Revisiting Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Splice Today ^ | 17 July 2022 | Mark Judge

[dfwgator]

[ronniesgal]

are you surprised?
I am not.

[Drew68]

I had no idea that Nicholas Cage was in the movie until I read this article

He was in one brief scene and didn't even have a speaking role.

[Drew68]

Everyone talks about Phoebe. I was too busy looking at Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Same here. She was a hot little spinner.

[jjotto]

JJL is daughter of actor Vic Morrow.

[Cecily]

They are just cheesy and lowbrow. A better quality coming of age movie from the same period would be something like “Risky Business.”

[Fai Mao]

Risky Business,another awful film. I just do not like the genre.

[dfwgator]

Judge Reinhold was great in “Ruthless People”, the scene where he’s trying to sell the stereo to the young married couple.

[painter]

WOW, I was 30 when it came out. Have watched I don’t know how many times and never realized it was him.

[ronniesgal]

and the Jason is for Jason Robards.

[stevio]

At the time I thought it was the best movie ever. Saw parts of it several years ago. Now realize my huge error.

[Rastus]

I don’t like the movie because of the presented notion that the villain in an abortion scenario is the guy who won’t pay for it (similarly shown in Last American Virgin where Gary simps for her by buying her baby’s death).

But, the Phoebe Cates scene is the best scene of the ‘80s.

[advance_copy]

No shirt. No shoes. No service.

[gnarledmaw]

Huh? Never heard of it. Of course, I was an itinerant adventurer at the time and missed a lot of what was happening. Ill have to look that one up.

[Drew68]

I don’t like the movie because of the presented notion that the villain in an abortion scenario is the guy who won’t pay for it

It's not that he won't pay for it. It's that he can't pay for it.

Recall he was hitting up all the people that owed him money?

[rlmorel]

"...A better quality coming of age movie from the same period would be something like 'Risky Business'..."

POLICE: "Alright, Goodson. We know you're in there. Joel, the house is surrounded. Do exactly as we say, and nobody gets hurt! Get off the babysitter. Put on your pants, come out with your hands up.

JOEL'S MOTHER: Please, Joel, do what they say...just...get off the babysitter!"

[rlmorel]

Hahahahahah...it is not a great movie, but it is a fun movie for that time. As others have said, a bit of a time capsule. All the Pat Benatar wanna be’s...