Ladies of the 90s Tournament - Round 1: Nicole Kidman (4) vs. Jennifer Connelly (5)

Previous results: Batgirl tossed Sydney Prescott to the curb, 20-12. And now, I present you with the final matchup of the first round, which pits the last of two entrants that also appeared in the 80s tourney (Connelly). Can she slash her way through both decades? Click here to view the updated full bracket.

Nicole Kidman


Comments: Interesting that the 90s perfectly bookended the one thing that defined Kidman entering the decade: her relationship with Tom Cruise. She got her big break co-starring opposite him in Days of Thunder, and were married in late 1990, only to be divorced just over 10 years later in 2001, not long after co-starring again with him in the psychosexual thriller Eyes Wide Shut. In between, she went from being merely known as the spouse of a marquee movie star to carving out a niche for herself in independent films and action films alike (and thankfully eschewing plastic surgery until later in her career).
90s Highlights: Days of Thunder, To Die For, The Portrait of a Lady, Batman Forever, Eyes Wide Shut


Jennifer Connelly


Comments: Though she has never been at the top of the A list, Connelly transitioned well from 80s (and early 90s) lust object to "serious" actress in the mid 90s, going from fare such as The Hot Spot (note to self: see The Hot Spot) to more thoughtful fare, such as Higher Learning and Dark City.
90s Highlights: Career Opportunities, Higher Learning, Dark City, The Rocketeer

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Ladies of the 80s Tournament - Round 3: Jennifer Connelly (4) vs Molly Ringwald (6)

Previous results: The supposedly strong Cinderella team from Betsy Russell University played like the small school everyone knew they really were, getting trounced by the Phoebe Cates, 33-5. Click here to view the updated full bracket.

And now, we begin round 3 - who will be the first Final Four entrant?

Jennifer Connelly


80s Highlights: Labyrinth, Phenomena

Molly Ringwald


80s Highlights: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink

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Ladies of the 80s Tournament - Round 2: Jamie Lee Curtis (1) vs Jennifer Connelly (4)

Previous results: The Colts edged by the Jaguars, 21-14. It was a close one for awhile, but Mia Sara got a solid win against the potential Cinderella Jami Gertz, 21-14. Click here to view the updated full bracket.

Jamie Lee Curtis


80s Highlights: Trading Places, Halloween II, Perfect, A Fish Called Wanda, Blue Steel

Jennifer Connelly


80s Highlights: Labyrinth, Phenomena

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Ladies of the 80s Tournament - Round 1: Jennifer Connelly (4) vs Jennifer Grey (5)

Let's get this off to a rip-roaring start with a 4 seed/5 seed matchup. Even better, a matchup between two Jennifers. Click here to view the full bracket. Here are the resumes:

Jennifer Connelly

Breakdown: Kind of an odd (creepy) choice for this tournament as she was all of 16 in her breakout performance in Labyrinth, but then again, most readers of this blog weren't legal either in 1986. Also, despite the big name she has now, she really wasn't in much else in the 80s. Her much bigger breakout came in the early 90s with The Hot Spot and Career Opportunities (though they sure seem like 80s flicks, don't they?).
80s Highlights: Labyrinth, Phenomena

Jennifer Grey
























Breakdown: It's funny, I always knew that Alan Ruck was practically a septugenarian when he played Cameron Frye and that Matthew Broderick wasn't far behind, but I never knew until just now that Grey was in the same ballpark as the guys, co-starring as Jeanie Bueller at age 26 in 1986 (which makes her portrayal as "Baby" in the following year's Dirty Dancing even weirder somehow). Famously got a nose job sometime in the 90s that completely destroyed her career, even though it's hard to argue that it didn't make her better looking.
80s Highlights: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Dirty Dancing, Red Dawn

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