query: who played spicoli in fast times at ridgemont high

pos: Fast Times at Ridgemont High the ways of romance than their younger counterparts. The ensemble cast of characters form two subplots with Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn), a perpetually stoned surfer, facing off against uptight history teacher Mr. Hand (Ray Walston), and Stacy's older brother, Brad (Judge Reinhold), a senior who works at a series of entry-level jobs in order to pay off his car, and who is pondering ending his two-year relationship with his girlfriend, Lisa (Amanda Wyss). In addition to Penn, Reinhold, Cates and Leigh, the film marks early appearances by several actors who later became stars, including Nicolas Cage, Forest Whitaker, Eric Stoltz,

pos: Damian Spinelli call for a "college-aged kid" who was a cross between Seth Green and Spicoli, a character played by Sean Penn in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". The part was won by Anderson, who says he tries to emulate Spicoli's speaking style when playing the character. Spinelli's dialogue, a rapid-fire mix of surfer lingo and Internet slang, has offered comic relief, and an unusual "tech-savvy" character to the show. "ABC Soaps in Depth" called Spinelli "one of the quirkiest characters daytime has ever seen," while Michael Fairman stated, "Spinelli rates high as one of soaps most recognizable characters, something it has

pos: Stu Nahan Flyers at WTAF, working alongside Gene Hart. In the mid-to-late 1970s, Nahan began working in the movie industry. He always played a sports commentator, usually appearing as himself. Aside from the "Rocky" series, Nahan is also remembered for a brief appearance in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), in which he interviews the character Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) in a dream sequence; this scene was parodied in "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer" with a fictional "Stu Brewster" (portrayed by Bill Lewis). Nahan also had a bit part in the 1971 TV movie, "Brian's Song", as the speaker who introduced Gale Sayers

pos: Bradford Anderson cross between Seth Green and Spicoli, a character played by Sean Penn in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Anderson won the part, and the character, chattering a rapid-fire mix of surfer lingo and internet slang, has offered an interesting element to the show, and has been called "one of the quirkiest characters daytime has ever seen." The role was initially just meant to be played on a recurring basis, but the character proved so popular that Anderson was offered a multi-year contract, which was signed in May 2007. His image was added to the opening credits sequence on July 6,

pos: Vamps (film) Heckerling's first choice for the role of Stacy. Michelle Pfeiffer was initially offered the role of Ciccerus but had to turn it down due to scheduling commitments. Taylor Negron's pizza deliveryman character was a nod to Heckerling's earlier film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", where Negron's character delivers a pizza to Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) in a high school classroom. Principal photography lasted 37 days in Detroit, while using New York for exterior shots. Red Hour Films produced the film, alongside Lucky Monkey Pictures. A limited theatrical release began on November 2, 2012, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release.

pos: Smiley Face (film) York Daily News states that "Not since Sean Penn's Jeff Spicoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" has an actor so thoroughly dominated the screen while pretending to be in a chemically altered state." In the review of "Los Angeles Times" it is argued that "Gregg Araki's delirious "Smiley Face" is an unabashed valentine to Anna Faris, an opportunity for the actress to show that she can carry a movie composed of often hilarious nonstop misadventures. No matter how outrageously or foolishly Faris' Jane behaves, she remains blissfully appealing—such are Faris' fearless comedic skills." However, S. James Snyder, in his

pos: April in Quahog form into the Orion Pictures company logo. After it is revealed by Channel 5 News that the impending doomsday was actually an April Fools' Day joke, Brian reacts by angrily yelling, "You dicks!", a line uttered by Jeff Spicoli, as portrayed by Sean Penn, in the 1982 comedy film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Unable to win over his children's affection, Peter decides to buy them an Xbox 360 to earn the respect once more. Before the end credits, Peter is then shown playing the Xbox 360 game "" (Team Deathmatch on Favela), much to his children's chagrin. Peter, gamertag

pos: Cameron Crowe not devote any marketing effort toward it. It became a sleeper hit due to word of mouth. The reviews of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" were positive, and the film ended up launching the careers of some of the previously unknown actors, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Stoltz, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Anthony Edwards, Nicolas Cage, Forest Whitaker, and Sean Penn. Following this success, Crowe wrote the screenplay for 1984's "The Wild Life", the pseudo-sequel to "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Whereas its predecessor followed teenagers' lives in high school, "The Wild Life" traced the lives of several teenagers after

pos: Judge Reinhold Brad Hamilton in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), along with then-unknown actors Sean Penn, Phoebe Cates, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Nicolas Cage. "I thought my career would really take off after that role," Reinhold said later. "Instead, Sean's career took off." Reinhold had small roles in "The Lords of Discipline" (1983), and "Gremlins" (1984) and he appeared in an uncredited role in Pat Benatar's music video for "Shadows of the Night". Reinhold's career really started to gain momentum when he played Detective Billy Rosewood, the junior police detective sent to trail Eddie Murphy's character, in "Beverly Hills

pos: Everglow performance of the song at the recent Glastonbury Festival. This version ends with a sample of Muhammad Ali's 1977 speech in Newcastle upon Tyne. Martin came up with the idea for the title of the song from a slang word he heard from a surfer. In an interview with Zane Lowe, he explained the origin of the phrase: "I was in the ocean one day with this surfer guy, who spoke just like you'd imagine a surfer guy to speak … This guy spoke like Sean Penn's character from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". He was like, 'Yo dude, I

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High runs afoul of strict history teacher Mr. Hand, who is intolerant of Spicoli's disregard of his classroom rules. One night, Spicoli wrecks the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 of Ridgemont star football player Charles Jefferson during a joyride with Jefferson's younger brother. Spicoli decides to park the car in front of the school with slurs painted on it, supposedly written by Ridgemont's rival Lincoln High. When Ridgemont plays Lincoln, Jefferson (furious about his car) thrashes several of Lincoln's players and almost singlehandedly wins the game for Ridgemont. On the evening of the graduation dance, Mr. Hand shows up at Spicoli's house

