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1. Drop Dead Fred (1991)
directed by Ate de Jong
featuring Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson, Carrie FisherPhoebe Cates stars in this bizarre comedy that wants to be the kind of stylish comic fable the likes of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice and Pee-wee's Big ... More
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2. Gremlins (1984)
directed by Joe Dante
featuring Zach Galligan, Hoyt Axton, Frances Lee McCain, Phoebe Cates, Polly Holliday"Don't expose him to bright light. Don't ever get him wet. And don't ever, ever feed him after midnight." This sage advice is ignored midway through ... More
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3. Private School (1983)
directed by Noel Black
featuring Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek, Fran RyanThree of the hallmarks of education in America -- nudity, teenage sex, and big, destructive gags -- are on plentiful display in this teen comedy. ... More
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4. Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
directed by Michael Steinberg
featuring Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, Eric StoltzMichael Steinberg, co-director of The Waterdance, made his solo directorial debut with the Gen-X character study Bodies, Rest & Motion. Written by ... More
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5. Shag (1989)
directed by Zelda Barron
featuring Phoebe Cates, Scott Coffey, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Page HannahShag is a beach flick set in 1963. The years have passed, but the old Where the Boys Are formula holds firm: four attractive young lasses head for ... More
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6. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
directed by Amy Heckerling
featuring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray WalstonAmy Heckerling's adaptation of Cameron Crowe's Fast Times at Ridgemont High is often considered one of the finest films of a disreputable genre (the ... More
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7. Paradise (1982)
directed by Stuart Gillard
featuring Willie Aames, Phoebe Cates, Richard Curnock, Tuvia Tavi, Neil VipondA "The Blue Lagoon" set in the Sahara Desert, this romantic adventure is set at the turn of century and chronicles the story of two beautiful teens ... More
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8. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
directed by Joe Dante
featuring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert PicardoWhere the original Gremlins was a horror film spiked with comedy, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is essentially a black comedy, with a couple of ... More
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9. Scratch the Surface (1997)
directed by Tara Fitzpatrick
featuring Brooke Shields, Phoebe Cates, Whitney Houston, Pam Gidley, Lisanne FalkScratch the Surface is former teen model turned documentary filmmaker Tara Fitzpatrick's examination of experiences in the fashion industry, and ... More
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10. Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
directed by James Bridges
featuring Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Swoosie Kurtz, Frances SternhagenMichael J. Fox once more makes a courageous effort to shed his nice-guy image in Bright Lights, Big City. Fox plays an impressionable Kansan who ... More
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11. Princess Caraboo (1994)
directed by Michael Austin
featuring Phoebe Cates, Jim Broadbent, Wendy Hughes, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Stephen ReaList of all editionsLoosely based on an actual incident, this family-friendly British comedy is also a sly satire of class consciousness. Phoebe Cates stars as a woman ... More
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12. Date with an Angel (1987)
directed by Tom McLoughlin
featuring Michael E. Knight, Phoebe Cates, Emmanuelle Béart, David Dukes, Phil BrockList of all editionsIn this romantic comedy fantasy, an angel (Emmanuelle Beart) with a heavenly body falls into the swimming pool of Jim Sanders (Michael E. Knight). ... More
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13. Lace (1984)
directed by William Hale
featuring Bess Armstrong, Brooke Adams, Arielle Dombasle, Phoebe Cates, Anthony Higgins, Angela LansburyList of all editionsA notorious, internationally known sex symbol (Phoebe Cates) attempts to track down her birth mother in this glitzy, deliciously trashy melodrama. ... More
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14. Baby Sister (1983)
directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
featuring Phoebe Cates, Pamela Bellwood, Ted Wass, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Virginia KiserList of all editionsPhoebe Cates plays the Baby Sister in this made-for-TV melodrama. A sexually promiscuous college dropout, Cates moves into the home of older sister ... More
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15. The Heart of Dixie (1989)
directed by Martin Davidson
featuring Ally Sheedy, Virginia Madsen, Phoebe Cates, Treat Williams, Don Michael PaulList of all editionsSet at a Southern college during the 1950s, three co-eds (Ally Sheedy, Virginia Madsen and Phoebe Cates) re-assess their values in light of the ... More







