"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" became a quintessential '80s teen film, capturing the spirit of youth with its iconic ...

Cameron Crowe has penned some of the greatest coming-of-age films of all time, but his follow-up to Fast Times at Ridgemont ...

During his fifty-year career, Sonny Carl Davis has made even the smallest roles memorable, in everything from ‘Fast Times at ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High helped redefine the coming-of-age movie. The teen comedy, which premiered 43 years ago on Aug. 13, 1982, follows a group of high school students navigating the ups and ...

Anyone passing by the Flagler Beach pier June 29 might wonder what all the hubbub is about. While the pier itself is closed to the public, its A-frame entrance is still open, and that is where a music ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X By the end of the ‘80s, Cates was mostly focused on stage work, having told the Chicago Tribune ...

The high school crew juggles jobs at the bustling Ridgemont Mall, setting up the world of teenage life. Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Brad (Judge Reinhold), and their friends hustle between fast food ...

No brunette beauty better represents the ’80s than Phoebe Cates. Whether she’s climbing out of a swimming pool in slow motion, donning a red bikini to the sounds of “Moving in Stereo” by The Cars, or ...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High helped redefine the coming-of-age movie. Earlier that same year, Penn recalled landing his breakout role as Spicoli, telling Jimmy Fallon that the audition went "terribly.