Phoebe Cates Loved Everything About "Fast Times At Ridgemont High" | Letterman

[@ralphcantrell3214]

Phoebe is so lovely. She was every school boy's dream girl back in the 80's.

[@fredwerza3478]

Hell yeah she did

[@joetriolo9161]

big time

[@ralphcantrell3214]

@Baronarx V Not in my era. You must be from a very different generation

[@daltonred7774]

@Baronarx V lmfao, why are you trying so hard to tell people you are straight? You sound like you have something to hide by calling "lovely" gay.

[@rojayreid908]

@Baronarx V she is straight too

[@MikeKollin]

She was American's Sweetheart! I was in high school when Fast times at Ridgemont High came out.... Great time to be alive!

[@MyTHESOURCE]

Those were the best of times and girls and guys had fun ! 😊

[@paulvon2378]

she was a 9

[@mibeatleman6767]

Phoebe Cates was one of the best things of the 80's. Simply beautiful.

[@hotlov72]

Jennifer Jason Leigh's nude scene personally was my favorite in Fast Times

[@VCT3333]

80s Jennifer Connelly would give her a good competition for that title.

[@toddmiller6158]

Geez..I hadn't noticed🙂

[@hotlov72]

@@VCT3333 yeah, good point! The Hot Spot; Career Opportunities!...mind you those were In the 90's

[@jhboob]

Couldn't said it better myself.

[@paulmcginn5146]

Dark black gorgeous hair. She is the cutest thing. Her attitude is so endearing.

[@pedestrianrights1257]

Yes. And she's a ✡Hebrew woman.

[@thematt5325]

Dark black? Look again

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

Kevin Kline is very blessed

[@Christophertracy09]

She’s half Chinese. The most beautiful Eurasian girl I’ve ever seen, agreed

[@brianjanson3498]

The pool scene has to be one of the most replayed in movie history. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@geoffreyholliday1971]

Also Bo Derek in 10 the beach scene

[@davidmorris9596]

I was about 8 years old when I saw that scene.... I'm just realizing that scene is the reason I am attracted to raven haired women!!

[@shinrips]

Easy on the eyes

[@marcuspi999]

I read an article once that one of the admins from Blockbuster Video compiled a list of movies (VHS tapes) they had to replace from wear. Fast Times was number 2 because of the pool scene. Number 1 was Sharon Stone's interrogation scene in Basic Instinct.

[@joebauers3746]

That scene made Moving In Stereo (The Cars) one of my all time favorite songs because, reasons...Edit: Two reasons to be precise.

[@edkeaton]

Phoebe Cates was the epitome of 80's beauty. I so adored her in both "Fast Times" and "Gremlins", respectively.

[@chrisharris6206]

Don't forget Private School 🎒💯❤️❤️❤️❤️, Great Actress and Beauty.

[@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212]

My God this is so nostalgic.

[@Laidengizer113]

I'd say it was Alyssa Milano, but Phoebe Cates is up there too.

[@wcolautti]

@@Laidengizer113I think Phoebe Cates is a lot more beautiful than Alyssa but they weren’t really contemporaries were they?

[@Laidengizer113]

@@wcolautti Phoebe is definitely cute, but Alyssa was obviously beautiful. Time to go back and look at her again. Not saying she was necessarily better-looking, but they're definitely close.

[@Joe-Exit]

She is off the charts on beauty. She has a smile that lights up the world and that gorgeous head of hair is unreal.

[@onelove1968]

Kevin Klein is a very lucky man indeed. Pheobe is a treasure. The 'magic twinkle' in her eyes is spellbinding.

[@shinrips]

Child molester, naw, I'm just jealous.😆😅😂

[@robertreese3523]

Phoebe Cates is just a beautiful person inside and out and an incredible actress. Fast Times was very much my high school and teenage experience growing up. Extremely accurate for the period.

[@toma.4808]

Nope. Now she's mean, nasty and obnoxious

[@yeldarbarrow3172]

Fast Times and Dazed and Confused double feature for if any grandkids ask "what was it like when You were in High School?"

[@richardb6260]

She has the best smile in the history of the human race.

[@power2084]

Humans are a species, not a race.

[@Naters-p6q]

@@power2084 Not that I should need to point out the obvious, but human race is a colloquial term.

