Lacks the frenzied energy which allowed Porky's to beat all competitors in its field.
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01/26/06
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:34
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: While Fast Times at Ridgemont High features Sean Penn's legendary performance, the film endures because it accurately captured the small details of school, work, and teenage life.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This highly appealing teen comedy created a host of new stars -- including Sean Penn -- and features a lively rock music soundtrack. The freewheeling story chronicles the sexual insecurities and... [More]
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates
Director: Amy Heckerling
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Reviews for Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times has not endured the passage of time.
11/07/02
...largely prosaic, crude, stereotyped, and pointless.
04/08/01
Was never all it was cracked up to be.
07/18/07
Top CriticThe filmmakers' attempts to capture the "real" high school experience run hot and cold, while the comedy quotient just doesn't cut it.
11/09/04
overrated
05/28/05
Director Amy Heckerling has failed to provide the raunch or poignancy that would interest young moviegoers, all of whom have seen American Graffiti and its 467 imitators. Ridgemont High? A nice place to visit, but who would want to transfer there?
03/13/09
Top CriticHow could they do this to Jennifer Jason Leigh? How could they put such a fresh and cheerful person into such a scuz-pit of a movie?
10/23/04
Top CriticThe nice thing is that Crowe and director Amy Heckerling have provided something pleasant to observe in all of these characters though they really are sadly lacking in anything gripping.
07/18/07
A brashly funny yet sensitive comedy that has become a cult favorite.
07/18/07
Great fun if not quite the great teen pic some believe it to be.
08/07/07
[Penn] sets the tone of fun for the whole movie.
12/06/05
There's not a lot of substance here, but this is the high school I'd most like to go to in movie history.
12/08/02
No review available.
10/18/02
No review available.
12/02/02
The movie is sublimely funny. And interesting.
01/01/00
Fast Times at Ridgemont High has really stood the test of time. Ridgemont will still have you reeling with laughter, and tapping your feet along to those eclectic pop classics.
06/20/02
No review available.
12/08/06
An engaging 80s time capsule and an important early film for Heckerling and screenwriter Cameron Crowe.
05/28/03
No review available.
07/02/05
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