Indeed, Heckerling concurs that the studio did not have high hopes for the finished product. We saw it as having the opportunity to do something authentic that was based on the actual experiences of the kids that Cameron chronicled for that whole year.”
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“We didn’t see it as this horny high school movie at all. “We were really heartsick because somebody high up said, ‘This is pornography, and there’s no way that Universal’s going to release this movie,'” says Reinhold. Universal Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection Regardless of what might have been, the movie itself was clearly special - THR‘s review called Heckerling a “truly gifted director.” However, the film’s team remembers Universal Pictures forgoing a big marketing push due to a lack of known names and concerns over its depictions of sexuality.ĭirector Amy Heckerling works out a scene with Judge Reinhold on the set of FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, 1982. But I can’t imagine not remembering Michelle.” However, she also adds, “Going through boxes of crap in my house, and I don’t know if this is true, but there was a list of people that were coming in for casting one day, and one of the names was Michelle Pfeiffer.” Despite not having a memory of meeting with Pfeiffer for the film, the director continues, “If she was reading for Stacy, I know I wanted her to look like just a real girl, not glamorous, and it’s possible that Michelle might have looked too gorgeous. There have been rumors of famous names who were up for roles, and Heckerling is quick to dismiss most of these as conjecture.
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“I didn’t know how to react - I just stuttered.”
“I bravely sit down with and his entourage, which Nick Cage was one of them, and Nick Cage ad-libs, ‘So Arnold, what do you think about green jello?’ because I had it on my tray,” Thomson says, cracking up.
Thomson shared a brief scene with Cage (playing “Brad’s Bud”) where Arnold connects with his burger-joint co-worker Brad. Judge Reinhold and Scott Thomson in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, 1982. “And he goes, ‘OK, we can cast everybody in the senior class a little older.'” As for what helped him get the part, Reinhold says Linson told him, “You’re the only one that didn’t feel sorry for himself when you read.” He’s as old as Ed Asner,'” Reinhold recalls with a laugh. “I’m sitting in the room the last time I read, and Art says, ‘Look at him. With Cage out of the picture for Brad, Reinhold - a previous friend of Heckerling’s but still required to audition - was in the mix despite that he was 22 and looked older than a typical high school senior. Judge Reinhold, who played Stacy’s older brother, Brad, remembers the film’s team wanting to cast Cage in that role, but the future star was just 17, which would have limited his hours on set. “You just see him, and you’re happy, and you want to start doing things.” “It was just such a pleasure - I can’t imagine any working experience ever being that good again,” she gushes to The Hollywood Reporter. Heckerling praises Crowe’s brilliance and credits their bond for making the process a joyful one. Hand may not trust his students much to behave like mature young adults (and they don’t give him any reason to do so), but he sure knows how to get his point across.Michelle Pfeiffer, Weird Al Yankovic, Kenan Thompson Pay Tribute to Coolio As played by Ray Waltson at his crankiest, Mr. Hand a grudging measure of respect after that. Hand goes to Spicoli’s house to make him spend an evening making up for all the time he’s wasted in the classroom, he’s not just being vindictive, he’s also helping Spicoli pass his class and graduate. Hand himself, to the school, and to the entire notion that education is important), but also as a cry for help. Hand sees Spicoli’s antics not just as willful antagonism (to Mr. Hand’s making sure that everyone but Spicoli gets a slice.) But Mr. (Having a pizza delivered to class is a nice touch, but then, so is Mr. Sure, throughout the school year, charismatic stoner Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) turns baiting Mr. Hand as the original “No Child Left Behind” teacher.
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