Where are they now?
They starred in your favorite cult films. What happened afterwards?? Poke around and see what your favorite stars did after their cult role.
| Sean Penn: Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
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In one of his earlier roles, Penn
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Penn is now an Oscar winning actor for his role in Mystic River. He is a political activist and has two children. |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh: Stacey Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
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| Leigh plays the naive freshman who is known for losing her virginity on a baseball bench and for going all the way with her boyfriends best friend. |
Leigh starred in various indie and mainstream films such as Single White Female. |
| Judge Reinhold: Brad Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
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In Reinhold’s first major feature |
Over the years Reinhold has been in all of the Santa Clause movies and he will star in the 2008 film Swing Vote with Kevin Costner. |
| Phoebe Cates: Linda Barrett in Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
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Cates played the popular sexpot |
After staring in the Gremlins |
| Robert Romanus: Mike Damone in Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
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Romanus played scummy Mike |
Romanus was on a regular on |
| Brian Backer: Mark “Rat” Ratner in Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
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Backer plays the painfully shy |
Ratner is still best known from his |
| Forest Whitaker: Charles Jefferson in Fast Times at Ridgemont High | |
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Whitaker played the star football |
Whitaker went on to star in many |

80s cult films are del.icio.us












