Adapted from Cameron Crowe's book of the same name, the teen comedy starred Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Judge Reinhold, among others Penn and several of his Fast Times costars have gone on to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cast approaches the picture with a delightfully devil-may-care sincerity, playing off of one another with a simple ease. It is ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) is a quotable cult classic American coming-of-age comedy film. The film captured the cultural zeitgeist of the time with realistic portrayals of American youth as ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont Highdirector Amy Heckerling revealed that, despite the 1982 coming-of-age film's success, she did not receive a significant payout from her work on it. During an interview on ...

Mr. Hand (Ray Walston) puts Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) on the spot with a history question, only to watch the perpetually stoned surfer flail spectacularly through his non-answer with his signature ...

TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...

The high school crew juggles jobs at the bustling Ridgemont Mall, setting up the world of teenage life. Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Brad (Judge Reinhold), and their friends hustle between fast food ...

Reading an excerpt from his new memoir, 'The Uncool,' the writer-director says Universal admitted it 'fucked up' the release of the film, which nonetheless kicked off the '80s teen-movie craze. By ...

Do you remember '80s teen life through the lens of Ridgemont High? If so, you'll be surprised that star actor Phoebe Cates now has kids of her own – how time flies!

Fast Times at Ridgemont High helped redefine the coming-of-age movie. Earlier that same year, Penn recalled landing his breakout role as Spicoli, telling Jimmy Fallon that the audition went "terribly.