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Year: 1982
Director: Amy Heckerling
Plot: Amy Heckerling's adaptation of Cameron Crowe's Fast Times at Ridgemont High is often considered one of the finest films of a disreputable genre (the teen sex comedy), and kick-started the careers of many future stars. The center of this ensemble film is Jennifer Jason Leigh as Stacy Hamilton. She is a young, innocent high-school student who, as the film opens, is asking for advice from her friend, the sexually outspoken Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates). Stacy takes a liking to nebbish Mark Ratner (Brian Backer), but he is too afraid to make a move even after Stacy all but throws herself at him. She eventually hooks up with Mark's more confident best friend, Mike Damone (Robert Romanus). When not concerning itself with these four characters, the film spends time with stoned surfer dude Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) and his ongoing feud with history teacher Mr. Hand (Ray Walston). The film includes brief appearances by such future stars as Nicolas Cage, Eric Stoltz, and Forest Whitaker. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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]]>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:13:00 GMTFast Times at Ridgemont High1982Amy Heckerling<a href="/players/P____93875/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Amy Heckerling</a>'s adaptation of <a href="/players/P____86281/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Cameron Crowe</a>'s Fast Times at Ridgemont High is often considered one of the finest films of a disreputable genre (the teen sex comedy), and kick-started the careers of many future stars. The center of this ensemble film is <a href="/players/P____41672/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jennifer Jason Leigh</a> as Stacy Hamilton. She is a young, innocent high-school student who, as the film opens, is asking for advice from her friend, the sexually outspoken Linda Barrett (<a href="/players/P____11791/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Phoebe Cates</a>). Stacy takes a liking to nebbish Mark Ratner (<a href="/players/P_____3147/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Brian Backer</a>), but he is too afraid to make a move even after Stacy all but throws herself at him. She eventually hooks up with Mark's more confident best friend, Mike Damone (Robert Romanus). When not concerning itself with these four characters, the film spends time with stoned surfer dude Jeff Spicoli (<a href="/players/P___106027/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sean Penn</a>) and his ongoing feud with history teacher Mr. Hand (<a href="/players/P____74480/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ray Walston</a>). The film includes brief appearances by such future stars as <a href="/players/P____10155/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Nicolas Cage</a>, <a href="/players/P____68432/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Eric Stoltz</a>, and <a href="/players/P___116578/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Forest Whitaker</a>. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide48Tag Target (>10)71663http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t84260dqbs4.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Fast_Times_at_Ridgemont_High/11250/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2009/1/30/40098.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: It’s been a long time since I watched a movie aired on commercial television. As a kid, however, I watched enough TV edits of films to have seen both Fast TImes at Ridgemont High and Sixteen Candles about a thousand times each before I knew that either film, in its original cut, features nudity. As far as language goes, though, any kid could figure out what curse words were really being mouthed by the actors instead of overdubbed words like “stuff,” “funsters” and “mothercrusher.” But a young person watching Weird Science may have been seriously confused, because much of the censored dialogue wasn’t even inappropriate for television. So, when words like “nipples,” “fart” and “bang” are replaced with “pimples,” “puke” and “hit,” we kids of the ’80s just simply had to abandon TV edits forever. Therefore, I’ve never had the pleasure of hearing a coarse phrase from The Big Lebowski turned into the bizarre line “This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!” According to a list of “10 Worst Movie Edits For TV” at AskMen.com, the #1 offender is Die Hard’s infamous “Yippee-ki-yay, Mr. Falcon.” But I have to go with their #10, Weird Science, for the top spot, because it ruined me for future movie edits, and now I’m aware that some of them are actually quite enjoyable in a ridiculous sort of way. Check out a montage of Weird Science overdubs after the jump. