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Quick, Let's Make Love Before You Die: Cusack, Spader or on the CuSp?

By Cindy Davis | Case Study In Hotness | August 23, 2012 |

By Cindy Davis | Case Study In Hotness | August 23, 2012 |


They’re a few years apart, but John Cusack and James Spader came through the film ranks together, flitting in and around the same circles, and the Brat Pack crowd. Spader did Pretty in Pink; Cusack, Sixteen Candles; Cusack did “Frasier,” Spader, “Seinfeld,” and in between, they came together for True Colors. Talk to anyone about her 80s crush and one or the other’s name is sure to come up. They share a certain onscreen intensity and intelligence, and neither is afraid to step outside the box. So which way do you tend—Cusackive or Spaderesque? Sadly, middle age seems to be taking them to the same place…


Walk with me and make your choice.


Bryce (Sixteen Candles):

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or


Morgan (Tuff Turf):

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Gib (The Sure Thing):

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or


Dutra (The New Kids):

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Lane (Better Off Dead):

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or


Steff (Pretty in Pink):

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Dan (Hot Pursuit):

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or


Richards (Mannequin):

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Buck (Eight Men Out):

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or


Rip (Less Than Zero):

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Lloyd (Say Anything):

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or


Graham (Sex, Lies and Videotape):

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Roy (The Grifters):

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or


Michael (Bad Influence):

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Tim or Peter (True Colors):

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Max (Max):

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or


Max (White Palace):


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David (Bullets Over Broadway):

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or


Jack (The Music of Chance):

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Martin (Grosse Pointe Blank):

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or


Lee (Two Days in the Valley):

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Craig (Being John Malcovich):

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or


Campbell (The Watcher):

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Rob (High Fidelity):

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or


Roger (Speaking of Sex):

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Jonathan (Serendipity):

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or


Mr. Grey (Secretary):

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Jake (Must Love Dogs):

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or


Alan (“The Practice”):

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Mike (1408):

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or


Alan (“Boston Legal”):

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Mike (The Factory):

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or


Robert (“The Office”):

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Cusack 2012

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or


Spader 2012

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Le sigh. What happened, boys?

Cindy Davis chooses warm Spaderette