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'Ridgemont High' Inspirations Are Now Protective Parents
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Would you want your children to know you were the real-life inspiration for a famous tale of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll? Fast Times at Ridgemont High holds up as a heady brew of authentic teen life in the late 70s / early 80s, mixed with a fine sense of the absurd and served up by an amazing cast. It's definitely a teen sex comedy that DOESN'T suck. The movie's 25th anniversary two years ago inspired plenty of "Where Are They Now" recollections; our own Erik Davis offered his observations on an eye-opening gallery of "then and now" images for the cast.
Before the movie, however, there was the book, and before the book, there were the real-life students of Clairemont High School in San Diego, California. Cameron Crowe, then 22, went undercover at the school in 1979 to research a book on teen life. He'd graduated from another area school in 1972 -- at the age of 15! -- and was busy writing for Rolling Stone (as documented in Almost Famous), so he took a refresher course by soaking in the atmosphere at the school. Recently the class held its 30-year reunion and it turns out that some of those students have become very protective parents, according to a report in The San Diego Union-Tribune.
One graduate won't let his 15-year-old son watch the movie: "We are not going to show it to him until he's in college." The former class president says she finally allowed her daughter, a senior at the school, to read Crowe's book but isn't ready yet to allow her to see the flick, though she admits that it accurately portrayed the sex and drug activity among teens at the time.
Joe Dante: Gremlins III? Not With Me
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There might be some people out there who've been secretly counting the days until another chapter in the Gremlins saga is finally produced. Perhaps they're wishing for another appearance by Zach Gallighan and Gizmo. Or, maybe even pining for Phoebe Cates to brighten an otherwise dreary day? I can understand that last one -- Phoebe Cates was a babe. But in truth, as much as I liked the original movie, I am not one of those people who longs for another go-around. And neither, it seems, are Gremlin's director Joe Dante or producer Michael Finnell -- at least if the new chapter goes direct to DVD.According to Movie Hole, both men would not welcome a third Gremlins movie if it wasn't a theatrical release. In an interview with Empire Magazine, cited in the article, producer Finell mentioned that Warner Premiere -- the new direct-to-video division of Warner Bros. -- may be in the mood for some more hot, wet Gremlin action. "They might do a low-budget direct-to-DVD version," but neither he nor director Joe Dante would want to be involved. Dante also chimed in: "There may be places for the jokes to go. But you've got a company who owns the rights to a movie that they don't quite understand. I think it's going to be difficult for them to make another one."
That's an interesting argument, Mr. Dante, but is it that hard to understand the movie or Warner's motivations for wanting another one? Maybe you're not giving Warner Bros. enough credit? I think they know exactly what they've got -- a way to cash in and make some quick bucks without having to spend too much or worry too much about quality. What's so hard to understand about that? Sounds like business as usual to me.
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