What is Clueless/ Fast Times at Ridgemont High about?

Double Feature: CLUELESS, 1995, Paramount, 97 min. Writer-director Amy Heckerling’s sleeper hit plucks the privileged protagonist from Jane Austen’s 19th century novel Emma and plants her in a Beverly Hills high school of today. Rich, beautiful and popular, Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is used to getting what she wants. But when Cher teams with her BFF (Stacey Dash) to work magic with the tragically unhip new girl (Brittany Murphy), the effort backfires. FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, 1982, Universal, 92 min. A raunchy and painfully funny look at Southern California high school students by director Amy Heckerling. Writer Cameron Crowe adapts his own book as an unexpected launching pad for three future Academy Award winners: Forest Whitaker, Nicolas Cage and Sean Penn. Also featuring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Eric Stoltz, Anthony Edwards and the immortal Ray Walston as Mr. Hand. Discussion between films with director Amy Heckerling.

Clueless/ Fast Times at Ridgemont High

List

Theaters near

Loading format filters…

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Clueless/ Fast Times at Ridgemont High about?: Double Feature: CLUELESS, 1995, Paramount, 97 min. Writer-director Amy Heckerling’s sleeper hit plucks the privileged protagonist from Jane Austen’s 19th century novel Emma and plants her in a Beverly Hills high school of today. Rich, beautiful and popular, Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is used to getting what she wants. But when Cher teams with her BFF (Stacey Dash) to work magic with the tragically unhip new girl (Brittany Murphy), the effort backfires.

FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, 1982, Universal, 92 min. A raunchy and painfully funny look at Southern California high school students by director Amy Heckerling. Writer Cameron Crowe adapts his own book as an unexpected launching pad for three future Academy Award winners: Forest Whitaker, Nicolas Cage and Sean Penn. Also featuring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Eric Stoltz, Anthony Edwards and the immortal Ray Walston as Mr. Hand. Discussion between films with director Amy Heckerling.