When the coming-of-age dramedy — starring Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh — premiered in 1982, it was more than just 'a cool buzz' Emily Krauser is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phoebe Cates was only a teenager when she rose to stardom in her red bikini in The Fast Times at Ridgemont High. But the star, who ...

In an August 2026 interview posted on Chris Jericho's Talk Is Jericho podcast, actor Robert Romanus, who played teen ticket ...

Forty-four years ago today, Fast Times at Ridgemont High arrived in theaters with little studio confidence, limited promotion, and no established star to put on the poster. Universal reportedly came ...

Exactly 44 years ago today, Fast Times at Ridgemont High reached U.S. theaters. At that time, few people could have predicted that Amy Heckerling’s debut feature, adapted by Cameron Crowe from his own ...