Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 Mike Damone: I mean don`t just walk in. You move across the room. And you don`t talk to her. You use your face. You use your body. You use everything. That`s what I do. I mean I just send out this vibe and I have personally found that women do respond. I mean, something happens.
Mark Ratner: Well, naturally something happens. I mean, you put the vibe out to 30 million chicks, something is gonna happen.
Mike Damone: That`s the idea, Rat. That`s the attitude.
Mark Ratner: The attitude?
Mike Damone: Yeah! The attitude dictates that you don`t care whether she comes, stays, lays, or prays. I mean whatever happens, your toes are still tappin`. Now when you got that, then you have the attitude. Mike Damone: Look at you: member of the honor roll, assistant to the assistant manager of the movie theater. I`m tellin` ya, Rat, if this girl can`t smell your qualifications, then who needs her, right?
Jeff Spicoli: This is U.S. History, I see the globe right there.
Brad Hamilton: [dumping out cold fries] I shall serve no fries before their time.
Jeff Spicoli: Aloha, Mr. Hand.
Mr. Hand: Aloha. My name is Mr. Hand.
Jeff Spicoli: What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place `cause it was bogus; so if we don`t get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we`ll just be bogus too! Get it?
Mike Damone: I can see it all now, this is gonna be just like last summer. You fell in love with that girl at the Fotomat, you bought forty dollars worth of fuckin` film, and you never even talked to her. You don`t even own a camera.
Mike Damone: You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy.
[the "five-point plan"]
Mike Damone: First of all Rat, you never let on how much you like a girl. "Oh, Debbie. Hi." Two, you always call the shots. "Kiss me. You won`t regret it." Now three, act like wherever you are, that`s the place to be. "Isn`t this great?" Four, when ordering food, you find out what she wants, then order for the both of you. It`s a classy move. "Now, the lady will have the linguini and white clam sauce, and a Coke with no ice." And five, now this is the most important, Rat. When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV.
[Spicoli has had a pizza delivered to class]
Mr. Hand: Am I hallucinating here? Just what in the hell do you think you`re doing?
Jeff Spicoli: Learning about Cuba, and having some food.
Brad Hamilton: Why don`t you get a job Spicoli?
Jeff Spicoli: What for?
Brad Hamilton: You need money.
Jeff Spicoli: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I`m fine.
Jeff Spicoli: [driving and stoned] People on `ludes should not drive.
[after Spicoli wrecks Jefferson`s car]
Jefferson`s Brother: My brother`s gonna kill us! He`s gonna kill us! He`s gonna kill you and he`s gonna kill me, he`s gonna kill us!
Jeff Spicoli: Hey man, just be glad I had fast reflexes!
Jefferson`s Brother: My brother`s gonna shit!
Jeff Spicoli: Make up your mind, dude, is he gonna shit or is he gonna kill us?
Jefferson`s Brother: First he`s gonna shit, then he`s gonna kill us!
Jeff Spicoli: Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he`s got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.
Jeff Spicoli: No shirt, no shoes...
Jeff and Stoner Buds: No dice! Ohhhh.
Brad Hamilton: Right. Learn it. Know it. Live it.
Jeff Spicoli: He`s the full hot orator.
[Spicoli, talking on the phone, hits his head with a shoe]
Jeff Spicoli: That was my skull! I`m so wasted!
Stacy Hamilton: When a guy has an orgasm, how much comes out?
Linda Barrett: A quart or so.
Businessman: It says one hundred percent guaranteed, you moron!
Brad Hamilton: Mister, if you don`t shut up I`m gonna kick one hundred percent of your ass!
Mike Damone: I think I just came... didn`t you feel it?
Curtis Spicoli: Dad says you have to get up
Jeff Spicoli: LEAVE ME ALONE!
Curtis Spicoli: Dad says you`re gonna be late again you butthole!
Jeff Spicoli: LEAVE ME ALONE!
Curtis Spicoli: Dad says you`re gonna be late again you booger!
Brad Hamilton: GET OFF MY CASE MOTHERFUCKER!
Jeff Spicoli: Those guys are fags.
