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Fast Times at Ridgemont High Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Fast Times

    by rainbowsub

    Gets better with age. Sean Penn IS the original surfer dude. There have been many "stoner" clones in movies since then, but none top his performance. The film truly captures the high school experience of the times. Though not as profound as something like Åmerican Graffiti, it goes for broke with the humor and hits enough times to make it worthwhile.

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    Great

    by panther96

    A good teen classic.

  • Must Go!

    A must see for an 80's person!

    by medievalme

    I forgot how much fun this movie was. Having graduated from highschool in 1984 in California, this movie and all the music really spoke to me even after all these years. The cars, the clothes, the music, the school...so much fun to remember those days and on the big screen again too.

    Hey even a cameo by Lana Clarkson (before her uinfortunate "accident" at Phil Spectors home!!)

    Melissa

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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    New Times (L.A.) | Luke Y. Thompson

    Perfectly capturing the zeitgeist of American high school life in the '80s,...

  • 100
    Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten

    Amy Heckerling’s portrait of high school/shopping mall life in Southern...

  • 90
    The Onion A.V. Club | Keith Phipps

    A Trojan horse of a teen comedy that balanced lowbrow gags with subtle humor,...

  • 70
    The New Yorker | Pauline Kael

    I was surprised at how not-bad it is. It may fall into the category of...

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