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:01:09 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com1/30/2009 2:01:09 PMIt’s been a long time since I watched a movie aired on commercial television. As a kid, however, I watched enough TV edits of films to have seen both Fast TImes at Ridgemont High and Sixteen Candles about a thousand times each before I knew that either film, in its original cut, features nudity. As far as language goes, though, any kid could figure out what curse words were really being mouthed by the actors instead of overdubbed words like “stuff,” “funsters” and “mothercrusher.” But a young person watching Weird Science may have been seriously confused, because much of the censored dialogue wasn’t even inappropriate for television. So, when words like “nipples,” “fart” and “bang” are replaced with “pimples,” “puke” and “hit,” we kids of the ’80s just simply had to abandon TV edits forever. Therefore, I’ve never had the pleasure of hearing a coarse phrase from The Big Lebowski turned into the bizarre line “This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!” According to a list of “10 Worst Movie Edits For TV” at AskMen.com, the #1 offender is Die Hard’s infamous “Yippee-ki-yay, Mr. Falcon.” But I have to go with their #10, Weird Science, for the top spot, because it ruined me for future movie edits, and now I’m aware that some of them are actually quite enjoyable in a ridiculous sort of way. Check out a montage of Weird Science overdubs after the jump. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Movie_Prep/Weekly_Prep_for_10_24_Releases/651/36621/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: ChrisThilk
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Post Date: 10/23/2008 12:29:51 PM
Body: It's going to be an interesting Friday in theaters this week. You've got a handful of horror, a pretty standard looking cop flick, a period drama directed by one of Hollywood's elder statesmen and the third entry in a pre-pubescent-targeted series that's filled with singing and dancing basketball players. So it's a mixed bag to say the least. And here's what I'm probably watching in preparation for those: Changeling: Million Dollar Baby, Bridges of Madison County, Bronco Billy, A Mighty Heart - Clint Eastwood has a strong tendency to overdo it when it comes to putting his female characters up on a pedastal and these few movies are perfect examples of that. The last one, of course, is Angelina Jolie's previous entry in the "Won't Someone Help Me Find..." genre, something that allows her primarily to put those ginormous lips to their best pouting usage. High School Musical 3: High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Superbad - It's best not to ask why I'm going to wind up seeing HSM3. But catching up on the story so far and then cleansing the pallet with some quality tales of high school hijinks that are decidedly less family-friendly is probably a good idea. I'm not much of a horror fan so I'm not likely to see the new batch of flicks. But what's on your docket for this week?
]]>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:29:51 GMTChrisThilkWeekly Movie Prep10/23/2008 12:29:51 PMIt's going to be an interesting Friday in theaters this week. You've got a handful of horror, a pretty standard looking cop flick, a period drama directed by one of Hollywood's elder statesmen and the third entry in a pre-pubescent-targeted series that's filled with singing and dancing basketball players. So it's a mixed bag to say the least. And here's what I'm probably watching in preparation for those: Changeling: Million Dollar Baby, Bridges of Madison County, Bronco Billy, A Mighty Heart - Clint Eastwood has a strong tendency to overdo it when it comes to putting his female characters up on a pedastal and these few movies are perfect examples of that. The last one, of course, is Angelina Jolie's previous entry in the "Won't Someone Help Me Find..." genre, something that allows her primarily to put those ginormous lips to their best pouting usage. High School Musical 3: High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Superbad - It's best not to ask why I'm going to wind up seeing HSM3. But catching up on the story so far and then cleansing the pallet with some quality tales of high school hijinks that are decidedly less family-friendly is probably a good idea. I'm not much of a horror fan so I'm not likely to see the new batch of flicks. But what's on your docket for this week? http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/1/33404.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 8/1/2008 2:01:40 PM
Body: Andrew Sarris may be one of the most influential American film critics, but here’s a claim, located within his recent review of In Search of a Midnight Kiss, that may not hold up to some of his better-remembered theories: “Even when we confront 40-year-old virgins of either gender, movies refuse to show them compensating for the lack of a sexual partner. There is lasting shame involved in this spectacle.” Not to ever, ever profess superiority over Sarris, but I’ve nonetheless compiled today’s list as a way of proving the man wrong. There are actually tons and tons of masturbation scenes found in non-porn movies, from the low brow to the high brow, from as indirect as the boy wizard playing with his wand under the covers in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to as direct as the non-simulated masturbation in Michael Winterbottom’s 9 Songs and John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus (which would probably feature my #1 pick, from the sound of it, if I ever bothered to see it). The following 10 films are some of the most memorable masturbation scenes, excluding any movies that might be considered examples of, in Sarris’ words, “the fringe exploitation genres” (I’ve even gone so far as to leave out mainstream horror like The Exorcist, considering it’s crucifix masturbation is far from the self-pleasuring moments Sarris is clearly interested in). Oh, and I’ve attempted to chart these films artistically from lowbrow to high. 10. Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Everybody remembers this scene because of the fantasy: Phoebe Cates emerges from a swimming pool in slow motion and removes her bikini top. And then Cates’ character walks in on the fantasizer, Judge Reinhold, for one of the most awkward moments in the history of awkward comedy. There’s been plenty of uncomfortable scenes of guys being caught in the act, including those moments in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Children and the most obvious masturbation movie, American Pie. 9. Léolo - Speaking of masturbating with food, not even pie-fucking beats the scene in this French-Canadian gem in which our young titular hero decides that his real father is a man who jerked off with a tomato, which later impregnated Léolo’s mother when she fell onto it. There are other less memorable masturbation scenes involving liver and chicken, too. Yum! 8. Spanking the Monkey - I always found the masturbation scenes in this movie so interesting because of how clean a “job” Ray Aibelli (Jeremy Davies) does with his personal business. I guess when you’re probably fantasizing about your mother, your mind is dirty enough, and so (seemingly) uncomfortably jacking off while sitting on a toilet is the best way to go. But couldn’t he just do it in the shower, like Kevin Spacey in American Beauty? I’m surprised that Sarris forgot about this one, since the title alone refers to the act. 7. The Squid and the Whale - If I have to select one movie involving a little kid masturbating (and writing this sentence has already got me feeling immensely ashamed), I pick this one over Todd Solondz’ Happiness (”I came!”), because while both scenes in question are quite disturbing, the one featuring the real-life son of Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates jerking off in a library and then wiping his hands off on some books is at least a little amusing. A lot amusing if you take into account his mother’s appearance in movie #10 above. And if you need another little kid masturbating movie to choose from (I’m not judging), Babel has one too. 6. But I’m a Cheerleader - That Natasha Lyonne sure loves to masturbate! is a quick response to the realization that she pleasures herself in both this film and the earlier Slums of Beverly Hills. The reason that this movie is the more significant of the two is because the masturbation scene is very tastefully done, and yet in its original form, it controversially garnered the film an NC-17 rating, only because, as argued in the documentary This Film is Not Yet Rated, it deals with both homosexual desire and female sexuality. The main evidence: American Pie was released in the same year with an R rating. 5. Mulholland Drive - A less beautiful yet no less exploitive depiction of female masturbation occurs in David Lynch’s enigmatic film. Despite the fact that guys tend to enjoy watching a girl pleasure herself, only the most sadistic of men could be turned on by Naomi Watts crying and painfully attempting to get off. 4. Bad Lieutenant - When I first heard about the scene in which Harvey Keitel’s corrupt cop masturbates in front of two teens in a car he pulls over, I thought it had to be the most debauched scene in film history. Of course, I was only 15 when it came out and wasn’t yet familiar with a lot of cinema. By the time I actually bothered to watch the scene many years later, it was less shocking than I expected. Still, as far as depraved things a character can do in a movie — at least in theory — it’s up there, and it’s certainly one of the first scenes that comes to mind when I think of movie masturbation. 3. Amarcord - Oh, right, here’s another movie with little kids masturbating. But it’s a Fellini movie, so obviously it’s incomparable to the three referenced earlier. Although an amusing scene, featuring a bunch of kids masturbating in unison in a car, it’s much less disturbing, as it simply displays the act as a part of growing up. 2. Being There - “I like to watch.” Hopefully you’ve seen this wonderful film, and that’s all I need to say. But just in case you’re not familiar, here’s the scene: Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine) attempts to seduce the rather simple Chauncey Gardner (Peter Sellers), who responds by saying, “I like to watch.” Of course, he means the television, but Eve takes the statement to mean he wants to watch her pleasure herself. And so she proceeds to humiliate herself on the floor while Chauncey hilariously takes enjoys an exercise show on the TV. 1. Adaptation - Really, the whole movie is one big masturbation scene. There is a literal masturbation scene, though, in which Charlie (Nicolas Cage) fantasizes about Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep), and it’s pretty good on its own. But it takes the top spot for affirming that screenwriter Charlie Kauffman created the literary equivalent of beating off. