michael schoeffling

In truth, I took the backwards route of getting to know the all-too brief film career of Michael Schoeffling. The very first film of his that I saw was also his last: 1991's Wild Hearts Can not Be Broken, the live-action Disney joint according to the real story of a girl who rode diving horses in 1920's Atlantic City. A pre-Scent of a Woman Gabrielle Anwar starred as Sonora Webster, the film's spunky heroine, who wills her way into Doc Carver's horse diving circus act, becomes their star rider, and loses her eyesight inside a horrible diving accident but keeps on trucking. Then again, what scrappy Depression-era diamond in the rough wouldn't get her mojo back using a guy like Michael Schoeffling's Al Carver by her side?
I already know what you Jakettes are heading to say. How could I possibly crush more on Michael Schoeffling like a Depression-era diving horse showman rather than his far more famous turn as Sixteen Candles' Jake Ryan, one of the most perfect senior boy to ever attend high school anywhere, ever, period, end of story? Well, here's what I say to you: of course Jake Ryan may be the bees' knees, and incredibly most likely one on the dreamiest adore interests ever to build teenage hearts swoon. But if you're a genuine fan of model-turned-actor who all but disappeared right after his brief seven year acting career, then you maintain Michael Schoeffling's last screen credit history around your wild heart because your crush on the man extends beyond his turn as Jake Ryan. And that crush can't be broken.

michael schoeffling