[@ashemsavage6842]

My senior year was 1984 and this gorgeous young lady made me have restless night 😊😊😊😊😊

[@svetcovladich9996]

The kind of girl whose beauty just stuns you and makes you forget your own name. Sublime.

[@MrNaturalSez]

Huh? What???

[@fasteddie9529]

I think I've seen "Fast Times" nearly 100 times...truly a classic!

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

Mr Pizza Guy who ordered the double cheese double sausage? Right here dude

[@waynej2608]

People on ludes, shouldn't drive. 😎🤘

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

We know which scene you watched 1000s of times.

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

When are those Earth Wind & Fire tickets Coming in?

[@Frankincensedjb123]

What the hell is wrong with you?

[@none3769]

Phobe takes me back to better times and makes me happy

[@robatsea2009]

Dave was completely accurate when he described "Fast Times" as a fine film. There was critical derision at the time - I can remember the local paper dumping on the movie - but it's clearly made with heart and sincerity. In the years since it was released the movie has rightfully become a classic.

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT It was great, but I'd rank Weird Science above it. I laughed alot harder.

[@007ndc]

@@MeneerHerculePoirot WS had little basis in reality

[@007ndc]

@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT Fast Times has become so lauded a film that it was recently preserved in the Library of Congress as a film of lasting cultural value ( as well as a great time capsule of early 80's Southern California teen life)

[@hankkingsley9300]

@@007ndc if you were a teenager when that came out it was so accurate no matter where you lived.

[@chrischampagne9217]

@@hankkingsley9300 you so right

[@theodoredemarest4904]

Fast Times was a great movie, and the whole cast was fantastic! It is a true classic for the time…..

[@Surfer041]

Absolutely!

[@thisisdarren7572]

My 80s crush love her to this day.

[@paulsnoc]

I can never get enough of Phoebe. I wished she would have continued with her movie career but respect her choice.

[@brianclark2093]

Phoebe also acted on stage in NYC. I met her after a performance and she was so friendly and gracious. Bless her.

[@guillermo3564]

Oh, man! I remember her so well! The definition of goddess.

[@chriscox3709]

The "Pool scene" is an absolute classic. Still lampooned to this day.👙

[@metaspherz]

Not only did Phoebe's topless scene make her more famous, but it also made the Cars more famous too. I didn't even know who the Cars were until Fast Times, and I bought the album based on that one song. The album was killer too, but that one song should be Phoebe's theme song forever!

[@PaulWildstar]

Moving in Stereo, hell yes!

[@davidmorris9596]

Absolute perfect song for that scene!!

[@ericsloss3963]

Pretty shocking you didn't know the Cars before then. They were quite big by that time. Their debut album came out in '78 and went 6x platinum. Then 3 more platinum albums after that before this movie came out.

[@Laidengizer113]

@@ericsloss3963 He was probably pretty young.

[@ericsloss3963]

@@Laidengizer113 Still surprising. They were on the radio all the time.

[@Merlin_Price]

Look at her. What a creature. Props to Dave for keeping a semblance of composure.

[@robdykejr]

One of the "Most Beautiful Women in America" in 1982??? WRONG!!! One of the most beautiful women,EVER!!!😃👍

[@Statsy10]

That was as little composure as I've ever seen him with, actually. Hard to blame him though. 😉

[@andrewmaresca8781]

@@robdykejrnah , I’ve seen many just as good and better

[@David_in_Thailand]

3 cinema moments that live with me forever. The Death Star exploding, the dinosaurs running through the field in Jurassic Park and Phoebe getting out of the swimming pool.

[@JoeZaccaris]

The Jurassic dinos and Death Star exploding just filled me with angst --- Phoebe's scene relieved tension in my nuts!

[@malcolmdrake6137]

Wow! ...how childish.

[@Statsy10]

It's too bad those all didn't happen in the same movie! Could you imagine? 😂

[@luci-fer250]

@@JoeZaccaris rotflmao

[@luci-fer250]

@@malcolmdrake6137 😛 we were children 😛

[@jaceconverse6337]

I love that she is so easygoing and able to deal with Letterman's attitude. She is totally aware of what he is doing and handles it beautifully. I remember when he had Tom Cruise on and he said to Cruise that I guess you can handle yourself based on the roles he played. Instead of realizing Letterman was making fun of him, and his macho roles. Cruise answered defensively and without laughing "yeah I'm okay and I can handle myself.

