Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 comedy based on the book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story by Cameron Crowe. The film stars Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Judge Reinhold. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a simple story detailing the escapades of teenagers in Southern California who center their lives around sex, drugs, and rock music.
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
- Director
- Amy Heckerling
- Release Date
- August 13, 1982
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Phoebe Cates , Ray Walston , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Brian Backer , Judge Reinhold , Sean Penn , Robert Romanus
- Writers
- Cameron Crowe
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
- Budget
- $4.5 million
Summary
A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs, and rock n' roll.
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