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Actors: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Fast Times At Ridgemont High |
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The main character played by Jennifer Jason-Leigh is sweet but naive. She wastes her virginity on a older guy in a fast food joint she works in. He is after just one thing , a good time and no more. She is egged on in her sexual adventures by her over-sexed girlfriend played by Phoebe Cates. Spiccoli played by Sean Penn ( he will never live this role down) is a partying fool. He dreams of a life as a professional surfer but can barely get by in highschool. Let's not forget about the boy who really loves Jennifer but he really isn't cool enough for her to notice ..she is making the moves on Ramon his best friend.
--Angela Cowart, Resident Scholar
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Growing up in the 80's was tough! Esspecially for Stacey (Jennifer), her brother Brad(Judge), and good ole' Spiccoli (Sean). Stacey just lost her virginity, Brad just lost his job, and Spiccoli, well, he just lost his mind. Meanwhile, a perfectly nice boy likes Stacey, but thast not exciting enough for her. Spiccoli can't pass history! Meanwhile, Brad loses his job in the films greatest scene...Enjoy!
--ThatGirl, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Fast Times At Ridgemont High |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- general coming of age story
Kind of comedy
- teens acting dopey
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Age group
- trouble in high school
Sexing?
- first sexual experience
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- Full Frontal
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- red
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
- (man) average
unclothed?
- chest
- chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
- seeing full frontal--women
- seeing full frontal--men
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
- A lot of foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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