By 1985, Brooke Shields was already a well-known actress and model. She rose to fame as a child star in the late 1970s and early 1980s, particularly for her controversial role in Pretty Baby (1978) and her breakout performance in The Blue Lagoon (1980). She was also a prominent fashion model, famously appearing in Calvin Klein jeans ads with the tagline, “You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.” In 1985, she was transitioning from teen stardom to more mature roles while also attending Princeton University, where she studied French literature. That period marked a shift in her public image as she worked to be taken seriously as both an actress and an academic.