[@elgatofelix8917]

🔯 Letterman 🔯 🔯 Weinstein 🔯 🔯 Epstein 🔯

[@Frank_Cohen]

Dave was a respectful interviewer here. I see no attitude

[@thehawaiianslasher]

The face Phoebe make after she caught Brad. That was absolutely hilarious!

[@bobkelly3734]

Yes, the swimming pool scene. I was in my late teens for Fast Times and I had the predictable reaction to it. The cars were already one of my favorite bands, and the combination of her obvious beauty, the song, and the surreal direction coalesced into a dreamlike quality that I can recall these many years later. But I’ve seen that movie since, and as an adult it took on a new quality. Some very heavy issues were addressed in that film, to the point of discomfort. It truly was a landmark movie, and has stood the test of time not because of a poolside topless fantasy but rather exceptional writing, a killer cast, and expert direction. And throughout, Phoebe Cates was absolutely wonderful. A gifted actress that made “one of the ten most beautiful women in the country” seem like the girl next door. She gave the character an odd yet approachable combination of beauty and awkwardness, confidence and insecurity. I understand it, but I wrestle with seeing such a wonderful performance reduced to a single, albeit legendary scene. Ms. Cates, thanks for the wonderful and yes, unforgettable performance.

[@Twirlyhead]

You are overthinking it rather there.

[@horatiohernandez390]

I bet your doing the Fantasy Guy part Right Now,, aren’t you…. AREN’T YOU !! YOU SICK PUPPY YOU!!

[@jimwerther]

​@@Twirlyhead Ya think? Lol

[@stickman1742]

I didn't find Cates character in that film like the girl next door. She seemed much more the unobtainable beauty that at least put forth the idea that she was very advanced for her age. Completely out of the league of any high school boys.

[@Mrmajellan123]

You need therapy bro

[@seanwillis8483]

I think she is one of the most beautiful actors of all time. And fast times was a staple of my generation. Her scene with the carrot makes me crack up.

[@JoeZaccaris]

The carrot scene is probably what most teen girls do at slumber parties LOL

[@ericsloss3963]

She was so adorable. Fast Times was something else. It was quite clear she didn't want to talk much about Paradise. I will just say if you want to see more of Phoebe, Paradise is def the film to see. She's had a nice quiet life. She prob doesn't miss acting at all. I thought she should have been a bigger star.

[@Laidengizer113]

Adam Carolla said Kevin Kline married her and benched her during her prime. He hated it.

[@guaporeturns9472]

Married to Kevin Klein and has two kids

[@stickman1742]

In Hollywood, they all get nervous about talking about old projects that aren't really Hollywood approved. Paradise was nothing but a Blue Lagoon ripoff (itself a bad movie) that featured Cates' beauty. I'll watch Paradise over Blue Lagoon any day, but I'm sure her agents were telling her to not talk about Paradise. I think here she was afraid that Dave was going to say more about it like he was setting her up. I get the feeling that Dave really just knew nothing about it and was curious.

[@ltrenum]

She is totally at ease and Dave seems completely off his game, like a kid who can’t talk to his crush.

[@johnharris237]

If you were sitting across from her could you talk?

[@smooms20]

ha no

[@Rlrlrl1962]

He was a big creepy tho

[@duckman23]

We all would be LOL

[@Rlrlrl1962]

A kid ? Dave was like 60 during this and she was 21 super creepy man

[@bluejack644]

She's the reason Fast Times is so memorable.

[@gmac2558]

The only reason...

[@claysmell]

@@gmac2558 Spicoli is equally memorable if not more. still quote those scenes.

[@sandradee1579]

​@@claysmellAgreed.

[@mariai9549]

@@gmac2558 no

[@jckhammer]

I mean she is just insanely above and far above and other worldly beautiful and I cant even thinknof another words to describe her pure beauty as I'm just too awestruck to even type

[@setoredan]

Just marveling at how young Letterman is looking. I started watching his show probably in 85-86. Really miss the 80's.

[@RadicalCaveman]

Those blond eyebrows are extreme.