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:01:40 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/1/2008 2:01:40 PM Andrew Sarris may be one of the most influential American film critics, but here’s a claim, located within his recent review of In Search of a Midnight Kiss, that may not hold up to some of his better-remembered theories: “Even when we confront 40-year-old virgins of either gender, movies refuse to show them compensating for the lack of a sexual partner. There is lasting shame involved in this spectacle.” Not to ever, ever profess superiority over Sarris, but I’ve nonetheless compiled today’s list as a way of proving the man wrong. There are actually tons and tons of masturbation scenes found in non-porn movies, from the low brow to the high brow, from as indirect as the boy wizard playing with his wand under the covers in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to as direct as the non-simulated masturbation in Michael Winterbottom’s 9 Songs and John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus (which would probably feature my #1 pick, from the sound of it, if I ever bothered to see it). The following 10 films are some of the most memorable masturbation scenes, excluding any movies that might be considered examples of, in Sarris’ words, “the fringe exploitation genres” (I’ve even gone so far as to leave out mainstream horror like The Exorcist, considering it’s crucifix masturbation is far from the self-pleasuring moments Sarris is clearly interested in). Oh, and I’ve attempted to chart these films artistically from lowbrow to high. 10. Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Everybody remembers this scene because of the fantasy: Phoebe Cates emerges from a swimming pool in slow motion and removes her bikini top. And then Cates’ character walks in on the fantasizer, Judge Reinhold, for one of the most awkward moments in the history of awkward comedy. There’s been plenty of uncomfortable scenes of guys being caught in the act, including those moments in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Children and the most obvious masturbation movie, American Pie. 9. Léolo - Speaking of masturbating with food, not even pie-fucking beats the scene in this French-Canadian gem in which our young titular hero decides that his real father is a man who jerked off with a tomato, which later impregnated Léolo’s mother when she fell onto it. There are other less memorable masturbation scenes involving liver and chicken, too. Yum! 8. Spanking the Monkey - I always found the masturbation scenes in this movie so interesting because of how clean a “job” Ray Aibelli (Jeremy Davies) does with his personal business. I guess when you’re probably fantasizing about your mother, your mind is dirty enough, and so (seemingly) uncomfortably jacking off while sitting on a toilet is the best way to go. But couldn’t he just do it in the shower, like Kevin Spacey in American Beauty? I’m surprised that Sarris forgot about this one, since the title alone refers to the act. 7. The Squid and the Whale - If I have to select one movie involving a little kid masturbating (and writing this sentence has already got me feeling immensely ashamed), I pick this one over Todd Solondz’ Happiness (”I came!”), because while both scenes in question are quite disturbing, the one featuring the real-life son of Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates jerking off in a library and then wiping his hands off on some books is at least a little amusing. A lot amusing if you take into account his mother’s appearance in movie #10 above. And if you need another little kid masturbating movie to choose from (I’m not judging), Babel has one too. 6. But I’m a Cheerleader - That Natasha Lyonne sure loves to masturbate! is a quick response to the realization that she pleasures herself in both this film and the earlier Slums of Beverly Hills. The reason that this movie is the more significant of the two is because the masturbation scene is very tastefully done, and yet in its original form, it controversially garnered the film an NC-17 rating, only because, as argued in the documentary This Film is Not Yet Rated, it deals with both homosexual desire and female sexuality. The main evidence: American Pie was released in the same year with an R rating. 5. Mulholland Drive - A less beautiful yet no less exploitive depiction of female masturbation occurs in David Lynch’s enigmatic film. Despite the fact that guys tend to enjoy watching a girl pleasure herself, only the most sadistic of men could be turned on by Naomi Watts crying and painfully attempting to get off. 4. Bad Lieutenant - When I first heard about the scene in which Harvey Keitel’s corrupt cop masturbates in front of two teens in a car he pulls over, I thought it had to be the most debauched scene in film history. Of course, I was only 15 when it came out and wasn’t yet familiar with a lot of cinema. By the time I actually bothered to watch the scene many years later, it was less shocking than I expected. Still, as far as depraved things a character can do in a movie — at least in theory — it’s up there, and it’s certainly one of the first scenes that comes to mind when I think of movie masturbation. 