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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) - Movie Wallpaper

Posted by Blake on Wednesday, May 28 2008 at 8:00 pm


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Way before Sean Penn was head of the Cannes 2008 jury he was Jeff Spicoli in the 1982 Amy Heckerling directed film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

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All Spicoli (Sean Penn) wants out of life is a good buzz, good surf and a good time.

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TAPS (1981) - Movie Wallpaper

Posted by Blake on Sunday, September 9 2007 at 3:55 pm


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Cadet Captain David Shawn (Tom Cruise), Cadet Major Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton) and Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer (Sean Penn) in Harold Becker’s drama “TAPS.”

This is one of my favorite films from youth. I haven’t rewatched it with adult eyes but it definitely left an impression on me when I was taken to see it opening weekend and was quite taken back with its eye opening drama and shocking finale (at least for me at such a young age).

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Movie Tags: Movie Wallpaper, Movie Wallpaper - 1980's, People: Timothy Hutton, People: Tom Cruise, People: Sean Penn