Okay, 1982’s Fast Times At Ridgemont High is a generational signifier for people of my age. As a superior teen sex comedy, one whose characters actually vaguely resemble teenagers as seen in ...

Back in 1982, though, an R-rated high school film still had the potential to stand out. “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” has endured as a classic of the genre, and it was also a career maker for ...

Cates was launched to stardom as Linda Barrett in the classic high school comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The scene with Linda at the swimming pool, imagined by her best friend Stacy Hamilton ...

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt appear in Dane Cook's table read of Fast Times at Ridgemont High for charity Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.