Fast Times at Ridgemont High

• 6.804 Comedy
• 1982-08-13
• 90 minutes mins

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 a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. At the center of the film is Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer who faces-off with the resolute Mr. Hand—a man convinced that everyone is on dope.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer:

Cameron Crowe