Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) movie poster

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

"At Ridgemont High, only the rules get busted!"
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👍 83%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 70%
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Director
Runtime
1h 30m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (1,349 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
61

Cast

Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli · 72% avg
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Stacy Hamilton · 69% avg
Judge Reinhold as Brad Hamilton · 75% avg
Phoebe Cates as Linda Barrett · 74% avg
Brian Backer as Mark "Rat" Ratner
Robert Romanus as Mike Damone
Ray Walston as Mr. Hand · 77% avg
Scott Thomson as Arnold

Is Fast Times at Ridgemont High good?

Most people think so. 83% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 70%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#658 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#17 / 38 · 1982
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 5 · Amy Heckerling

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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 love, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone. Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer faces-off with the resolute teacher, Mr. Hand. Hilarity and heartbreak ensue. Wikipedia ↗

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