When something is labeled as "based on a true story," they tend to lean toward epic war heroes, an uplifting sports victory, or the doom and gloom of a gruesome murder. But that isn't always the case -- the likes of "The Farewell," "Van Wilder," and "Almost Famous" are exceptions to the rule. These are all films that are relatively light-hearted and yet were inspired by real life.
Speaking of "Almost Famous," before Cameron Crowe told the semi-autobiographical story of a young journalist traveling with a band and learning about life on the road in the entertainment industry, he penned the seminal coming-of-age teen movie "Fast Times At Ridgemont High." Wanting to put an extra emphasis on the "true" part of this true story, the then-22-year-old music journalist pulled a "Never Been Kissed" -- two decades before that Drew Barrymore-led movie was a thing -- and went undercover...
Speaking of "Almost Famous," before Cameron Crowe told the semi-autobiographical story of a young journalist traveling with a band and learning about life on the road in the entertainment industry, he penned the seminal coming-of-age teen movie "Fast Times At Ridgemont High." Wanting to put an extra emphasis on the "true" part of this true story, the then-22-year-old music journalist pulled a "Never Been Kissed" -- two decades before that Drew Barrymore-led movie was a thing -- and went undercover...
- 2/4/2023
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Addison Rae at the amfAR Gala red carpet in Los Angeles. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency
Addison Rae draws inspiration from stunning 80s actress Phoebe Cates.
The TikTok dancer has an uncanny resemblance to the actress and shared a sizzling photo of Cates, soaking wet in a red bikini.
The 21-year-old has garnered headlines over her parents’ messy split following her Holy Trinity bikini photo, which was controversial and subsequently removed.
Her mother, Sheri Easterling, recently attended the MTV Video Music Awards, making out with rapper Yung Gravy on the red carpet.
Meanwhile, her father, Monty Lopez, was accused of having an affair that was exposed on social media.
Addison Rae is yet to comment on the controversy but reportedly unfollowed both her parents on social media.
Addison Rae lookalike Phoebe Cates stuns in bikini throwback
Rae took to her Instagram Stories to share a photo...
Addison Rae draws inspiration from stunning 80s actress Phoebe Cates.
The TikTok dancer has an uncanny resemblance to the actress and shared a sizzling photo of Cates, soaking wet in a red bikini.
The 21-year-old has garnered headlines over her parents’ messy split following her Holy Trinity bikini photo, which was controversial and subsequently removed.
Her mother, Sheri Easterling, recently attended the MTV Video Music Awards, making out with rapper Yung Gravy on the red carpet.
Meanwhile, her father, Monty Lopez, was accused of having an affair that was exposed on social media.
Addison Rae is yet to comment on the controversy but reportedly unfollowed both her parents on social media.
Addison Rae lookalike Phoebe Cates stuns in bikini throwback
Rae took to her Instagram Stories to share a photo...
- 9/8/2022
- by Frank Yemi
- Monsters and Critics
Due to its persistent on-screen presence, the swimming pool can be taken for granted; but beneath the surface it is cinema’s Jungian friend, representing secrets lying underneath. It exudes glamour and danger, shifting beyond conscious realms. It is a key to transformation, coming of age tales and renewed relationships. It is a status symbol and whether or not the pool is intact says a lot about the mood of the film and the state of its characters. Away from states of intensity, the swimming pool emerges on screen as a signifier of a time to unwind and to forget life past the poolside. The films featured in this mix show how the pool alludes mysterious symbolism and sexual awakening; murder, lust, and love brush shoulders as sun kissed babes in bikinis whisper sweet truths or uncover deadly secrets (such as the strange swimming pool activities in Three Women or...
- 8/23/2021
- MUBI
“Learn it. Know it. Live it!” The best-remembered teen comedy of the ’80s is also an insightful and unabashed look at real attitudes, behaviors and motivations of young people learning to deal with adult issues. Beyond the hilarious Sean Penn and the luscious Phoebe Cates lies a talent squad of notables and stars-to-be like Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold and Robert Romanus, with appearances by Amanda Wyss, Forest Whitaker, Eric Stoltz, Nicolas Coppola and Anthony Edwards. The stunning feature directing debut of Amy Heckerling, from Cameron Crowe’s undercover high school exposé, should be acknowledged as a modern classic.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1075
1982 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 11, 2021 / 39.95
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Scott Thomson, Vincent Schiavelli, Amanda Wyss, Forest Whitaker, Kelli Maroney, Eric Stoltz, James Russo,...
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1075
1982 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 11, 2021 / 39.95
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Scott Thomson, Vincent Schiavelli, Amanda Wyss, Forest Whitaker, Kelli Maroney, Eric Stoltz, James Russo,...
- 5/29/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It's the reunion we've all been waiting for. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt virtually came together for the Sept. 17 premiere of Dane Cook Presents Feelin' A-Live: A Virtual Table Read Of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The 51-year-old actress and the 56-year-old actor reenacted the 1982 film along with a few of their fellow A-listers, including Dane Cook, Morgan Freeman, Henry Golding, Jimmy Kimmel, Shia Labeouf, John Legend, Julia Roberts, Ray Liotta, Matthew McConaughey and Sean Penn, the latter of who was in the original flick. "It's so nice to see all these friends," Pitt said. "How beautiful." Aniston played Phoebe Cates' character Linda Barrett for the...
- 9/18/2020
- E! Online
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston reunited on-screen again, and things got a little steamy between the former couple.
