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| Fast Times at Ridgemont Loftier | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed past | Amy Heckerling |
| Screenplay by | Cameron Crowe |
| Based on | Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story by Cameron Crowe |
| Produced by |
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| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Eric Jenkins |
| Production | Refugee Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Running fourth dimension | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Upkeep | $five million[2] |
| Box function | $27.i million (domestic) or $50 meg[2] |
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age one-act-drama film directed by Amy Heckerling (in her feature directorial debut), from a screenplay past Cameron Crowe, based on his 1981 volume Fast Times at Ridgemont Loftier: A True Story. Crowe went undercover at Clairemont Loftier Schoolhouse in San Diego and wrote nigh his experiences.[3]
The film chronicles a school year in the lives of sophomores Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and Mark Ratner (Brian Capitalist) and their older friends Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates) and Mike Damone (Robert Romanus), both of whom believe themselves wiser in the ways of romance than their younger counterparts. The ensemble cast of characters form 2 subplots with Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn), a perpetually stoned surfer, facing off against history instructor Mr. Paw (Ray Walston), and Stacy's older brother, Brad (Judge Reinhold), a senior who works in entry-level jobs to pay for his motorcar and ponders catastrophe his two-year relationship with his girlfriend, Lisa (Amanda Wyss).
In addition to Penn, Reinhold, Cates, and Leigh, the movie marks early appearances by several actors who later on became stars, including Nicolas Cage, Eric Stoltz, Forest Whitaker, and Anthony Edwards (the starting time 2 in their characteristic motion-picture show debuts).
In 2005, the picture show was selected for preservation in the Usa National Motion picture Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[iv] [5]
Plot [edit]
Brad Hamilton is a popular senior at Ridgemont High School, a fictional schoolhouse in the San Fernando Valley, and looks forward to his final year of schoolhouse. He has a job at All-American Burger, almost has his 1960 Buick LeSabre car paid for, and plans to interruption up with his girlfriend Lisa so he tin be completely eligible during his senior year. His perfect life is threatened later on an exchange with an obnoxious customer results in his firing from All-American Burger. When Brad tries to tell Lisa how much he needs her, she informs him that she wants to break up with him to engagement other guys. Brad gets a chore at Captain Hook Fish & Chips, but quits in humiliation when a beautiful older woman laughs at him wearing a pirate costume while making a food commitment.
Brad's sis Stacy is a xv-twelvemonth-former sophomore and a virgin. She works at a pizza parlor at Ridgemont Mall alongside her outspoken older friend, Linda Barrett. Ane night at work, Stacy takes an order from Ron Johnson, a 26-year-old stereo salesman, who asks her out after she tells him she'southward 19. (Jennifer Jason Leigh was age xx in Summertime 1982.) She later sneaks out of her house for a engagement with him and loses her virginity that nighttime in the dugout of a baseball field. She later tells Linda about the experience, stating how much it hurt. Linda offers advice to Stacy on the matter, which she often does, as the more than worldly and experienced of the 2. Ron sends her flowers the next mean solar day.
Mike Damone is a smoothen-talker who earns money taking sports bets and scalping concert tickets; he fancies himself a worldly ladies' human being. His shy but affable best friend, Mark Ratner, works as an conductor at the movie house beyond from the pizza parlor at the mall. When Mark develops a crush on Stacy, Damone lets Mark in on his v secrets for picking upwards girls. Damone after persuades Mark to enquire Stacy out on a appointment to a German restaurant. Later on, at her home, Stacy invites Marking into her sleeping room, where they look at her photo album together. They brainstorm to kiss, but a nervous Mark abruptly leaves subsequently Stacy attempts to seduce him. She mistakenly interprets his shyness as disinterest. Linda quickly advises her to move on and notice another boy. After he drops by her house unannounced, Stacy becomes interested in Damone. She invites him to her pool, which quickly leads to them having sex in the pool house during which he ejaculates very quickly. Her brother Brad, who has become sullen and withdrawn since his breakup with Lisa and the loss of his job at All-American Burger, is defenseless masturbating in the bathroom past Linda afterward he fantasizes nearly her exposing her breasts to him at the pool.
Stacy after informs Damone that he has gotten her pregnant, and he tells her she wanted sexual activity more than than he did, which she denies. She asks for him to cover half the price of an abortion and provide her with a ride to the clinic, and he agrees. Even so, unable to come upwardly with his half despite attempts to call in debts owed from his business organisation dealings, Damone abandons Stacy on the twenty-four hours of her engagement. She lies and asks her brother Brad to bulldoze her to a bowling alley to meet friends, simply he sees her cantankerous the street to the abortion clinic. Brad waits for Stacy and he confronts her about the ballgame. Stacy makes Brad promise not to tell their parents, but does not divulge who got her pregnant. When Stacy tells Linda that Damone abandoned her and did not pay his half, Linda becomes furious. The side by side twenty-four hour period, Damone finds his car spray-painted "Prick" and his school locker painted "little prick", as revenge. Mark confronts Damone about his involvement with Stacy. They almost go into a fight, only their gym teacher breaks information technology up.
