I love when you asked why are they sniffing the paper. Nothing like the scent of freshly mimeographed paper on class. Something younger people never experienced.

“What’s a tape deck?” I died a little inside 😂

"What's a tape deck?" Y'all, I DIED when you both said that 🤣🤣🤣

Phoebe Cates coming outta the pool is one of the most paused/slowed down scenes of all time. VHS rentals were being worn out in just that section of tape.

I graduated high school, the year this movie was released in 1982. Never felt so old, as when two people asked, “what’s a tape deck”? 😳 Cars once upon a time, came equipped with a device that played audio cassettes….the equivalent of today’s CD players.

My wife was an extra in this movie. She is the girl that looks into Brad’s car and says “Hi Bradley” as Brad is driving into the parking lot on first day of high school. She is also sitting right behind Spicoli as he is sleeping on the bleachers during pep rally. My wife was an extra in many classic 80 movies, including Pretty in Pink, St Elmo’s Fire, Back to the Future, Against All Odds, and Weird Science, to name a few.

The 80s was such a great time to be a teen/young adult! The question “What’s a tape deck?” cracked me up!! So many things that no longer exist like the mimeograph paper with the purple ink. Nice trip down memory lane!

Fast Times was groundbreaking in many ways. Linda and Stacey discuss sex, a lot. This is basically the first time in cinema where female sexuality is normalized and young women are portrayed as curious, horny teenagers with sex on their mind. Totally normal. Most movies treated women as people who sex happened to when a male chose them for it. For Stacey and Linda to own their sexuality was a first. Most importantly, there was absolutely no judgements. Unlike most films of its time, Stacy’s enthusiasm about sex is never shamed or used as a plot point to cast judgment over her character. Same goes for the abortion scene. It's treated as a serious situation, but the shame is on Damone for failure to accept his portion of responsibility. The most crucial aspect, is that Stacy is the one in control of her sexual journey. Instead of being subjected to the will of other men’s desires, Stacy herself is the pursuer. And in the end, after the very unsatisfying, passionless trysts, she chooses the sweet, sensitive boy who has real feelings for her, and is content to wait to move the relationship to the next level.

The paper sniffing was very common. The print on the paper was always fresh ink from a device called a mimeograph and the odor was kind of pleasant!😎🤪

In case no one else said it, the girl in the corvette that Brad saw was Nancy Wilson of Heart. She was Cameron Crowe's wife at the time. He wrote the script for the movie.

When you two said “what is a tape deck?” I laughed out loud AND feel really old!😂

As an 80s high school graduate, I can tell you about 95 percent of this is absolutely true.

That "coming out of the water scene" Is consistently rated as the number one movie clip of all time.

The football player was Forest Whitaker. A very prolific actor with many screen credits. They sniffed the papers cause back in the day the mimeograph machines used ink that had a fruity smell. That was a very realistic scene. Little trivia; when the cute blonde sees Brad in his car with the pirate hat on she is portrayed by Nancy Wilson. One of the wilson sisters who led the rock band Heart ( Nancy wilson guitar player.)

The 80's was just like that. Great time to be a teenager. We were so free back then.

Fun fact. When Sean Penn is In a movie. He stays in character 24/7 in this movie he would not even answer you unless you called him by his characters name.

Sean Penn played Spicoli and it was said that he stayed in character the entire filming of the movie just crackin the other actors up. His character really helps make this movie.

This was pretty much "the movie" about the 80's (well high school in the 80's). Ten years later there was a movie about high school in the 70's, "Dazed and Confused". Both with great soundtracks from each decade. Fast Times was Sean Penn's coming out movie. While Dazed and Confused was Matthew McConaughey' s coming out film. You guys should definitely watch that one.

This was my high school, Clairemont High, in San Diego in 1979. C Crowe was undercover my junior year and wrote the book, which was better than the movie; more detailed. He hung out with the girls, mostly the cheerleaders, and snuck away to write notes as no one knew he was a freelance Rolling Stone writer. Was a fun time…..

As a 80's kid who went and graduated high school this is exactly how it was for most of us.

I was in 11th grade when Fast Times came out. Watching FTs is literally like entering a Time Machine. This is exactly what coming of age in the 80‘s was all about.

Definitely do “Dazed and Confused”, I sent it to you a while back so you have it 😉. It’s a cult classic with a great soundtrack!

Wow, I am struck by how young you two are and how quickly things changed in our world. Back then, copied papers were done with a mimiograph machine and the "ink" had a alcohol smell that was strong when fresh and would dissipate after a few minutes. A tape deck was basically his car stereo and it played cassette tapes. Those were a big upgrade from 8 track tapes. Cassette tapes were the technology before CD's.

Sean Penn, the guy who plays Spicoli, became one of the greatest actors ever. Won an Oscar.