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High and informs him that since he has wasted eight hours of class time over the past year, Mr. Hand intends to make up for it that night. They have a one-on-one session that lasts until Mr. Hand is satisfied that Spicoli has understood the lesson. In the end, Mark and Stacy start dating and Mark and Damone make peace. Brad takes a job at a convenience store and is promoted to manager after foiling a robbery. Text that appears on the screen in the closing scene tells the news that Spicoli saved Brooke Shields from drowning and then spent the

neg: Sean Penn hit comedy "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), in the role of surfer-stoner Jeff Spicoli; his character helped popularize the word "dude" in popular culture. Next, Penn appeared as Mick O'Brien, a troubled youth, in the drama "Bad Boys" (1983). The role earned Penn favorable reviews and jump-started his career as a serious actor. Penn played Andrew Daulton Lee in the film "The Falcon and the Snowman" (1985), which closely followed an actual criminal case. Lee was a former drug dealer by trade, convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union and originally sentenced to life in prison, but was paroled

neg: Mike Gandolfi literature from San Diego State University. He has taken classes at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. He was accepted to a graduate program to receive a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree, but decided to take improv classes instead. While in college one December, he worked as a "seasonal employee" at Toys 'R Us. A co-worker of his claimed to be the basis for Jeff Spicoli in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Mike Gandolfi is an Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe Award–winning television writer, who has written for the television series, "Roseanne", "Veronica's Closet", and "Dennis Miller Live".

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High ignore Stacy. She asks Brad to drive her to a bowling alley to meet friends, but Brad sees Stacy enter the abortion clinic across the street. Brad waits for Stacy and he confronts her about the abortion. Stacy makes Brad promise not to tell their parents. When Stacy tells Linda, Linda becomes furious at Damone and vandalizes his car and school locker as revenge. Mark confronts Damone about the latter being with Stacy and both almost get into a fight in the boys' locker room. Their gym teacher breaks it up. Jeff Spicoli is a carefree stoner and surfer who

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High film ranks #15 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies", and #2 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the "50 Best High School Movies". The film is also recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The film inspired a short-lived 1986 television series for CBS called "Fast Times". Ray Walston and Vincent Schiavelli reprised their roles as Hand and Vargas on the show. Other characters from the movie were played by different actors. Fast Times at Ridgemont High Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Cameron Crowe, adapted from his

neg: Brian the Bachelor vandalism is a reference to "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", with Jeff Spicoli coming out of the restroom. Brian's phone call to Brooke after she selects him as a final contestant makes references to the Billy Vera song "At This Moment". Disney CEO Michael Eisner is featured after Brooke reveals that "it's just TV". He comes out to give Brian a "consolation prize", which turns out to be a bill for the "Bachelorette" mansion. As the most-watched Fox program that night, this episode had an audience of 7.29 million. In a positive review of the episode in "Family Guy", Volume

neg: History of surfing on surfing and Southern California beach culture (Beach Party films) as it exploded, formed most of the world's first ideas of surfing and surfers. This conception was revised again in the 1980s, with newer mainstream portrayals of surfers represented by characters like Jeff Spicoli from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". The anonymous sleeve notes on the 1962 album "Surfin' Safari", the first album to be released on the Capitol label by The Beach Boys, include a rather tongue-in-cheek description of the sport of surfing thus:"For those not familiar with the latest craze to invade the sun-drenched Pacific coast of Southern

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High Fast Times at Ridgemont High Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Cameron Crowe, adapted from his 1981 book of the same title. Crowe went undercover at Clairemont High School in San Diego and wrote about his experiences. The film was the directorial debut of Amy Heckerling and chronicles a school year in the lives of freshmen Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and Mark Ratner (Brian Backer), and their respective older friends Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates) and Mike Damone (Robert Romanus), both of whom believe themselves wiser in

neg: About a Girl (The Academy Is... song) American male model James Ellis). Beckett and she exchange eye contact, creating a possible future for the two. This music video was created as a spoof of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". The iconic daydream sequence in the film may have influenced the theme of the video. It was filmed at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles, California, which was also the location where "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" was shot. About a Girl (The Academy Is... song) "About a Girl" is the first single by The Academy Is... from their third studio album, "Fast Times at Barrington High".

neg: Fast Times Fast Times Fast Times is an American sitcom based on the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" that was produced by Amy Heckerling, who directed the original film. It ran for 7 episodes on CBS from March 3 until April 23, 1986. Cameron Crowe, who penned the original "Fast Times" novel and film screenplay, served as creative consultant. Moon Unit Zappa participated as a technical consultant. She was hired in order to research slang terms and mannerisms of teenagers, as she had just graduated from high school at the time and had a much better grasp of then-current high

neg: Fast Times Indeed, "Tough Cookies" and "Fast Times" make "Stir Crazy" look like television's answer to Ulysses." Fast Times Fast Times is an American sitcom based on the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" that was produced by Amy Heckerling, who directed the original film. It ran for 7 episodes on CBS from March 3 until April 23, 1986. Cameron Crowe, who penned the original "Fast Times" novel and film screenplay, served as creative consultant. Moon Unit Zappa participated as a technical consultant. She was hired in order to research slang terms and mannerisms of teenagers, as she had just graduated

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High reward money hiring Van Halen to play at his birthday party; Linda got accepted to UC Riverside and moved in with her Abnormal Psychology professor; Damone got arrested for scalping Ozzy Osbourne tickets and got a job at 7-Eleven; Mr. Hand still believes everyone is "on dope"; and Mark and Stacy are having a passionate love affair (but haven't gone all the way yet). The film is adapted from a book Crowe wrote after a year spent at Clairemont High School in San Diego, California. He went undercover to do research for his 1981 book "Fast Times at Ridgemont High:

neg: Live Read episode. "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" by Cameron Crowe based on his book "Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story" at the Los Angeles Film Festival Guest director: Eli Roth "The Big Lebowski" by the Coen brothers at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal Fassbender, Lawrence, and Munn would all appear in "". Miller and Starr appear on the series "Silicon Valley", created by Judge. "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman, based on the novel by Goldman at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Garcia Bernal was late for the show due to a delayed flight, so

