18-year-old Penny Cooper spent years pining for Johnny Sanders Jr., but when a mysterious musician shows up on the beach, Penny is torn.
In 2012 as part of a screening and performance event at LA MOCA, Israel interviewed Molly Ringwald as part of his "As it Lays" series. Ringwald plays Faye Cooper (Penny's mother) in SPF-18.
Camilla Barnes:
It makes me so sad that we as a society are still so inflexible about public nudity.
Steve Galmarini:
What nudity? I'm writing him up for having a sleepover on state property.
Ash Baker:
I swear I didn't know you couldn't camp on the beach.
Camilla Barnes:
But whose beach is it really?
Steve Galmarini:
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The closing credits list Rosanna Arquette as playing Penny's mom "Faye Cooper" and Molly Ringwald as playing Johnny's mom "Linda Sanders," but it's actually the other way around (Rosanna plays Linda and Molly plays Faye).
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