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.

This summer marks 35 years since America met the students and faculty of Ridgemont High and fell in love with them, warts and all. Well actually, if you read screenwriter Cameron Crowe's 1981 book ...

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

Fast Times at Ridgemont High, released in theaters on Aug. 13, 1982 (40 years ago this weekend), ... At that point, Zeppelin played a much larger role in the initial story.

You may think of it as a bawdy, coming-of-age high school movie, but "Fast Times" treated the topic of sex in a realistic and adult manner. March may be cold, but it's hot and heavy here at ...

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

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.