When it comes to formative 1980s crushes, few compare to actress Elisabeth Shue. From The Karate Kid (1984) to Adventures in Babysitting (1987) to Cocktail (1988), she charmed audiences with her stunning, “girl next door” beauty and charismatic onscreen presence. Then in the 1990s she elevated her game—and we all elevated our crushes to downright obsessions—with her Oscar-nominated work in the bleak drama Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Shue is unforgettable as the street-hardened, yet still sweet, prostitute Sera, who falls for an alcoholic, down-on-his-luck, Hollywood screenwriter, played in an Oscar-winning performance by Nicolas Cage.
Shue also happens to be positively, absolutely, astonishingly smoking hot in the film. It’s startling, she’s so gorgeous, so sexy. No matter how often I see the film or stills of Shue in it, I inevitably need to pick my jaw up off the floor. Don’t take my word for it though, take in Elisabeth Shue’s HOTNESS with your own eyes. It’s all the evidence you need:
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A very pretty girl matured into a very beautiful woman. Weird how that doesn’t actually happen as often as you’d think it would.
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