Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) is a quotable cult classic American coming-of-age comedy film. The film captured the cultural zeitgeist of the time with realistic portrayals of American youth as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cast approaches the picture with a delightfully devil-may-care sincerity, playing off of one another with a simple ease. It is ...

Amy Heckerling's Fast Times at Ridgemont High has become a comedy classic as much for its knowing portrait of teenage life as Sean Penn's unforgettable performance as stoned-out surfer dude Jeff ...

When the coming-of-age dramedy — starring Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh — premiered in 1982, it was more than just 'a cool buzz' Emily Krauser is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at ...

Robert “Bob” Skinner, 58, and his wife, Marlo Skinner, 57, owners of the Vacaville Auto Body Center and Skinner Classics, a restoration shop specializing in Volkswagen buses, in Vacaville, Calif., on ...

Before Amy Heckerling introduced audiences to privileged Beverly Hills teens in Clueless, she made her feature directorial debut with a film about high schoolers living in the San Fernando Valley ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont Highdirector Amy Heckerling is remembering her work with Sean Penn early in his career. On The Hollywood Reporter's podcast, It Happened in Hollywood, Heckerling, 71, reflected ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a coming-of-age teen comedy-drama set in a Southern California high school, depicting the lives of teenagers navigating love, friendship, and identity in the early ...

Reading an excerpt from his new memoir, 'The Uncool,' the writer-director says Universal admitted it 'fucked up' the release of the film, which nonetheless kicked off the '80s teen-movie craze. By ...