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High earning $3.25 million. The film ranked 29th among US releases in 1982, ultimately earning more than $27 million, six times its $4.5 million budget, and later gaining popularity through television and home video releases. Over the years the film has obtained an iconic status. In an interview, Penn stated: "None of us had any idea it would take on a life of its own." On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 78% based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" features Sean

neg: Vincent Schiavelli played Mr. Vargas, the biology teacher, in the 1982 comedy "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", a role he reprised in the 1986 television spin-off "Fast Times". He was cast in a similar role in "Better Off Dead" in which he played Mr. Kerber, a geometry teacher. In 1987, he starred alongside Tim Conway in the short film comedy "Dorf on Golf", and then "Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus" in 1988. In 1990, he played the Subway Ghost in "Ghost" and in 1992, he played in Tim Burton's "Batman Returns" as the "Organ Grinder", one of the Penguin's

neg: Kelli Maroney Kelli Maroney Kelli Maroney (born December 30, 1965) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her early roles in the movies "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) and "Night of the Comet" (1984), and on television in the soap operas "Ryan's Hope" and "One Life to Live". Maroney's daytime TV roles were as Kimberly Harris Beaulac on the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" (1979–1983) and Tina Lord on "One Life to Live" (1984–1985). Her best known film roles were Cindy Carr in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), Samantha Belmont in "Night of the Comet" (1984),

neg: Claudia Wells Wells co-starred in "Stop the Madness", an anti-drug music video sponsored by the Reagan administration, featuring several famous musicians, actors and athletes. The following year, she appeared in the TV movie "Babies Having Babies", and the short-lived series "Fast Times", a TV adaptation of the 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (Wells played Linda Barrett, portrayed by Phoebe Cates in the film). Following "Fast Times", she did not again appear on-screen until the 1996 independent film "Still Waters Burn" (released on DVD February 12, 2008). After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, Wells said family took precedence and told

neg: Fast Times at Barrington High Fast Times at Barrington High Fast Times at Barrington High is the third and final studio album by American rock band The Academy Is..., released in August 2008. It was produced by S*A*M and Sluggo. The title refers to the high school to which William Beckett and Adam Siska went, and a play on the title of the 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". The album cover photo was taken by William Beckett's sister, Courtney Beckett, and shows William sitting on a couch with Naomi, a friend of the band. Pete Wentz posted a blog entry saying that he

neg: Steven M. Martin Steven M. Martin Steven M. Martin (born October 24, 1954) is an actor and filmmaker, who wrote and directed "", which earned him a Filmmakers Trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. Martin has worked as an actor with his identical twin brother Douglas Brian Martin. They played the silent twin bodyguards Igg and Ook in "Hudson Hawk" and as conjoined twin Addams family members Dexter and Donald in "The Addams Family" and "Addams Family Values". They also played as the "angry twins" in "Fast Times At Ridgemont High". He made a documentary on Léon Theremin, the inventor of the

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neg: Damone (band) Organ Beats. The band is named after the high school student who is also a ticket scalper, Mike Damone, from the 1982 cult film Fast Times At Ridgemont High based on a novel written by Cameron Crowe. Actor Robert Romanus played the role. Damone (band) Damone was an American rock band with distinct elements from power pop in their sound. The band originated in Waltham, a city located just west of Boston, Massachusetts and consisted of Noelle LeBlanc (vocals/guitar), Mike Woods (guitar), Michael Vazquez (bass guitar) and Dustin Hengst (drums). The band was formed by Dave Pino, guitarist for the

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High A True Story", about his observations of the high school and the students he befriended there, including then-student Andy Rathbone, on whom the character "Rat" was modeled. Nicolas Cage made his feature-film debut, portraying an unnamed co-worker of Brad's at All-American Burger, credited as "Nicolas Coppola." It was also the film debut for Eric Stoltz and provided early roles for Anthony Edwards and Forest Whitaker. Crowe's future wife Nancy Wilson of Heart has a cameo as the "Beautiful Girl in Car" who laughs at Brad at the red light in his Captain Hook uniform. The soundtrack album, "Fast Times at

neg: Van Nuys High School High has a variety of sports including: basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, football, soccer, golf, wrestling, water polo, swimming and tennis. It has had longtime rivalries with Francis Polytechnic High School and Hollywood High School. The campus was used as a location for the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Ridgemont High's mascot in the movie was the same as Van Nuys High School—a wolf, which remains VNHS's mascot today. The horror films "Christine" and "Sleepwalkers", both written by Stephen King, were filmed at Van Nuys High School. Some perhaps less well known movies filmed at Van Nuys High include

neg: Jennifer Jason Leigh "The Young Runaways" (1978). She also appeared in an episode of "Baretta" and an episode of "The Waltons". Several TV movies followed, including a portrayal of an anorexic teenager in "The Best Little Girl in the World", for which Leigh dropped to under medical supervision. She made her big screen debut playing a blind, deaf, and mute rape victim in the 1981 slasher film "Eyes of a Stranger", which she quit school to star in. In 1982, Leigh played a teenager who gets pregnant in the Cameron Crowe-scripted high school comedy movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", which served as

neg: Private School (film) parties from it, including R. Ben Efraim as producer, Dan Greenburg as screenwriter (along with his then-wife Suzanne O'Malley), and star Sylvia Kristel, who played a cameo as a new character. Don Enright, the son of "Private Lessons" co-producer Dan Enright, was a co-producer on the film. It was directed by Noel Black, who had found success in 1968 with the thriller "Pretty Poison". Phoebe Cates, star of the 1982 hit "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", was cast in the lead role, while Betsy Russell was cast in a supporting role. "Private School" was released on July 29, 1983. Janet

neg: Poco three former members. Poco also contributed the song "I'll Leave it Up to You" to the "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" soundtrack in 1982. The group lost its recording contract with Atlantic due to the slow sales of "Inamorata" but continued to tour, mostly in small clubs. Bullard left to rejoin Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1983 and Harrison (who had not played on "Inamorata") departed in mid-1984. New members Jeff Steele (bass) and Rick Seratte (keyboards, backing vocals) came in for Poco's 1984 tour dates, but they departed, along with drummer Chapman, to be replaced in 1985 by Jack

neg: James Russo in his acting career was in the 1981 made-for-television movie "Chicago Story". He then went on to star in many hit films of the 1980s. His big break (but small role) came in the 1982 classic comedy film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", as a convenience store robber. In 1984, he appeared in "Beverly Hills Cop" as Mikey Tandino, a friend of Axel Foley who is murdered. That same year he starred in "The Cotton Club" and played small-time hood Bugsy in Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in America". Russo's other big role was as a brutal rapist in

neg: Blair Tefkin Blair Tefkin Blair Tefkin (born December 9, 1959) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Tefkin was born in Los Angeles, California. She may be best known for her role as Robin Maxwell on the 1983 science fiction miniseries "V" (replacing Dominique Dunne, who was murdered in pre-production), the 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle", and "V: The Series". Other notable television roles include Chris Elliott's love interest, Charlene, on "Get a Life". Film roles include "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (credited as Blair Ashleigh, she played a Pat Benatar lookalike), "Three for the Road" with Charlie Sheen, "A Sinful Life"

