Not Just a great film but so many firsts and “teachable moments.” A few examples:
- Mike Damone taught us how to be classy and order for our dates: “The lady will have the linguini with clam sauce and a Coke with no ice.”
- Gritty American history lessons from Mr. Hand and Jeff Spicoli’s insightful explanation of how Thomas Jefferson’s leadership prevented our country from becoming “Bogus.” Please show it to congress, it might help.
- Life wisdom from Brad Hamilton: “Learn it, know it, live it!”
- Relationship gold from Mark Ratner: “I mean, you put the vibe out to 30 million chicks, something is gonna happen.”
- Hollywood Royalty in infancy: Forrest Whitaker, Sean Penn, Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Eric Stoltz and the more seasoned Ray Walston and Vincent Schiavelli.
- Phoebe Cates teaching technique to Jennifer Jason Leigh using a carrot, (you figure it out).
- A one-time flash of Phoebe Cates and the first of many flash-related scenes for Jennifer Jason Leigh.
I hope someone thought to put a copy of this into the time capsule so its wit and wisdom shall forever be imparted to adolescent generations thirsting for knowledge.