What do you remember about Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
Oh, God. I was in love with Phoebe Cates. Like, if I didn’t kiss her, I was going to die. How did that work out for you? Not well. And what did you think when you got to see her in her full glory? I think I saw an edited version. I don’t know what that would have done to me. That’s unfortunate. What did you like about her? She looked like a teenager, for one thing. So she felt more obtainable, like someone I might meet. She was soft, and pretty, and she had this long, dark hair. You know, she was thin, but there was nothing angular about her. She had those pudgy cheeks, such a softness to her. And you think about the beauties of the ’80s, they seem so over-the-top and gawdy. Like they have giant blonde hair and tons of makeup. Like drag queens almost. And she didn’t. She was naturally pretty, with those big doe eyes. And she seemed like she knew things. She knew more than she was letting on in that film. Maybe she did in real life, I don’t know. I remember thinking that she was the pre