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Anthony Edwards. Among these actors, Penn, Cage, and Whitaker would later win the Academy Award for Best Actor, with Penn winning twice. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Brad Hamilton is a popular senior at Ridgemont High School and looks forward to his final year of school. He has a job at All-American Burger, almost has his 1960 Buick LeSabre paid off, and plans to break up with his girlfriend Lisa, so he can be completely eligible during

neg: Taylor Negron Ridgemont High," "River's Edge," "The Last Boy Scout", "Nothing but Trouble," "Punchline", "The Stöned Age," "Stuart Little," "Young Doctors in Love," "Funky Monkey", "Biodome " with Pauly Shore, "How I Got into College", and Amy Heckerling's "Vamps", in which he reprised his "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" pizza delivery scene. Among Negron's television appearances are guest star roles on "That's So Raven", "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", "The Ben Stiller Show", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Reno 911!", "Friends", "My Wife and Kids", "Seinfeld", "ER", "Party of Five", and "Falcon Crest". In addition to being a semiregular guest on "Off Beat Cinema",

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High Ridgemont High: Music from the Motion Picture", peaked at #54 on the "Billboard" album chart. The soundtrack features the work of many quintessential 1980s rock artists. Several of the movie's songs were released as singles, including Jackson Browne's "Somebody's Baby", which reached #7 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart. Other singles were the title track by Sammy Hagar, a cover of The Tymes' "So Much in Love" by Timothy B. Schmit, "Raised on the Radio" by the Ravyns and "Waffle Stomp" by Joe Walsh. In addition to Schmit and Walsh, the album features solo tracks by two other members

neg: Beth Ehlers feature film "Hiding Out" and the NBC TV series "The Best Times" which was in the vein of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", and the later, "Beverly Hills 90210". To date, Ehlers' role of note has been her portrayal of Harley Cooper on "Guiding Light", a role she originally played from 1987 to 1993. The character of Harley was a bad girl with a heart of gold — the character was introduced giving birth to her illegitimate daughter in the back seat of a car — and Ehlers' portrayal won her praise and many fans, eventually making the character of

neg: Billy Squier on the "Billboard" Album Rock Tracks for 6 weeks and reached No. 32 on the Hot 100. Squier was the opening act for the North American leg of Queen's 1982 Hot Space Tour. That same year he recorded a song, "Fast Times (The Best Years of Our Lives)" for the film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." In the early 1980s Squier did several headlining arena tours—most notably with Foreigner and The Who—with a backing band that included Jeff Golub on guitar, Bobby Chouinard on drums, Alan St. Jon on keyboards and Doug Lubahn on bass. Squier brought Def Leppard to

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High the year. Brad, however, is fired for screaming at an obnoxious customer. When trying to tell Lisa how much he needs her, she informs Brad that she wants to break up with him to date other guys. Brad gets a job at Captain Hook Fish & Chips, but quits in humiliation when a beautiful, older woman sees him wearing a pirate costume while making a food delivery and laughs at him. Brad's sister Stacy is a 15-year-old sophomore and a virgin. She works at a pizza parlor at Ridgemont Mall alongside her outspoken friend, the popular and sexually active Linda

neg: Fast Times school behavior than the writers. Oingo Boingo provided the theme song. Jeff Borden of the "Charlotte Observer" observed the series' biggest downfall: "The challenge 'Fast Times' faces is emphasizing the comedic elements from the R-rated film while soft-pedaling the teen lust aspects that were a major part of the movie. Comic characters like spaced-out surfer Jeff Spicoli fare well, while subtle characters like fast-food king and would-be ladies man Brad Hamilton are sanitized into blandness." Christopher Cornell, writing in "The Philadelphia Inquirer", echoed the sentiment: "People who liked the movie (read: teenagers) will tune in expecting something like what they

neg: Lana Clarkson High School and Pacific Union College Preparatory School. During the Christmas season of 1978 and after her father's death, Clarkson's family returned to Southern California and settled in the Los Angeles region of San Fernando Valley. After Clarkson's family moved back to Los Angeles County, she pursued a career in entertainment industry as a performer and fashion model. In the early 1980s, Clarkson landed bit parts in film and television. In 1982, she made her screen debut as a minor character in director Amy Heckerling's coming-of-age comedy, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", based on the Cameron Crowe book. She played

neg: Dean Cameron High School in Norman, Oklahoma. Dean has starred in short-lived television series like "Spencer" (1984), "Fast Times" (1986, a spinoff of the 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High)", "They Came from Outer Space" (1990), and "Mister Sterling" (2003). He made guest appearances on many TV series, including "The Facts of Life", "ALF", "My Sister Sam", "Will & Grace", "ER", "Felicity", and "Psych". He performs a two-person show "The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam", in which he and actor Victor Isaac read from Cameron's 11-month correspondence with a Nigerian 419 scammer. The show was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival

neg: Jeremy Iversen Claremont High School (Claremont, California) with the school's permission, pretending to be an ordinary high school student transferring from another school. The undertaking was partly influenced by Cameron Crowe, who had himself returned to high school undercover one generation prior, to write the book and movie of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Iversen likewise wrote a book about his experience, titled "High School Confidential: Secrets of an Undercover Student." The CBS Corporation's publishing house Simon & Schuster, one of the largest publishers in the world, released the book in hardcover, trade paperback, and eBook editions. Iversen subsequently appeared on over