This movie completely epitomizes the 80s. Not sure that you noticed that spicoli was Sean Penn. I almost married a guy whose nickname was spicoli who looked just like him 😂 Also, Sex Wax was a block of wax you polished your surfboard with. The tape deck thing made me feel old as dirt 🤦‍♀️ LOL

I’m a child of the 80’s (class of ‘88). The reason everyone was smelling their papers was that they were copied on a “Ditto” machine. The papers always came out warm and smelling of ink which was kind of a good smell. 😀

I was in high school in the early 80's and yes, that is exactly the way it was! Their was always someone who got pregnant and had an abortion. There was all these different groups, the stoners, the nerds, the pool popular kids, etc. Yes high school was just like this back then! Love this movie, have probably seen it over 30 times! Great reaction btw!!

Phobe coming up out of the pool is by far one of the most iconic scenes from the 80’s bar none.

I'm voting for you to check out "Weird Science", "Sixteen Candles", and "Just One Of The Guys". All great 80's coming of age comedies!

I have never laughed so hard at one of your videos than when I heard “Why are they sniffing?” “They like the smell of paper?” 😂😂😂😂😂 My friends & I liked to pretend we were high after sniffing. We had a lot of fun with that. The 80’s were the best. No cell phones, no social media, great music, new malls, fun clothes, & mtv was a baby that had fantastic music videos... It was a fun time

Ya probably don’t realize, but that pool scene with The Cars song is quite iconic. It’s been parodied by everything from Stranger Things to Family Guy. Such a classic 80s flick. Glad you guys liked it.

I was actually in middle school when this came out but this is the ultimate coming of age high school movie that's actually relatable. The Breakfast Club is also phenomenal but Fast Times has that amazing soundtrack, too!

A tape deck is an electronic device to play audio cassette tapes, like a stereo. Portable tape decks were called a boom box. Cassette tapes came after vinyl records and before CDs. You should check out Stand By Me, Risky Business, Sixteen Candles, The Karate Kid (original), Teen Woolf and Weird Science. Just some more 80s high school and coming of age movies.

Mr. Hand wouldn't normally go to a students house, but he could see that Spicolli has potential. Going to his house he punished Spicolli by making him late for the dance, and gave him one on one attention so he would learn some basic history and be worth passing.

It’s so amazing to see how much knowledge you have accrued about music, just identifying bands and songs left and right, so impressive!

I went to high school in the 80s and where you hung out largely depended on what clique you were in. I was a metal head and the metal heads, punks and hippies mostly hung out behind the school in an area that was just outside the fence that went around most of the school grounds but was still part of them so we couldn't get in trouble for being off grounds. It had a lot of trees that we could use for cover as we smoked cigarettes and/or weed and whoever wasn't smoking would be the lookout to call the alarm if security was spotted approaching.

My school years 76-82 were pretty much "Dazed and Confused" my early years which morphed into "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" by graduation year.

Little known fact. The scene, where Brad’s sister’s friend(Phoebe Cates) comes out of the pool during Brad’s dream sequence, is the most downloaded scene in movie history. At least it was for years.

Spicoli is played by 2-time Oscar winner (Milk & Mystic River) Sean Penn & Jefferson played by Oscar winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland). There are SO many actors in this who went on to make more '80s flicks!

The pool scene! The most iconic moment in movies that burned into our young minds then!! It still holds true!

"Animal House" is an iconic 70s "school" film, though it's set at a fictional college in 1962. It's hilarious throughout, though there's definitely a reason it was rated R.😂

Dazed and Confused, American Grafitti and Almost Famous (Bootleg Cut) are all great coming of age movies with great soundtracks

I graduated in 1990 so I enjoyed the 80s. High school was 1986 to 1990 and feel fortunate to have gotten to experience such fun high school years. We hung out in the front, and in the student smoking area...yes, we had one and were allowed to smoke at school. Sometimes teachers would come out to our smoking area and bum a cigarette off of us, and stand and smoke with us. Boy, things have changed.

Omg there was nothing like growing up in the 80's best times of my life, it was like being able to live in 2 different worlds no technology to computers and cell phones so grateful I was able to experience life before things changed.

omg " whats a tape deck" had me rolling. thats where you insert your tape cassettes . prior to cd's we played tapes.

I LOL several times. "Why are they smelling the paper?" "Whats a tape deck?" Damn I feel old. They smell the paper because of the chemical odor from the printing process. A tape deck is for playing music. It started with 8 track and then cassette. Before CD's.

Sean Penn's role as Spicolli made 80's cinema history that will never be outdone or forgotten.

I feel lucky that I was born in the 80s. When I was in middle school we listened to tapes, in High school we listened to CDs and in college we started downloading songs. I remember life before the internet, but was one of the first to jump in chat rooms. So glad I also got to play outside, riding bikes and playing games all over the neighborhood.

