We want this on DVD! Yes one of my favorite movies of the 80's. Certainly not too rare to be on DVD. Just put everything on DVD! Jeez. This movie should be available on DVD.
Another 80's gem missing on DVD!!!! It amazes me that Universal will hype "Fast Times", but not this one, they are almost the same movie, but they are different too, I always felt this one was more along the lines of the same High School, just different students, however, this one is just as good I think & like one reviewer noted, A good companion to "Fast Times", like that one, this one has many then unknown stars such as Chris Penn(Sean's brother)who starred in "Pale Rider" with Eastwood a year later, & who died in 2006, but here he embodies Sean's mannerism, he is to this film what Sean Penn was to "Fast Times", although not as funny, still he is fun to watch, he reminds us of the friend who was always getting us into trouble, & Eric Stoltz who would go on to play Rocky in "Mask" with Cher, is Penn's straight & narrow friend who can't escape Penn's mayhem, also along for the ride is Lea Thompson(Back to the Futute) as Stoltz's somtime girlfriend who works in a doughnut shop & is having an affair with a cop played by Hart Bochner(Die Hard), Nancy Wilson of "HEART" makes a cameo as his stay at home wife, & Jenny Wright(Young Guns II) is Lea's friend who is the object of Penn's affection & Rick Moranis(Streets Of Fire) as her geeky boss, to Randy Qauid once again playing an off the wall character as a Vietnam vet in a cameo appearance, but the real standout is probably Ilan Mitchell Smith as Stoltz's rebellious brother who likes explosives & probably should have went on to bigger things, but faded, he was in "weird Science" a year later, but that was about it, other notable stars is Michael Bowen(Valley Girl) & Pep Serna(Scarface) as Penn's other friends, & Dean Delvin, producer of "Independence Day" as a liquor store clerk in the beginning, all & all, your typical teen movie that is better than most give it credit for, released in the fall of 1984, I am amazed it didn't do better, considering that the "Breakfast Club" came three months later by the same studio(Universal) & did real well, & was in my opinion somewhat boring by comparison, all & all a good companion to "Fast Times" & needs a DVD release!!!
Bring it to DVD!!!!!!! I watched this on cable a few nites ago and wondered why it wasnt released on DVD. It deserves it.Even tried to find the soundtrack of the film but only on cassette. The shocking thing of th film was the sondtrack by Eddie Van Halen...if u watch the first 15 minutes or so you can hear 2 songs from VH .."Right Now" and "How Do I know When Its Love" intros.....and those songs came out years later!!!!!
DVD please! It would be a tribute to the late Chris Penn to release this classic film on DVD. If not...it's casual.
NOT a sequel to Fast Times, but still an excellent slice of 80's. In high school, I watched this movie every time it was on and it is still entertaining 22 years later. People assume this is a "sequel" To Fast Times At Ridgemont High. It was written by Cameron Crowe (who wrote Fast Times) and stars Chris Penn (Sean's brother). It was directed by Art Linson (who produced Fast Times) but it IS its own film. I like to think of it as a companion movie to Fast Times. What happens immediately AFTER high school? The Wild Life tackles that question and does a great job at it. The character of Jim (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) was me in high school. I was 15 when the Wild Life came out, so Jim was the character that I could relate to the most. I lived with my single mom and sister. I was obsessed with Vietnam (and WW2). I also wore camouflage pants to school about 3 days a week, hated authority figures and hung out in a bowling alley (as well as the mall arcade). The other characters are also interesting as well, but Jim was just the one that "clicked" with me. I assume Cameron Crowe based these people on real life versions just like he did with his Fast Times script and chances are, you will relate to someone in this film. I have always liked Eric Stoltz and in this he plays the straight guy to Chris Penn's obnoxious character. They work well together, but it's a friendship of necessity not choice. This is a much more serious film than Fast Times but still has some great, funny moments. Cool soundtrack with ORIGINAL songs by Bananarama and Eddie Van Halen. Release a dvd Universal. Don't underestimate the fan base for this film! A whole generation watched The Wild Life on cable over and over again. Release this movie ASAP as my VHS tape is getting haggard.
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