Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a Cameron Crowe written 80's classic. And, director Amy Heckerling does a fantastic job of making flow seamlessly from scene to scene. It also features 3 (future) Oscar winners with Sean Penn, Forest Whittaker, and Nicolas Cage in a minor role (keep your eye out for him flipping burgers).
The movie centers around the day-to-day life of separate high school students, chronicling their adventures and relationships- a stoner surfer, a girl looking for love, a concert ticket scalper, a cool and hip senior, and a teacher who just can't understand the generation of his current students.
The movie spans a school year from the first day of school to the following year's graduation dance. This film is also very quotable. It's not only a hoot, it's also a 'coming of age' film with great characters.
If you haven't seen it, I'm confident you'll enjoy it. If you have seen it, you know it has good re-watch value. I give it a 9 because it's overall 7.1 rating needs to be boosted to at least an 8.
"No shirt, no shoes... No dice!"
The movie centers around the day-to-day life of separate high school students, chronicling their adventures and relationships- a stoner surfer, a girl looking for love, a concert ticket scalper, a cool and hip senior, and a teacher who just can't understand the generation of his current students.
The movie spans a school year from the first day of school to the following year's graduation dance. This film is also very quotable. It's not only a hoot, it's also a 'coming of age' film with great characters.
If you haven't seen it, I'm confident you'll enjoy it. If you have seen it, you know it has good re-watch value. I give it a 9 because it's overall 7.1 rating needs to be boosted to at least an 8.
"No shirt, no shoes... No dice!"