The football player is the amazing Forest Whitaker! This was a romp of a movie! Great actors like Jennifer Jason Leigh as the horny fifteen year old, Phoebe Cates is her friend, Sean Penn as Spacolli (the surfer), and Judge Reinhold! Check out the following eighties teen movies: Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Weird Science, Soul Man, and The Outsiders! ❤️❤️

Concerning the kids smelling the paper in the classroom: One particularly strong - and fragrant - example was working with the mimeograph. Classroom attendance became downright fun and interested as soon as this contraption got involved. Not only did it create a unique, pretty purple ink, but it also smelled very nice. Science says memories of this should come back especially easily. That’s because events with strong scents associated with them stick with us particularly well. Odors travel to the brain to get processed in the same area as memories and emotions. Fortunately, the mimeograph usually has pleasant feelings of excitement associated with it.

3 Future Academy winners were in this show Forest Whitaker, Sean Penn, and Nicolas Cage.

I was a mall rat in the 80s and this movie was just about spot on. Such a great time to grow up.

Dazed and Confused is the next one you should do music is incredible and storyline is definitely on point for late 70s.

I cant believe what I just heard: "What's a tape deck?" I think I'm ready for the home now.

Yes this was an accurate depiction of High School in the 80's I graduated in "88😅

"What's a tape deck?".....omg! My favorite line today. I literally had to pause to laugh. You guys are awesome! I so enjoy watching your reactions.

One of the best films that captures coming of age of it's era, along with American Graffiti (representing the mid 1950's), Dazed and Confused (the mid 1970's), this one representing the early 1980's. Movies loaded with great scenes, outstanding performances, classic music and, of course fast times.

I just loved this movie when it came out. My friends and I were 15-16 and we just loved it. Phoebe Cates, OMG.

When Brad's in the pirate costume, the girl he sees in the car is Hearts Nancy Wilson

I think that the movie Almost Famous would be a great one for you two to react to...Phenomenal story about a music loving teenager who winds up touring with and writing about a fictional 70s band for Rolling Stone magazine. Made by the director of Fast Times, Cameron Crowe, who actually lived that life himself..Amazing soundtrack of many of the groups/songs you react to on your channel...

Stoner Jeff Spicoli is Sean Penn, with one of the greatest high school student performances ever. And the football player is a very young Forest Whitaker. So many actors in this movie went on to bigger roles, it's crazy.

If you enjoyed this movie, the vibe, the 80's High School setting, the cars and seeing well known actors back when they were young, you absolutely have to do Dazed and Confused. Trivia: One of the shirtless surfers that hangs out with Spicoli is Anthony Edwards (Goose from Top Gun)

I grew up in the 80’s. Started 1980 at 9 and graduated HS in ‘89. I can assure you, it was the best time.

A Ton of future greatness in this movie: Forrest Whitaker and Sean Penn (Spicoli) TWO of the best actors of our Generation! Same with Jennifer Jason Leigh ALL Academy Award Winners. Other featured known actors: bit part with Anthony Edwards (Top Gun) and Eric Stoltz. The woman in the convertible when Jeff was wearing the Pirate Hat was Nancy Wilson of HEART who was and is still married to the director of Fast Times Cameron Crowe.

I'm dying!!! "What's a tape deck?"😂

one of my favorite 80s movies. graduated high school in '85!

The girl in the Corvette next to Brad at the stop light when he had his Captain Hook hat on was Nancy Wilson of "Heart" making a cameo appearance. 👍

It's funny to now see just how accurate this movie was in depicting what many of us 80's kids experienced in high school.

The red bikini fantasy scene is iconic! Been parodied/homages in so many other films/shows. Phoebe Cates is gorgeous!

The teacher , Mr. Hand, was in the popular 60's sitcom "My Favorite Martian and 90's drama "Picket Fences".

Anthony Edwards credited as " Stoner Bud" at 2:40 with cigarette... four years before being cast as Goose in Top Gun.

Love this movie!! Sean Penn, Nicholas (Coppola) Cage, Eric Stoltz, Judge Reinhold, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston.... the cast is incredible! Can watch this over and over! So glad y'all enjoyed it!!

A tape deck was the next big thing after the record player, where you could also play 'tapes' (8-Track/Cassette) in your car for the first time. Them being stolen wasn't all that uncommon.

The pretty lady in the car at 23:37 when Brad is delivering is Nancy Wilson of Heart

Many of the students became very famous later in life. Phoebe cates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Forrest Whitaker, Sean Penn, judge Reinhold ( you recognized him from Beverly hills cop), and others

The 80s were unbelievable in so many ways. I'll always cherish those memories

You definitely have to watch the movie Weird Science from 1985. Two high-school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, who promptly turns their lives upside-down.

