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Robert Hays as Morgan Fairchild's boyfriend?


Robert Hays was too goofy and mousy looking to be believable as Morgan Fairchild's boyfriend....and it showed! She's so beautiful and he's so wimpy. The two looked ridiculous together and shared no chemistry between them. The studio should have hired a better looking and hunky guy for the part.

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I agree that he was too goofy. I do think his character was a horny twit-ball, and I think Jennifer knew this...and that was why she chose him: He was desperate, lusted after her, and could be easily manipulated by her.


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Robert Hays was too goofy and mousy looking to be believable as Morgan Fairchild's boyfriend...

But in real-life he did marry rock singer Cherie Currie, of The Runaways, who looks somewhat like Morgan.

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Lot of things in this movie didn't quite make sense. Most of all Kay Lenz, while a very good actress, was waaay too hot for this role. It was hard to believe her getting picked on for her looks. The Carrie remake had the same casting problem with Chloe Moretz.

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mousy-looking?
hays is 6 feet tall and carries a strong presence in his scenes

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Robert Hays was too goofy and mousy looking to be believable as Morgan Fairchild's boyfriend....and it showed! She's so beautiful and he's so wimpy.


What planet are you living on? Hays' character in the movie was the proverbial tall, dark & handsome type and not "mousy looking" or goofy at all (maybe you're thinking of his role in "Airplane"). The fact that his character is a nice, respectable person compared to his biyatch girlfriend (Morgan Fairchild) can be attributed to opposites attracting.

As pointed out by another poster, Hays did go on to marry the singer of The Runaways, who isn't that far removed from Morgan Fairchild https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0192947/mediaviewer/rm504794880/?context=default.

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Surely, you can’t be serious . . .

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