Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 · Directed by Amy Heckerling
A year at a Southern California high school. Spicoli orders pizza in class. Phoebe Cates gets out of the pool. Every teen movie since has been a footnote.
Why It's Cult
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is Amy Heckerling's first feature, based on a Cameron Crowe book. Sean Penn as Spicoli is one of the great comic supporting performances. Judge Reinhold, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Forest Whitaker. The template for every high school comedy since, and still the meanest.
The Plot, Officially
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. 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. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope.
Starring
Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold
Where to Watch
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