[@Turco949]

There was a reason why just about any rental copy of Fast Times VHS tape was messed up right at the pool scene.

[@JakeCole1453]

Oh my word she's absolutely gorgeous. No grotty tattoos or piercings like a lot of modern women.

[@pmafterdark]

Thankfully in the 80's full body disfigurement hadn't hit yet.

[@sergioruiz5218]

thats because shes a class act !

[@smitastic7030]

Yes exactly, a lot of the women walking around now look like they just got out of prison.

[@demonhoopa]

Damn my peers have all turned into the Lawrence Welk fogies judging my long hair and Alice Cooper shirt 😂😂😂

[@smitastic7030]

@@demonhoopa A tattoo or 2 is ok, covered in them, not a good look. All trends die hard! You really want to open laser tattoo removal clinics. You will be rolling in cash!

[@AliensAnonymous]

She got out of Hollywood scene before it jaded her.... brilliant

[@HKim0072]

lol, dude. Her husband still did movies. And, she was based out of NYC before she quit acting...to raise her kids.

[@southsidesaiyan8641]

@@HKim0072nothing he said contradicts your statement. Learn to read.

[@DewightBell]

Love Fast Time's, still watch it on my DVD.

[@daviddryden8088]

You can almost tell by her eyes that she was more than willing to give up stardom for a real life. God bless Phoebe for choosing wisely. She was then and still is today a gorgeously soul.

[@painkiller1968]

Yeah you can say that about her eyes......now. You must have ESPN.

[@capacola262743]

why is that "choosing wisely"?? i think she SHOULD have been a big star. instead, she disappeared soon after this.

[@morbidmanmusic]

No.. yu can't. Get real.

[@billymuellerTikTok]

@@capacola262743 she married actor Kevin Kline in 1989 and put her career on hold a few years later to have and raise their children - they are still happily married and have a net worth of $35 million and their daughter is a successful musician - I'd say she made the right choice

[@fransmith8992]

@@billymuellerTikTok damn right.

[@MrDuds1984]

She was very good in Fast Times Dave you’re correct it was a terrific scene 👍😊

[@frankiefernandez9225]

Fast times at Richmont high is one of my favorite movies 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽🏆🏆🏆

[@Jalex_Owns]

This was a joy to watch, just for Dave's whole demeanor. I don't believe I've ever seen him so flustered. He seems to have really had a thing for li'l Phoebe, though who could blame the guy?

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

I'm glad that Phoebe liked everything about Fast Times because I sure liked her being in one of my favorite movies - PEACE LOVE n HIPPYNESS ✌❤☮

[@armando_nyc]

It was 1984 and I was 17 year old stockboy when she entered the store I worked at on 72nd street (UWS of Manhattan). She asked me for assistance to reach a product on a high shelf. I remember being nervous as I used a "reach grabber" to retrieve her item . . . and I remember falling in love.

[@stickman1742]

Can't say you didn't have your shot.

[@eezyclsmooth9035]

Cannot get over how "Breathtaking" she looks!

[@txsurfnturf]

Definitely! I paused the video at least a half dozen times just to take screenshot pics of her.

[@egold1006]

Saw her at a wedding party, she was newly married at the time. Yes, amazing beauty.

[@charlesritter6640]

I've never seen a more beautiful woman than this girl in her prime.

[@jehudavis5422]

I'm going with Christina Applegate but I wouldn't kick either of them out of bed for eating crackers!😉

[@JohnRoot34231]

She is definitely second to whoever is first.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

No offense to Ms. Derek, but if shes a ten, this woman is an eleven.

[@JoeZaccaris]

I think she shot some rare publicity photos for Fast Times in a different bikini --- girl had an amazing ass back then

[@GJBarreda]

One of my biggest crushes.

[@tomc5803]

She is absolutely adorable

[@severinalan]

Gosh she is beautiful. That little shine or twinkle in her eyes is adorable 😂

[@Primevals33]

A lot of people don't know that she was huge in Japan. Japanese magazine and ads made her a lot of money and exposure. Beautiful woman. Fast Times came out the same year I was a senior in HS. Great memories..