3. Amarcord - Oh, right, here’s another movie with little kids masturbating. But it’s a Fellini movie, so obviously it’s incomparable to the three referenced earlier. Although an amusing scene, featuring a bunch of kids masturbating in unison in a car, it’s much less disturbing, as it simply displays the act as a part of growing up. 2. Being There - “I like to watch.” Hopefully you’ve seen this wonderful film, and that’s all I need to say. But just in case you’re not familiar, here’s the scene: Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine) attempts to seduce the rather simple Chauncey Gardner (Peter Sellers), who responds by saying, “I like to watch.” Of course, he means the television, but Eve takes the statement to mean he wants to watch her pleasure herself. And so she proceeds to humiliate herself on the floor while Chauncey hilariously takes enjoys an exercise show on the TV. 1. Adaptation - Really, the whole movie is one big masturbation scene. There is a literal masturbation scene, though, in which Charlie (Nicolas Cage) fantasizes about Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep), and it’s pretty good on its own. But it takes the top spot for affirming that screenwriter Charlie Kauffman created the literary equivalent of beating off. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Re_Movies_for_Animals/598/33200/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 7/28/2008 8:52:03 PM
Body: [quote user="leeroy711"] [quote user="SkyPilot"] Sharks I have known love Speed 2: Cruise Control [/quote] Yeah, I've heard that about sharks. I used to have a gremlin that loved to watch Fast Times at Ridgemont High . He had a thing for Phoebe Cates. He would always say, "Rewind it & let's watch it again!!" And I would say, "Bill, (that was his name) you're sooo 80's. This is a dvd, you don't have to rewind, I can start it from any scene." He was like, "Pool scene! Pool scene!" and I would be like "Bill, you're just too much." I tried turning him on to other Phoebe Cates movies, Drop Dead Fred, Princess Caraboo, but he never really got very excited about anything as much as he did for Fast Times. And that's the story of how George W Bush won the election. [/quote] What an interesting story, leeroy! My 'little Gremlin' is named something else but I TOTALLY understand what you are saying about Fast Times At Ridgemont High ... As near as I can tell, that was the ONLY time Ms. Cates exposed her magnificent breasts on camera. Of course it doesn't hurt that she was like 20 at the time... All the same, it is still one of the most amazing pieces of film ever recorded and it should be studied more carefully! There could be some hidden clues or something in there!
]]>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:52:03 GMTDr_GorMovie Games7/28/2008 8:52:03 PM[quote user="leeroy711"] [quote user="SkyPilot"] Sharks I have known love Speed 2: Cruise Control [/quote] Yeah, I've heard that about sharks. I used to have a gremlin that loved to watch Fast Times at Ridgemont High . He had a thing for Phoebe Cates. He would always say, "Rewind it &amp; let's watch it again!!" And I would say, "Bill, (that was his name) you're sooo 80's. This is a dvd, you don't have to rewind, I can start it from any scene." He was like, "Pool scene! Pool scene!" and I would be like "Bill, you're just too much." I tried turning him on to other Phoebe Cates movies, Drop Dead Fred, Princess Caraboo, but he never really got very excited about anything as much as he did for Fast Times. And that's the story of how George W Bush won the election. [/quote] What an interesting story, leeroy! My 'little Gremlin' is named something else but I TOTALLY understand what you are saying about Fast Times At Ridgemont High ... As near as I can tell, that was the ONLY time Ms. Cates exposed her magnificent breasts on camera. Of course it doesn't hurt that she was like 20 at the time... All the same, it is still one of the most amazing pieces of film ever recorded and it should be studied more carefully! There could be some hidden clues or something in there! http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Re_Movies_for_Animals/598/32954/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 7/23/2008 1:38:03 PM
Body: [quote user="SkyPilot"] Sharks I have known love Speed 2: Cruise Control [/quote] Yeah, I've heard that about sharks. I used to have a gremlin that loved to watch Fast Times at Ridgemont High . He had a thing for Phoebe Cates. He would always say, "Rewind it & let's watch it again!!" And I would say, "Bill, (that was his name) you're sooo 80's. This is a dvd, you don't have to rewind, I can start it from any scene." He was like, "Pool scene! Pool scene!" and I would be like "Bill, you're just too much." I tried turning him on to other Phoebe Cates movies, Drop Dead Fred, Princess Caraboo, but he never really got very excited about anything as much as he did for Fast Times. And that's the story of how George W Bush won the election.
