Fast Times at Ridgemont High

In this film, adapted from the 1979 novel by Cameron Crowe, there are so many star-making turns that we are constantly saying, "Oh, hey, there\\'s ANOTHER person I know from..." In fact, Nicholas Coppola (before he changed his last name to... Full review

If you haven\\'t seen this movie do yourself a favor and watch it. I can watch this movie over and over again without the jokes getting old. Forget Dead Man Walking, Sean Penn should have gotten an Oscar for Spicoli.... Full review

THIS IS THE FUNNIEST TEEN MOVIE EVER MADE!!!!!!!!! wAY BETTER THAN DAZED AND CONFUSED! SEAN PENN SHOULD HAVE WON AN OSCAR FOR THIS MOVIE. IT\\'S FREAKIN AWSOME!!!!!!!... Full review

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a quality film. It's over 20 years old and has become one of those iconic teen movies and it's pretty easy to see why. It has everything you would expect; the bad hair, the... Full review

Almost 22 years after it's release – this movie still remains to be great. Amy Heckerling gave us another hit in the 90's – Clueless – so it's no doubt that this too has become a cult classic.This movie being... Full review

Well, for a comedy its true. I'm only 19, just finished high school, and I live in Australia and many of the aspects rings true for me as it does for almost anybody that you talk to that grew up... Full review

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)Cameron Crowe's script for `Fast Times at Ridgemont High' has totally held up in the nearly 20 years since it's release, in its portrayal of teenage life. Virtually plotless, the movie just follows the stories... Full review

This movie is one of my all time 80s favorites. All kinds of stars in this one. Totally depicts high school teens in the early 80s Fur Shure! Lots of comedy - little bit of drama - whole lot of sex.... Full review

This movie is one of my all time 80s favorites. All kinds of stars in this one. Totally depicts high school teens in the early 80s Fur Shure! Lots of comedy - little bit of drama - whole lot of... Full review

I was a few years out of high school when this came out, and really hit close to home for me. After I saw it, I looked up some of my old friends, most of them also saw it too,... Full review

It is a sweet little movie.... ... Full Review

It is a sweet little movie.... ... Full Review

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is an Honest Account of High School Life....Unfortunately, "Fast Times" can't decide....It was marketed as a teen movie and probably the younger teens who saw it did think it was racy and exciting.....if it wants to be a funny teen movie or a hard hitting statement about the issues teens must face during high school..... ... Full Review

There's nothing really spectacular about Fast Times as a movie that makes it enduring....appreciate characters who are just like them, ready to be grown up, and therefore not acting like the spastic idiots of so many teen comedies.....all the people telling me it was a great little film (which is what veterans tend to call it, rather than "a stunning masterpiece") were mostly remembering the boobs....There are embarrassing moments in Fast Times....That's a pretty accurate summation of why Fast Times is stil ... Full Review

Many characters, situations and elements from the film are still a familiar part of pop culture references and many of the actors that appeared in this film have went on to have very good film careers. The music, the humor, the story and the performances of this film keep "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" a highly entertaining film a quarter of a century after its theatrical release. ... Full Review

Would you want your children to know you were the real-life inspiration for a famous tale of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll? Fast Times at Ridgemont High holds up as a heady brew of authentic teen life in the... ... Full Article

The sisters who front Heart proved they could rock with the best of them 30 years ago with hits like Crazy on You, Magic Man and Barracuda . ... Full Article

Jeff Spicoli is alive and well and ''living high'' -- sorry -- in the Colorado Rockies, according to Stuck in the '80s Denver bureau chief Chase Squires. ... Full Article

Off-screen and in the real world, the "tame tween" phenomenon is already making itself felt, with both retailers and trend researchers noticing a general shift away from the edgy. ... Full Article

Don't Be Fooled. The Movie Tries to Hard to Be Funny and Really Isn't a Feel Good 80's Teen ComedyWhen reminiscing and talking about the quintessential 80's movies that most Gen Xers hold dear to their hearts, "Fast Times at... ... Full Article

I picked up Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982, Universal Studios) out of curiosity. I had seen a few too many parodies of the Phobe Cates pool scene- the one where she, as Linda, slowly surfaces by way of the... ... Full Article