Movie Title: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Release Year: 1982
Director: Amy Heckerling
Actors / Actresses: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer,Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Scott Thomson, Vincent Schiavelli, Amanda Wyss,D.W. Brown, Forest Whitaker, and others
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope.
Famous Quotes: “Linda, Linda, there he is. There’s that guy from the stereo store. Don’t you think he looks like Richard Gere? “
Mr. Hand: “Am I hallucinating here? Just what in the hell do you think you’re doing? ”
Jeff Spicoli: “Learning about Cuba, and having some food.”
“You are a wuss: part wimp, and part pussy.”
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