]]>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:38:03 GMTleeroy711Movie Games7/23/2008 1:38:03 PM[quote user="SkyPilot"] Sharks I have known love Speed 2: Cruise Control [/quote] Yeah, I've heard that about sharks. I used to have a gremlin that loved to watch Fast Times at Ridgemont High . He had a thing for Phoebe Cates. He would always say, "Rewind it &amp; let's watch it again!!" And I would say, "Bill, (that was his name) you're sooo 80's. This is a dvd, you don't have to rewind, I can start it from any scene." He was like, "Pool scene! Pool scene!" and I would be like "Bill, you're just too much." I tried turning him on to other Phoebe Cates movies, Drop Dead Fred, Princess Caraboo, but he never really got very excited about anything as much as he did for Fast Times. And that's the story of how George W Bush won the election. http://www.spout.com/blogs/cinemarian/archive/2008/5/13/29023.aspx Post By: CinemaRian
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Post Date: 5/13/2008 9:37:58 PM
Body: Tone and context. That's the problem with this movie, and it's all Amy Heckerling's fault. The material is funny and the actors are great, but the execution results in an rambling and uneven film. I saw this movie as part of my new quest to see popular films that I have never veiwed, to avoid those conversation moments of "You've never seen Napoleon Dynamite?" Other films on this list include Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Garden State, Sixteen Candles, The Notebook and Armageddeon. I hope they are better made than this movie. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Cameron Crowe, who also adapted his work into the screenplay. Crowe, then working as a journalist, posed as a California high school student for a year and recorded his experinces. I have not read the book, I have a strong feeling it is better than the film, because the movie's central problem is that there is no point of view. Heckerling simply records what happens, which is occasionally funny (sometimes very funny) but doesn't add up to anything. There is no heart and no point. The movie has several loose plot lines, but the main thread involves Stacy's (Jennifer Jason Leigh) attempts to get laid, and a series of misadventures that prevents this. The absolute nadir of the film is when this non-stop comedy takes an awkward turn involving Stacy's abortion. It's not funny, doesn't say much and should not be in a movie this light. On the plus side, there are some very moments in the film. I particularly liked the manager of a fast food restraunt who takes his job much too seriously. Also, the film is famous for its cast of young actors who later became famous and they are all great: Leigh, Sean Penn, Forest Whitaker, Nicholas Cage, Nancy Wilson, Judge Rienhold, Anthony Edwards, and Eric Stoltz. Although I can't say much for Heckerling, I will giver her credit for moving the short (90 minuet) film along at a fast clip-it is never boring. This could have been a great film it had been directed by someone like Kevin Smith, what is a smartass uninvolved narrator commenting on everything and some more focus. It's a not a terrible movie, but it's also not worth the time it takes to watch it. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
]]>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:37:58 GMTCinemaRianCinemaRian Blog5/13/2008 9:37:58 PMTone and context. That's the problem with this movie, and it's all Amy Heckerling's fault. The material is funny and the actors are great, but the execution results in an rambling and uneven film. I saw this movie as part of my new quest to see popular films that I have never veiwed, to avoid those conversation moments of "You've never seen Napoleon Dynamite?" Other films on this list include Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Garden State, Sixteen Candles, The Notebook and Armageddeon. I hope they are better made than this movie. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Cameron Crowe, who also adapted his work into the screenplay. Crowe, then working as a journalist, posed as a California high school student for a year and recorded his experinces. I have not read the book, I have a strong feeling it is better than the film, because the movie's central problem is that there is no point of view. Heckerling simply records what happens, which is occasionally funny (sometimes very funny) but doesn't add up to anything. There is no heart and no point. The movie has several loose plot lines, but the main thread involves Stacy's (Jennifer Jason Leigh) attempts to get laid, and a series of misadventures that prevents this. The absolute nadir of the film is when this non-stop comedy takes an awkward turn involving Stacy's abortion. It's not funny, doesn't say much and should not be in a movie this light. On the plus side, there are some very moments in the film. I particularly liked the manager of a fast food restraunt who takes his job much too seriously. Also, the film is famous for its cast of young actors who later became famous and they are all great: Leigh, Sean Penn, Forest Whitaker, Nicholas Cage, Nancy Wilson, Judge Rienhold, Anthony Edwards, and Eric Stoltz. Although I can't say much for Heckerling, I will giver her credit for moving the short (90 minuet) film along at a fast clip-it is never boring. This could have been a great film it had been directed by someone like Kevin Smith, what is a smartass uninvolved narrator commenting on everything and some more focus. It's a not a terrible movie, but it's also not worth the time it takes to watch it. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) http://www.spout.com/groups/Violence_on_film/The_Hitcher/494/22003/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: El_Aaron
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Post Date: 11/25/2007 3:06:33 PM
Body: I've seen all of those films you have just mentioned, except The Hitcher. Are you talking about the version starring Rutger Hauer? If so, I wouldn't be suprised if it was good. Rutger Hauer is not always in great movies, but is a great actor. I enjoyed his role as bounty hunter Nick Randall in Wanted: Dead or Alive.
