Released on Aug. 13, 1982, Fast Times at Ridgemont High featured a cast comprising almost entirely unknown young actors portraying the film’s high school-age characters. Still, for all the ...

Universal Pictures nearly shelved the coming-of-age film, but the cast didn't view it as a "horny high school movie at all." High school goes by pretty fast, but even executives at Universal ...

By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Fast Times at Ridgemont High‘s ascension to comedy classic was a slow process. Amy Heckerling, who had only directed student work to that point ...

In "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," screenwriter Cameron Crowe and director Amy Heckerling, both working on their first film, accomplished several interesting things. For one, they made what is ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Worldly Linda (Phoebe Cates, left) schools the less experienced Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) on sex and relationships in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” ...

The director and screenwriter of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' explain the film's negotiation between classic rock and new wave sounds. By Ron Hart Fast Times at Ridgemont High, released in ...