[@Tachikawa_2006]

And she was the inspiration for Madoka Ayukawa from a classic anime series called Kimagure Orange Road

[@lovenature1919]

Japanese love everything foreign but they hate China and filipinos. Phoebe Cates is 25% filipino/chinese

[@shiroibasketshoes]

I knew; this American subscribed to Roadshow and Screen magazines because of their Phoebe Cates and Brooke Shields coverage, bought her "Paradise" record and went to Japan 27 times.

[@JeroenZM]

Doesn't surprise me since Japan tends to highly rate celebrities with youthful looks

[@Bekka_Noyb]

she's stunning! ♥

[@thedelightfullytacky]

3:10 Love the way she says "nope"...

[@brentwalker8596]

She has an interesting accent and way of speaking. She's from NY but sounds a bit different.

[@michaelking2582]

It's still amazing. Fast Times wound up being every bit as socially significant as American Graffiti, & Pheobe was NO SMALL part of that !! "Hi Brad..." and the carrot in the lunchroom will live forever. Not one man over the age of 35 can look at ANY red bikini and not automatically think "Pheobe Cates !!!". Even in 2023. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, & "Mr. Hand" also slayed EVERYONE !!! Thank you Phebes' & the gang !!!

[@randylefever6815]

Don’t forget Nicholas Cage when he was going by his uncles last name Coppola in the credits of the movie

[@blackandbluecamaro2877]

I'm 48 and was a teen in the 80's. I was HUGE into movies. Rented everything that looked even half way decent at the video store. Never saw or even heard of this movie until maybe 15 years ago. Pretty weird, cause I would have loved it!

[@JoeZaccaris]

@@blackandbluecamaro2877 not sure how you can be a teen in the 80's and not know about "Fast Times" LOL

[@1asset]

yikes, it's phoebe 😂

[@brianseneca3546]

Absolutely STUNNING! Had a huge crush on her in 82 when Fast Times came out!

[@treeskier802]

Phoebe is 21 here and is handling this interview with great maturity. Do we see this type of poise from 21 year olds today?

[@patrickmcdevitt8310]

Yea. Scarlett Johansson comes to mind. Jennifer Lawrence is another one.

[@southsidesaiyan8641]

@@patrickmcdevitt8310both of those women are in their 30s.

[@TWTexasA1]

Fast Times was a great movie, a lot of actors got their start in that movie..and Phoebe Cates was of course the highlight of it all. She was so gorgeous and perfect in every way…yes perfect 😍😍😍

[@derek7521]

Don't forget Jennifer Jason Leigh. The two together were perfect ❤

[@kenrobi1332]

1984 Phoebe Cates is an all time favorite.

[@TinKatt]

Omg ...this ep takes me back... What teenage boy was not head over heals in love with her 💕 ❤ 💗 ♥

[@davidnorth3411]

She is super honest in her talk with Dave , way mature beyond her years

[@jonalvy9126]

And I loved everything about her in fast times!

[@jameswoods6900]

Breath taking Beauty and every mans dream girl!

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

Good goddess … I was a horribly awkward teen in the 80’s…but Phoebe was a beautiful part of my coming of age … Gremlins was another very cool part of the 80’s...such a cool time.

[@fabio40]

5:48 she mentions she used to babysit Kate Capshaw's daughter. Kate Capshaw's daughter is Jessica Capshaw, who later played Arizona Robbins on Grey's Anatomy.

[@jegl1012]

Oh that pool scene….it is engraved in my brain!

[@jjmalaprop9968]

Letterman’s folded arms tells the entire story of his comfort level.

[@davidellis5141]

Pheobe was a 100% All Natural Beauty ! 😍

[@unclearless]

We never deserved her. She was cool enough to give us a glimpse of heaven, then politely said goodbye, enjoy your life. I will. Rock star.

[@raykrouse136]

Fun interview and yes she was the star of the 1980's. Only wish she did more movies.

[@ehombane]

Letterman is guilty, He wished her a long career. But obviously he did not do a good job. I have no idea who she is, even I saw gremlins. So I looked at her list of movies. Quite short, compared with Brook Shields from Blue lagoon. Or even with Milla from the blue lagoon .... returns. 50 is not so much, but few are quite great movies.