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High on the soundtrack: The Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane" and Sam the Sham's "Wooly Bully". The Donna Summer track, "Highway Runner", was initially recorded in 1981 for her double album entitled "I'm a Rainbow"; however, the album was shelved by Summer's then-label, Geffen Records, but ultimately released in 1996 by Mercury Records. Todd Rundgren also recorded the song, "Attitude", for the film at Crowe's request. It was not included in the film, but was later released on Rundgren's "Demos and Lost Albums" in 2001. A track titled "Fast Times" was recorded by Heart but was not used in the

neg: Eagles (band) an Eagles fan, had written articles about Poco and the Eagles during his journalism career. In 1982 his first screenplay was produced as the feature-length movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." The film was co-produced by Eagles manager Azoff, who also co-produced the soundtrack album, released by Elektra. Henley, Walsh, Schmit and Felder all contributed solo songs to the film's soundtrack. The band playing at the dance toward the end of the movie covers the Eagles song "Life in the Fast Lane." Felder also released a solo album and contributed two songs to the soundtrack of the movie "Heavy Metal":

neg: Steven M. Martin theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments, which was critically acclaimed. Steven M. Martin Steven M. Martin (born October 24, 1954) is an actor and filmmaker, who wrote and directed "", which earned him a Filmmakers Trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. Martin has worked as an actor with his identical twin brother Douglas Brian Martin. They played the silent twin bodyguards Igg and Ook in "Hudson Hawk" and as conjoined twin Addams family members Dexter and Donald in "The Addams Family" and "Addams Family Values". They also played as the "angry twins" in "Fast Times At Ridgemont

neg: Amy Heckerling open it in a few hundred or so theaters on the west coast without any advertisement. Once the film opened, it was a huge success so the studio quickly opened it at theaters around the country. It became an instant hit right out of the gate, eventually going on to become a pop culture touchstone. The film earned $27,092,880 at the box office in the USA. It also spawned a short-lived series on CBS called "Fast Times", with Heckerling writing, directing and producing. After doing "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", Heckerling was bombarded with similar but lesser scripts. It was

neg: Ray Walston 1970s–80s, and guest starred in such series as "Custer", "The Wild Wild West", "Love, American Style", "The Rookies", "", "Ellery Queen", "The Six Million Dollar Man", "Little House on the Prairie", and "The Incredible Hulk", again with Bill Bixby, in which Walston played Jasper the Magician in an episode called "My Favorite Magician". From 1980–1992, Walston starred in 14 films, including "Galaxy of Terror" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (as well as the 1986 television adaptation) as Mr. Hand. In a 1999 interview, Walston said that he was happy and relieved that when he walked down the street, young

neg: Anthony Edwards sister. He made a cameo in the hit 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" as "Stoner Bud". In 1984, he starred in the hit comedy film "Revenge of the Nerds" playing the main role of Gilbert Lowe, a sensitive and well meaning nerd, Lewis' (played by Robert Carradine) best friend and later president of the Tri-Lambs. He reprised the role of Gilbert for a few brief scenes in the sequel "" (1987), with his character unable to join the rest of the nerds because of a broken leg. It was Edwards' role as LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw alongside Tom

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High of the Eagles, Don Henley and Don Felder. The soundtrack also included "I Don't Know (Spicoli's Theme)" by Jimmy Buffett and "Goodbye Goodbye" by Oingo Boingo (led by Danny Elfman). Five tracks in the film, but not included on the soundtrack, are: "Moving in Stereo" by the Cars, "American Girl" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "We Got the Beat" by the Go Go's, which is the movie's opening theme; Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir", and "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms. In addition, the live band at the prom dance during the end of the film played two songs also not

neg: Tom Nolan named Tom Nolan who appeared in "Yanks" (1979), "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), and "Tequila Sunrise" (1988). Tom Nolan Tom Nolan (born Bernard Girouard; January 15, 1948) is an American actor and journalist whose career dates back to his work as a child star in the 1950s and early 1960s. As a child actor, he was credited as Butch Bernard. In the 1960s, he was a writer for "Cheetah", "the Los Angeles Times" and "Rolling Stone". Nolan resides in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Nolan was born Bernard Girouard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to parents of French

neg: Judge Reinhold Judge Reinhold Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold, Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies, such as "Ruthless People", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Gremlins", and "", and both trilogies for "Beverly Hills Cop" and "The Santa Clause". Reinhold was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Regina Celeste (née Fleming) and Edward Ernest Reinhold, Sr., a trial lawyer. He was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, until his family moved to Martin County, Florida, prior to his junior year in high school. His father nicknamed him "Judge" when he was just two weeks old

neg: Jimmy Buffett the Ladakh region of Northern India. Buffett wrote the soundtrack for, and co-produced and played a role in, the 2006 film "Hoot," directed by Wil Shriner and based on the book by Carl Hiaasen, which focused on issues important to Buffett, such as conservation. The film was not a critical or commercial success. Among his other film music credits are the theme song to the short-lived 1993 CBS television series "Johnny Bago"; "Turning Around" for the 1985 film "Summer Rental" starring John Candy; "I Don't Know (Spicoli's Theme)" for the film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"; "Hello, Texas" for the

neg: Fast Times at Ridgemont High Barrett. One night at work, Stacy takes an order from Ron Johnson, a 26-year-old stereo salesman who asks her out after she tells him she's 19. She later sneaks out of her house to meet him and they have sex in a dugout at a softball field. Stacy never hears from Ron again, but tells Linda about losing her virginity. Mike Damone, a bit of a smooth-talking know-it-all who earns money taking bets and scalping concert tickets, fancies himself as a sagacious and worldly ladies' man. His shy but amiable best friend, Mark Ratner, works at the movie theater across

neg: Phoebe Cates Phoebe Cates Phoebe Belle Cates (born July 16, 1963) is a former American film actress, singer and model known primarily for her roles in several 1980s films, most notably "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Gremlins". Cates was born in New York City, to a family of television and Broadway production insiders. She is the daughter of Lily and Joseph Cates (originally "Joseph Katz"), who was a major Broadway producer and a pioneering figure in television, and who helped create "The $64,000 Question". Her late uncle, Gilbert Cates, produced numerous television specials, often in partnership with Cates's father, as well

neg: Terry Southern August 12, 1972, edition of "Saturday Review". He also wrote a bawdy anti-Nixon skit which was performed at a George McGovern fundraiser, and "Twirlin' at Ole Miss" was included in "The New Journalism". Because of his acute money problems (exacerbated by the IRS affair), Southern took an adjunct lectureship in screenwriting at New York University, where he taught from the fall of 1972 to the spring of 1974; although popular among students, he was ultimately dismissed for holding his classes in a local bar. His students included Amy Heckerling (who directed "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Clueless"), literary agent

neg: Cinespia Fay Wray ("King Kong"), any number of whose films have screened at the cemetery. According to Wyatt, “All the people who worked on these films, starred in these films and were the small fry on these films: If there were an afterlife and they are here, I’m sure they would love to be seeing these films and all the people cheering and laughing at their lines.” Numerous celebrities and filmmakers have shown up to introduce screenings: Tatum O’Neal for "Paper Moon"; Paul Reubens for "Pee-wee's Big Adventure"; Amy Heckerling and Drew Barrymore for "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"; Karen Black

