Penn asked Heckerling for permission to drink a little something something before his scene where he falls out of the VW bus to go to school. This was Forest Whitaker‘s first time auditioning for a film, and Heckerling recalls seeing him out the window after securing the job. She thought maybe a junker, but Crowe and others kept telling her he should have a “cherry” car which left her even more befuddled.ĩ. Heckerling was confused by the prospect of picking a car for Brad ( Judge Reinhold) to drive, as being from the Bronx she was flabbergasted at the thought of teens owning cars and knowing how to drive them. “That’s his Taps hair on the top and a wig on the bottom.”Ĩ. The film’s “teenagers” only included two actual teens - Phoebe Cates was nineteen, and Nicolas Cage (who lied to them about his age) was actually only seventeen.ħ. Jennifer Jason Leigh actually got a temporary job at the pizza place where her character works before the film’s production began. The cast is stacked with familiar faces, but the list of those who auditioned and didn’t land a role is equally big including Ally Sheedy, Meg Tilly, Matthew Broderick, and Ralph Macchio (who they couldn’t afford).ĥ. Crowe breaks the news to her that the Sherman Oaks Galleria is closing - this track was recorded in 1999 - and she’s crushed.Ĥ. “I’m agoraphobic,” she says, “I don’t like going outside, so the idea of a bunch of fast-food places on a strip outside in fresh air was frightening to me.”ģ. Crowe’s thanks Heckerling for having the idea to center much of the film’s action inside the mall. Heckerling recalls that one of the film’s producers wanted “ Raised on the Radio” by the Ravyns as the opening title track because it was going to be “a big hit song.” The filmmaker went with her preferred choice instead, “We Got the Beat” by The Go-Gos, but still used the other song elsewhere in the film.Ģ. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)Ĭommentators: Amy Heckerling (director), Cameron Crowe (writer)ġ. The film has just joined the Criterion Collection, so keep reading to see what I heard on the filmmakers’ commentary track for Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Neither have done all that much this century as Heckerling’s last film was 2012’s Vamps and Crowe hasn’t made anything since 2001’s Vanilla Sky - I said what I said. Both made their feature debuts here, and both found even greater success later on with the likes of Look Who’s Talking (1989) and Jerry Maguire (1996), respectively. It was an early feature, sometimes the first, for numerous talents who went on to stardom, and that includes director Amy Heckerling and writer Cameron Crowe. In this edition, Rob Hunter revisits an 80s comedy classic, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.ġ982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High remains an all-timer when it comes to teen comedies. Welcome to Commentary Commentary, where we sit and listen to filmmakers talk about their work, then share the most interesting parts.
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