Fast Times at Ridgemont High VHS

What Animal House did for college life Fast Times at Ridgemont High did for high school meaning people watched both and wanted to emulate what they saw. I can remember when Fast Times came out people were talking like Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) the entire summer. The film follows several high school students. Spicoli is the pot head. Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is the young virgin. Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates) is the senior who thinks she knows everything including about sex. Mark Ratner (Brian Backer) is the average kid who gets ignored in the crowd. Brad Hamilton (Judge Reinhold) is the senior who thinks he has everything figured out. Finally, Mike Damone (Robert Romanus) scalps concert tickets. Each one is trying to find their place in the high school setting.Like most high school students the main topic of discussion amongst the characters is sex. Stacy for instance thinks that sex is all relationships are about. Her friend Linda gives her nothing but bad advice on the matter leading to a number of bad decisions. Like many teens Linda exaggerates how much she knows and her own experiences.The other part of the movie focuses upon the day to day lives of teenagers. Going to class obviously is one thing and there are a series of hilarious scenes with Spicoli and his History teacher Mr. Hand (Ray Walston). Working crummy service jobs like fast food restaurants.Like Animal House, Fast Times captured the imaginations of thousands of young people when it came out and it's still a fun watch today.C

I didn't watch this movie until I happened across it one morning on HBO. I have been kicking myself ever since for not checking it out much, much sooner! It is a laugh riot, especially Spicoli's interactions with Mr. Hand and his dream sequence with Stu Nahan (who also played himself in the Rocky movies) where he becomes a world champion surfer.The scene where Stacy Hamilton has to consider the abortion due to the carelessness of Mike Damone to use protection is tender and handled very delicately by Cameron Crowe and Amy Heckerling. I also cheered when Stacy chose Mark (Rat) over Damone. She was too good fro Damone.If you don't have a deep appreciation for the talent of Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn and Judge Reinhold after watching Fast Times, then watch it again! I was not old enough to enjoy it in 1982. I should have been enjoying it a lot sooner than 2017, though.

I got the "add-on" & this isn't the same version I saw when it came out or the one that's been on TV many times since. At first I thought maybe it was just my memory playing tricks but everyone I've had watch it says the same thing. Scenes that we clearly remember are cut short or changed. It was still a funny movie but the changes are no where as fun as the original takes.

I cannot give five stars ONLY because the purchase I made was for a region 4 dvd of which I’m in the United States and own a DVD player that plays only region 1 dvds . Upon loading and playing the dvd , it started and played just fine . The problem is that a region 4 video is produced in a foreign language and will not format to a region player . I had to return it and will make the purchase at a later time of a region 1 edition of this movie . Absolutely no harsh words for the seller as I did not ask was this video useable in region 1 and maybe I should have either read the description better but did not see any indication as to region description and possible did not understand how the wording applies to whom the video is for and what region . Will not fault the seller for something I should have researched better or at least asked . I’m sure that someone who purchases this video or any from this seller meant for region 4 , in a region 4 country will be happy . I will say the picture looked just fine . In closing , I just want to say that when purchasing a dvd , don’t make the mistake I did , make certain it is correct for your region and your player . Always ask a question if your not sure .

Initially fun, if not accurate, depiction of growing up in the 80's. But fitting in isn't easy and seems to have its profound sacrifices. Unlike other teen flicks, this movie dares to contrast the surface fun and games with the all too realistic private consequences. These misguided teens struggle to find meaning in their lives as they become acutely aware of their adult size problems.Jennifer Jason Leigh gets the prize for her all too convincing depiction as the promiscuous young woman looking for love. Sean Penn plays a highly exaggerated dumb stoner who really isn't all that stupid when he doesn't have an audience.

Had quite forgotten how incisive this is for a movie about high school. Altho I went in the early '60s...things don't seem to have changed all that much. No malls, but we hung-out at record stores. (it's true you could go in a booth & listen to a record before buying it) W/such a talented young cast who went on to successful movie careers...how could it not end up a classic? Sorry, but I love it every time Sean Penn's character falls out of the VW bus in a cloud of smoke. There were surfers dudes in the '60s, but I forgot this doesn't take place in CA.

Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold and Phoebe Cates star in one of the great 80's coming of age comedies. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is Clueless meets Valley Girl. Timeless throughout the generations, this is still a popular movie with the youth market. The typical storyline of drugs, music, sex, friendship, school work and part time jobs is real and emotional for this "high school" cast. Most teen movies fail to capture the truth of growing up under the giant umbrella of peer pressure. Unlike most of the pop-culture junk that was produced in the 1990's, Fast Times at Ridgemont High is real. From the amazing 80's soundtrack to the wardrobe that the cast dresses in, this movie is like a time capsule. People of this generation can still relate to what it was like growing up in the early 80's in small town / California esq. society. Last but not least, Phoebe Cates will live for a thousand years with her innocent, yet provocative swimming pool / dream sequence. What teenage boy can't help but love this scene!

Enjoyable. Very interesting watch from point of view that it's an early Cameron Crowe film with a young ensemble cast who almost all went on to have great careers. Can see seeds of much bigger 80s/90s teen films being sown here. For example, no Bill & Ted or even Wayne's World without Sean Penn's stoner character???

great movie -funny -real teenage feelings and anxieties -warmth -great soundtrack -full of young future top actors -and yes -the phoebe cates bikini scene -great extras also -excellent bluray

Brought for myself really good comedy film.

Great movie classic

Can't review as blue Ray disk on my unit isn't working