---
title: 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Amy Heckerling'
released: '1982-08-13'
runtime_minutes: 86
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083929/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

1982 · 86 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Amy Heckerling in her feature directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Cameron Crowe, based on his 1981 book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story, and the film stars Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus, and Ray Walston. Crowe went undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego and wrote about his experiences.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Amy Heckerling](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-heckerling)
- **Screenplay:** [Cameron Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-crowe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Bonham](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bonham)
- **Producer:** [Art Linson](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-linson), [Irving Azoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-azoff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Matthew F. Leonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-f-leonetti)
- **Editor:** [Eric Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-jenkins)

## Cast

- [Ray Walston](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-walston)
- [Steven M. Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-m-martin)
- [Forest Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forest-whitaker)
- [Brian Backer](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-backer)
- [Amanda Wyss](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-wyss)
- [Judge Reinhold](https://cinepixo.com/people/judge-reinhold)
- [Nicolas Cage](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-cage) as Brad's bud
- [Phoebe Cates](https://cinepixo.com/people/phoebe-cates)
- [James Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-russo)
- [Pamela Springsteen](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-springsteen)
- [Blair Tefkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/blair-tefkin)
- [Martin Brest](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-brest)
- [Anthony Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-edwards)
- [Eric Stoltz](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-stoltz)
- [Jennifer Jason Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-jason-leigh)

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