Jeff Spicoli is a carefree stoner and surfer who runs afoul of history instructor Mr. Hand. 1 dark during a joyride with his friend, Spicoli wrecks the Chevrolet Camaro of Ridgemont star football game player Charles Jefferson. Spicoli covers up the harm by making it look like the car was destroyed by fans of Ridgemont'due south sports rival, Lincoln High School. When Ridgemont plays Lincoln, Jefferson, furious virtually his automobile, brutally tackles several of Lincoln'southward players and almost single-handedly wins the game. On the evening of the graduation dance, Mr. Hand visits Spicoli's house and informs him that he must make up the viii hours of class time he has wasted over the school yr. They have a history session that lasts until Mr. Hand is satisfied that Spicoli has understood the lesson, and the two testify that they respect each other.
In the end, Mark and Stacy start dating once again, and Mark makes peace with his all-time friend Damone. Brad takes a chore at a convenience store and is promoted to manager afterwards foiling an armed robbery with some help from an oblivious Spicoli. Damone is busted scalping Ozzy Osbourne tickets and is forced to take a job at vii-Eleven. Linda attends college in Riverside and moves in with her abnormal-psychology professor. Spicoli saves Brooke Shields from drowning and blows the advantage money hiring stone band Van Halen to play at his birthday party. Mr. Hand maintains his belief that anybody is on dope.
Cast [edit]
- Sean Penn as Jeffrey "Jeff" Spicoli
- Jennifer Jason Leigh equally Stacy Hamilton
- Judge Reinhold as Bradley "Brad" Hamilton
- Robert Romanus equally Mike Damone
- Brian Capitalist as Mark "Rat" Ratner
- Phoebe Cates every bit Linda Barrett
- Ray Walston as Mr. Manus
- Scott Thomson as Arnold
- Vincent Schiavelli equally Mr. Vargas
- Amanda Wyss as Lisa
- D.West. Dark-brown as Ron Johnson
- Forest Whitaker as Charles Jefferson
- Kelli Maroney equally Cindy
- Tom Nolan as Dennis Taylor
- Blair Ashleigh as Pat Bernardo
- Eric Stoltz as Stoner Bud
- Stanley Davis, Jr. as Jefferson's brother
- James Russo as Robber
- James Bershad as Greg
- Nicolas Muzzle as Brad's Bud (credited as Nicolas Coppola)
- Reginald H. Farmer as Vice Principal
Other minor appearances include Martin Brest, who soon afterward directed the mega-hit Beverly Hills Cop; sports broadcaster Stu Nahan as himself; Taylor Negron as the Pizza Guy; Pamela Springsteen, sis of Bruce; Lana Clarkson, the future murder victim of Phil Spector; Anthony Edwards, future star on the hitting flick Superlative Gun; Crowe's future wife Nancy Wilson of the ring Centre; and producer Stuart Cornfeld, who had produced The Elephant Homo and History of the Globe, Office I.
Production [edit]
Development [edit]
The film is adapted from a book Crowe wrote afterward a year spent at Clairemont High School in San Diego, California. He went hush-hush to do research for his 1981 book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Truthful Story, nigh his observations of the loftier schoolhouse and the students he befriended there, including and so-student Andy Rathbone, on whom the graphic symbol Marker "Rat" Ratner was modeled.[6] [vii]
Casting [edit]
Nicolas Cage made his feature-film debut, portraying an unnamed co-worker of Brad's at All-American Burger, credited as "Nicolas Coppola."[8] Information technology was also the motion-picture show debut for Eric Stoltz and provided early on roles for Anthony Edwards and Wood Whitaker. Crowe'southward future wife Nancy Wilson of Middle has a cameo equally the "Beautiful Girl in Auto" who laughs at Brad in his Captain Hook uniform during a traffic-calorie-free finish. Tom Hanks was considered for the role of Brad Hamilton. Justine Bateman was offered the part of Linda Barrett, only she turned it down to star in Family Ties. Matthew Broderick was offered the function of Jeff Spicoli, but turned it downwardly. Jodie Foster was considered for the role of Stacy Hamilton.[9] [10]
Soundtrack [edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [11] |
The soundtrack album Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Music from the Motion Picture was released by Elektra Records on July 30, 1982.[12] It peaked at #54 on the US Billboard 200 anthology chart.[13] The soundtrack features the work of many quintessential 1980s rock artists.