neg: Robert Romanus the 2008 drama "Grapefruit Moon" and had a small part in "", as himself. In 2010, he played the guitar teacher in "The Runaways". His 2018 projects include the films "Genesis: The Future of Mankind Is Woman", "The Liquid Psychologist" and "Voyeur". Romanus once owned a café in North Hollywood, Bob's Espresso Bar, but it closed in 2014. Robert Romanus Robert Romanus (born July 17, 1956), also billed as Bob Romanus, is an American actor and musician who has starred in film and television. He is perhaps best known for his role in the 1982 comedy "Fast Times at Ridgemont

neg: Cameron Crowe high school student and write about his experiences. Simon & Schuster gave him a contract, and he moved back in with his parents and enrolled as Dave Cameron at Clairemont High School in San Diego. Reliving the senior year he never had, he made friends and began to fit in. Though he initially planned to include himself in the book, he realized that it would jeopardize his ability to capture the true essence of the high school experience. His book, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story", came out in 1981. Crowe focused on six main characters: a tough

neg: Clairemont High School Ridgemont High" (and the book published first) were inspired by author Cameron Crowe's undercover research at Clairemont High School during the 1978-79 school year. A track on the band Pierce The Veil's album "Selfish Machines" is titled "Fast Times At Clairemont High". Clairemont High School Clairemont High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12. It is located in the community of Clairemont Mesa, San Diego, California, United States. It is part of the San Diego Unified School District. The campus is situated close to the intersection of Balboa Avenue and Clairemont Drive. It is accredited by the Western

neg: The Delivery Man (novel) The New York Times Sunday Book Review highlights this theme: According to Variety film rights were sold at auction six months prior to publication and ultimately acquired by Ryan Howe and Thom Mount (The Deer Hunter, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Natural Born Killers) of Whitsett Hill Entertainment. Be True Productions’ John Domo (“Big Fish ”) and Braxton Pope (“The Trust) will produce, with Highland Film Group’s Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier exec producing alongside Molly Hassell. Amongst the reviews the reaction is largely positive as can be seen in the New York Times Sunday Book Review which named the

neg: Brian Backer 1981 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, and the Theatre World Award for Woody Allen's "The Floating Light Bulb", in which he portrayed an Allen-like protagonist. Brian Backer Brian Backer (born December 5, 1956) is an American former actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1982 hit comedy film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" as shy teenager Mark "Rat" Ratner. He appeared in the 1985 comedy film "Moving Violations" as Scott Greeber

neg: Pamela Springsteen ancestry, and Douglas Frederick "Dutch" Springsteen, who was of Dutch and Irish ancestry, and worked as a bus driver. When Springsteen was 7 years old, she moved with her parents to California. In addition to her older brother, with whom Pamela sometimes went on tour, she has a sister, Virginia Springsteen Shave. She was raised a Roman Catholic. Springsteen took up acting, and was cast in her first role as a young cheerleader in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". She also appeared as a cheerleader in the 1984 film "Reckless". She appeared in "Modern Girls", and "Scenes from the Goldmine".

neg: Brian Backer Brian Backer Brian Backer (born December 5, 1956) is an American former actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1982 hit comedy film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" as shy teenager Mark "Rat" Ratner. He appeared in the 1985 comedy film "Moving Violations" as Scott Greeber and the 1987 comedy film "" as Arnie. Backer's primary television role was on the soap opera "Santa Barbara" in 1990 as A. Bartlett Congdon. He has made guest appearances on such shows as "Charles in Charge" and "Growing Pains". Backer won the

neg: Robert Romanus Robert Romanus Robert Romanus (born July 17, 1956), also billed as Bob Romanus, is an American actor and musician who has starred in film and television. He is perhaps best known for his role in the 1982 comedy "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", as Italian-American ticket scalper Mike Damone, and as Natalie Green's boyfriend Snake on "The Facts of Life". He also starred in the 1985 film "Bad Medicine". Romanus is the son of Eileen (née Maloof) and Dr. Raymond Romanos, and is the brother of actor Richard Romanus. He grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut and went to Conard

neg: Judge Reinhold a patdown from security shortly after he was released from the hospital following an adverse reaction to a medication. He spent ten hours in jail, and accepted a deferred adjudication agreement where charges would be dismissed in 90 days. Judge Reinhold Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold, Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies, such as "Ruthless People", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Gremlins", and "", and both trilogies for "Beverly Hills Cop" and "The Santa Clause". Reinhold was born in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of Regina Celeste (née Fleming) and Edward Ernest

neg: Amy Heckerling Written Directly for the Screen for her screenplay, "Clueless". In 1998, she received the Franklin J. Schaffner Medal from the American Film Institute. In 1999, she received the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through endurance and excellence, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. Amy Heckerling Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American film director. An alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute, she directed the commercially successful films "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "National Lampoon's European Vacation", "Look Who's Talking", and "Clueless". Heckerling is

neg: C. O. Erickson Who Knew Too Much" (1956) and "Vertigo" (1958). Erickson left Paramount to work with screenwriter and director John Huston as production manager on "The Misfits" (1961) and "" (1962). He later reteamed with Huston as associate producer of "Reflections in a Golden Eye" (1967). He was also associate producer of Richard C. Sarafian's "Man in the Wilderness" (1971) and Roman Polanski's "Chinatown" (1974), both of which featured Huston in supporting acting roles. Erickson later served as both executive producer and production manager on several popular films of the 1980s and 1990s, including "Urban Cowboy" (1980), "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"

neg: Dude (portrayed by Peter Fonda) explains to his cellmate lawyer (portrayed by Jack Nicholson) the definition of "Dude": "Dude means nice guy; Dude means regular sort of person." The usage of the word to mean a "cool person" was further popularized in American films of the 1980s and 1990s such as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure", "Wayne's World", and "Clerks". The 1998 film "The Big Lebowski" featured Jeff Bridges as "The Dude", described as a "lazy deadbeat". The character was largely inspired by activist and producer Jeff Dowd who has been called

neg: The Best of Times (TV pilot) look her up in the phone book. The pilot was filmed in April 1983. The show's original working title was "Changing Times". Robert Romanus and Hallie Todd also appeared together in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", though they did not share any scenes together. The Best of Times (TV pilot) The Best of Times is a one-shot television pilot that aired as a "CBS Special Presentation" on August 29, 1983. It was originally going to be a replacement series for "Square Pegs", but dismal ratings for the pilot episode caused the network to not go further. The pilot was written

