"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" became a quintessential '80s teen film, capturing the spirit of youth with its iconic ...

Cameron Crowe has penned some of the greatest coming-of-age films of all time, but his follow-up to Fast Times at Ridgemont ...

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 ...

The ‘80s raunchiest comedy also happens to be one of the most iconic teen films of all time. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) is rightfully considered a naughty classic of yesteryear, complete with ...

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.

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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 (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 ...

Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, in which a fresh-faced McConaughey appears as Wooderson, the guy who graduated years back but still hangs with the high-school kids, is that kind of teen movie: ...

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 ...