]]>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:06:33 GMTEl_AaronViolence on film11/25/2007 3:06:33 PMI&#39;ve seen all of those films you have just mentioned, except The Hitcher. Are you talking about the version starring Rutger Hauer? If so, I wouldn&#39;t be suprised if it was good. Rutger Hauer is not always in great movies, but is a great actor. I enjoyed his role as bounty hunter Nick Randall in Wanted: Dead or Alive. http://www.spout.com/blogs/eagle795/archive/2007/8/26/18788.aspx Post By: eagle795
Post To: eagle795 Blog
Post Date: 8/26/2007 2:14:00 PM
Body: Sean Penn before he became a terrorist loving freak. Spicoli’s interactions with Mr. Hand are fantastic. And what red-blooded American boy didn’t get excited when Phoebe Cates came out of the pool?
]]>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:14:00 GMTeagle795eagle795 Blog8/26/2007 2:14:00 PMSean Penn before he became a terrorist loving freak. Spicoli&rsquo;s interactions with Mr. Hand are fantastic. And what red-blooded American boy didn&rsquo;t get excited when Phoebe Cates came out of the pool? http://www.spout.com/blogs/sarcastig/archive/2007/7/27/16655.aspx Post By: sarcastig
Post To: As cool as a Fruitstand
Post Date: 7/27/2007 5:56:30 AM
Body: 2.50, less than the cost of renting a movie, for a movie a) starring Humphrey Bogart b) directed by John Huston c) with Peter Lorre in a supporting part and as I later found out d) co-written by Truman Capote, how could I resist? I'm glad I didn't, because while Beat the Devil is a mess of a movie with a plot that's both ludicrous and not quite there, the lines and the performances are wonderful. I want to see more of Jennifer Jones now, who's hilarious here, and what about this short bit by Peter Lorre on time:"Time. Time. What is time? Swiss manufacture it. French hoard it. Italians squander it. Americans say it is money. Hindus say it does not exist. Do you know what I say? I say time is a crook. "Also for a mere 2.50, "Reform School Girl". I already had a postcard, two in fact, of the poster, and I just had to see what was behind it. It turns out it's a lovely little B-movie, 73 minutes long, which is a lot less outrageous and sleazy than you'd think, although I'll admit it contains plenty of girls walking around in their nightgowns and pulling each other's hair. The girls here are scary, seriously, scarier than the guy who's supposed to be the main bad guy. The acting from some supporting players is as bad and over-the-top as you might expect, but all-in-all this is very worth seeing, and not only for the camp factor.I can admit it now: I'd never seen Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but this gap in my cinematic education has now been filled. I liked it a lot, mostly because it has no narrative ambition aside from showing a year of this kids' lives. It also shows all too clearly how out culture had regressed and grown more conservative in the past 25 years. Sure, in sex comedies, the girls still freely have sex, but they don't think about it like the girls do here, not to mention they're not by far as complex characters as Stacey and Linda are here. And the way abortion is treated in this movie? I don't think it could happen any more today.I also saw "The Sea" or Hafið, an Icelandic movie my cousin (hey Ruben!) lent me. I liked how it started the same way it ended: it emphasizes how images in and of themselves are often meaningless, but are given meaning by what comes before. Aside form that, the plot is overdrawn, with soap-like developments being divulged with much ado but little surprise, and the only really redeeming thing are the character quirks and the strong performances. It also gives a good impression of how claustrophobic it must be to live in such a small, isolated community.Finally, I've also been watching "Flight of the Conchords" a lot, and I just want to say, Jemaine and Bret? I love you. The series by itself if plenty fun, with supporting characters Murray and Mal are over-the-top but hilarious, and then there's the musical numbers, which bump this series from good to great. Little things like the "binary solo" in the humans are dead are brilliant, and some songs you can't even decide which excerpts to lift out. So, I'll just leave you with the following: Originally posted on:As cool as a Fruitstand
