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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Directed by Amy Heckerling. With Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus. A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll.
- (117K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Amy Heckerling
- 1982-08-13
- 10 Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli
- 9 Jennifer Jason Leigh as Stacy Hamilton
- 8 Judge Reinhold as Brad Hamilton
- 7 Robert Romanus as Mike Damone
- 6 Phoebe Cates as Linda Barrett
- 5 Brian Backer as Mark "Rat" Ratner
- 4 Ray Walston as Mr. Hand
- 3 Forest Whitaker as Charles Johnson
- 2 Amanda Wyss as Lisa
- 1 Vincent Schiavelli as Mr. Vargas
Before he became a celebrated Oscar winner and esteemed dramatic actor, Sean Penn was setting pop culture trends and rocking checkered Vans and Hawaiian shirts as the lovable stoner Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The laid-back surfing expert is constantly at odds with his stern but dedicated history teacher Mr. Hand and gets himself ...
Stacy Hamilton is the 15-year-old younger sister of the popular senior Brad, who loses her virginity to the smooth-talking ladies' man Mike Damone. Best friends with her opinionated older friend Linda Barrett whom she works with at Perry's Pizza at the mall, Stacy is trying to embrace her sexuality and figure out who she is in life and the social h...
Brad Hamilton is a likable senior who dreams of having the perfect final year of high school and sets out to break up with his girlfriend Lisa in order to fully embrace being a bachelor before heading off to college. He is caught off guard when Lisa is the one to end things with him and becomes even more sullen and depressed after he is fired from ...
The confident and cool resident Lothario Mike Damone earns his money by taking bets and selling scalped tickets on the down low, catching the eye of the impressionable Stacy after his shy, close friend Mark seemingly snubs her. Damone believes he is quite the catch yet finds himself in a difficult and surprising situation with Stacy after they have...
The self-assured and bold Linda Barrett is Stacy's outgoing and confident older best friend, and is above dating high school boys and encourages her younger pal to know her self-worth. Linda frequently teaches Stacy about relationships and sex and takes the freshman under her wing to inform her on how to survive high school and get the upper hand w...
Mark "Rat" Ratner is a shy but sweet guy who works at the movie theater as an usher, and has a large crush on Stacy but is unsure how to express his feelings towards her. Sexually inexperienced in comparison to his best friend Mike Damone, Mark is a bit socially awkward when it comes to talking with the ladies and is just trying to figure out the d...
The strict, no-nonsense history teacherMr. Hand is constantly in a power struggle with Jeff Spicoli and the other students at Ridgemont High, and often accuses his pupils of being "on dope." Mr. Hand and Spicoli battle it out throughout the school year, but the educator ultimately comes out on top when he shows up at the lackadaisical surfer's hous...
Popular Ridgemont High football star Charles Johnson is the school's only hope for coming out triumphant against their major rival the Lincoln High team, and he taps into some intense rage when he discovers his beloved Chevrolet Camaro has been badly damaged. Charles' younger brother and Spicoli were the true culprits who caused the crash but decid...
The former girlfriend of Brad Hamilton, Lisa beat her ex-flame to the punch and broke up with him in order to fully enjoy her final year of high school, which is why he originally intended to split up with her. This act causes Brad to spiral and become depressed, and Lisa added insult to injury when she did it after he was fired from his job at All...
The quirky and pleasantly enthusiastic Mr. Vargas is the opposite of fellow educator Mr. Hand, with the science teacher opting for a more relaxed and charismatic approach to teaching as opposed to Mr. Hand's stern, hard-nosed style. Despite being a minor character, Mr. Vargas memorably (and hilariously) took his students to the morgue on a field tr...
- Contributor
- Jennifer Jason Leigh (Stacy Hamilton) Jennifer Jason Leigh played Stacy Hamilton, a 15-year-old freshman with a job at Perry’s Pizza. Leigh went on to star in Backdraft and Short Cuts throughout the 1990s.
- Sean Penn (Jeff Spicoli) Fast Times at Ridgemont High’s lovable stoner, Jeff Spicoli, was played by Sean Penn. After getting his start in this comedic role, Penn went on to become a respected dramatic actor.
- Judge Reinhold (Brad Hamilton) Judge Reinhold played Stacy’s older brother, Brad Hamilton, a popular senior bouncing from job to job. Brad isn’t a great boyfriend to Lisa, but he makes up for it by being a supportive brother to Stacy.
- Phoebe Cates (Linda Barrett) Linda Barrett, Stacy’s best friend and Perry’s Pizza colleague, who gives her advice about sex and dating, was played by Phoebe Cates.
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 ...
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Aug 10, 2017 · August 10, 2017, 2:31pm. With “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” turning 35, we took a look at the star-studded cast and creative team and what they’ve been up to since 1982. Universal/Kobal/REX ...
