Table reads are becoming more a staple given the uncertain times during quarantine. Many involve cast reunions, but the latest in Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) is probably the most star-studded ever to appear, most weren’t even in the original. Assembled by comedian Dane Cook and Ivan Dudynsky, the table read is part of the “Feelin’A-Live” fundraiser to benefit nonprofits CORE and the REFORM Alliance to help fight the spread of COVID-19 on two fronts via LiveXLive. Among the Livestream, participants include Brad Pitt, Jimmy Kimmel, Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Henry Golding, Shia LaBeouf, Cook, and Sean Penn. Penn, who plays Jeff Spicoli in the Amy Heckerling film, is the member of the original cast announced in participating, but won’t reprise his role instead, deferring to a “new guy.” The director and writer Cameron Crowe (who also wrote the novel) plan to present a special introduction to the Livestream.

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