Brian Backer in ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Fast Times” was inspired by director Cameron Crowe’s experiences going undercover as a high schooler at age 22, so in a way it makes sense that most of the actors were also older than they should have been. None stand out quite so much as Brian Backer, who at 25 was not only way too old to play shy sophomore Mark, but even older than Phoebe Cates, Sean Penn, and Judge Reinhold, all of whom played upperclassmen.