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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, and Ray Walston.
The plot concerns three teenagers living in the suburbs of Los Angeles.Bill has just graduated from high school and got his first apartment. His younger brother Jim, who is fixated on Vietnam and the Vietnam war, spends a lot of time practicing with his Nunchakus, getting high, listening to heavy metal on his boombox, and hanging out with Vietnam vet Charlie.
Fast Times is an American sitcom based on the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High that was produced by Amy Heckerling, who directed the original movie. The series ran for 7 episodes on CBS from March 5 until April 23, 1986. Cameron Crowe, who wrote the original Fast Times novel and film screenplay, served as creative consultant.
The screenplay was based on Crowe’s 1981 book, “Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story,” about his experience going undercover as a high school student for one year.
Robert Romanus (born July 17, 1956), also billed as Bob Romanus, is an American actor and musician who has starred in film and television. [1] He is perhaps best known for his role as ticket scalper Mike Damone in the 1982 comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, [1] [2] and as Natalie Green's boyfriend Snake on The Facts of Life. [1]
Last night was the long-anticipated table read of Fast Times at Ridgemont High starring the improbable cast of Morgan Freeman, Shia LaBeouf, John Legend, Julia Roberts, and, of course, everyone's ...
After experiencing some delays, the Fast Times at Ridgemont High virtual, star-studded table read is finally back on and set to take place on Thursday. The celeb-packed cast, which includes ...
Heckerling focuses on the female life at pivotal turning points. With films such as Clueless (1995) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Heckerling has focused on women finishing high school and going into what would be their adult lives. [12] Her characters are constantly going against the norms that women are pushed into within society.