Fast times at ridgemont high began as a nonfiction book. With the film proving such a success, art linson was keen to work with crowe again, and. Cameron crowe used the left over material from his book fast times at ridgemont high that didnt go into the fast times movie for wild life. It is a sequel to the 1982 film fast times at ridgemont high. Rick moranis hair was the real star of the show and the brick wall bustin party scene has essential party mix tape material. Fast times at ridgemont high might be a teen classic now, but 35 years ago it was an irritating thorn in universals side. Fast times at ridgemont high rolling stone s cameron crowe wrote this 1982 classic about a bunch of high school seniors enduring endless humiliations in san diego. Its almost a crime that a sequel was never made, although a mediocre tv series was spawned.
Stacy hamilton jennifer jason leigh is a pretty, but inexperienced, teen interested in dating. How sean penn saved fast times at ridgemont high from. With claudia wells, courtney thornesmith, james nardini, dean cameron. Sure, theres some dated stuff video games, pat benatar references, smelling the ditto paper, but the situations have not changed.
After making her bigscreen debut in the blue lagoon knockoff paradise, she starred in a string of quintessential 80s movies, including fast times at ridgemont high. Jeff has plans for the school dance while brad decides to have a party at his house. Prepare to get jackson browne stuck in your head for at least a few days. Crowe went undercover at clairemont high school in san diego and wrote about his experiences the film was the directorial debut of amy heckerling and chronicles a school year in the lives of sophomores stacy. Fast times san diego union the uncool the official. Fast times at ridgemont high is a 1982 american teen comingofage comedydrama film directed by amy heckerling and written by cameron crowe adapted. How spicoli sparked a style revolution new york post.
Thorp wrote the book as a sequel to his 1966 book the detective. Fast times at ridgemont high moving in stereo on vimeo. While there was never a sequel of the hit movie, it did inspire a spinoff called fast times in 1986, which featured popular actors including patrick. The typical storyline of drugs, music, sex, friendship, school work and part time jobs is real and emotional for this high school cast. Australian television station channel seven made the dubious decision to air the 1982 teen film fast times at ridgemont high at 12pm on thursday as the lunch time movie. In this business, if a girl wants a career, she has to be willing to strip. The television series adaption of the hit film fast times at ridgemont high. Fast times at ridgemont high by kim hollis august 30, 2003. Catch fast times at ridgemont high during ifcs 80s weekend. While fast times at ridgemont high features sean penns legendary performance, the film endures because it accurately captured the small details of school, work, and teenage life. But vulgarity is a very tricky thing to handle in a comedy. While most of the characters in both movies are amalgams of various real life students, fast times brad hamilton judge reinhold and wild lifes bill conrad eric stoltz are. Jennifer jason leigh and phoebe cates in promo pics for fast times at ridgemont high 1982 fast times at ridgemont high sequel shared a post.
While most of the characters in both movies are amalgams of various real life students, fast times brad hamilton judge reinhold and wild lifes bill conrad eric stoltz. I am a child of the 80s in the strictest sense, having started junior high school in 1980 and working toward my final year of college in 1989. Published in 1981, this is the work of first time novelistlast time novelist cameron crowe, who at the age of 22with seven years journalism experience contributing articles to creem and. For every great movie, there is a much lesser sequel, spinoff, or knockoff. This is the sequel to fast times at ridgemont high and does a good job being different but my attention waned and it isnt a coming of age movie unless the characters, well, come of age. Fast times at ridgemont high leigh was 19 when she made fast times at ridgemont high 1982, amy heckerlings teen comedy that was the big break for leigh, and costars phoebe cates pictured. Based on the 1981 book by cameron crowe, who wrote about the time he went undercover as a high school student in san diego, fast times at ridgemont high starring sean penn, jennifer jason. The cast of fast times at ridgemont high 35 years later. The wild life can be considered a sequel of sorts to fast times at ridgemont high.
