If the magic and thrill of time travel were presented to me and there was only enough power for me to go back and forth one time each, I’m sorry but the trip would be used on one thing and one thing only, Harrison Ford.
Yes, I know I could potentially save us from the current hellscape that is our reality, but have you seen Harrison Ford in the ‘70s and ‘80s? Of course, I might – might – also switch him out at the last minute for James Dean or ‘Dirty Dancing’ era Patrick Swayze. However, in this present moment – it’s Harrison Ford all day, and this time travel predicament came about years before this, but was rekindled after seeing a list BuzzFeed did about the Then & Now with some ‘80s heartthrobs. I checked the list more than Santa, and brought Amanda from An Evening at the Movies along for the ride to talk about the hotties, the questionable, and those who were MIA. However, right now let’s dive more into a man I’d never leave solo…had I been alive 40-50 years ago.
Exhibit A:
Need I say more? Listen, I didn’t even grow up watching Dr. Henry Walton fear snakes, and it was only as I got older did I realize, damn, that’s a man. Harrison Ford hasn’t been on my radar for years in the same way an older gentleman like Steve Martin has been, but when I zoned in on a photo from early in Ford’s career, my eyes did that thing animated wolves do; aaaaoooogaaaa!
While I think I’d gamble with 1970’s Harrison Ford more than anyone, he was mentioned in an ‘80s list, and rightfully so. ‘Star Wars’ continued to dominate, and there was the aforementioned role in ‘Indiana Jones.’ Then there was ‘Blade Runner,’ ‘Witness,’ and ‘Working Girl’ sprinkled in the mix of those over-the-top blockbusters. He was everywhere and a household name, and what I wouldn’t have given to be right there in the ‘80s with him. 40 by the time ‘Blade Runner’ hit theaters, 40. There are 40-year-olds then, now, and in the future that could never.
It’s clear this crush is purely physical as I’ve not mentioned loving his work in the ‘80s, nor anything about his personality – which I know very little about. Most of what I know has spawned from interviews with Conan O’Brien in which Ford always seems bothered. Hey, if I was in my 80s having to run around as a bright red Hulk, I’d be over it too. Well, mostly just tired but he keeps on going. Today, Ford is not for me. He wasn’t really my sauce in the ‘90s either. That sweet spot for my Ford time travel mission would be nestled in between 1977-89. So that’s my proposal to any scientists looking to test their time travel machine. Take me back to any year then, I’ll figure out the rest, and if I can’t find him, off to find Johnny Castle.
Crushgasm 