The script for Fast Times at Ridgemont High is based on filmmaker Cameron (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous) Crowe's time as a reporter for Rolling Stone. He was so youthful looking that he was able to go undercover for a year at a California high school and write a book about it. The film launched the careers of several young actors, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates and, above all, Sean Penn. The story line is episodic, dealing with the lives of iconic teen types: one of the school's cool kids, a nerd, a teen queen and, most enjoyably, the... class stoner (Penn), who finds himself at odds with a strict history teacher (a wonderfully spiky Ray Walston). This is not a great film but very entertaining and, for a certain age group, a seminal film experience.--Marshall Fine, Amazon.com On the DVD: Amy (Clueless) Heckerling and Cameron Crowe's commentary is revealing and indicative of a time where nudity on celluloid was shocking rather than the norm as they talk about the issues which contributed to the film's original X-rating, as well as all the actors who originally auditioned for the roles. The transfer quality is high with little grain, and although the soundtrack is in mono rather than Dolby 5.1 it is not detrimental to the film. There's a retrospective documentary called "Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High" featuring new interviews with most of the cast and crew, plus a highly original feature about the locations used in the film, how they looked in 1982 and how they look now. For fact buffs there's the usual mix of biographies, theatrical trailer and production notes.--Kristen Bowditch [show more]
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray and will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play Fast Times At Ridgemont High directed by Amy Heckerling (Clueless) is simply a modern cult classic First-time screenwriter Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire Almost Famous) went undercover as a high school student and came back with the straight dope on sex drugs and rock &39;n&39; roll while capturing some of the most memorable screen characters ever They&39;re all here from Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and Linda&39;s (Phoebe Cates) sexual misadventures to go-getter Brad&39;s (Judge Reinhold) quick career in the world of fast food to the unforgettable Spicoli (Sean Penn) as the ultimate surfer dude Add appearances by Nicolas Cage Anthony Edwards Forest Whitaker and Ray Walston and you have an unbeatable cast With all this talent behind it no wonder Fast Times at Ridgemont High is as honest fresh and funny as it was a generation ago Actors Sean Penn Phoebe Cates Jennifer Jason Leigh Judge Reinhold Brian Backer Robert Romanus Ray Walston Amanda Wyss Forest Whitaker James Russo Nicolas Cage Anthony Edwards Vincent Schiavelli Scott Thomson Kelli Maroney & Tom Nolan Director Amy Heckerling Certificate 18 years and over Year 1982 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English - DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired; Latin American Spanish ; Canadian French Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour and 30 minutes (approx)
This cult high school comedy gave early screen exposure to Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh, as well as a directorial debut to Amy Heckerling ('Look Who's Talking', 'Clueless'). Whilst Stacy (Leigh) and Mark look for love, spurred on by their older schoolmates Linda and Mike, stoner Jeff (Penn) attempts to evade the clutches of the ever vigilant principal Mr Hand. Rock journalist Cameron Crowe (later director of 'Jerry Maguire') provides the script, and the soundtrack features the likes of The Go-Gos, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty.
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