Review of Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) by April M — 12 Apr 2012

FAST TIMES. Come on, someone order a pizza.

This review of Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) was written by April M on 12 Apr 2012.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High has generally received positive reviews.

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8 out of 10: Though it's a bit cheesy and not one of the greatest high school movie, Fast Times is still funny, relatable, and well acted…

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High is toted as being one of the best high school movies ever made, but I find myself more repulsed by it than nostalgically…

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By Logan M (1,902) on 18 Sep 2016

They don't make teen comedies like this anymore. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is almost always funny and never cruel…

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Real details and sense of closeness to the era's youth. Captures trends in fashion and relationship as expected from a Heckerling film…

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Heckerling undercuts the usual teensploitation tropes at every turn…

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By Sean M (1,168) on 03 Apr 2017

For me this is the best sean penn movie. He had me rolling on the floor laughing with that pizza scene…

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So utterly outrageous and edgy that its raunchy humor still manages to get a laugh…

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