Cameron Crowe
Owen Butler takes a look at the new Criterion Collection release of Amy Heckerling’s 1982 classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
In the next of our Take Two series, we tackle Cameron Crowe’s Vanilla Sky, which may not be quite as remarkable as initially remembered.
In his films, Cameron Crowe has often returned to similar motifs and themes; we explore his films and analyse how he applies his trademarks.
There are several things about this film that you should know. First, it’s a romance but it stars Bradley Cooper. Second , it’s set in Hawaii and mostly on a military base so you most likely will have to salute once or twice.
A predominantly accelerated 15-year-old called William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is embarrassingly out of sync with his snarling high-school mates. His mother Elaine (Frances McDormand) is an English teacher who worries about William’s influences and invites rowdy laughter from his classmates when she shouts, “Don’t take drugs!” to him while dropping him off.
