1. "He never called us jailbait." Well, actually, Charlie really did call a fetching 17–year–old intern "jailbait," Cornett recalled.

2. "It was floor–to–ceiling mirrors." "The movie made it seem like he called us all jailbait," said Maccarone.

3. King‘s amours, who came across as low–rent jailbait from, for instance, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Portugal, who went back time and again for his gifts and money, were, in fact, above the age of consent.

4. He staffed his office with them, explaining: "You can teach ‘em to type but you can‘t give ‘em big t××s." Describing them as "jailbait", he would often rely on their long legs or a button undone on a blouse to distract a wavering politician or a difficult official as he cut a deal.

5. The following year found the actor exploring similar terrain, as a stockboy who seduces an unavailable co–worker (Jennifer Aniston) in "The Good Girl." Since that breakout role, Gyllenhaal has been keeping a higher profile, costarring in 2004‘s blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow" with Dennis Quaid, and following up this year with three potential Oscar contenders: "Proof," "Jarhead" and, of course, "Brokeback." Now, EW.com examines the actor‘s on–screen romances –– and rates them on the Heartthrob Meter scale of 1 to 10. (For the record, "Brokeback" is a 10.) From his jailbait turn in "Lovely & Amazing" to his part as a man whose fiancée is murdered in "Moonlight Mile," here‘s how Gyllenhaal‘s other roles stack up.