Fast times at ridgemont high cast then and now screenrant. Follow a group of southern california high school students as they explore their most important subjects. Five months shy of its 25th anniversary and fast times at ridgemont high is still fresh. Who in their righteous mind wouldnt go see sean penn have a little fun and bring back jeff spicoli. Timeless throughout the generations, this is still a popular movie with the youth market. In 1986, there was a shortlived tv series inspired by fast times at ridgemont high, though the only cast members from the 1982 film were teachers walston and vincent schiavelli. This is fast times at ridgemont high moving in stereo by filmc3ption on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people. Fast times at ridgemont high is a 1982 american teen comingofage comedydrama film directed by amy heckerling and written by cameron crowe adapted from his 1981 book of the same title. Penned by future oscarwinner cameron crowe, fast times launched the careers of many thenunknown actors, including sean penn, phoebe cates, and jennifer jason leigh.
Channel seven airs raunchy fast times at ridgemont high as. While a freelance writer for rolling stone, screenwriter cameron crowe spent a year secretly embedded at clairemont high school in san diego, california under an assumed name and in cooperation with the schools administration to gather stories for a nonfiction book with the same title. Fast times at ridgemont high sequel posts facebook. Armed with a cast of characters that struck a chord with all of us. Actordirectorpolitical activistknowitall sean penn has signed on to reprise his stoned surfer jeff spicoli character in a sequel to the early eighties hit fast times at ridgemont high. Meanwhile, stacys classmate jeff spicoli sean penn, who lives for surfing and being stoned. The clip fired part 2 from fast times at ridgemont high 1982 with judge reinhold uh. But there was also be a more official spinoff in fast times, a. After a fouryear hiatus, cates returned to the screen in the anniversary party 2001, an ensemble film cowritten and codirected by her friend and fast times at ridgemont high costar jennifer. Sometimes i treasure it, when its used withinspiration, as in the producers or national lampoons animalhouse. Fast times at ridgemont high in theaters fathom events.
The studio didnt give writer cameron crowe and director amy. While a freelance writer for rolling stone, screenwriter cameron crowe spent a year secretly embedded at clairemont high school in san diego, california under an assumed name and in cooperation with the schools administration to gather stories for a nonfiction book with the same. Compared with the serious, gritty films of the previous decade, its easy to see why. Watch fast times at ridgemont high online stream full. Fast times at ridgemont high is clueless meets valley girl. There are several scenes of seminudity topless girls and frank discussions between characters about sex. For the members of that class, the reunion promises to be a bittersweet affair. Directed by amy heckerling clueless and written by cameron crowe almost famous, this hilarious portrait of 1980s american teen life features.
See the cast of fast times at ridgemont high then and now. Parents need to know that fast times at ridgemont high explores several issues involved with being a teenager. All these years later, many fans have discovered phoebe in films like gremlins and of course fast times at ridgemont high thanks to home video. With sean penn, jennifer jason leigh, judge reinhold, robert romanus. September 28, 20 after the groundbreaking cinema of the 70s, the 80s were often seen as a bit of a disappointment. But the topless scene in fast times at ridgemont high was funny, which made it easy, she said in a 1982 interview. Featured in the film is a fifteenyearold girl becoming pregnant and having an abortion. Sean penn has signed on to reprise his stoned surfer jeff spicoli character in a sequel to the early eighties hit fast times at ridgemont high. Fast times at ridgemont high was released on this day in 1982 fast times at ridgemont high sequel shared a link. Fast times that really werent pop culture affidavit. They felt the script was good, but it was too close to fast times at ridgemont high. Ten years after journalist cameron crowe peeked into the private lives of clairemont high schools class of 1979, the class he satirized in his book and film is preparing for its first reunion.
The movie will be known simply as fast times at ridgemont high 2 and will track the lives of its primary characters. Amy heckerlings classic teen romp, fast times at ridgemont high, is 35 gnarly years old this year. Plot the cast from fast times at ridgemont high are back. One of the great scenes from fast times at ridgemont high, 1982. It ran for 7 episodes on cbs from march 3 until april 23, 1986. In the case of fast times at ridgemont high, its the second in the form of a blinkandyoull missit sitcom from 1986 called fast times. Fast times is an american sitcom based on the 1982 movie fast times at ridgemont high that was produced by amy heckerling, who directed the original film. Sean penn to reprise jeff spicoli character in fast times. Given advice by her uninhibited friend, linda barrett phoebe cates, stacy gets trapped in a love triangle with nice guy mark ratner brian backer and his more assured buddy mike damone robert romanus.