Demographics of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (pizza, whole)

[RMESMH]

Originally Posted by Taiko

Based upon his high school experience would place the basis in the early 70s given a 62 year old writer

Except it wasn't based on his high school experiences.

As TacoSoup pointed out, it was based on when Crowe went 'undercover' (at Clairemont High School in San Diego).

This was a few years after Crowe would have been out of high school.

For the character of Mark, Crowe drew from real life Clairemont student Andy Rathbone.

Rathbone later became well known/famous for the ".....for Dummies" books about Microsoft Windows.

Rathbone was 33 in 1995, so he likely graduated from Clairemont in 1980.

[thrillobyte]

Back in the 60's/early 70's if I drove through Watts/Compton it'd almost be a guarantee that I'd be shot at. Is it like that in 2019?

[GleasonEd]

His sister didn't walk into the bathroom. Phoebe Cates' character did.

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Does the book have the scene where Judge Reinhold is looking out the window at Phoebe Cates and then his sister walks into the bathroom?

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by GleasonEd

His sister didn't walk into the bathroom. Phoebe Cates' character did.

Oh, sorry about that -- I may be conflating that scene with something I watched on a porn site.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by GleasonEd

His sister didn't walk into the bathroom. Phoebe Cates' character did.

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Oh, sorry about that -- I may be conflating that scene with something I watched on a porn site.

Must have been a blast filming that scene.

The Director Heckerling: "Ok Judge, just act naturally, roll em"

[Exitus Acta Probat]

Originally Posted by SteveM85

Must have been a blast filming that scene.

The Director Heckerling: "Ok Judge, just act naturally, roll em"

A blast.

[Hello123001]

I watched the YouTube video (above) bc I never heard of the film and its pretty incredible to see Sean Penn playing a male bimbo. He is so funny too, "I can fix it." Penn is one of my favorite actors.

[Mr. Hand]

Originally Posted by RMESMH

Except it wasn't based on his high school experiences.

As TacoSoup pointed out, it was based on when Crowe went 'undercover' (at Clairemont High School in San Diego).

This was a few years after Crowe would have been out of high school.

For the character of Mark, Crowe drew from real life Clairemont student Andy Rathbone.

Rathbone later became well known/famous for the ".....for Dummies" books about Microsoft Windows.

Rathbone was 33 in 1995, so he likely graduated from Clairemont in 1980.

Correct. Crowe, at age 22, attended the school during the 1979/1980 school year. The term "embedded" would probably be a more accurate description of his presence there than "undercover", since most of the faculty and students, including Rathbone, knew what he was up to during that time.

Clues to the not-so-clueless observers included his older more mature appearance and demeanor, his ability to cut classes with impunity and his own conspicuous reporting practices such as visible note taking of student activities and his microphone-held tape recordings of their conversations.

[Astral_Weeks]

^ Aloha. My name is Mr. Hand.
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Mr. Hand : Am I hallucinating here? Just what in the hell do you think you're doing?

Jeff Spicoli : Learning about Cuba, and having some food.

Mr. Hand : Mr. Spicoli, you're on dangerous ground here. You're causing a major disturbance on my time.

Jeff Spicoli : I've been thinking about this, Mr. Hand. If I'm here and you're here, doesn't that make it our time? Certainly, there's nothing wrong with a little feast on our time

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Mr Hand ✋


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