the spun-off comic book heroine. But her appeal was undeniable and the flop had no kryptonitic effect on her. She rounded out the decade with appearances in pretty respectable comedies, but it was her role as the Joan of Arc-esque lead in "The Legend of Billie Jean" and all its awesome nonsense for which this blonde babe is most remembered.
Rebecca De Mornay
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All she had to do was play a prostitute who seduced a young Tom Cruise and upheave his life just long enough until his parents came home and Rebecca De Mornay joined the esteemed ranks of our blonde babes. It wouldn't be until the '90s when she would find her way back onto our radar playing a psychopathic nanny in "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle." Even though it is Cruise's no pants dance that is most associate with "Risky Business," it was De Mornay's singular sex appeal that brought an unforgettable edginess to the risky '80s comedy.
Courtney Thorne-Smith
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Before she was a '90s TV queen, she was an '80s movie blonde. Courtney Thorne-Smith usually played a high schooler so hot she'd make concentrating on any classwork impossible, especially as an underachiever in a wetsuit in "Summer School." She's gone on to have an amazing career, though, continuing her work onscreen today on hit show after hit show. But she is hard to forget in her earliest film roles. In fact, we may remember her then better than anything we ever learned in high school.
Christie Brinkley
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She has one '80s movie credit to her name, but it's a doozy. Anyone trapped on a cross-country getaway with their families would much rather pine for the fantasy girl repeatedly seen driving past them in a Ferrari than participate in anything going on in their own car. Even if it's a green, wood-paneled Family Truckster. When "National Lampoon's Vacation" was released in 1983, there was no other blonde babe around who could cause rubber necking quite like Christie Brinkley. Frankly, there are no sights to be seen on any road trip that could ever compare to her.
Daryl Hannah
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She played one fine looking robot, mermaid and cavewoman within just the first half of the '80s, with the latter half left to continue our desires for her that decade. She didn't have to speak very much, and yet we couldn't get enough of Daryl Hannah. With her long golden locks, she definitely possessed something uncommon that set her apart. Playing no schoolgirl roles like most of the others on this list, this blonde babe captivated us onscreen and out in the real world. She could even hook an '80s movie hero despite sporting a tail.
Meg Ryan
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First truly noticed by movie audiences in the middle of the '80s, then portraying perhaps one half of romantic comedy's greatest onscreen duos in the decade's last year, Meg Ryan was the smoking hot babe with an innocent, girl-next-door quality that made her even more desirable. With spiky hair and a fixed expression of curiosity and surprise, she reached the highest level of film fame out of all the ladies on this list. But before attaining the ranks of Hollywood royalty, she was that head-turning blonde babe that we couldn't get out of our minds.
Kelli Maroney
The name may be more familiar to soap opera fans than moviegoers, but her face is one all '80s aficionados remember. The decade saw her in a very small role in perhaps its greatest high school-set masterpiece, a large role in one of its most underrated apocalyptic comedies, and the lead role in a classic slasher rip-off featuring homicidal robots. She may not be long on resume, but this blonde babe arguably possesses the most girl-next-door look of any of the other ladies on our list. With vintage '80s curls, Kelli Maroney brought an unforgettable golden-haired spark to the big screen.
Kim Walker
She burst onto the scene during the dusk of the '80s like a bat out of hell, portraying a figure that could terrorize high schoolers better than Jason Voorhees or Voldemort or Pacific Northwest vampires and werewolves combined. Bane of the student body - a Heather no less - and the most vile and craven of the lot, Kim Walker played this devil in plaid shoulder pads so convincingly that we were left to wonder if she might not actually be a true psychopath. The '80s gave us many teenage vixens out to destroy innocent lives, but this blonde babe's Heather was the most gloriously horrific of them all, boasting both beauty and brutality in equal measures.
Amanda Peterson
Sadly in the news this year because of her death, Amanda Peterson was the knockout whose one successful '80s film left her image seared into the minds of red-blooded men far and wide. In "Can't Buy Me Love," she played the top of her high school's elite who, due to desperate circumstances, agrees to pose as a nerd's girlfriend in his quest for popularity. Patrick Dempsey played the nerd and thanks to their easygoing chemistry, every self-conscious young man believed that they, too, could now win over the once-seemingly unattainable blonde babe of their dreams.
Kristy Swanson
In a way, we watched this blonde babe grow up as a student of the '80s movie, showing up briefly in important places here and there - like at the prom at just the right moment or describing Ferris Bueller's perilous condition - way before graduating to one of films most famous vampire slayers in the '90s. And somewhere in between all this she also got herself locked up in an attic. Like many of her fellow listmates, Kristy Swanson looked just like that girl you had a crush on in high school - maybe you knew her best as a cheerleader or from the field hockey team or simply for sitting achingly close behind you on the bleachers in gym class. For many of us, '80s movies mirrored our own life's journey in and out of the classroom, and Kristy Swanson's may have been the most alluring reflection of all.
Helen Slater
Better known for her short cropped hair, Helen Slater first flew into our hearts as the long-locked "Supergirl" in the terrible adaptation of the spun-off comic book heroine. But her appeal was undeniable and the flop had no kryptonitic effect on her. She rounded out the decade with appearances in pretty respectable comedies, but it was her role as the Joan of Arc-esque lead in "The Legend of Billie Jean" and all its awesome nonsense for which this blonde babe is most remembered.
Rebecca De Mornay
All she had to do was play a prostitute who seduced a young Tom Cruise and upheave his life just long enough until his parents came home and Rebecca De Mornay joined the esteemed ranks of our blonde babes. It wouldn't be until the '90s when she would find her way back onto our radar playing a psychopathic nanny in "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle." Even though it is Cruise's no pants dance that is most associate with "Risky Business," it was De Mornay's singular sex appeal that brought an unforgettable edginess to the risky '80s comedy.
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Before she was a '90s TV queen, she was an '80s movie blonde. Courtney Thorne-Smith usually played a high schooler so hot she'd make concentrating on any classwork impossible, especially as an underachiever in a wetsuit in "Summer School." She's gone on to have an amazing career, though, continuing her work onscreen today on hit show after hit show. But she is hard to forget in her earliest film roles. In fact, we may remember her then better than anything we ever learned in high school.
Christie Brinkley
She has one '80s movie credit to her name, but it's a doozy. Anyone trapped on a cross-country getaway with their families would much rather pine for the fantasy girl repeatedly seen driving past them in a Ferrari than participate in anything going on in their own car. Even if it's a green, wood-paneled Family Truckster. When "National Lampoon's Vacation" was released in 1983, there was no other blonde babe around who could cause rubber necking quite like Christie Brinkley. Frankly, there are no sights to be seen on any road trip that could ever compare to her.
Daryl Hannah
She played one fine looking robot, mermaid and cavewoman within just the first half of the '80s, with the latter half left to continue our desires for her that decade. She didn't have to speak very much, and yet we couldn't get enough of Daryl Hannah. With her long golden locks, she definitely possessed something uncommon that set her apart. Playing no schoolgirl roles like most of the others on this list, this blonde babe captivated us onscreen and out in the real world. She could even hook an '80s movie hero despite sporting a tail.
Meg Ryan
First truly noticed by movie audiences in the middle of the '80s, then portraying perhaps one half of romantic comedy's greatest onscreen duos in the decade's last year, Meg Ryan was the smoking hot babe with an innocent, girl-next-door quality that made her even more desirable. With spiky hair and a fixed expression of curiosity and surprise, she reached the highest level of film fame out of all the ladies on this list. But before attaining the ranks of Hollywood royalty, she was that head-turning blonde babe that we couldn't get out of our minds.