Fast Times at Ridgemont High
First a 1981 best-selling book about life in a Southern California beach-area high school, written by 23-year-old Cameron Crowe and published by Simon and Schuster, then an even bigger hit the following year as a Universal movie. Premiere magazine called Fast Times "the quintessential high school film." Although Fast Times has virtually no surfing, Jeff Spicoli, one of the ensemble characters, is...
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"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" book cover, 1981Subscribe to view
Sean Penn in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"Subscribe to view
Cafeteria scene in Fast TimesSubscribe to view
"Fast Times" writer Cameron Crowe, around 1979. Photo: Neal PrestonSubscribe to view
"Fast Times" director Amy HeckerlingSubscribe to view
Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) and Mr. Hand (Ray Walston), in Fast Times at Ridgemont HighSubscribe to view
"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" book cover, 1981
Sean Penn in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
Cafeteria scene in Fast Times
"Fast Times" writer Cameron Crowe, around 1979. Photo: Neal Preston
"Fast Times" director Amy Heckerling
Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) and Mr. Hand (Ray Walston), in Fast Times at Ridgemont High