Cameron Crowe thinks the low-key, unfussy, and authentic abortion scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High would be 'outrageously controversial' today
Fast Times at Ridgemont High portrayed abortion as an ordinary experience. Its writer doesn’t think that would be possible today. Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection In 2019, a cursed time to be alive, abortion features in TV and movies only occasionally, generally accompanied by some form of hype or bluster whenever it does. That a common medical procedure, one an estimated 24 percent of U.S.
“It would be protested, and there would be a mess over it,” Crowe said. When Fast Times released, he added, only one critic had anything to say about the scene: Roger Ebert, who reportedly “felt that it was tough for a young girl, that we had perhaps been tough on a young actress,” Crowe recalled.
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