'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' premiered 43 years ago on Aug. 13, 1982 Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock Fast Times at Ridgemont High helped redefine the coming-of-age ...

Judge Reinhold is dissecting one of the most infamous scenes in Fast Times at Ridgemont High — and explaining why it "was just humiliating" for him at the time. "If you take that scene out of context, ...

Cates got her big break at age 17 when she played teen queen Linda Barrett in the 1982 high school comedy Fast Times — a movie that would make her an ‘80s icon. Cates worked steadily throughout the ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High was the ultimate coming-of-age movie and the start for some very famous faces. Along with its killer soundtrack, this summer of 1982 comedy focused on a group of high ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) is a quotable cult classic American coming-of-age comedy film. The film captured the cultural zeitgeist of the time with realistic portrayals of American youth as ...

TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High helped redefine the coming-of-age movie. Earlier that same year, Penn recalled landing his breakout role as Spicoli, telling Jimmy Fallon that the audition went "terribly.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X By the end of the ‘80s, Cates was mostly focused on stage work, having told the Chicago Tribune ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High helped redefine the coming-of-age movie. The teen comedy, which premiered 43 years ago on Aug. 13, 1982, follows a group of high school students navigating the ups and ...