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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Directed by
Amy Heckerling
R
1982
90m
Comedy
,
Drama
7.1
78%
80%
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A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.
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Cast of Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Sean Penn
Jeff Spicoli
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Stacy Hamilton
Judge Reinhold
Brad Hamilton
Robert Romanus
Mike Damone
Brian Backer
Mark 'Rat' Ratner
Phoebe Cates
Linda Barrett
Ray Walston
Mr. Hand
Scott Thomson
Arnold
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Vargas
Amanda Wyss
Lisa
D.W. Brown
Ron Johnson
Forest Whitaker
Charles Jefferson
Kelli Maroney
Cindy
Tom Nolan
Dennis Taylor
Blair Tefkin
Pat Bernardo
Eric Stoltz
Stoner Bud
James Russo
Robber
Nicolas Cage
Brad's Bud
Patrick Brennan
Curtis Spicoli
James Bolt
Greg
Anthony Edwards
Stoner Bud
Pamela Springsteen
Dina Phillips
Martin Brest
Dr. Miller
David Price
Desmond
Stuart Cornfeld
Pirate King
Taylor Negron
Pizza Guy
Shelly O'Neill
Perry's Pizza Waitress
Sonny Carl Davis
Businessman
Nancy Wilson
Beautiful Girl in Car
Lana Clarkson
Mrs. Vargas
Lori Sutton
Playmate
Ava Lazar
Playmate
Douglas Brian Martin
Angry Twin
Steven M. Martin
Angry Twin
Laurie Hendricks
Nurse
Reginald Farmer
Vice Principal
Stanley Davis Jr.
Jefferson's Brother
Michael Wyle
Brad's Bud
Julie Guilmette
Perry's Pizza Waitress
Stu Nahan
Stu Nahan
Duane Tucker
Dr. Brandt
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
How could they do this to Jennifer Jason Leigh? How could they put such a fresh and cheerful person into such a scuz-pit of a movie?
New York Times
Janet Maslin
A jumbled but appealing teen-age comedy with something of a fresh perspective on the subject.
New York Daily News
Ernest Leogrande
What it doesn't have is a clear point of view, something that would make it of more interest than leafing through a high school yearbook.
Buffalo Courier-Express
Jay Boyar
It's mindless, but it's well-paced.
Gone With The Twins
Mike Massie
With a hint of fantasy and a touch of romance, this small but memorable comedy proves immensely satisfying.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
The comedy quotient just doesn't cut it - in fact, it's odd that this is always considered a comedy when it's the dramatic material that resonates more strongly.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...an erratic yet ultimately rewarding endeavor that deserves a place among Hollywood's very best high-school movies.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Paul Wagman
The movie ends up with no clear identity; it doesn't work as anything.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
The best of the racy teen comedies perfectly preserves the fashions and attitudes of the '80s.
WBUR’s Arts & Culture
Sean Burns
Heckerling undercuts the usual teensploitation tropes at every turn.
Spectrum Culture
David Harris
Fast Times at Ridgemont High broke down the barriers for Hollywood to tell teen stories to teen audiences.
TIME Magazine
Richard Corliss
Director Amy Heckerling has failed to provide the raunch or poignancy that would interest young moviegoers, all of whom have seen American Graffiti and its 467 imitators. Ridgemont High? A nice place to visit, but who would want to transfer there?
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The panoply of teen types and turmoils is dead-on accurate.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Was never all it was cracked up to be.
Variety
Variety Staff
The nice thing is that Crowe and director Amy Heckerling have provided something pleasant to observe in all of these characters though they really are sadly lacking in anything gripping.
Backseat Mafia
Rob Aldam
In many ways, Fast Times at Ridgemont High defined a generation of young Americans, excited about the future and what life may hold for them.
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast
Joe Lipsett
40 years on, Heckerling's film is as iconic as ever. Fast Times...features no shortage of stand-out characters and memorable moments, but where the film truly excels is how refreshingly candid it is about sex, dating and abortion.
L.A. Weekly
F.X. Feeney
Here is a portrait of modern high school life that speaks lightly but truly to the fears and trials of post-Watergate teens.
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
[VIDEO ESSAY] "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" is a remarkable outlier in the teen movie genre even if tone-deaf critics such as Roger Ebert panned the film upon its released in 1982.
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