Fast Times at Ridgemont High
“At Ridgemont High, only the rules get busted!”
A group of Southern-California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.
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Cast
57 people
Sean Penn
Jeff Spicoli
Known for
Mystic River
The Game
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Stacy Hamilton
Known for
The Hateful Eight
Annihilation
Judge Reinhold
Brad Hamilton
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop
The Santa Clause
Phoebe Cates
Linda Barrett
Known for
Gremlins
Drop Dead Fred
Brian Backer
Mark "Rat" Ratner
Known for
The Burning
The Money Pit
Robert Romanus
Mike Damone
Known for
Days of Our Lives
The Resurrected
Ray Walston
Mr. Hand
Known for
The Stand
The Apartment
Scott Thomson
Arnold
Known for
Twister
Police Academy
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Vargas
Known for
Ghost
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Amanda Wyss
Lisa
Known for
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Better Off Dead...
D.W. Brown
Ron Johnson
Known for
The Haunting in Connecticut
Mischief
Forest Whitaker
Charles Jefferson
Known for
Arrival
Taken 3
Amy Heckerling Director · Cameron Crowe Screenplay Matthew F. Leonetti Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $27M · Budget $4.5M · United States release August 13, 1982
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$27,100,000
Gross vs. budget
6.0×
Production
Refugee Films
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Fast Times
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 13, 1982
Theatrical
United States · August 13, 1982
Theatrical
United States · March 4, 2003
Physical · DVD Release
United States
August 9, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray Release
Australia
March 3, 1983 · Theatrical
France
March 30, 1983 · Theatrical
November 21, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
December 16, 1982 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 7, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
November 13, 1982 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 13, 1982 · Premiere
August 26, 2006 · TV · Veronica
July 9, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Spain
November 29, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 3, 1982 · Theatrical
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