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Aug 13, 1982 · 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.
- (112K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Amy Heckerling
- 1982-08-13
Jennifer Jason Leigh (born Jennifer Leigh Morrow; February 5, 1962) is an American actress. She began her career on television during the 1970s before making her film breakthrough in the teen film Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling (in her feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Cameron Crowe, based on his 1981 book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story, and starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus, an...
- $27.1 million (domestic) or $50 million
- Refugee Films
- $5 million
- August 13, 1982
May 19, 2021 · Jennifer Jason Leigh is reflecting on the enduring legacy of 1982’s “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and which song from the landmark film still makes her feel “exposed.” “Well, it was a...
- Jami Ganz
Jul 26, 2022 · Jul 26, 2022, 4:28pm PDT. Worldly Linda (Phoebe Cates, left) schools the less experienced Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) on sex and relationships in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.” Universal Pictures. When we talk about “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” a flurry of funny, R-rated moments spring to mind:
- rroeper@suntimes.com
- Entertainment Columnist
May 27, 2021 · Movies. The Test Screening That Almost Killed Fast Times at Ridgemont High. An interview with Amy Heckerling about how her sleeper hit survived a studio that barely knew what it had. By Dana...