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Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Eric Stoltz, Jenny Wright, Lea Thompson, Brin Berliner ... see more see more... , Rick Moranis , Hart Bochner , Susan Blackstone , Cari Anne Warder , Robert Ridgely , Michael Bowen , Angel Salazar , Randy Quaid , Ed Berke , William Bramley , Hildy Brooks , Ed Call , Dean Devlin , Tony Epper , Sherilyn Fenn , Karen Haber , Kevin Peter Hall , Tracy Hutchinson , Jack Kehoe , Leigh Lombardi , Barbara London , Chris Penn , Gary Riley , Ashley St. John , Ben Stein , Tommy Swerdlow , Keone Young , Cameron Crowe , Leo Penn , Jessica Rains , Dick Rude , Lee Ving , Ted White , Nicky Beat , Sue Bowser , Beth McKinley , Danny Tucker , Reginald H. Farmer , John Linson , Francesca 'Kitten' Natividad , Jennifer Dorr White , Nancy Wilson , Ron Wood

Comprised of classic teen movie elements scattered like croutons over a salad, this undistinguished high school drama involves several inconsequential stories at once, set in a seven-day period before... read more read more... the beginning of school. Tom Drake (Christopher Penn, Sean's brother) is a high-school wrestler who loves Eileen (Jenny Wright), but she is more than just a little dubious about their relationship. Since her lecherous boss (Rick Moranis) will not leave her alone, men are at a low ebb in her life. Bill Conrad (Eric Stoltz) is a friend of Tom's who has already graduated and who asks him to share his apartment for awhile to help him out financially. Bill then decides to split with his girlfriend Anita (Lea Thompson), who is suddenly too young for his new status as a high-school grad. Miffed at his rejection, Anita starts a liaison with David Curtiss (Hart Bochner), without knowing that David is married and a father. Other than Bill's 15-year-old brother Jim (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), who follows a Vietnam vet around in adulation, the entire focus of the film is on teen love relationships played by twentysomethings from the vantage point of tensomethings, more or less. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Art Linson

Release Date: September 28, 1984

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  • ajv2688
    January 17, 2011
    ajv2688
    An average teen drama like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and other like it. The cast is good, and the characters are interesting, but the story is all over the place. This movie could have been better.
  • The80sExpert
    June 14, 2009
    The80sExpert
    I found out about this movie from seeing the Bananarama music video of their song for the movie, which made it look funny and interesting. In reality, it was not very funny or interesting. It does have a lot of good actors, but the movie itself is mediocre.
  • bradwest
    October 19, 2008
    bradwest
    This kinda sequel to Fast Times isn't as funny or poignant, but hey, I knew one of the strippers in part of this, so , yeah, I watched it a few times.
  • jeffman52001
    February 9, 2007
    jeffman52001
    The Wild Life is a wild and awesome film about party animals who have a lot of fun and grow up. Chris Penn, Lea Thompson, Rick Moranis, Jenny Wright, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith rock in this film.

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