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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.
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.
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]
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.
It also spawned a short-lived series on CBS called Fast Times, with Heckerling writing, directing and producing. After doing Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Heckerling was bombarded with similar but lesser scripts. It was hard for her to find anything that wasn't about high school, preppy kids, or story about a girl losing her virginity ...
His other roles include Mr. Vargas in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), John O'Connor in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1982), the Subway Ghost in Ghost (1990), Organ Grinder in Batman Returns (1992), Lanny in The X-Files episode "Humbug" (1995), Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Buggy Ding Dong in ...
Brian Backer (born December 5, 1956) is an American former actor who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role in the 1982 hit comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High as shy teenager Mark "Rat" Ratner.
Kelli Maroney is an American film and television actress. She appeared in the films Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Night of the Comet (1984), Chopping Mall (1986), The Zero Boys (1986) and Scream Queen Hot Tub Party (1991). [1]