Mar 28 2009
Fast Times at Ridgemont High 27 years later
Fast Times at Ridgemont High was a comedy made in 1982 and centered around the lives of four students, Stacy Hamilton, Mark Ratner, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone. Stacy was played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mark was Brian Backer, Linda was Phoebe Cates and Mike was Robert Romanus.Judge Reinhold played Stacy’s older brother Brad. You also had a young Sean Penn playing Jeff Spicoli before he was the big star that he is today.
So fast forward 27 years and checkout what all the stars are doing today and what they look like.
Of course everybody knows who Sean Penn is and what a big star he has become. He’s won 2 Oscars since Jeff Spicoli the most recent one being this year for his portrayal of Harvey Milk in the movie Milk.I also just read he has agreed to be in the new 3 Stooges movie that is to begin shooting soon. He’s going to play Larry Fine, so that should be interesting to see.
Jennifer Jason Leigh’s last movie was in 2008, the title of it was Synecdoche, New York and starred Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Judge Reinhold was in two movies in 2008 , Swing Vote and also So Others May Live and also was on Arrested Development back in 2006 playing himself.
Robert Romanus was in the movie Route 30 last year and has also been on several TV shows. He was on a show Christian Slater had recently on NBC titled My Own Worst Enemy.
Brian Backer, I really couldn’t find out much on him other than he was in The Loser in 2000, so if anybody has any info on him let me know.
Phoebe Cates married the actor Kevin Kline and they have two children. She last appeared in the 2001 movie Anniversary Party. She opened up a boutique in 2005 on Madison Avenue in New York City called Blue Tree.
I loved Fast Time at Ridgemont High. Thanks for the update!
I know that three actors in Fast Times at Ridgemont High have gone on to win an Oscar. I heard there were 4. Anyone know the fourth?