Thursday, June 20, 2013
12:17 a.m. PDT

Phoebe Cates, 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'

That "sproing!" heard 'round in the world in 1982? That was the sound of a generation reaching puberty at the sight of Phoebe Cates in (and out of) her red bikini. <br><br> <b>Bonus leer-fodder for those who enjoy the male torso</b>: Sean Penn, Eric Stoltz and Anthony Edwards violate the "No Shoes, No Shirts, No Dice" policy.

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That "sproing!" heard 'round in the world in 1982? That was the sound of a generation reaching puberty at the sight of Phoebe Cates in (and out of) her red bikini.

Bonus leer-fodder for those who enjoy the male torso: Sean Penn, Eric Stoltz and Anthony Edwards violate the "No Shoes, No Shirts, No Dice" policy.

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