[@jrporter50]

I loved everything about Pheobe Cates on Fast Times in Ridgemont High lol

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

I hit puberty the millisecond that Fast Times hit the theaters. To this day, I still can't hear Moving In Stereo without growing a semi.

[@benstrout3231]

Letterman literally licking his lips and repeatedly turning the conversation back to Paradise, even after Cates said the subject made her uncomfortable, seems more than a little creepy. Thanks for posting! It's great to see Ms. Cates at possibly the peak of her legendary beauty.

[@cactaceous]

“at possibly the peak of her legendary beauty” oh, no, no. Seems more than a little creepy!

[@WeeferKeef]

You're absolutely right.

[@cactaceous]

@@WeeferKeef Think about it.

[@Frank_Cohen]

No creepiness to me at all. Simply inquiring for the audience into a lesser known part of her professional background. She doesn't seem uncomfortable at all.

[@WeeferKeef]

@@cactaceous Sorry, you're right.

[@UberDurable]

Memorable scene particularly because she looks so innocent!

[@jehudavis5422]

My nephews and nieces ask me what was the 80s like and I say just watch fast times at ridgemont high!

[@hildablanco1591]

Her smile is just beautiful

[@cluman1]

The chimney plot from Gremlins threw me for a loop. I thought it was dark and clever.

[@Daehawk]

She has always been awesome. Been on my radar since Fast Times. I was 14 when I saw it with my friends. We loved it. Phoebe was beautiful and an instant crush of mine. She is still a beautiful woman and so sweet and kind. I just re watched Fast Time last night. Still as fun and great as I recall. Now at my age i can see all the stuff I thought at 14 was wild and new to me. Its amazing thing to be able to do.

[@RFToob]

LOL Dave always has been a very personable, very funny and absolute expert interviewer. Priceless, thx for the vid.

[@fitzgeraldjamesjjr]

This is evidence that Dave was a horrible interviewer. He was jumping all over the place on timeline of her movies, had no research team on the fact she was there promoting her play . He seems like he is making it up as he goes along. There was a skit Chris Farley used to do on SNL as a star struck amateur talk show interviewer where his character was more professional and prepared that Dave Letterman in general, but this interview was even worse than Dave's usual ineptitude.

[@constancemerryweather4810]

My first movie crush from Gremlins. I think if I’d seen Fast Times at that age my head would’ve exploded!

[@BookClubDisaster]

She's underselling Fast Times. It's a classic!

[@stickman1742]

I think the problem is that back then almost all the Hollywood critics bashed it. Most gave it only 1 star. About 20 years later, the critics starting praising it, but when it came out most of them refused to acknowledge it as worthy of an honest review.

[@jglg7238]

Most people don't know, she's half asian, her mom Lily Cates is asian, Filipino-Chinese. She was very popluar in Asia than the u.s. in the 80s and early 90s, she still looks cute.

[@23nacho23]

Phoebe, the 80’s fantasy dream girl

[@Bartanderson-in7cn]

Only time I've ever seen her interviewed....what a treat

[@lukeskywalker1840]

Every time I hear "Moving in Stereo" by The Cars.....there is Linda Barrett.

[@fredwerza3478]

Time to rub one out to Phoebe in a bikini

[@cdynes385]

Phobe Cates is half Filipino like me and why I idolized her. She represented well and intelligent and gorgeous. She got out of the business when she married and had kids with Kevin Klein ,ran her own boutique,an accomplished business woman in Nycity..she made the transition to accomplished mature woman. Acting was just one of many. Shes still one of my tavorites from the 80s..

[@micronotsoft6891]

Not half, she only have 5% Filipino blood

[@JagaRico14344]

Phoebe Cates is a Eurasian. European Asian. Her mom is Chinese. To a Chinese - Filipino Heritage. Her dad American Europe descent. 😊

[@jeffswank1153]

I was secretly married to her at one time... Oh, wait that was a dream.

[@waynej2608]

I estimate that she's had literally millions of 'husbands'. I count myself in that mass of humanity. But, it turns out that Kevin Kline is the only one who can really make that claim. Lucky bastard.

[@eandatoo]

Moving in Stereo… I still remember that scene lol

[@missayawk]

Let's thank Phoebe's dad....." If you wanna do it, do it".Great call!

