What Makes a Scene Classy?
I just posted about my Phoebe-Cates-in-Fast-Times-at-Ridgemont-High moment on Mmm…Sweat and it made me ask myself: What makes this one of the most classy scenes in all of film?
It’s hard not to empathize with the young man (an actor who would eventually play the Honorable Judge Reinhold in Clerks) fantasizing about someone he knew. Forget about the high school hormones. Forget about the fact that Phoebe Cates is stunning here. Forget about the exceptional direction in the film. The fantasy is one that we have all had: someone we know decides to reveal their desire for you.
The film’s moment touched us all before we touched ourselves.
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