Phoebe Cates

Rockin that Hostess at Benihana look that was popular in the eighties

As a gay man, she's objectively beautiful but does nothing for me otherwise.

As a teenager watching this film, there was a thrill of seeing boobies in a movie because they were Forbidden and much rarer in the days before the Internet made porn ubiquitous.

I wanted her deeply in me.

She appealed to straight men, gay men and lesbians.

I thought she was at her best in Drop Dead Fred.

Why are her nipples brown? She was young when that photo was taken and had not yet had children so what's the deal? Was she preggers at some point and had an abortion?

Isn't she part East Asian?

Late 80s interview. Just after her marriage.

R7, from Wiki: "Her father and maternal grandmother were of Russian-Jewish descent, and her maternal grandfather was Chinese-Filipino. Cates' mother was born in Shanghai, China.

Her skin is fair so I would assume her nipples would also be light but what do I know.

In 2014.

She's aged well.

Teri Hatcher had sort of a similar look but didn't age well.

Phoebe was really lovely. Fast Times was by far her most iconic role IMO, but I would guess that her biggest paycheck was likely for the two Gremlins films. It seems odd that she was never terribly successful as an actress. She was really excellent in Fast Times in particular - a film that really has stood the test of time. Who knows - Hollywood has always been competitive. She often gave off an apathetic vibe - perhaps casting agents saw the same attitude. I always loved her (in honesty, watching her films years after they were released - I still can't believe that she was born in 1963!!!).

She's from a showbiz family so she probably didn't give a fuck about her career. She had fun for a bit and then decided to settle down, start a family and pursue other interests. Didn't she have a business selling home goods or something?

I liked her later roles in Bodies Rest and Motion and The Anniversary Party

Certainly, every gay man wants to make sweet, sweet love to that woman and her obscene mammary glands.

Someone posted a great story about her on an old thread. They saw her on a NYC street, apparently a few blocks from where her store was located. They shouted, "Which one of you bitches is my Mother!" from Lace. They reported that at first she was stunned, then she just started to laugh.

R6, Men have different colored nipples and so do women.

Which one of you bitches is my mother?!

Yes R17, but men's nipples don't change color and darken when they become pregnant.

I also remember the topless reveal in that 80s comedy about a woman impersonating a man.

She had a rare fungal disease called Nippletosis that she caught during a photo shoot in the jungles of darkest Africa. She caught it from a very large gentleman who had taken her on a tour of some ancient ruins during her rest time, where they made love amidst the stones. The very next day when she took her top off for the photo shoot, it was discovered that her nipples had become discolored and that was when she converted to Presbyterianism. She discussed all this in the interview Playboy did with her in 1990.

R20 just one of the guys?

"It's OK everybody, it's alright. He has tits."

A film like this would never get made today as it would be considered trans phobic, when in the 1980s it was one of many teen sex comedies and nothing really special.

See? Her tits are young and beautiful...those huge water balloons that doctors put in are ugly.

LOVED her hit single "Poetry Man."

Princess Baraboo

[quote]LOVED her hit single "Poetry Man."

[quote]—How Come She Didn't Record More?

I have SNOW idea.

The actress, Joyce Hyser, from Just One of the Guys dated Bruce Springsteen. His other ex, music photographer Lynn Goldsmith had a similar look.

Joyce was so cute, she looks a lot like DL fave Susanna Hoffs.

I've obtained an exclusive photo of poster R6 seeing tits for the first time.

Actually R28, I saw tits for the first time when I hit puberty and looked in the mirror.

I thought she was gorgeous when i saw her for the first time in Gremlins. And DDF is one of my fave movies. I can't believe it took me so long to check out Fast Times. Was Private School a big hit when it came out??

R29 We've also obtained that footage too

The topless horseback riding scene in Private School was filmed off Potrero Road in Thousand Oaks.

She’s still lovely. She has a nice boutique on upper Madison Avenue.

Wasn’t her real last name Katz?

Her daughter is not so cute

Any fans of Shag: The Movie around here? It's one of my favorite lazy Sunday afternoon films. But it's a funny coincidence how both she and Bridget Fonda decided to prematurely retire from acting in 2001.

She used to say she was 1/4 Chinese. Now it’s “Chinese Filipino.” Lots of people who claimed they were part Chinese or part Japanese are actually part Filipino. For some reason, they don’t like to admit this. It’s so dumb. Chinese or Japanese isn’t “better” than Filipino.