The pair who got divorced back in 2005, took part in a virtual table reading of 1982 teen drama Fast Times at Ridgemont High on Thursday night.
The former Hollywood couple, who were married for five years from 2000 – recreated a raunchy scene between Phoebe Cates and Judge Reinhold from the 1982 film.
Brad Pitt, who came armed with props including a pirate hat, nurse’s cap and more, played the character of Brad Hamilton, - originally played by Judge Reinhold.
Meanshile, Jennifer Aniston who also came in costume, wearing Linda Barrett’s red string bikini over a white top, essayed the role of Linda, Hamilton's love interest.
In a steamy scene, Brad Pitt's character heads into the bathroom, while the narrator, played by Morgan Freeman, says: "Brad is j**king off."
jennifer aniston and brad pitt...
The pair who got divorced back in 2005, took part in a virtual table reading of 1982 teen drama Fast Times at Ridgemont High on Thursday night.
The former Hollywood couple, who were married for five years from 2000 – recreated a raunchy scene between Phoebe Cates and Judge Reinhold from the 1982 film.
Brad Pitt, who came armed with props including a pirate hat, nurse’s cap and more, played the character of Brad Hamilton, - originally played by Judge Reinhold.
Meanshile, Jennifer Aniston who also came in costume, wearing Linda Barrett’s red string bikini over a white top, essayed the role of Linda, Hamilton's love interest.
In a steamy scene, Brad Pitt's character heads into the bathroom, while the narrator, played by Morgan Freeman, says: "Brad is j**king off."
jennifer aniston and brad pitt...
- 9/18/2020
- by Omkar Padte
- GlamSham
The 1982 world of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” came to life Thursday night in a fundraising table read that included Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Jimmy Kimmel, John Legend, Ray Liotta, Julia Roberts, Shia Labeouf, Morgan Freeman and Henry Golding.
The hour-long streaming event took place on the Facebook page for Penn’s nonprofit Core (Community Organized Relief Effort) and LiveXLive as well as criminal justice reform group Reform Alliance. Dane Cook hosted and Freeman narrated the unrehearsed read, which came off with no noticeable fumbles in a dozen key scenes from the coming-of-age dramedy.
Much of the attention paid to the starry event — originally scheduled for a month ago but delayed by “technical difficulties” — focused on Pitt and Aniston performing together, 15 years after their divorce. Pitt voiced Brad Hamilton, played by Judge Reinhold in the film, and Aniston played Phoebe Cates’ Linda Barrett character. The duo re-enacted the movie’s deeply embarrassing swimsuit sequence.
The hour-long streaming event took place on the Facebook page for Penn’s nonprofit Core (Community Organized Relief Effort) and LiveXLive as well as criminal justice reform group Reform Alliance. Dane Cook hosted and Freeman narrated the unrehearsed read, which came off with no noticeable fumbles in a dozen key scenes from the coming-of-age dramedy.
Much of the attention paid to the starry event — originally scheduled for a month ago but delayed by “technical difficulties” — focused on Pitt and Aniston performing together, 15 years after their divorce. Pitt voiced Brad Hamilton, played by Judge Reinhold in the film, and Aniston played Phoebe Cates’ Linda Barrett character. The duo re-enacted the movie’s deeply embarrassing swimsuit sequence.
- 9/18/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
If you want to talk about Phoebe Cates being the ultimate girl next door then you’re not going to be able to go much past 1982 when she went on to star in Fast Times at Ridgemont High as everyone’s favorite, bikini-dropping sweetheart Linda Barrett. There’s been a slight argument over how gorgeous she really is over the years, but many people tend to think that she was the epitome of the ‘girl next door’ when it came to her looks, as she wasn’t quite exotic enough, she wasn’t exactly supermodel hot, but she was definitely the kind of attractive
Phoebe Cates: The Ultimate 80s Movie Girl Next Door...
Phoebe Cates: The Ultimate 80s Movie Girl Next Door...
- 6/9/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
On this day in 1946, the bikini made its debut. To celebrate #NationalBikiniDay, let’s take a look back at some of the most iconic swimsuits–both one- and two-piece–in film and television, from the 1930s to the present.
1930s: Jean Harlow
In the 1930s, before her death at age 26, film actress Jean Harlow was a Hollywood sex symbol. According to Redbook, she was also one of the earliest stars to be photographed in a swimsuit.
1940s: Betty Grable
Betty Grable was celebrated in the 1930s and 40s for her “million dollar legs.” Though this yellow bikini is not as famous as Grable’s famous one-piece and high heels attire, it’s iconic in its own right.
1950s: Esther Williams
1960s: Ursula Andress (first Bond girl)
This Swiss actress catapulted to fame as the first “Bond girl” in the 1962 film, “Dr. No.” The scene where Andress rises out of the...
1930s: Jean Harlow
In the 1930s, before her death at age 26, film actress Jean Harlow was a Hollywood sex symbol. According to Redbook, she was also one of the earliest stars to be photographed in a swimsuit.
1940s: Betty Grable
Betty Grable was celebrated in the 1930s and 40s for her “million dollar legs.” Though this yellow bikini is not as famous as Grable’s famous one-piece and high heels attire, it’s iconic in its own right.
1950s: Esther Williams
1960s: Ursula Andress (first Bond girl)
This Swiss actress catapulted to fame as the first “Bond girl” in the 1962 film, “Dr. No.” The scene where Andress rises out of the...
- 6/5/2018
- by Ashley Eady
- The Wrap
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