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Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Comedy
1982, 1h 30min
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.
Country: United States
Director:
Amy Heckerling
Cast:
Nicolas Cage,
Forest Whitaker,
James Russo,
Sean Penn
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IMDb rating 7.1
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Critic Emma Cochrane
rated 8

Lewd, funny and immensely quotable, this is one of the very best high school dramas ever made.

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Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

Convinced that 'The Breakfast Club' was the best teen movie of the 80s (the kids in 'Stand by Me' were younger, right?), this came as a great surprise to me. I wonder if Crowe made cliffnotes in his favorite script of mine for ...

3 years ago
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Edison Kardirsson
rated 10

This film is a big favourite ever since from first time I saw it 20 years ago. One of the many reasons I started to like the 80's (alongside with GTA: Vice City and Mötley Crüe). It is the very first high school movie, that inspired many late...

2 days ago

Cast & Crew

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Amy Heckerling
Director
Nicolas Cage
As Brad's Bud
Forest Whitaker
As Charles Jefferson
James Russo
As Robber
Sean Penn
As Jeff Spicoli
Jennifer Jason Leigh
As Stacy Hamilton
Eric Stoltz
As Stoner Bud

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a classic coming-of-age comedy that follows a group of high school students in Southern California as they navigate love, sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. The film features a talented cast, including Sean Penn as the iconic surfer dude Jeff Spicoli, and features a memorable soundtrack with hits from The Go-Go's, Oingo Boingo, and The Cars. With its relatable characters, hilarious dialogue, and timeless themes, Fast Times at Ridgemont High continues to be a beloved favorite among audiences of all ages.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Fast Times at Ridgemont High include Top Secret!, Airplane!, Brewster's Millions, Trading Places, Life of Brian, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High was released in theaters on August 13, 1982.

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