neg: Cameron Crowe Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, journalist, author, and actor. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at "Rolling Stone" magazine, for which he still frequently writes. Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego, California. Later, he wrote and directed one more high school saga, "Say Anything...", followed by "Singles", a story of twentysomethings that was woven together by a soundtrack centering

neg: Live in Auburn, WA what is the first official live release of "I Don't Know (Spicoli's Them)", a song Buffett wrote and recorded for the film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", which he mistakes as being its first performance ever; however, it was actually performed at least four times before (three times during his 1982 Tour, and once during his "Havana Daydreamin' Tour (1997)"). Also notable is "Far Side of the World" appearing in the encore section. "Live In Auburn" hit #27 on the Independent Albums chart. Disc 1: Disc 2: Instead of track listings on the back of the case, "Live in Auburn,

neg: Canoga Park High School The Assembly Hall was built during the Great Depression by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works and completed in 1939. It survived the 1971 earthquake and is in use today. It is identified in the California Register of Historic Resources as historically significant. The movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" was partially filmed at Canoga Park High School. Canoga Park High School’s two magnets are Communication, Arts & Media (CAM) and Engineering, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences (EEVS), which are being redesigned for the 2017-2018 school year. The CAM Magnet has sequential courses designed to promote careers in digital media

neg: Phoebe Cates Her line in the film, "Which one of you bitches is my mother?", was named the greatest line in television history by "TV Guide" in 1993. In 1985, Cates appeared Off-Broadway in "Rich Relations", written by David Henry Hwang of the Second Stage Theatre. In 1994, she starred in the fact-based romantic comedy-drama "Princess Caraboo". Cates retired from acting in 1994 in order to raise her children. She returned to acting in 2001 for one film, "The Anniversary Party", as a favor to her best friend and former "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" castmate, Jennifer Jason Leigh, who directed the

neg: Matthew F. Leonetti Loyola Marymount University. Matthew F. Leonetti Matthew Frank Leonetti A.S.C. (born July 31, 1941) is an American cinematographer. Accomplished and highly prolific, he has worked on dozens of well-known and acclaimed films spanning numerous genres, including "Poltergeist", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Weird Science", "Jagged Edge", "Strange Days", and "". He has collaborated with directors like Tobe Hooper, Walter Hill, John Hughes, Kenneth Branagh, Kathryn Bigelow, Zack Snyder, and The Farrelly Brothers. Leonetti was born in Los Angeles, California in 1941. His father Frank was a filmmaker and cinematographer who served as a gaffer and lighting technician on low-budget B-movies

neg: Matthew F. Leonetti Matthew F. Leonetti Matthew Frank Leonetti A.S.C. (born July 31, 1941) is an American cinematographer. Accomplished and highly prolific, he has worked on dozens of well-known and acclaimed films spanning numerous genres, including "Poltergeist", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Weird Science", "Jagged Edge", "Strange Days", and "". He has collaborated with directors like Tobe Hooper, Walter Hill, John Hughes, Kenneth Branagh, Kathryn Bigelow, Zack Snyder, and The Farrelly Brothers. Leonetti was born in Los Angeles, California in 1941. His father Frank was a filmmaker and cinematographer who served as a gaffer and lighting technician on low-budget B-movies like "The Violent

neg: The Burning (film) in real life than either Matthews or Ayres. Like most of the cast, it was his first role, but led to a long and successful career, mostly on the small screen. The rest of the cast was hired during a series of auditions. Brian Backer went on to appear in the teen comedy "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" (1982). For some of the soon-to-be-stars, such as Holly Hunter, Jason Alexander, and Fisher Stevens, "The Burning" was the first big screen appearance. The Weinsteins and Maylam also secured the services of make-up supremo Tom Savini, who they flew to Pittsburgh to

neg: An Officer and a Gentleman Sigourney Weaver, then to Anjelica Huston and later to Jennifer Jason Leigh, who dropped out to do the film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" instead. Eventually, Debra Winger replaced Leigh for the role of Paula. Rebecca De Mornay, Meg Ryan, and Geena Davis auditioned for the role of Paula. In spite of the strong on-screen chemistry between Gere and Winger, the actors didn't get along during filming. Publicly, she called him a "brick wall" while he admitted there was "tension" between them. Thirty years later, Gere was complimentary towards Winger when he said that she was much more open to

neg: Surf culture the changing surf and life. The 1980s cult classics "North Shore" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" serve as mainstream introductions to teenage, light-hearted, superficial surf life (from the "heyday"). Beach movies such as the Gidget series, and "Beach Party" films such as "Beach Blanket Bingo" are less reverential depictions of the culture. "Liquid Time" (2002) is an avant-garde surf film that focuses solely on the fluid forms of tubing waves. "Blue Crush" (2002) is a film about surfer girls on Hawaii's North Shore. The sequel, "Blue Crush 2" (2011) is a film about a California rich girl who travels

neg: Change Your Life (Iggy Azalea song) film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Similarly, Idolator's Bianca Gracie opined that the "glamorous visual [would make 'Change Your Life'] even more of a pop crossover smash", and felt its film inspirations were a "fitting backdrop" for Azalea, and also noted that she "amped up the sex factor". Gracie went on to conclude, "Azalea is one of the few rappers out today who breaks out of the champagne-bottles-and-Bugatti video mold, and actually takes the time to create visual cinematic stories". "Oyster" described it as "hella good", and echoed Gracie's sentiment: "['Change Your Life'] sees her continuing her tradition of making

neg: Bikini in popular culture in the trailer making it the reason to watch the film. Her role wearing the leather bikini raised Welch to a fashion icon and the photo of her in the bikini became a best-selling pinup poster. One author said, "although she had only three lines in the film, her luscious figure in a fur bikini made her a star and the dream girl of millions of young moviegoers". When Phoebe Cates dropped her red bikini in teen film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), it became "the most memorable bikini-drop in cinema history." The bikini scenes in "B.C." and "Fast

neg: Shopping mall high school forever?) can one believe that schools can be improved by becoming more like shopping malls. The 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" also makes a comparison of high schools to shopping malls. Its opening titles appear over scenes of a mall, which continues throughout as the main setting where students live out their adolescence. Malls across the United States have seen a decline in business since the heyday of the 1980s. At the same time, school systems are dealing with budget cuts affecting programs for troubled teens. The two problems have joined together in a unique solution. Malls such