Several of the flick's songs were released every bit singles, including Jackson Browne's "Somebody's Baby", which reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[xiv] Other singles were the title rails by Sammy Hagar, a encompass of The Tymes' "So Much in Love" by Timothy B. Schmit which reached #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, "Raised on the Radio" by the Ravyns and "Waffle Stomp" by Joe Walsh. In addition to Schmit and Walsh, the album features solo tracks by other members of the Eagles: Don Henley and Don Felder. The soundtrack also included "I Don't Know (Spicoli's Theme)" past Jimmy Buffett and "Goodbye Goodbye" by Oingo Boingo (led by Danny Elfman).
Five tracks in the film not included on the soundtrack are "Moving in Stereo" by the Cars; "American Daughter" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers; "We Got the Beat" by the Become Become'due south, which is the picture'south opening theme; Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir"; and "Jingle Bong Stone" by Bobby Helms. In addition, the live band at the prom trip the light fantastic during the end of the movie played two songs also not on the soundtrack: The Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane" and Sam the Sham'southward "Wooly Great".
The Donna Summer track "Highway Runner", was recorded in 1981 for her double album titled I'grand a Rainbow; however, the album was shelved by Geffen Records but ultimately released in 1996 by Mercury Records.
Todd Rundgren besides recorded the song "Attitude" for the film at Crowe's request. It was not included in the film, but was released on Rundgren'due south Demos and Lost Albums in 2001. A rail titled "Fast Times" was recorded by Eye but was not used in the flick. The track concluded up on their 1982 album Individual Audition.
In some countries, the album was released as a single LP with 10 tracks.[15]
Heckerling, in the DVD audio commentary, states that the 1970s artists, like the Eagles, were introduced past i of the moving-picture show'southward producers. Coincidentally, Irving Azoff, one of the film's producers, was the personal manager for the Eagles and Stevie Nicks.[sixteen]
Track list [edit]
| No. | Title | Author(southward) | Performer | Length |
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| 1. | "Somebody'southward Infant" | Browne, Danny Kortchmar | Jackson Browne | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Waffle Stomp" | Walsh | Joe Walsh | 3:40 |
| three. | "Beloved Rules" | Henley, Kortchmar | Don Henley | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Uptown Boys" | Goffin, Janna Allen | Louise Goffin | two:45 |
| five. | "So Much in Love" |
| Timothy B. Schmit | 2:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. | "Raised on the Radio" | Rob Fahey | The Ravyns | 3:43 |
| ii. | "The Look In Your Eyes" | McMahon | Gerard McMahon | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Speeding" | Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey | The Go-Go'south | two:xi |
| 4. | "Don't Be Lonely" | Marv Ross | Quarterflash | 3:eighteen |
| five. | "Never Surrender" | Felder, Kenny Loggins | Don Felder | 4:fifteen |
| No. | Championship | Author(due south) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fast Times (The Best Years of Our Lives)" | Squier | Billy Squier | three:41 |
| two. | "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" | Hagar | Sammy Hagar | three:36 |
| 3. | "I Don't Know (Spicoli's Theme)" | Buffett, Michael Utley | Jimmy Buffett | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Dear Is the Reason" | Nash | Graham Nash | three:31 |
| five. | "I'll Get out Information technology Up to You" | Rusty Immature | Poco | 2:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(south) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Highway Runner" | Giorgio Moroder, Summer | Donna Summer | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Sleeping Affections" | Nicks | Stevie Nicks | four:43 |
| 3. | "She'southward My Baby (And She's Outta Command)" | Dave Palmer, Phil Jost | Palmer/Jost | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Goodbye, Bye" | Danny Elfman | Oingo Boingo | 4:34 |
| Full length: | 65:fifty | |||
Reception [edit]
Box role [edit]
Universal gave the film a express theatrical release on Baronial 13, 1982, opening in 498 theaters. Information technology earned $2.v meg in its opening weekend. The release was widened to 713 theaters, earning $3.25 meg. The moving picture ranked 29th among U.South. releases in 1982, earning more than $27 million,[17] six times its $four.v one thousand thousand budget, and later gaining popularity through television and home video releases.
Over the years, the pic has obtained an iconic status. In an interview, Penn stated: "None of united states of america had any idea it would have on a life of its own."
