There are glimpses of four or five interesting movies somewhere in here, the best of which involves a young woman embracing sexual agency from her own perspective and on her own terms. But in general this feels like a battle between a director smarter than the material and a screenwriter much dumber. Crowe blows.

5 stars more like 5 billion stars for this

Oh hey there, nostalgia.

Hilarious teen drama from the early 80s focusing on a group of students who struggle with the common pressures of high school - success, acceptance, sexuality, etc. So many familiar faces that are so young; Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Nicolas Cage, and Forest Whitaker, just to name a few.

There's also a pool scene involving the beautiful Phoebe Cates. I'm sure you remember it, or have at least heard of it. And if not, I'm sure you're interested.

Backed by an awesome soundtrack (the Go-Go's, Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin, and Stevie Nicks all come to mind), this movie is a bunch of fun, and just may be one of my favorites from the 80s.

Did I mention Phoebe Cates is in it?

NOTE: Don't watch this while tripping on shrooms.

Good performances all around and a rocking soundtrack. For a Cage fan such as myself there was a shocking lack of him here.

5 stars more like 5 billion stars for this

Fast Times At Ridgemont High is one of those "classic" comedies that I've been meaning to check off of my To Do list for a while now. The first thing I was drawn to was the music, which sets the mood and establishes the time period so well. The cast were all great and the famous nude scene (perhaps the most famous nude scene?) didn't disappoint. I can't think of much to say about Fast Times other than it's one of those rare examples of an older comedy that manages to live up to the hype.

Clasic!

Oh wow, what a rad and fun film!

1. Sean Penn - dafuck?!
2. Cameron Crowe's righteous script
3. Judge Reinhold being so Reinhold
4. Awesome soundtrack
5. Forest Whitaker, duuuude!
6. Is this the Mr. Hand origin story!?
7. Jennifer Jason Leigh - hot christ!
8. Phoebe Cates - extremely hot christ!
9. Where's Nicolas Cage? - hint: he's listed as Nicolas Coppola!

There's a lot of truth masked in silliness in this movie. It makes me yearn for the the arcades and tiny mall movie theatres of my youth...sigh...

There are glimpses of four or five interesting movies somewhere in here, the best of which involves a young woman embracing sexual agency from her own perspective and on her own terms. But in general this feels like a battle between a director smarter than the material and a screenwriter much dumber. Crowe blows.

weirdly satisfying

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.