# Karen Allen: hot

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-allen-hot/272439>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 1, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-allen-hot/272439 "2004-11-01T23:28:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-allen-hot/272439/21 "2004-11-04T11:07:57Z")

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> [@Rufus Xavier](#):
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> Karen Allen: **not**.
> 
> And where did Sandra Bullock some in here? She has nothing in common with Karen Allen.

From the OP:

She (Karen Allen) does “girl next door w/ edge” better than anyone.

Have you not seen ‘Speed’?

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**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-allen-hot/272439/22 "2004-11-04T11:41:46Z")

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At least Karen Allen didn’t go bonkers like Margot Kidder did. Is she mentally stable now?

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-allen-hot/272439/23 "2004-11-04T19:29:22Z")

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According to the IMDB, Margot Kidder has been working steadily in the last few years and has recovered from her bout with bipolar disorder.

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**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karen-allen-hot/272439/24 "2004-11-04T19:32:02Z")

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Yep, hot.  
She seemed like she’d be fun to hang out with too.

Kudos **jimmmy** , for mentioning the excellent and underrated film, **The Wanderers**.

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