Stu Nahan: [Spicoli is dreaming that he`s won a surfing competition] Hello everybody! I`m Stu Nahan, and I`d like you to meet this young man. His name, Jeff Spicoli. And Jeff, congratulations to you. Things looked kind of rough out there today.
Jeff Spicoli: Well, I`ll tell you Stu, I did battle some humongous waves! But you know, just like I told the guy on ABC, "Danger is my business!"
Stu Nahan: You know, a lot of people expected maybe Mark "Cutback" Davis or Bob "Jungle Death" Gerrard would take the honors this year.
Jeff Spicoli: [laughs incredulously] Those guys are fags!
Stu Nahan: [oblivious] That`s fantastic! Let me ask you a question. When you get out there, do you ever fear for your life?
Jeff Spicoli: Well Stu I`ll tell you, surfing`s not a sport, it`s a way of life, you know, a hobby. It`s a way of looking at that wave and saying, "Hey bud, let`s party!"
[focuses on Stu`s sport coat]
Jeff Spicoli: Where`d you get this jacket?
Stu Nahan: [evasive] I got this from the network. Let me ask you a question. What`s next for Jeff Spicoli?
Jeff Spicoli: Heading over to the Australian and Hawaiian internationals, and then me and Mick are going to wing on over to London and jam with the Stones!
[to the two girls next to him]
Jeff Spicoli: And you guys are invited too!
Jeff Spicoli: Hey, you`re ripping my card.
Mr. Hand: Yes.
Jeff Spicoli: Hey bud, what`s your problem?
Mr. Hand: No problem at all. I think you know where the front office is.
Jeff Spicoli: [stunned] You dick!
Mr. Hand: What are you, people? On dope?
Mike Damone: I woke up in a great mood; I don`t know what the hell happened.
[a science class is visiting the morgue]
Mr. Vargas: Are you in my class?
Jeff Spicoli: I am today.
Mr. Hand: [passing back exams] `C`, `D`, `F`. `F`. `F`. For three weeks we have been talking about the Platt Amendment. It was passed in nineteen-hundred and six.
[notices Spicoli`s seat is empty]
Mr. Hand: Where is Jeff Spicoli? I saw him earlier today, near the first floor bathrooms, is he still on campus? Anyone?
[Desmond raises hand]
Mr. Hand: Yes, Desmond?
Desmond: I saw him outside, near the food machines.
Mr. Hand: How long ago?
Desmond: Right before class.
Mr. Hand: All right. Bring him in.
[Desmond exits]
Mr. Hand: What is this fascination with truancy? What is it that gets inside of your heads? There are some teachers at this school who look the other way at truants. It`s a little game you both play. They pretend they don`t see you, and you pretend you don`t ditch! Now, in the end, who pays the price? YOU!
[Desmond re-enters; Spicoli follows him. He has a bagel stuffed into crotch; with open shirt, barefoot, holding Vans]
Jeff Spicoli: [Desmond re-enters; Spicoli follows with bagel stuffed into crotch; with open shirt, barefoot, holding Vans] Wait a minute, there`s no birthday party for me here! Hello, Mr. Hand.
Mr. Hand: What`s the reason for your truancy?
Jeff Spicoli: Just couldn`t make it on time.
Mr. Hand: You couldn`t, or you wouldn`t?
Jeff Spicoli: See, there was a full crowd at the food lines.
Mr. Hand: Food will be eaten on YOUR time. Why are you continuously late for this class, Mr. Spicoli? Why do you shamelessly waste my time like this?
Jeff Spicoli: [long pause, but then with complete truth in his answer] I don`t know.
Mr. Hand: [Mr. Hand goes to blackboard and writes the words `I Don`t Know`, then underlines them]
[reciting]
Mr. Hand: I like that. `I Don`t Know.` That`s nice.
[imitating]
Mr. Hand: `Mr. Hand, will I pass this class?` Gee, Mr. Spicoli, I don`t know! You know what I`m going to do? I`m going to leave your words right up here for all my classes to enjoy, giving you full credit of course, Mr. Spicoli.
Jeff Spicoli: All right!
Jeff Spicoli: Hey, wait a minute, there`s no birthday party for me here!
Brad Hamilton: Arnold, do you want to work at All-American Burger?
Arnold: Yeah, well, um...
