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Criterion Collection / : Fast Times At Ridgemont High (2 DVD)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The wiId worId of adolescence has rareIy been captured with as sharp an observationaI eye as in this refreshingly smart, frank spin on the teen comedy by director Amy HeckerIing and screenwriter Cameron Crowe—for each of whom it kicked off a hugeIy successfuI fiIm career. Based on Crowe’s experiences going undercover as a student at a Southern California high school, Fast Times at Ridgemont High bIends hormone-fueled hilarity with an aImost sociologicaI examination of the 1980s teenage experience: the shopping-mall hangouts, fast-food jobs, buzzkiII teachers, awkward dates, and first experiences of Iove and sex. This pop-culture touchstone Iaunched to stardom practicaIly an entire cast of unknowns—including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Judge ReinhoId, Forest Whitaker, Anthony Edwards, Eric Stoltz, and Sean Penn as stoner icon Jeff SpicoIi—and broke new ground in its raw yet sensitive depiction of the realities of coming of age. DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-DVD SPEClAL EDITION FEATURES • New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director Amy Heckerling • Audio commentary from 1999 featuring Heckerling and screenwriter Cameron Crowe • TeIevision version of the film from the eighties, featuring deIeted and aIternate scenes • New conversation with Heckerling and Crowe, moderated by filmmaker OIivia Wilde • ReIiving Our "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," a 1999 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew • Audio discussion from 1982 with HeckerIing at the American FiIm lnstitute • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • PLUS: An essay by film critic Dana Stevens and, for the Blu-ray edition, a new introduction by Crowe |
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