Thing is, I’ve never seen Sean Penn in a role where I thought he was a great actor. OK actor, yes. Good? Maybe. But never great. Kevin Spacey, on the other hand, is one of the greats. I don’t always like what he does, but boy can he act.
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Penn WAS AWESOME as Spicoli in “Fast Times At Ridgemont High” - DESERVED a nomination for that one ...
Remember the pizza scene in Mr. hand’s History class? When Mr. Hand allowed EVERYONE BUT Spicoli to have a slice of the pizza he ordered?
Penn looked like a puppy who had just lost his bone !!!
CLASSIC ...
BTW - The pizza guy in the scene was Nicholas Cage !!! 3 future Oscar winners are in the pic - Penn, Cage, and Forrest Whitaker. Also, Lana Clarkson (shot dead by Phil Spector) was in it ...
I don't know about Penn, but Phoebe Cates definately deserved Best Actress in a "nude dream scene."
The pizza delivery guy was Taylor Negron. You are right though—Nicholas Cage (listed as Nicholas Coppola) was in the movie. I don’t think I ever noticed that before.