Amy Heckerling

Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood

Ramy Katrib, Evan York

Mardik Martin, Martin Scorsese

An intimate portrait of an oft-forgotten character in Hollywood: the screenwriter. Raised in Baghdad, screenwriter Mardik Martin was infused with an early love for movies when he was sent to the U.S. by his family to avoid being drafted into the Iraqi army. Mardik discovered the NYU cinema department, and there he met Martin Scorsese; their friendship would lead to some of the greatest films in American cinema.

The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

Amy Heckerling, Curtis Armstrong

Set against the landscape of 80s teen culture and the dawn of yuppiedom, this documentary relishes 'Risky Business' for having the brains to break from convention, while celebrating the film's cultural impact.

Not Your Time

Jay Kamen

Jason Alexander, Valarie Pettiford

A failed screenwriter's suicide threat turns out to be his best sales pitch.

Frank Capra's American Dream

Kenneth Bowser

Ron Howard, Robert Altman

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Amy Heckerling

Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. At the center of the film is Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer who faces-off with the resolute Mr. Hand—a man convinced that everyone is on dope.

If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent

Heather Quinlan

Penny Marshall, Amy Heckerling

The story of the New York accent, as told by New Yorkers.

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

Blanche Baker, Diablo Cody

A retrospective look at "Sixteen Candles" from cast and crew, as well as fellow screenwriters, directors, and critics.

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time - Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Danny Wolf

Joe Dante, Kevin Pollak

The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."

Clueless

Amy Heckerling

Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash

Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Danny Wolf

Малкольм Джон Тейлор, Shannon Elizabeth

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.

The 4%: Film's Gender Problem

Caroline Suh

Joey Soloway, Toni Collette

Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insights, questions, and anecdotes about the place of women in Hollywood.

Johnny Dangerously

Amy Heckerling

Michael Keaton, Peter Boyle

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High

J.M. Kenny

Brian Backer, Amy Heckerling

This documentary is featured on the Collector's Edition, High School Reunion Edition, and Awesome Special Edition DVDs for 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'.

Into the Night

John Landis

Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer

Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

Sincerely Yours

Michael Lehmann, John Kapelos

Documentary about the making and impact of "The Breakfast Club."

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Amy Heckerling

Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo

The Griswalds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language.