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Fast Times At Ridgemont High

1982, Movie, R, 92 mins

Fast Times At Ridgemont High: Review

At age 22, Cameron Crowe posed as a student, returned to high school and wrote a book about his experiences. Director Amy Heckerling turned it into a brashly funny yet sensitive comedy that has since become a cult favorite. The cast is a virtual Who's Who of Young Hollywood, circa 1982: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold and Nicolas Coppola (aka Nicolas Cage). Look for Heart's Nancy Wilson, the future Mrs. Crowe, in a bit part. Read the complete review for Fast Times At Ridgemont High

Fast Times At Ridgemont High: Cast & Details

Year: 1982
Rated R

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Cast
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

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Fast Times At Ridgemont High: TV Guide News

OUT OF THE BLUTH | Today's News: Our Take | 1/13/2006
Fox has announced a Friday, Feb. 10, two-hour season finale — that's what the memo says, season finale — for Arrested Development. In the season finale — that's what the memo says, season finale — Fast Times at Ridgemont High's Judge Reinhold will guest-star, as well as Arrested headliner Jason Bateman's real-life sis, Family Ties alum Justine Bateman, playing a woman who may or may not be Michael's half-sister. read more
SPICOLI IS SAVED! | Today's News: Our Take | 12/28/2005
Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Cool Hand Luke and The French Connection are among the 25 titles added this week to the National Film Registry, which was created by Congress in 1989 to preserve films of cultural, historical or artistic significance. I suspect Phoebe Cates in a bikini falls under "artistic." read more
IN MEMORIAM | Today's News: Our Take | 12/27/2005
Vincent Schiavelli, whom Vanity Fair named one of America's best character actors in 1997, died of lung cancer at his home in Sicily on Monday, at age 57. Some of Schiavelli's memorable turns came in Ghost (as the angry subway specter), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (as science teacher Mr. Vargas) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (as Frederickson).... Actress Argentina Brunetti, whose credits include the role of Martini's wife in It's a Wonderful Life, died in her sleep on Dec. 20. She was 98. read more