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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/NicolasCage said that filming for this movie was one of his worst experiences on a film set, not only by the fact that many of the cast and crew bullied him around (he was underaged at the time and this was his first film) but also that most of his scenes ended up being cut in the end.

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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/NicolasCage said that filming for this movie was one of his worst experiences on a film set, not only by the fact that many of the cast and crew bullied him around (he was underaged at the time and this was constantly teased for being a Coppola which is what lead to changing his first film) name to Cage) but also that most of his scenes ended up being cut in the end.
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** In the novel, Spicoli dreams he's singing "Highway to Hell" on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson'', but Creator/JohnnyCarson refused to appear in the movie, and other talk show hosts also turned it down[[note]]Creator/DavidLetterman apparently was willing to do it, but his agent wouldn't let him appear in a movie where the characters did drugs. Letterman would later call it a "fine film" during Phoebe Cates' appearance while the latter was promoting ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''[[/note]]. In its place was the scene where Spicoli is interviewed by Stu Nahan, then the sports director at Los Angeles Creator/{{NBC}} O&O station KNBC.

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** In the novel, Spicoli dreams he's singing "Highway to Hell" on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson'', but Creator/JohnnyCarson refused to appear in the movie, and other talk show hosts also turned it down[[note]]Creator/DavidLetterman apparently was willing to do it, but his agent wouldn't let him appear in a movie where the characters did drugs. Letterman would later call it a "fine film" during Phoebe Cates' appearance while the latter was promoting ''Film/{{Gremlins}}''[[/note]].''Film/{{Gremlins|1984}}''[[/note]]. In its place was the scene where Spicoli is interviewed by Stu Nahan, then the sports director at Los Angeles Creator/{{NBC}} O&O station KNBC.
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* ReferencedBy: The music video for Music/FountainsOfWayne's "Stacy's Mom" recreates the scene of Brad daydreaming about Linda and getting [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown caught masturbating by the real Linda walking in]]; the song's narrator daydreams about Stacy's mom getting out of the pool and is interrupted by Stacy.
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* OrphanedReference: The part of the movie where Damone tells Mark to romance Stacy by playing side one of ''Led Zeppelin IV'' and then cuts to Stacy and Mark listening to Led Zeppelin in his car, with Stacy looking slightly embarrassed, is a reference to a deleted scene where Linda warns Stacy that Mark is probably a loser metalhead who listens Led Zeppelin. The scene is shown in the TV edit, however.

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* OrphanedReference: The part of the movie where Damone tells Mark to romance Stacy by playing side one of ''Led Zeppelin IV'' and then cuts to Stacy and Mark listening to Led Zeppelin in his car, with Stacy looking slightly embarrassed, is a reference to a deleted scene where Linda warns Stacy that Mark is probably a loser metalhead who listens to Led Zeppelin. The scene is shown in the TV edit, however.
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* OrphanedReference: The part of the movie where Damone tells Mark to romance Stacy by playing side one of ''Led Zeppelin IV'' and then cuts to Stacy and Mark listening to Led Zeppelin in his car, with Stacy looking slightly embarrassed, is a reference to a deleted scene where Linda warns Stacy that Mark is probably a loser metalhead who listens Led Zeppelin. The scene is shown in the TV edit, however.
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** Creator/ChristoperReeve was considered for Jeff Spicoli.

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** Creator/ChristoperReeve Creator/ChristopherReeve was considered for Jeff Spicoli.

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** Creator/AnthonyEdwards and Creator/EricStoltz were considered for Jeff Spicoli and ended up playing the two unnamed stoner buddies of Spicoli in the "No shirt, no shoes, no dice" scene (Edwards is the one on the left and Stoltz is the one on the right when they're sitting across from Spicoli).



** Creator/AnthonyEdwards, Creator/ChristopherReeve and Creator/EricStoltz were considered for Jeff Spicoli.

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** Creator/AnthonyEdwards, Creator/ChristopherReeve and Creator/EricStoltz were Creator/ChristoperReeve was considered for Jeff Spicoli.
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* NamesTheSame: Linda Powell is also the name of a character Creator/KyraSedgwick played in ''Film/{{Singles}}'', a subsequent movie written and directed by Creator/CameronCrowe.
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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/NicolasCage said that filming for this movie was one of his worst experiences on a film set, not only by the fact that many of the cast and crew bullied him around (he was underaged at the time and this was his first film) but also that most of his scenes ended up being cut in the end.

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