Fast Times at Ridgemont High‘s ascension to comedy classic was a slow process.. Amy Heckerling, who had only directed student work to that point, was set to helm an MGM project when it was ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High, which was released in theaters on Aug. 13, 1982, remains one of the most realistic teen movies of the '80s. "I had attended Ridgemont Senior High in Redondo Beach ...

There is the famous segment in Fast Times at Ridgemont High where Mike Damone (Robert Romanus) goes over his five-point plan to woo a girl to Mark “Rat” Ratner (Brian Backer) which involves ...

Forty years ago, classic teen film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" was labeled as "pornography" by Universal and buried its release. ... “Fast Times” marked a revolutionary turning point in film.

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Robert: In 1982, the movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” came out. I was fascinated with the Volkswagen bus in that movie. A ...

“Fast Times at Ridgemont High” has endured as a classic of the genre, and it was also a career maker for many, both on and off the screen. We have 20 facts you might not know about “Fast ...

Vern Shank, a Flagler Beach musician, producer and DJ met Robert Romanus over a decade ago in Los Angeles, where Shank lives ...

In 1982, he appeared in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” a role he landed because he shared a duplex with the movie’s director, Amy Heckerling, and dated her assistant.

Robert: In 1982, the movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” came out. I was fascinated with the Volkswagen bus in that movie. A year later, I found a VW bus for sale for $800 in Alameda, Calif.