Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling (in her feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Cameron Crowe, based on his 1981 book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story, and starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus, and Ray Walston. Crowe went undercover at Clairemont High School in San Diego and wrote about his experiences.
Plot
At Ridgemont High, in the San Fernando Valley, popular Brad Hamilton looks forward to his senior year of school. Working at All-American Burger, his 1960 Buick LeSabre is almost paid for, and he plans to break up with his girlfriend Lisa to fully enjoy his senior year.
Cast
- Amanda Wyss
- Anthony Edwards
- Blair Tefkin
- Brian Backer
- Eric Stoltz
- Forest Whitaker
- Hallie Todd
- James Russo
- Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Judge Reinhold
- Kelli Maroney
- Lana Clarkson
- Martin Brest
- Nicolas Cage
- Pamela Springsteen
- Ray Walston
- Robert Romanus
- Scott Thomson
- Sean Penn
- Steven M. Martin
- Stuart Cornfeld
- Vincent Schiavelli
More details
| author | Cameron Crowe |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California San Diego |
| director | Amy Heckerling |
| editor | Eric Jenkins |
| events | abortion virginity |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | 7-eleven abnormal psychology abortion clinic armed robbery baseball field best friend birthday party brooke shields buick lesabre buick lesabre#first generation chevrolet camaro drive drown engage even game history lesson history teacher kiss loses her virginity to him make up movie theater new job ozzy osbourne pep rally reward san fernando valley sanka scalp statutory rape ticket resale undress van halen |
| musicBy | John Bonham |
| producer | Art Linson Irving Azoff |
| productionCompany | Refugee Films |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | California Los Angeles Santa Monica |
| theme | high school stoner surf |