
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?
Full reviewDirector Amy Heckerling's iconic 1982 high-school comedy starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Phoebe Cates.
Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. 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. At the center of the film is Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer who faces-off with the resolute Mr. Hand—a man convinced that everyone is on dope.
LessHow 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?
Full reviewA brilliant, funny and often challenging examination of teenage life in the early 1980s.
Full reviewFast Times at Ridgemont High is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.
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