Brad Hamilton: I can probably get you in there. Just let me talk to Dennis Taylor.
Damone: Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?
[upon entering the restaurant where Brad Hamilton works, Jeff Spicoli and his two friends take off their shirts]
Brad Hamilton: Hey, you guys had shirts on when you came in here.
Jeff Spicoli: Well, something must have happened to them.
[Stacy Hamilton exits the abortion-clinic building, which is across the street from a bowling alley]
Brad Hamilton: [to Stacy] Since when do you go bowling?
Brad Hamilton: Hope you had a hell of a piss, Arnold!
[first lines]
Perry`s Pizza Waitress: Linda, Linda, there he is. There`s that guy from the stereo store. Don`t you think he looks like Richard Gere?
Linda Barrett: Did you see his cute little butt?
[last lines]
Jeff Spicoli: Awesome! Totally awesome! All right, Hamilton!
Stacy Hamilton: I want a relationship. I want romance.
Linda Barrett: In Ridgemont? We can`t even get cable TV here, Stacy, and you want romance.
Jeff Spicoli: Hey, Bud, let`s party!
Brad Hamilton: [after Linda opens the door on him while he is masturbating] Jeez. Doesn`t anyone fucking knock any more?
Brad`s Bud: Brad, your sister`s turning into a fox!
Linda Barrett: What do you mean, better in bed? Either you do it or you don`t.
Mr. Vargas: They sold their bodies to medicine for money. About $30, I think.
Dr. Miller: Twenty-five.
Jeff Spicoli: Righteous bucks!
Mike Damone: This is going to be great, Rat. It`s like the highlight of their day.
Mark Ratner: Hey maybe we`d better call first. I dunno about dropping in like...
Mike Damone: What are you kidding? We`re gunna surprise them. Look, just fix your collar, alright? Relax, just be cool, attitude, remember? Where`d you get that, outta the hamper?
Mark Ratner: Hey, come on, this is clean.
Mike Damone: Look Rat, it`s like riding a bike. Fall off; you`re right back on. Mess up a date, do it again.
Jeff Spicoli: People on `ludes should not drive!
Charles Jefferson: Don`t fuck with it.
Desmond: That kid`s been stoned since the third grade
Trivia
Nicolas Cage was originally considered for the role of Brad Hamilton, but after his audition the studio thought his performance was too dark and the role went, instead, to Judge Reinhold. Additionally, Cage was 17 at the time and could not work as many hours as actors over 18.
Alternate, sanitized takes of several scenes were filmed for use on broadcast television.
Nicolas Cage appears under the name Nicolas Coppola for the first and only time.
When Stacy and Ron Johnson end up going to "the point", the words "The Cinch" are spray-painted on the wall. The group that plays the last dance of the year is called Reeves Nevo and The Cinch.
Cameo: [`Nancy Wilson`] wife of writer Cameron Crowe and Heart band member appears as the woman in the car beside Brad`s, laughing at his pirate costume.
The role of Mr. Hand was originally offered to Fred Gwynne who turned it down due to his objections over the tone of the sexual content in the film.
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# Andy Rathbone was the student that Cameron Crowe based Mark "Rat" Ratner on. He became famous in his own right for writing many of the "for Dummies" help books series
It was filmed at Van Nuys High School in Van Nuys, California
The mascot of Ridgemont High is the wolf, which is the same mascot of Van Nuys High School, where most of the school scenes were shot.
The book Arnold`s holding while betting on the football game is "Childhood`s End" by Arthur C. Clarke.
The scene where Linda teaches Stacy the finer points of how to give a man oral sex was originally supposed to take place in a hot tub with both girls naked. However, in order to avoid an "X" rating, the scene was changed to the school cafeteria.
Cameron Crowe wrote the screenplay based on his book. Cameron Crowe attended University of San Diego High School, he posed as a student at Clairemont High School. The principal then was not thrilled with the idea, but when he asked Crowe about musicians that he had met, he mentioned Kris Kristofferson. The principal was a big fan of Kristofferson and agreed to let Crowe on campus.
Stacy works at Perry`s Pizza. Jennifer Jason Leigh actually worked at Perry`s Pizza for a month after she got the role of Stacy Hamilton but before filming began.