Critical response [edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 78% based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 6.fourscore/10. The site's critical consensus reads "While Fast Times at Ridgemont Loftier features Sean Penn's legendary performance, the movie endures because it accurately captured the small details of school, work, and teenage life."[eighteen] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[nineteen]
Roger Ebert called it a "scuz-pit of a movie", but praised the performances by Leigh, Penn, Cates, and Reinhold.[20] Janet Maslin wrote that it was "a jumbled but appealing teen-age comedy with something of a fresh perspective on the subject."[21]
Accolades [edit]
Crowe's screenplay was nominated for a WGA Award for best one-act adapted from another medium. The film ranks #15 on Bravo'southward "100 Funniest Movies"[22] and #2 on Entertainment Weekly's listing of the "fifty Best Loftier Schoolhouse Movies".[23]
The flick is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
- 2000: AFI'southward 100 Years...100 Laughs – #87[24]
National Film Preservation Board
- 2005: National Film Registry, Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Television spin-off [edit]
The moving-picture show inspired a short-lived 1986 television series titled Fast Times. Ray Walston and Vincent Schiavelli reprised their roles every bit Manus and Vargas on the show. Other characters from the film were played by different actors, nigh notably Patrick Dempsey as Mike Damone.
Run across besides [edit]
- Fast Times at Barrington Loftier, an album past the band The University Is... is a play on the title of the film.
- "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High", a Family Guy episode from Season four.
- Fast Times at Fairmont Loftier, a novella past Vernor Vinge, is named in reference to the film.
- "Stacy'due south Mom", a song by Fountains of Wayne which pays homage to the film.
- The Last American Virgin, a remake of Lemon Popsicle and a movie released in the aforementioned year with like themes.
- "Phoebe Cates" from the album Lechuza, a vocal by the band Fenix TX about Phoebe Cates' role in the film.
References [edit]
- ^ "FAST TIMES (X)". British Board of Moving picture Classification. September 9, 1982. Archived from the original on May xviii, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ a b Nosotros'RE TALKING GROSS, TACKY AND Impaired Brown, Peter H. Los Angeles Times xx Jan 1985: half dozen.
- ^ "15 Things You Probably Didn't Know Near Fast Times At Ridgemont High". IFC.com. October thirteen, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Flick Registry". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved October i, 2020.
- ^ "Complete National Movie Registry List | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Lath | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved Oct ane, 2020.
- ^ Fast Times at Ridgemont High at IMDb
- ^ Russell, Lisa (March 13, 1995). "Geek God: Once the Butt of Fast Times at Ridgemont Loftier, Best-selling Author Andy Rathbone Becomes a Reckoner Guru". People. Archived from the original on March xxx, 2011. Retrieved April twenty, 2011.
- ^ Lauren Schutte (February 14, 2012). "Nicolas Cage on Turning Downward 'Dumb & Dumber,' Winning Another Oscar and the Movie that Made Him Change His Name". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May one, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "The Lost One-act Roles of Tom Hanks". December 22, 2011.
- ^ "The Lost Roles of Fast Times at Ridgemont High". March 29, 2012.
- ^ Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Original Soundtrack) Archived August iii, 2012, at the Wayback Motorcar, AllMusic
- ^ Discogs (2012). "Various – Fast Times At Ridgemont High • Music From The Pic". Discogs. Discogs. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Mike Duquette (March 4, 2011). "Friday Feature: "Fast Times at Ridgemont Loftier"". The Second Disc. WordPress.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Charts and Awards, Allmusic.
- ^ "Soundtrack versions at discogs.com". Discogs. Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Irving Azoff - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September eight, 2017. Retrieved June three, 2017.
- ^ Fast Times at Ridgemont High Archived Dec 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine at Box Office Mojo (retrieved on Dec half dozen, 2006).
- ^ "Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Fast Times at Ridgemont High reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (1982). "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June iii, 2013. Retrieved Dec 6, 2006.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (September 3, 1982). "'RIDGEMONT Loftier'". The New York Times.
- ^ "Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies Listing is Laughable" Archived December 8, 2008, at the Wayback Auto, Manroomonline.com, June two, 2006.
- ^ "50 Best High School Movies". Filmsite.org. September 15, 2006. Archived from the original on November 12, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "AFI'southward 100 Years...100 Laughs" (PDF). American Film Establish. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
External links [edit]
Quotations related to Fast Times at Ridgemont High at Wikiquote
- Fast Times at Ridgemont Loftier at IMDb
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High at the TCM Moving picture Database
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High at AllMovie
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High at Box Function Mojo
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High at Metacritic
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High at Rotten Tomatoes
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High essay by Daniel Eagan in America'southward Picture show Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Blackness, 2010 ISBN 0826429777, pages 777-778 [one]
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Kid'south-Eye View an essay past Dana Stevens at the Criterion Collection
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