
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
At Ridgemont High, only the rules get busted!
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 love, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone. Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer faces-off with the resolute teacher, Mr. Hand. Hilarity and heartbreak ensue.
- Year: 1982
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Comedy
- Studio: Refugee Films, Universal Pictures
- Keyword: high school, friendship, rock 'n' roll, based on novel or book, shopping mall, loss of virginity, coming of age, teacher, bong, drug humor, marijuana, teen movie, stoner, irreverence, teen comedy, woman director, teenager
- Director: Amy Heckerling
- Cast: Judge Reinhold, Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus