Osler's Razor

Last night for reasons I can't explain I stayed up late watching "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," which has to be one of the most interesting kinda-bad movies ever. The story is just so wrong in so many ways-- teens doing all kinds of things they shouldn't, with no consequences-- but you still like them.

The cast is astounding. One strange thing is that the two male leads (Brian Backer and Robert Romanus) had careers after that, but nothing like many of the people who played other characters. Besides people you wouldn't expect, like Bruce Springsteen's sister Pamela, Nancy Wilson of the band Heart, and Lana Clarkson (the woman Phil Spector was just convicted of killing), the film features all of the following in roles large and small (mostly small):

Sean Penn
Phoebe Cates
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Nicholas Cage
Judge Reinhold
Forest Whitaker
Eric Stoltz
Anthony Edwards

So there you have it-- a stupid stoner sex movie that includes three Oscar winners for best actor (Penn, Cage, and Whitaker). Wow!

So, here's the haiku:

America calls
To you, Spicoli! We need
You (and your bagel).

Now, it is your turn...
[And while you are thinking of movies, if you saw American Violet in Hearne feel free to hop over to Yahoo movies and give it a review]