Round 5: Tossup 2

In a dream sequence in this film, a character discussing Mark “Cutback” Davis and Bob “Jungle Vet” Gerard suddenly asks his interviewer, “where’d you get that jacket?” This film references an Orson Welles ad via the line “I shall sell no fries before their time,” which is delivered by a character who later says “Learn it. Know it. Live it.” after pointing at a sign reading “No shirt / No shoes / No dice.” The popularity of checkerboard Vans sneakers is often credited to a character in this film who interrupts a discussion of the (*) Spanish–American War to accept a pizza order. This film’s (10[1])screenplay was based on undercover journalism by Cameron Crowe. (10[1])Nicolas Cage and Forest Whitaker (10[1])debuted in this film, in which “Moving in Stereo” by the Cars plays during a dream sequence depicting Phoebe Cates’s character emerging from a pool. For 10 points, Sean Penn played the stoner surfer Jeff Spicoli in what 1982 Amy Heckerling film about L.A. high schoolers? ■END■

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