Over the weekend, 12 of Hollywood’s most iconic celebrities got together for a virtual table read of the 1982 classic, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Held to raise funds for COVID-19 relief efforts, the hour-long table read featured Morgan Freeman narrating as Dane Cook, Jimmy Kimmel, Shia LaBeouf, John Legend, Ray Liotta, Sean Penn, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt played different characters from the film.
When the star studded cast was first released to the public, many were ready to see Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston interact…you know…as they were married at one point in life and divorced 15-years-ago. Aniston laying Linda Barrett and Pitt playing Brad Hamilton, Aniston and Pitt re-enacted the horny pool scene, where Brad gets caught jerking off in the bathroom after fantasizing over Linda in her bikini. Real “celeb couple that divorced 15 years ago are still in love” bait, that one.
But despite many fans wanting to see the interaction between the pair…it was actually Shia LaBeouf that stole the show. Stone and serious…LaBeouf absolutely nailed the character of Jeff Spicoli!
jennifer aniston and brad pitt’s full “spicy” scene as linda barrett and brad hamilton on “fast times at ridgemont high”s virtual table read.
THIS WAS WAY TOO FUNNY 😂#FastTimesLive pic.twitter.com/BuxXh6Co42
— thay 🦙 (@beingamaguire) September 18, 2020
As the Ridgemont High’s perpetually stoned surfer, LaBeouf really made sure he got into character by literally hot-boxing in his car during the entire table read. Smoking a thick blunt while Morgan Freeman narrated the script, it was hard to tell whether LaBeouf was just really good at method acting or just really, really, really high.
Shia LaBeouf found the good weed…pic.twitter.com/NdihbXuCX4
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) September 18, 2020
Is Shia LaBeouf wasted or the greatest method actor of our generation? pic.twitter.com/mRMkRu5h7i
— Theatre Greeter (@TheatrePeas) September 18, 2020
When the clips of the table read started surfacing online, people couldn’t handle how dedicated LaBeouf was to the role. The original role of Spicoli was played by Sean Penn, who couldn’t stop laughing (in admiration) of course, at LaBeouf’s performance.
At one point., LeBeouf was trying to hold back his laughter while choking on smoke after hearing that another character had “managed to get a whole carrot down her throat”.
When I tell you Shia LaBeouf was DEDICATED to this role. #FastTimesLive
— Dani Kwateng (@danikwateng) September 18, 2020
Shia Labeouf is something else😂 #FastTimesLive pic.twitter.com/KVIdTAMtZh
— g (@giannaaceto) September 18, 2020
Needless to say, LaBeouf became an internet sensation for this table read…video clips were shared and memes were made! Well done LaBeouf…well done!
Thank God for Shia LaBeouf pic.twitter.com/cys1PI0NLp
— em (@emullly) September 18, 2020
You can watch the entire ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ table read on YouTube here.