R36 Shag Fun fact: Kevin Kline, her then fiancé, came to visit her on set, just before leaving for London to film "A Fish called Wanda"

She was quite popular as a model in the Asian markets. When I was stationed in Japan in the late eighties, her face was everywhere. One magazine even had a contest between who was the most beautiful-Brooke Shields or Phoebe.

She and Kevin Kline both come from wealth

She married Kevin Kline talk about the most random couple

What’s random? They’re both from wealthy families, both went to Juilliard, both are half Jewish, both were actors, both can sing. They have a lot in common

I loved her in the TV miniseries, Lace.

I just understand why breeder boys get all hot and bothered by those fat bags.

Lace.... Which one of you bitches is my Mother....

Mmmm nice tits. I'd love to have sucked that guy from gremlins though.

She starred in Paradise (a Blue Lagoon ripoff) with Willie Aames. When I went to see it the entire audience consisted of an adult male (me) and three teenaged girls.

R47 and all you girls probably screeched over Willie's Aames full-frontal.

What’s weird about her brown nipples? She’s part Asian, and Asians have brown nipples. Some dark haired white people do too.

R39 what was it like being bisexual or gay in the military in Japan in the 1980s? Did you have sex with men at all, secretly, or did you just jerk off a lot instead?

Someone once told me that he went to see Private School for Phoebe, but when her co-star, uber-babe Betsy Russell, appeared onscreen, he was like, “Phoebe, who?”

She doesn't seem to age... still looks beautiful, and not much older than OP's photo.

Songstress Phoebe singing one of the songs from the Private School soundtrack...

Some modeling shots when she was with Elite modeling agency.

R35 if kevin kline was your father you wouldn't be so not cute looking either

Kevin was hot. Is the daughter adopted?

Is Drop Dead Fred the girl's real father?

Every lesbian 's fantasy chick.

Betsy Russell’s boobs have got to be fake. No jiggling whatsoever.

The daughter looks just like a cross between Phoebe Cates & Kevin Kline without the plastic surgery & cosmetic dentistry her parents had.

R11 Well, she's part Asian like Keanu Reeves. They age slower.

[quote]Betsy Russell’s boobs have got to be fake

They are now. Don’t think they were back then.

I think equal time requires male nudity from another Phoebe Cates film. Consider is the Datalounge Fairness Doctrine.

Looking like she did in the 80s, and then backing out of the business entirely - she's got to have some #metoo stories.

Is her son Owen family?

I always thought she was stunning. And I blame her for my fondness for brunettes.

It's always a shame when actresses have to lower themselves to nudity.

Well, she can't do topless no more.

LOL, R31.

R34, yes but her uncle was also named (Gil) Cates. He was famous for producing many Academy Awards shows, so either the family changed their name before she was born or he and his brother decided to do so when they went into showbiz.

Remember when Phoebe Wallingford flashed her tits on AMC? THAT was hot!

1985

R50, I hated it...constantly being on the lookout for Naval Investigative Services sending spies to the bars, not being able to share the details of your weekend with anyone. Glad that portion of my life is over...being forced into the closet like that shaves years off, imo...

Kevin Kline claims he and Phoebe met when she auditioned for Meg Tilly's role in The Big Chill.

However, their chemistry @R70's photo is interesting. (Poor Brooke Adams)

Interesting that Phoebe was up for that Big Chill role as she and Meg both have Chinese ancestry,

R73 I know what you mean. Brooke Adams looks like a third wheel here.

It's also interesting that Brooke Adams played as one of her potential mothers in Lace (1984).

Oh snap! You can tell how enamoured Kev is with Phoebes in R71’s pic where she’s playfully shaking his rather large finger.

I wonder if she regrets turning roles down

Doubtful. She probably has a very pleasant life.

I love you R63.

Kevin Kline's family owned a pharmacy in St. Louis, where he grew up. They were comfortable but not uber wealthy. He graduated from St. Louis Priory High School in 1966, all-boys and Catholic.

Kevin Kline was all over Broadway, other New York stage productions and then Hollywood starting in the '70s. He might not be as well known now, but he was definitely considered a star, and I always thought he was hot. He dated a string of well-known personalities before his marriage, including both Patty Lupone and Linda Ronstadt. I remember at the time of his wedding to Cates the notion that it was understandable based on her looks, but that he was marrying "down" based on her somewhat lowbrow career.

R67 well, her son dry humped a bookcase in THE SQUID AND THE WHALE when he was only 13.

She's good friends with Jennifer Jason Leigh

R64 Probably but I don't think she ever really enjoyed being an actor and once Kline was supporting her there was no reason to continue.

r84, that pic looks more than just friends. They are naked under that blanket.

