When the coming-of-age dramedy — starring Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh — premiered in 1982, it was more than just 'a cool buzz' Emily Krauser is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During an interview on It Happened in Hollywood, Heckerling claimed the film got "no advertising" before its release, meaning most ...

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 ...

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Adapted from Cameron Crowe's book of the same name, the teen comedy starred Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Judge Reinhold, among others Penn and several of his Fast Times costars have gone on to ...

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

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.