neg: Andy Rathbone Andy Rathbone Andy Rathbone is the author of a number of ...for Dummies books about Microsoft Windows as well as other computing books. Rathbone was born in San Diego, California. He attended San Diego State University, majoring in comparative literature, and graduated in 1986. He lives with his wife Tina in Ocean Beach, a neighborhood in San Diego, California. The character of Mark "The Rat" Ratner in the movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" was modeled on Rathbone after writer Cameron Crowe befriended him during Crowe's research for the original book at San Diego's Clairemont High School. Rathbone's portrayal in

neg: David Obst wrote that Deep Throat was a composite person. He married and later divorced Lynda Obst. As of 1998 he lived in Santa Barbara, California. David Obst David Obst is an American literary agent and author. Obst was the agent of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. He also was involved in the productions of the films "Revenge of the Nerds", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", and "All the President's Men". Alex Kyczynski of "The New York Times" stated, "Obst says he was born in 1946, but he also says his mother was pregnant with him a month after D-Day, so we

neg: David Obst David Obst David Obst is an American literary agent and author. Obst was the agent of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. He also was involved in the productions of the films "Revenge of the Nerds", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", and "All the President's Men". Alex Kyczynski of "The New York Times" stated, "Obst says he was born in 1946, but he also says his mother was pregnant with him a month after D-Day, so we can't be sure how accurate a historian he is to begin with." Obst originated from Culver City, California. He attended the University of California,

neg: We Got the Beat a live performance at Palos Verdes High School in Los Angeles, CA on December 4, 1981, received heavy airplay on MTV at the time. It gained further exposure when it was used in the opening sequence of the Amy Heckerling-directed film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", released in August 1982. "We Got the Beat" became the Go-Go's biggest hit, spending three weeks at No. 2 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, behind Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n Roll". It was during the song's time in the U.S. top 10 that "Beauty and the Beat" topped the

neg: Morningside Hospital (California) Morningside Hospital (California) Morningside Hospital was a 125-bed hospital located at 8711 South Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. The facility opened in early 1958. An August 1980 Los Angeles Times article indicated that the closing date of Morningside would be September 15, 1980, citing financial losses and competition from larger hospitals. Its emergency room closed two weeks before the hospital itself. Morningside was one of the filming locations for "Halloween II" (1981), "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), 10 to Midnight (1983) and V: The Final Battle (1984). After its closure the hospital was abandoned and then demolished in 2003.

neg: Chuck Versus the Cougars He offers to help save her too, so Jenny holds out to be handcuffed, presuming that he wants to arrest her. However, Graham offers to recruit her into the CIA under a new alias: Sarah Walker. This episode maintains the series' tendency to reference popular culture. Ratner is believed to be named after Brian Backer's character from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", and Chandler after Kim Walker's character from the film "Heathers". Ratner, Chandler, and Sarah's alma mater shares its name with the Sweathogs' high school in "Welcome Back, Kotter". Walker's high school alias shares her name with 1980s R&B

neg: Don Felder from the soundtrack to the 1985 romantic comedy "Secret Admirer". Felder's television credits include "FTV", a musical comedy show which he hosted from 1985–1986, and "Galaxy High", the 1986 CBS cartoon series for which he scored and performed all of the music, including the series' catchy theme song. In 1983, Felder released his first solo album entitled "Airborne". The album's single "Never Surrender," co-written with Kenny Loggins, was a minor hit, having also appeared on the soundtrack to the popular motion picture teen comedy "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". In 1985, Henley offered Felder $5,000 a week (US $ in

neg: Stony Awards Ho" (1947); "High School Confidential" (1958); "A Hard Day's Night" (1964); "Help!" (1965); "Blowup" (1966); "The Trip" (1967); "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas, Yellow Submarine" (1968); "Easy Rider" (1969); "The Harder They Come" (1972); "Serpico" (1973); "Shampoo" (1975); "Annie Hall" (1977); "Up In Smoke, Rockers" (1978); "Apocalypse Now" (1979); "Where the Buffalo Roam" (1980); "Nice Dreams" (1981); "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982); "Still Smokin'" (1983); "Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers" (1984); "That Was Then... This Is Now" (1985); "Platoon" (1986); "Born in East L.A." (1987); "1969" (1988); "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989); "Far Out Man" (1990);

neg: Almost Summer Almost Summer Almost Summer is a 1978 film directed by Martin Davidson, and produced by Motown Productions for Universal Pictures. It is the only Motown theatrical feature not to center on African-American characters. Though not successful at the box office, the film has since acquired a certain degree of historical importance because many observers consider it to be the first of a series of distinctive "youth-genre" films of which other, more prominent examples include "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "The Breakfast Club". Set in a generic Southern California high school, the plot of the film revolves around a student

neg: Enchanted (film) $450,000 in September 1997. The script was written for three years, but it was thought to be unsuitable for Walt Disney Pictures because it was "a racier R-rated movie", inspired by the adult-risque comedy movies in the 1980s and 1990s such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "American Pie". The first draft of the script had Giselle being mistaken for a stripper when she arrives in New York City. To the frustration of Kelly, the screenplay was rewritten several times, first by Rita Hsiao and then by Todd Alcott. The film was initially scheduled to be released in 2002

neg: Forest Whitaker onscreen performance of note, he had a supporting role playing a high school football player in the 1982 film version of Cameron Crowe's coming-of-age teen-retrospective "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". In 1986, he appeared in Martin Scorsese's "The Color of Money" and Oliver Stone's "Platoon". The following year, he co-starred in the comedy "Good Morning, Vietnam". In 1988, Whitaker appeared in the film "Bloodsport" and had his first lead role starring as musician Charlie "Bird" Parker in Clint Eastwood's "Bird". To prepare himself for the part, he sequestered himself in a loft with only a bed, couch, and saxophone, having

neg: California English unrounded vowel for are widespread in Californian speech, the same high degree of fronting for is common only within certain social groups. The popular image of a typical California speaker often conjures up images of the so-called Valley girls popularized by the 1982 hit song by Frank and Moon Zappa, or "surfer-dude" speech made famous by movies such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". While many phrases found in these extreme versions of California English from the 1980s may now be considered passé, certain words such as "awesome", "totally", "fer sure", "harsh", "gnarly", and "dude" have remained popular in California