]]>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:56:30 GMTsarcastigAs cool as a Fruitstand7/27/2007 5:56:30 AM2.50, less than the cost of renting a movie, for a movie a) starring Humphrey Bogart b) directed by John Huston c) with Peter Lorre in a supporting part and as I later found out d) co-written by Truman Capote, how could I resist? I'm glad I didn't, because while Beat the Devil is a mess of a movie with a plot that's both ludicrous and not quite there, the lines and the performances are wonderful. I want to see more of Jennifer Jones now, who's hilarious here, and what about this short bit by Peter Lorre on time:"Time. Time. What is time? Swiss manufacture it. French hoard it. Italians squander it. Americans say it is money. Hindus say it does not exist. Do you know what I say? I say time is a crook. "Also for a mere 2.50, "Reform School Girl". I already had a postcard, two in fact, of the poster, and I just had to see what was behind it. It turns out it's a lovely little B-movie, 73 minutes long, which is a lot less outrageous and sleazy than you'd think, although I'll admit it contains plenty of girls walking around in their nightgowns and pulling each other's hair. The girls here are scary, seriously, scarier than the guy who's supposed to be the main bad guy. The acting from some supporting players is as bad and over-the-top as you might expect, but all-in-all this is very worth seeing, and not only for the camp factor.I can admit it now: I'd never seen Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but this gap in my cinematic education has now been filled. I liked it a lot, mostly because it has no narrative ambition aside from showing a year of this kids' lives. It also shows all too clearly how out culture had regressed and grown more conservative in the past 25 years. Sure, in sex comedies, the girls still freely have sex, but they don't think about it like the girls do here, not to mention they're not by far as complex characters as Stacey and Linda are here. And the way abortion is treated in this movie? I don't think it could happen any more today.I also saw "The Sea" or Hafið, an Icelandic movie my cousin (hey Ruben!) lent me. I liked how it started the same way it ended: it emphasizes how images in and of themselves are often meaningless, but are given meaning by what comes before. Aside form that, the plot is overdrawn, with soap-like developments being divulged with much ado but little surprise, and the only really redeeming thing are the character quirks and the strong performances. It also gives a good impression of how claustrophobic it must be to live in such a small, isolated community.Finally, I've also been watching "Flight of the Conchords" a lot, and I just want to say, Jemaine and Bret? I love you. The series by itself if plenty fun, with supporting characters Murray and Mal are over-the-top but hilarious, and then there's the musical numbers, which bump this series from good to great. Little things like the "binary solo" in the humans are dead are brilliant, and some songs you can't even decide which excerpts to lift out. So, I'll just leave you with the following: Originally posted on:As cool as a Fruitstand http://www.spout.com/groups/Grew_up_in_the_80_s/famous_stars_in_the_80_s_with_famous_siblings_just/38/10488/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: lukasblu
Post To: Grew up in the 80's
Post Date: 6/9/2007 5:19:00 AM
Body: your favorite stars back then that have a famous brother or sister now or a sibling that was starting out back then;name the stars and their siblings;you can also name some of your fave movies that they have madeexample mat dillion(the outsiders,employee of the month) and kevin dillionriver phoenix(1970-1993)my fave back then (running on empty,little nikita,my own private idaho) and joaquin phoenix (gladiator ,buffalo soldiers)meg tilly(agnes of god) and jennifer tilly(bound)sean penn(fast times at ridgemont high,the falcon and the snowman,racing with the moon,we're no angels,dead man walking,she's so lovely,sweet and lowdown.i am sam,the assasination of richard nixon )and chris penn(1965-2006)(reservoir dogs)
]]>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:19:00 GMTlukasbluGrew up in the 80's6/9/2007 5:19:00 AMyour favorite stars back then that have a famous brother or sister now or a sibling that was starting out back then;name the stars and their siblings;you can also name some of your fave movies that they have madeexample mat dillion(the outsiders,employee of the month) and kevin dillionriver phoenix(1970-1993)my fave back then (running on empty,little nikita,my own private idaho) and joaquin phoenix (gladiator ,buffalo soldiers)meg tilly(agnes of god) and jennifer tilly(bound)sean penn(fast times at ridgemont high,the falcon and the snowman,racing with the moon,we&#39;re no angels,dead man walking,she&#39;s so lovely,sweet and lowdown.i am sam,the assasination of richard nixon )and chris penn(1965-2006)(reservoir dogs) http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/funny/MemberTagFilms.aspxfunny
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