A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Blair Tefkin
- Pat Bernardo
- (as Blair Ashleigh)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst-time director Amy Heckerling said she was seeking to make a comedy that was less structured than conventional ones, and more like American Graffiti (1973) so that "if you woke up and found yourself living in the movie, you'd be happy. I wanted that kind of feel."
- GoofsMr. Hand tells the students that the Platt Amendment is an Amendment to the US Constitution and is vital in their daily lives. The Platt Amendment is neither a Constitutional Amendment nor is it important in Americans' daily lives. The Platt Amendment established Cuba as a US protectorate after the USA helped free Cuba from Spanish rule during the 1898 Spanish-American War. Furthermore, it was passed in 1901, not 1906 as he claims.
- Quotes
Jeff Spicoli: What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too! Get it?
- Crazy creditsBefore the credits roll, brief scenes of the characters are shown listing what happened to them following the events of the movie:
- Brad Hamilton - Made manager of MI-T-MART June 12.
- Mike Damone - Busted for scalping Ozzy Osbourne tickets. Now works at 7-11.
- Mr. Vargas - Switched back to coffee.
- Linda Barrett - Attending college at Riverside. Now living with her Abnormal Psych Professor.
- Rat and Stacy - Having a passionate love affair. But they still haven't gone all the way.
- Mr. Hand - Convinced everyone is on dope.
- Jeff Spicoli - Saved Brooke Shields from drowning. Blows reward money hiring Van Halen to play his Birthday Party.
- Alternate versionsEarly VHS releases had the majority of the original music replaced with generic sound-alikes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Square Pegs: Merry Pranksters (1983)
- SoundtracksRaised on the Radio
Performed by Ravyns
Written by Rob Fahey
Featured review
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a quality film. It's over 20 years old and has become one of those iconic teen movies and it's pretty easy to see why. It has everything you would expect; the bad hair, the bad clothes, the bad music, teenage awkwardness...all the clichés and stereotypes that we've seen repeated in basically every teen movie since then. And it has Sean Penn playing a stoner surfer. Sean. Penn. I'm pretty sure this movie is funnier now just because Sean Penn has had a successful career as a proper dramatic actor, and he plays the ultimate surfer dude perfectly. The grudge between himself and Mr Hand (Ray Walston) is great and probably produces the best (or at least funniest) moments of the film.
All in all, Fast Times is fun. It might be because it's dated, cheesy, and clichéd, but it still does the job and it is entertaining.
All in all, Fast Times is fun. It might be because it's dated, cheesy, and clichéd, but it still does the job and it is entertaining.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Picardías estudiantiles
- Filming locations
- 24124 Welby Way, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA(Brad and Stacy's house)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $4,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $27,092,880
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,545,674
- Aug 15, 1982
- Gross worldwide
- $27,093,151
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