[ad_1]
The world of 1982 Fast times at Ridgemont High came to life on September 17 at a fundraising table that included Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Jimmy Kimmel, John Legend, Ray Liotta, Julia Roberts, Shia LaBeouf, Morgan Freeman and Henry Golding.
The hour-long broadcast event was held on the Facebook page of the nonprofit CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) and Penn’s LiveXLive, as well as the criminal justice reform group Reform Alliance.
Dane Cook presented and Freeman narrated the unrehearsed reading, which came out without noticeable errors in a dozen key scenes of coming-of-age playwriting.
Much of the attention given to the star-studded event, originally scheduled for a month ago but delayed by “technical difficulties,” focused on Pitt and Aniston performing together, 15 years after their divorce.
Pitt played Brad Hamilton, played by Judge Reinhold in the film, and Aniston played the character of Phoebe Cates’ Linda Barrett. The duo recreated the deeply embarrassing swimsuit sequence from the film.
Roberts voiced Stacy Hamilton, Brad Hamilton’s cheerful younger sister. LaBeouf took on Penn’s iconic Jeff Spicoli character and Liotta played several scenes as Spicoli’s antagonist Mr Hand, including the memorable scene where Spicoli hands him a pizza in class.
The legend voiced soccer star Charles Jefferson and his little brother.
Golding took on the role of science teacher, Mr. Vargas. McConaughey faced Mike Damone while Cook played Mark “Rat” Ratner.
The pre-show jokes featured Roberts causing laughter from the castmates by asking Legend’s wife Chrissy Teigen about her orange outfit, “Is that what you wear when you walk around the house?” – followed by an introduction by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, in which he called the film the most important of his youth.
The event concluded with a brief appearance by director Amy Heckerling and screenwriter Cameron Crowe, who adapted the script from their book about going incognito to a San Diego high school.
Heckerling said that Penn did not have to audition for the role because he made a strong impression and that Penn forced everyone to call him “Spicoli” on set and refused to answer his real name.
“He got the job on the sheer force of his Sean-ness,” he added. – Reuters
[ad_2]
