Fast Times at Ridgemont High

 Fast Times at Ridgemont High was released on August 13th, 1982 in US theaters. 

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Directed by Amy Heckerling with a screenplay by Cameron Crowe. Based on Crowes book, Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story. Crowe had spent a year undercover at Clairemont High School researching for the book.

Jennifer Jason Leigh and Phoebe Cates 

Brian Backer and Robert Romanus

Eric Stoltz, Sean Penn and Anthony Edwards

Amanda Wyss and Judge Reinhold

Pamela Springsteen and Kelli Maroney 

Forest Whitaker

Vincent Schiavelli 

Taylor Negron 

Crowe’s future wife Nancy Wilson of Heart 

Backer and Negron had cameos as
Sigourney Weaver’s victims in
Amy Heckerling’s Vamps (2012)
with Alicia Silverstone 

Matthew Broderick was originally offered the role of Jeff Spicoli, but turned it down. Let’s all take a moment to consider this alternate reality.

Matthew Broderick?