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Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 Comedy Drama film released on 13th August; Amy Heckerling directed the film which stars Nicolas Cage, Sean Penn and Forest Whitaker. The film was a box office success, earning a profit of $22,592,880 on its budget.
Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. At the center of the film is Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer who faces-off with the resolute Mr. Hand—a man convinced that everyone is on dope.
Nicolas Cage
Sean Penn
Forest Whitaker
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Judge Reinhold
Phoebe Cates
Eric Stoltz
James Russo
Vincent Schiavelli
Taylor Negron
Anthony Edwards
Amanda Wyss
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Cast Age
Estimated Ages At Time of Filming
17% 13-19
39% 20-29
5% 30-39
2% 40-49
2% 50-59
2% 60-69
32% Unknown
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Who Is Most Represented
32% Female
68% Male
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More Heroes of Villains?
100% Unknown
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