title: Phoebe Cates
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Pamela Springsteen
Amanda Wyss
Ava Lazar
Fast Times
D.W. Brown
Kelli Maroney
Jennifer Jason Leigh
The Hitcher (2007 film)
sentences: Phoebe Belle Cates Kline (née Cates; July 16, 1963), known professionally as Phoebe Cates, is an American film actress, singer and former model.
 She is known primarily for her roles in several 1980s films, most notably "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Gremlins".
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Cameron Crowe, adapted from his 1981 book of the same name.
 Crowe went undercover at Clairemont High School in San Diego and wrote about his experiences.
Pamela Colleen Springsteen (born February 8, 1962) is an American actress and photographer.
 She had a short acting career, and is best known for playing the role of serial killer Angela Baker in "" and "".
 She had co-starring roles in "Dixie Lanes", "The Gumshoe Kid", and smaller roles in mainstream films like "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Reckless" and "Modern Girls".
 She is now a successful photographer in Los Angeles.
 She is the younger sister of Bruce Springsteen.
Amanda Wyss (born November 24, 1960) is an American film and television actress.
 She began her career in the early 1980s and first gained notice for her role as Lisa in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982).
 She then rose to international prominence after playing Tina Gray in the fantasy film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984).
 She subsequently starred in "Silverado" (1985), "Better Off Dead" (1985), "Powwow Highway" (1989), "Shakma" (1990), and "The Id" (2016).
 Outside of film, Wyss has guest starred on a variety of television series including "Cheers" (1985-1986), "Charmed" (1999), and "Dexter" (2006).
 Wyss is also known for her role as Randi McFarland in the television series "" (1992-1993).
Ava Lazar is an American actress most notable for her role as the first Santana Andrade in NBC's soap opera "Santa Barbara".
 She has been seen in numerous roles in Film and Television.
 Some of the most notably, Rocky Two, starring Sylvester Stallone, Fast Times at Ridgemont High starring Sean Penn, Scarface, starring Al Pacino, Forever Young, starring Mel Gibson and Where's Parsifal starring Tony Curtis, Orson Wells, Peter Lawford, Donald Pleasence, Ron Moody and various other co starring roles in television.
 Ava Lazar is also a producer of three feature-length films, Nature of the Beast with Eric Roberts and Lance Hendrickson, Mic and the Claw and Trafficking.
Fast Times is an American sitcom based on the 1982 movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" that was produced by Amy Heckerling, who directed the original film.
 It ran for 7 episodes on CBS from March 3 until April 23, 1986.
 Cameron Crowe, who penned the original "Fast Times" novel and film screenplay, served as creative consultant.
 Moon Unit Zappa participated as a technical consultant.
 She was hired in order to research slang terms and mannerisms of teenagers, as she had just graduated from high school at the time and had a much better grasp of then-current high school behavior than the writers.
 Oingo Boingo provided the theme song.
D. W. Brown is the co-owner and head instructor at the Joanne Baron/D.
W. Brown Studio in Santa Monica, California.
 He began his acting career early at the age of 15 in his hometown theater company in Tucson, Arizona Starring in "Desire Under The Elms".
 He later came to Los Angeles, where he starred in films such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", his own series, "Jo's Cousin," and performed numerous leading roles in film and on television.
Kelli Maroney is an American film and television actress.
 Maroney is best known for her early roles in the movies "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Night of the Comet" and on television on the television soap operas "Ryan's Hope" and "One Life to Live".
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow on February 5, 1962) is an American actress.
 Leigh began her career as a teenager in the 1970s, guest-starring on several television shows.
 Her film breakthrough came in 1982 for her performance as Stacy Hamilton in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".
 Leigh continued performing past her teen years, receiving critical praise for her roles in the 1990 films "Miami Blues" and "Last Exit to Brooklyn".
 In 1991, she appeared in Ron Howard's "Backdraft", and in 1992 she acted in the drama-thriller "Single White Female".
The Hitcher is a 2007 American horror-thriller film starring Sean Bean, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton.
 It is a remake of the 1986 film of the same name starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and C. Thomas Howell.
 "The Hitcher" was directed by Dave Meyers and produced by Michael Bay’s production company Platinum Dunes.
 This is the second feature film collaboration between Sean Bean and Michael Bay after the 2005 film "The Island".

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 Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Cameron Crowe, adapted from his 1981 book of the same name.
 Crowe went undercover at Clairemont High School in San Diego and wrote about his experiences. 

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 Pamela Colleen Springsteen (born February 8, 1962) is an American actress and photographer.
 She had a short acting career, and is best known for playing the role of serial killer Angela Baker in "" and "".
 She had co-starring roles in "Dixie Lanes", "The Gumshoe Kid", and smaller roles in mainstream films like "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Reckless" and "Modern Girls".
 She is now a successful photographer in Los Angeles.
 She is the younger sister of Bruce Springsteen. 

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 Amanda Wyss (born November 24, 1960) is an American film and television actress.
 She began her career in the early 1980s and first gained notice for her role as Lisa in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982).
 She then rose to international prominence after playing Tina Gray in the fantasy film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984).
 She subsequently starred in "Silverado" (1985), "Better Off Dead" (1985), "Powwow Highway" (1989), "Shakma" (1990), and "The Id" (2016).
 Outside of film, Wyss has guest starred on a variety of television series including "Cheers" (1985-1986), "Charmed" (1999), and "Dexter" (2006).
 Wyss is also known for her role as Randi McFarland in the television series "" (1992-1993). 

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 Ava Lazar is an American actress most notable for her role as the first Santana Andrade in NBC's soap opera "Santa Barbara".
 She has been seen in numerous roles in Film and Television.
 Some of the most notably, Rocky Two, starring Sylvester Stallone, Fast Times at Ridgemont High starring Sean Penn, Scarface, starring Al Pacino, Forever Young, starring Mel Gibson and Where's Parsifal starring Tony Curtis, Orson Wells, Peter Lawford, Donald Pleasence, Ron Moody and various other co starring roles in television.
 Ava Lazar is also a producer of three feature-length films, Nature of the Beast with Eric Roberts and Lance Hendrickson, Mic and the Claw and Trafficking. 

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 D. W. Brown is the co-owner and head instructor at the Joanne Baron/D.
W. Brown Studio in Santa Monica, California.
 He began his acting career early at the age of 15 in his hometown theater company in Tucson, Arizona Starring in "Desire Under The Elms".
 He later came to Los Angeles, where he starred in films such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", his own series, "Jo's Cousin," and performed numerous leading roles in film and on television. 

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 Kelli Maroney is an American film and television actress.
 Maroney is best known for her early roles in the movies "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Night of the Comet" and on television on the television soap operas "Ryan's Hope" and "One Life to Live". 

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 Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow on February 5, 1962) is an American actress.
 Leigh began her career as a teenager in the 1970s, guest-starring on several television shows.
 Her film breakthrough came in 1982 for her performance as Stacy Hamilton in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".
 Leigh continued performing past her teen years, receiving critical praise for her roles in the 1990 films "Miami Blues" and "Last Exit to Brooklyn".
 In 1991, she appeared in Ron Howard's "Backdraft", and in 1992 she acted in the drama-thriller "Single White Female". 

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 The Hitcher is a 2007 American horror-thriller film starring Sean Bean, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton.
 It is a remake of the 1986 film of the same name starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and C. Thomas Howell.
 "The Hitcher" was directed by Dave Meyers and produced by Michael Bay’s production company Platinum Dunes.
 This is the second feature film collaboration between Sean Bean and Michael Bay after the 2005 film "The Island". 

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Answer: Dave Meyers