David Lynch was originally offered the chance to direct before Amy Heckerling was chosen. He turned it down saying it was a funny script, but not really his thing.
In the scene where Ratner is getting dating advice from Damone in Damone`s bedroom, Ratner is wearing a T-shirt for the movie, Popeye (1980) which stared Ray Walston, who played Mr. Hand.
When showing Ratner his method of dating, Damone practices his routine on a cardboard cutout of Deborah Harry of the rock group Blondie.
The mall scenes were filmed at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. It was damaged by earthquake in 1994, but still stood until 1998, when it was renovated and extensively re-designed by the architectural firm of Gensler for developer Douglas Emmett. Other than the parking structure, nothing recognizable from the 1980s era mall remains, the building having been converted from an enclosed, multi-story space to an open, mostly single-story mall.
Sean Penn was asked to read for the part of Brad Hamilton as well as that of Jeff Spicoli.
Sean Penn extinguished a cigarette in the palm of his hand in order to better understand his character Jeff Spicoli.
During shooting of the film, Sean Penn got so into character that he only answered as Spicoli. In fact, the door on his dressing room was labeled "Spicoli" instead of "Sean Penn".
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# Universal didn`t think the film would become a hit. In fact, the studio had thought about not releasing it on the East Coast so that the film would die quickly at the box office.
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# For his masturbation scene, Judge Reinhold brought a large dildo to work with, unbeknown to the rest of the cast. Phoebe Cates look of horror and disgust is very real.
Ranked at #2 on Entertainment Weekly`s 50 Best High School Movies (2006)
Sean Penn asked out Pamela Springsteen, who played Dina, on the set of the movie; she accepted.
Nicolas Cage lied about his age so that he could get a bigger part, but the producers found out that he was only 17.
Sean Penn improvised during his takes and tried to find ways to aggravate actor Ray Walston, who played Mr. Hand, even off camera. He also did things to get genuinely startled reactions from the extras who played his classmates through unexpected improvisations.
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# The scenes in the mall were shot during the night from when the mall closed at 9:30 to when it opened at 9. The two kids who Ramone scalps the tickets to, were under 18 and due to labor laws couldn`t film past certain hours, so they only had a 10-minute window to shoot their scenes
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# Near the beginning of the movie, right after Mr. Hand sends Spicoli to the front office for being late to class, Mr. Hand passes out the class schedule of quizzes. After the paper is passed out, the students put the page up to their noses and deeply inhale. This was a popular school ritual of the `60s, `70s and early `80s as photocopying machines were very expensive, so spirit duplicators were used. The spirit duplicators used a colored wax as the "ink" and a noxious solvent as a transfer agent to impress the ink on the paper. These solvents sometimes took a long time to dry, hence the students` use of these solvents as a short-term "high".
Brad Hamilton`s light-blue car is a 1960 Buick LeSabre.
Filming lasted five weeks.
In the scene where Brad is washing the Cruising Vessel, you can see he has a Springsteen (for Bruce Springsteen) bumper sticker. Pamela Springsteen, Bruce`s sister, is also in the movie.
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# Just before the ending credits we see a close up of an arcade video game screen that reads "The End". The game was called "Missile Command" and was produced by Atari.
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# Jennifer Jason Leigh`s real life father (Vic Morrow) died in a helicopter accident about three weeks before the US release.
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# In the tradition of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Reese`s Pieces, this movie product-placed an obscure brand and it became famous: The checkerboard canvas decks Spicoli hammered himself with, Vans, became a national brand soon after.
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# Brad`s job, requiring him to wear a pirate costume (which he hates), may have inspired a series of commercials for a credit report service where the spokesman is identically dressed, running as of 2008.
During a July 2008 interview with the Orange County Register about Pineapple Express (2008), the interviewer told Seth Rogen and `James Franco` that he prepared for the interview by watching the classic stoner comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) the night before. When he asked Rogen and Franco if they prepared likewise before making Pineapple Express, Franco said he prepared by making out with Spicoli (a reference to his having shot Milk (2008/I), in which he and Sean Penn play lovers).
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Jennifer Leigh
(as Stacy Hamilton)
with Brian Backer
(as Mark `Rat` Ratner)
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