R42, Cates attended Juilliard? That's certainly news to me. Then again, you said "went to Juilliard." Perhaps you were referencing her meeting a friend for lunch who happened to be a student there.

R70, I DO remember that infamous scene from AMC and my loins were never the same thereafter. Phoebe Tyler's tits should be duly enshrined in the Soapsonian Institute!

Trading bunt cake recipes with M.

[quote]Cates attended Juilliard? That's certainly news to me. Then again, you said "went to Juilliard." Perhaps you were referencing her meeting a friend for lunch who happened to be a student there.

The SHADE of it all!

She would be so much more attractive now if she did something with her hair.

Phoebe did attend Juilliard. Just because it's news to you doesn't make it false.

R91, let's establish the facts here. If you think Cate's taking afterschool dance classes at Juilliard from the ages of 10-13 (which I just verified) deserves to be referred to as "attending Juilliard," then I suggest you inform Juilliard four year degree degree holders, Bebe Neuwirth, Christine Baranski, Jessica Chastain, Andre Braugher, Ving Rhames, Viola Davis, Jeanne Tripplehorn, William Hurt, Laura Linney, Frances Conroy, Marcia Cross, and from the inaugural graduating class, Ms. Patti Lupone--of this newfangled nomenclature.

One of the most jerked off to 80s girls

If she was modeling for the Elite agency, then presumably she was ‘had’ by John Casablancas.

Seventeen

my bro got her drunk bak in the day and fukd her in the bak of his pick up …… said she was hot but even then her puss was floppy

One of the more exotic 80s girls.

Greta and Phoebe

When was that taken?

^ It was taken at the NYC premier of "The Extra Man." 2010

OP=Kevin Kline.

Do you think when really conventionally good looking people have meh looking children they are dissappointed?

Not necessarily. They may enjoy remaining "the pretty one".

Cold degenerate eyes. But otherwise probably a lovely lady

You bitches are slipping, no one mentioned her RIDICULOUS "I hate Christmas speech" from Gremlins that she parodied with the hilarious "I hate President's Day speech" in Gremlins 2

hard to believe kevin kline has milked her hot udders all these years

I love him

extra man was tre fab

She was a big teen model. I remember her in my sister's 17 magazine. I kind of had a crush on her. She was gorgeous. Loved her in Fast Times and "Bright Lights Big City"

even tho I was gay, I enjoyed lookin at her big fat titty udders..

R108 - But they weren’t big. They were perky B cups.

I used to masturbate to Judge Reinhold masturbating to Phoebe Cates.

I always felt that Mia Sara and Jennifer Connelly were prettier than Phoebe.

2008 interview with Phoebe talking about her store.

I used to jack off on my hot big bro's bed thinking bout his fascination of sucking off her big fat tasty long nipples...

Phoebe had more charisma than Jennifer Connelly and Mia Sara

Them titties!

I visualize her doggie style, men form a line behind her, mostly college footballers, fukin her and workin them hanging tittys over hard.

r112, Kevin sounds like a controlling jerk.

Just Married

She’s half Asian. That’s why she looks “exotic” and has dark nipples.

THE IGNORANCE.

Is that Blanche's sassy grandson in the "Just One of the Guys" clip shown at R22?

And you can just imagine Kevin's woody in the publicity pics with poor Brooke Adams. Brooke did get Tony Shaloub as ...sort of... a consolation prize.

Cates projected about as much personality as a bath mat.

Peace

R20 I remember that movie. Actress is known more for being Bruce Springsteen’s girlfriend. Her name was Joyce. Can’t remember her last name.

Gremlins 2 is seriously one of the best sequels ever. It never gets enough credit. And John Glover sending up YOU KNOW WHO is eerie, prescient and brilliant. One of the great supporting turns.

Phoebe didn't have a long run but she made enough movies that people will remember her forever - Fast Times and Gremlins 1 & 2 alone.

But she also starred in other movies that have become cult classics and faves, like Shag: The Movie and Private School, with Matthew Modine, which is finally coming to Blu-ray in October.

Her kids were in the movie The Anniversary. She looked good then to.

My sister was a big 17 magazine fan in her teens like someone mentioned above. Phoebe was in it month after month. Very popular teen model.

I never knew she was a singer too:

[quote]R36 Any fans of “Shag: The Movie” around here?

My friend calls it [italic]Shit: The Movie[/italic]

I always thought she looked like a cabbage patch kid. Don't care for her "infamous" tits nor her terrible acting.