The girl in the Corvette that pulled up next to Hamilton when he was in his pirate uniform was Nancy Wilson from Heart.

I was 14 in 1976. Been there, done that... selected the funky heat-transfer Rock T-Shirt at the Pleasent Valley Shopping Mall.

Dazed and Confused is one you may love - set in '76 with a LOT of great songs. Nothing much happens but its a good time capsule movie

Man...how can a movie be SO of the 80's and also SO timeless at the same time?

The Eighties flicks were often "Teen Angst" centered. The 'sniffing of the paper' was a thing when copies were fresh off the mimeograph machine - the ink had a lot of aromatic chemical in it. A Cassette Deck is a tape player that is wired into an existing car stereo system, as it has no speakers unto itself. The Eighties Ruled - we had plenty of technology, and it was not overwhelming.

I was 15 when this came out, and it defined what it was like to be in high school in the early 80's.

"what's a tape deck?" I almost choked to death on my ice cream.

The story behind this movie is really interesting. It's based on a book by Cameron Crowe, who basically dropped out of school at 15 to write for Rolling Stone magazine. He went under cover as a high school student to write the book (and screenplay), which is why it captures teen life in the 1980s so vividly. Crowe's recounts his experiences as a 15-year-old writer on the road with rock bands in Almost Famous, one of the most satisfying movies of all time.

This is such a classic 80s flick!! Mr Vargas was played by Vincent Schiavelli. He was also the ghost on the subway in the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze. He had such a character face. RIP Vincent Schiavelli

I about spit out my drink when you said "what's a tape deck!?" 😂😂😂😵‍💫

It's even more fun watching Sean Penn as Spicoli when you know he's been nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won twice!

Your reactions are priceless---and make me feel as ancient as Stonehenge. LOL. The paper the students were smelling was printed from a mimeograph machine--a really unique aroma. Tape deck in a car could play cassettes--before CD player. Spicoli is the best character in the film--decent, polite kid dancing to his own beat.

Yes we all hung out in the front of the school. Different cliques etc. best times .Class of 83

Such a testament to my youth. Can't tell you how many times I was like Sean Penn. Now I'm retired and 💕 it.

"what's a tape deck? " 🤣 now you guys are making me feel old. Brought back memories of my first car, 1976 Chrysler Cordoba with an 8-track player that I inherited from my father. You don't know the '80s until you know what an eight track is. Please go look it up.

Mr. Hand used to play My Favorite Martin, a very popular older black and white tv show. He was great in that role and also of course as Mr. Hand. This movie was EXTREMELY popular back in the 80s. I'm so glad you got a chance to watch it. Love you two!

"Where'd you get this jacket?" kills me every time. The idea that he of all people would be so into a sports jacket is just the best.

When Brad Hamilton is at the red light in his pirate uniform, the girl in the other car is Nancy Wilson from Heart.

Sean Penn is Spicolli, his friends are Nicolas Cage, Anthony Edwards (Goose in Top Gun; er), Eric Stoltz (Mask). Brad was Judge Reinhold, Stacey is Jennifer Jason Leigh, and former model Phoebe Cates as Linda. So many songs from this movie that I still hear today and scenes come right back, like the Cars’ “Moving in Stereo” when Linda comes out of the pool in Brad’s daydream, or Jackson Brown “Somebody’s Babe” when Stacey is with a guy. Also, before music on CDs there was music on cassette tapes. Most cars had a tape player built into the radio, like CD players were later.

You guys would love "Sixteen Candles" with teen queen Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael.Hall and it is an absolutely hilarious film. Judge Reinhold played Brad in Fast Times and he was one of my favorite characters in the film. Sean Penn stole the entire film as Spicoli, the wasted surfer guy who is one of today's biggest Hollywood actors. I'm surprised you guys don't know who he is. Forest Whittaker played the football player. Another good 80's film that Penn starred in was a dramatic film with Christopher Walken, "At Close Range" which showed his great acting ability. That film would also be a great 80's film for your channel as well as "Footloose" with Kevin Bacon. "Footloose" has one of the biggest and best soundtracks from the 1980's.

'Reel to reel tape deck' was the best hi-quality reproduction of LP's back in the day. One person would buy the vinyl and all the crowd would record it. A decent cable link from turntable to tape deck could reproduce near perfect quality.

Duuuude! I'm 52, grew up in the 80s. This movie is a classic!!!!

For the record Spicoli isn’t totally fictional. None of the characters are. An early 20s Cameron Crowe went undercover for a year as a high school student to get materials for the book this is based on. Spicoli is a composite of several students. Mark Ratner is based on Andy Rathbone, author of a few “Computing for Dummies” books.