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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

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All Time

of 190,141

678

1980's

of 12,798

79

1982

of 3,629

10
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,552
  
  107
  
  Comedy of 1982
  
  of 107
  
  2
  
  Comedy of the 1980's
  
  of 1,484
  
  28
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,998
  
  397
  
  Drama of 1982
  
  of 206
  
  6
  
  Drama of the 1980's
  
  of 2,048
  
  34
Teen
- Teen All Time
  
  of 332
  
  13
  
  Teen of 1982
  
  of 5
  
  1
  
  Teen of the 1980's
  
  of 63
  
  3

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0762

Avg Critic Score:2.9386

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Movie Reviews

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Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Cameron Crowe (Say Anything) and Amy Heckerling (Clueless) would both go on to make better movies about the teen experience, but this old war horse is the one that essentially started it all. ...read the complete Fast Times at Ridgemont High movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

What, you ask, is this movie of movies? This one which you've heard about? It's an eighties thing, with not much appeal for the modern troupe because its slower paced, less funny, than what you might see today. ...read the complete Fast Times at Ridgemont High movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

How could they do this to Jennifer Jason Leigh? How could they put such a fresh and cheerful person into such a scuz-pit of a movie? Don't they know they have a star on their hands? I ...read the complete Fast Times at Ridgemont High movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)

All in all, a great DVD for a great movie. My one glaring complaint is that the deleted scenes and extra footage that regularly show up on TV airings has been omitted from the DVD entirely. What gives? Some of those scenes added more humor and even...read the complete Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) review at DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)

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Film Frat

Years before Cameron Crowe helmed the College Classics Say Anything and Singles, he went undercover in an authentic high school. His purpose was to observe the realities of teen life, particularly sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Crowe wrote his first...read the complete Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) review at Film Frat

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TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))

The film's most memorable character is the perpetually stoned surfer played by Sean Penn. His confrontations with Mr. Hand (Walston), a draconian history teacher, provide the film's finest moments....read the complete Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) review at TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))

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