Before Linda Hamilton did a set of pull-ups in 1991's
T2, Rebecca De Mornay did her own in 1988's
Feds. De Mornay played a tough ex-Marine trying to get through the FBI Academy. The character excels in the physical aspects of the training but struggles on the academic side. Amazingly, De Mornay's pull-up scene reveals genuine bulging biceps. (I remember being absolutely stunned that the petite, busty blonde actually had some decent upper body musculature.) Mary Gross also stars, and senior FBI officials are played by G. Gordon Liddy and Fred Thompson.
De Mornay is the Hollywood embodiment of "strong and sexy", like Marilyn Monroe with a little muscle. Here's a
photo of De Mornay taken last year, alongside her fellow 80s buff celeb Patty Smyth, former lead singer of Scandal and current wife of John McEnroe.
De Mornay turned 47 on Tuesday, so let's all wish her salutations and congratulations on still being incredibly gorgeous.
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