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Is Caitlin Clarke attractive

posted 19 years ago by Musketoon
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I know this probably is weird as Caitlin Clarke has sadly passed away, but I can honestly say that she was one of the most attractive women I have ever seen.

When I first watched Dragonslayer my thoughts were, this is a weird looking heroin and she has a very stange voice. Second time I watched it, I twigged and I thought she was amazingly attractive. Guess how sad I was to find out that she had no other major roles on film and her main legacy was on stage - from what I know you cant get plays on DVD.

From what ive read on the comments, few have made comments about Caitlin in Dragonslayer and some say they found her unattractive. I wanted to ask you people if you think it strange for a generally together 16 year old to be attracted to this obscure (undeservedly so) actress from a 25 year old film. Do you people think shes hot or not so to speak.

[–] sudburyiii 19 years ago

Yes she was, very much so. I was 18 when I first saw this film at the theater. I thought she was very attractive, in a girl next-door sort of way. She caught my attention immediately, and has had it ever since. I was watching the DVD last night and that is why I checked IMDB today. She did have a nice voice. I was very sad to find out she had passed away. I didn't know it until today.

"Be happy in your work." Colonel Saito
The Bridge on the River Kwai, Columbia Pictures (1957)

[–] mikexx 10 years ago

She was beautiful *and* intelligent.

The princess, otoh, was an idiot. (Her sacrificing herself was the weakest part of the film -- completely unrealistic.)

[–] Fedora 19 years ago

I have to say here that as a slightly younger 13 year old when I first saw the film in the cinema, I fell for Caitlin. In a big way.

I have always since thought of her in that same light.

I don't think it 'strange' that you find her attractive Musketoon, she was a very attractive woman, why would I? :)

Fedora

[–] liz-langley 19 years ago

YEP !!!! ( well once you found out she was a girl,with the wearing of dresses and such forth ).

[–] BijouBob8mm 19 years ago

Caitlin Clarke was a very lovely lady. Unfortunately, cancer cut her life short.

[–] Dances_with_Weasels 19 years ago

Musketoon, I fell for her hard (was it really 25 years ago?).

When she first appeared in a dress, it was the first one of only 7 or 8 movie moments my whole life that literally took my breath away.

Are you going to pull those pistols or whistle "Dixie"?

[–] BijouBob8mm 19 years ago

Actually, 2006 will mark the film's 25th anniversary, but it does seem hard to believe how long ago it's been. After catching this film several times in the theatre (the shot where the dragon rears up out of the burning lake made it look as if the creature's neck was a mile long), the film then played the drive-in circuit in this area on a double bill with RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. My buddies and I (out of college for the summer) almost lived at the drive-in that week. Caitlin was just as an impressive visual effect as the dragon!

[–] Fedora 19 years ago

Well, all this talk about Caitlin 25 years ago being beautiful. I think
this more recent picture shows just how much things improve with age:

http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Lobby/3212/clarkecaitlin.html

Fedora

[–] BijouBob8mm 19 years ago

Thanks for the link. I had seen that photo, and a couple of others from around that same time, a while back. Yes, she aged like wine!

[–] darthacroyear 18 years ago

I thought she was very pretty.

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[–] Samiel73 17 years ago

I didn't think she was unattractive in Dragonslayer, but just okay. I didn't find her attractive until I saw her on the Moonlighting TV show. She was wearing some pretty outfits and had her hair fluffed up all nice, and I thought "Hey she's attractive after all!" Too bad she is no longer with us. That's sad.

[–] ozymandias312 18 years ago

In answer to the original question: two words: Hell, and yes!

I had a crush on her myself. If I had been clever and brave enough, I suppose I might have been her "stalker." But I wasn't. And now it's too late. :o(

No matter what any fool may say, this move was/is just breath-takingly, heart-breakingly, achingly beautiful, and a big part of its beauty was poor Caitlin. Alas! :o(

Ozy

[–] txguy02 18 years ago

I'll add myself to the long list of other adolescent boys who fell hard for her when they first saw the movie in theaters 25 years ago. It's amazing how fast the time has flown. I can remember riding my bike to the theater to lpunk down my hard earned paper route money to buy a ticket, popcorn and a coke to enjoy the charm of this movie and the beauty of Caitlin. May she rest in peace, she will be sorely missed.

[–] anandajione 18 years ago

(See my review on amazon.com for more, but:) I can't help but agree with you, and no I don't think it is strange at all. Anyhow, I saw Dragonslayer as a kid with my sister, I was about six years old. I identified with the film so much, in so many ways. Sure, thinking Caitlin Clarke was attractive was one of them, but my identification with the film goes so much deeper than that. Aghhhhh, just read my review of Dragonslayer on "http://www.amazon.com"; to understand a what I'm trying to get across about the film as a whole a little better. But since the subject is Caitlin Clarke, well, she was attractive I know, sure, strikingly so, she gave the movie an air of interestingness and realism that kind of transcends the time of it in the early 1980s and medevalism also.

Captain Josh.

[–] Appaloosa_Stud 17 years ago

Caitlin Clarke was not one of those "to die for" hotties that most guys flip out over. She was wholesomely attractive in a "girl next door" sort of way, and the kind of woman I have always been attracted to.

Since only virgins were sacrificed to the dragon it's hard to understand why Galen Bradwardyn didn't seize on a much simpler solution than trying to slay a fire breathing dragon. A solution that would have been far less dangerous and a lot more fun. Of course, if the simpler solution had been pursued the title of the movie wouldnt be Dragonslayer but more along the line of Cherrypopper.

[–] filmteknik 17 years ago

I too thought she was quite...um...fetching...yes that's a good word for a Dragonslayer actress. Very sorry to hear she is no longer with us.

Let me attempt a serious answer to the Galen the Cherrypopper issue. Virgin sacrifice was something worked out ages ago to sooth the beast but eliminating virgins would only cause Vermathrax Pejorative to get even more pissed off and destroy the town, the crops, and all the people. However on an individual basis if I had a daughter I'd rather she lost her virginity and be immune. But I can think of a number of societies even today where a female is viewed as better off dead than being an unmarried non-virgin. Some where death *is* the penalty for unmarried sex. Besides, what do you do with babies and little girls?

Steve Kraus
Lake Street Screening Room - Chicago

[–] SirLoyne 17 years ago

Saw it at 11 years old and had a crush on Caitlin back then as well. It's on Cinemax right now, so I came here to see if anyone had posted about her...lol holy cow, seems she still has a fan club of sorts all these years later. Didn't know she had passed away, though :(

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