FrameThrower · Actors · Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Cates
2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1984–1984
Born 16 July 1963 · New York City, New York, USA
Phoebe Belle Cates is a retired American actress, model, and entrepreneur best known for her roles in several teen films, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Gremlins (1984). Her last movie acting role was in The Anniversary Party (2001). Cates has been married to actor Kevin Kline since 1989; they have two children.
How their films are shot
Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Phoebe takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 75% of their frames are night, 72% low key — the look of the work Phoebe takes.
Time of day
Lighting
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 130 frames from Phoebe Cates's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.