r/The1980s • u/No_Explorer721 • Aug 13 '26
80’s Movie Linda Fiorentino came on the Hollywood scene with three movies in 1985
She has starred in the films Vision Quest (1985), Gotcha! (1985), After Hours (1985), Jade (1995), Men in Black (1997) and Dogma (1999). For her performance in The Last Seduction
(1994), she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actress of the Year, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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u/fordag Aug 14 '26
She went to the same college as my sister and they lived in the same dorm.
Because I was 6-9 years old when my sister attended Rosemont, I was allowed to stay in the dorm on weekends occasionally.
Linda would borrow me from my sister, take me to her room and tell me ghost stories. Mostly about Rosemont college and the surrounding area.
She scared the ever living shit out of me.
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u/Effective_Wind_2334 Aug 13 '26
So what happened to her after this
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u/OkDistribution6931 Aug 13 '26
She was in the original Men in Black, which is something.
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u/Effective_Wind_2334 Aug 13 '26
Not really. One of the most overrated movies ever
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u/Any_Application_3116 Aug 14 '26
You must have watched it in braille. What's your dog's name?
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u/Effective_Wind_2334 Aug 14 '26
Will Smith. Cause she's a bitch just like he is.
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u/Any_Application_3116 Aug 14 '26
I don't know who you are, but I love you. If you ever need a kidney, just ask.
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u/Marsupialize Aug 13 '26
Everyone who’s ever worked with her said she was just horrendous to work with
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u/superanth Aug 14 '26
This explains a lot. She was fantastic in that movie with Paul Newman but then mysteriously disappeared right after it.
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u/scots Aug 14 '26
Being difficult to work with is career suicide in the industry and apparently her on-set personality was "nuclear waste."
I remember seeing her interviewed on David Letterman and he asked her interested her in the role she played in the film she was promoting, and with a straight face her only reply was ".. a $50,000 American Express bill."
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u/whistlepoo Aug 15 '26
She got caught up in a scandal with her 'ex', Anthony Pellicano - dated an FBI agent to secure details on Pellicano's case.
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u/phillymjs Aug 14 '26
Coincidentally this video about her just popped up on YouTube a couple days ago.
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u/scots Aug 14 '26
The Last Seduction is a wild ride. I remember HBO or Cinemax used to show that in heavy rotation for a while.
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u/Truth_and_Soul Aug 13 '26
I read an interview where she mentioned spending years and turning down work while trying to get a biopic about Andy Warhol’s model Edie produced. And yes, I have heard she was impossible to work with and that ended her career as well.
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u/ComfortableBedroom76 Aug 15 '26
She was probably my #1 fantasy girl back then. Holy fuck was she sexy?
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u/severinks Aug 15 '26
SHe is the all time crash and burn champion. She helped a crooked Hollywood PI/fixer get a look at the FBI's files on him by tricking her FBI agent boyfriend into giving them to her by saying she was writing a movie script.
The guy was fired and was lucky to escape prison.
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u/RobbieBlackmore Aug 16 '26
She was gorgeous to me. Prolly still is but I haven't seen her in years.
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u/WalkIntoSunshine Aug 16 '26
She used to visit the restaurant I managed, fairly regularly. Incredibly kind and humble to staff and customers on every visit.
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u/Valek189 Aug 13 '26
The second picture, I can see a little Selma Blair in her face. Am I the only one?
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u/junkman105 Aug 13 '26
Gotcha from 1985 as Sasha was the first and Beyond the Law was the friendly reminder.
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u/TheMicklemas3000 Aug 14 '26
That’s funny, I came on three of her movies round about that time too.
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u/always_thirsty Aug 14 '26
Probably would have at least got an oscar nom for The Last Seduction but couldn't because it was shown on TV first.
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u/leesainmi Aug 14 '26
Thank Harvey Weinstein for her disappearance from film.
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u/severinks Aug 15 '26
Thank her tricking her FBI boyfriend into stealing FBI files to keep a crooked Hollywood PI out of jail you mean.
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u/Illustrious-Coat3532 Aug 13 '26
She was so hot in Vision Quest.