[@geoffhennessy275]

I remember watching this interview live. Hilarious.🤣

[@2GunRock]

I love that she wasn't a Beauty in the classic sense, which is to say the typical features of a Hollywood beauty. She really had her own look and features, almost Polynesian but not quite. Anyway, she had a unique beauty and I do mean stunningly gorgeous.

[@catalinajung5328]

I am not sure about Polynesian but yes, she is an exotic beauty. Perfect blend of Asian and Caucasian

[@davidmorris9596]

@Catalina Jung I can agree with that!!I never thought of that until now!! Most white mixed with any kind of ethnicities equal really good looking women!!

[@stickman1742]

@@catalinajung5328 That's why Hawaiian girls are so beautiful.

[@skttnm]

The 80's was the last of that Hollywood accent, the slight southern tone without the long drawl. It had such an innocence to it and the women were the ones who had it. Beautiful women like Phoebe made it even more gorgeous. My first love had that dark brown hair and sweet smile. She looked a lot like Phoebe. I will always love that look.

[@kennethholder8412]

Phoebe is the most beautiful, gorgeous & adorable woman that has ever existed. Some women are 1 or 2 of those, Phoebe is all 3. She's a rare beauty with strikingly gorgeous features, and an easy going down to earth charming personality that is painfully adorable & enduring. I've had a crush on her since I first saw her in the Gremlins when I was 5 in 1986.

[@bubbagump6934]

Phoebe Cates is such a good sport about everything! She was my 80s crush!

[@michaelbyrd524]

Dang she was gorgeous! Shame she stopped acting. I’d watch anything with her in it.

[@Davesworld7]

I was stationed at Clark AB Philippines when she visited Manila and was on the radio. She spoke mostly English with a Tagalog word here and there. I did not know she was half Chinese/Pinay from her mother until then. In case you missed it, yes she speaks Tagalog. She was very charming to the locals while there. Class act.

[@EnoVarma]

"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" has aged unbelievably well. It feels better now than when it came out. It indeed is a genuinely fine film. Amy Heckerling is the most underrated American filmmaker of her generation.

[@mariai9549]

she was ok. Fast Times was outstanding though.

[@galnhus56]

Phoebe is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!

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that smile..

[@cr8iveamboy775]

Phoebe was also a big hit in the Philippines.. it is a shame she did not make a movie there.. but we definitely claimed her there..Posters everywhere! lol.. Man, her beautiful eyes just shine! This is a cool interview because we get to see her natural side and personality.. very charming, smart and confident. She was also well cast in Private School.. but few knew she also graduated from Julliard.. But in the 80s, she was definitely my beauty standard and ideal.. but I would say, Alyssa Milano had a similar appeal.. who edified my attraction to beautiful big brown eyed, brunettes.. they are living Disney Princesses yet amazing young women..hmmm she babysat for Kate Capshaw.. no wonder she was in the company of Speilberg with Gremlins.. That list didnt fit her as much except maybe Christy.. but she is comparable to Brooke Shields who is like her Blue Lagoon contemporary. and Jennifer Jason Leigh was cute in that movie and an excellent actress.. there is also Lynda Carter, Winona Ryder and Kelly Preston from the 80s.. I am surprised Phoebe didn't do more movies any of that cast or that Sean Penn didn't date her.. lol.. Letterman tries to be as classy as he is crass at times but he pulls it off.. but maybe that's how we got Conan and Craig styles for talk shows! Nwy, this interview is the real "Date with an Angel".. I don't think I noticed Emmanuelle Beart until Mission Impossible.. Thanks Phoebe for being so poised and sweet.. As Bruce says, stars are like an illusion.. but I am glad she got to be in some of my favorite Hollywood movies of the 80s. and lives on on KZbin! lol.. Represent! ✊😎

[@shlepmessing8703]

Phoebe had 2 of the best parts in Fast Times.

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too bad those parts weren't that big

[@russelllangworthy8855]

@@chrissac8584 They were perfect.

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@@chrissac8584 This dude!!🤕

[@sorayah9702]

she was 17 lol

[@shlepmessing8703]

@@sorayah9702 So was I when I lost my virginity.

[@bcb2555]

Simple and straight forward beauty smile stunning personality is off the charts

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Phoebe Cates was the It girls of the early 80's.