The San Fernando Valley teens graduated and moved on. Find out where the actors who played Spicoli, Stacy, Brad, and Rat are today.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High helped redefine the coming-of-age movie. Earlier that same year, Penn recalled landing his breakout role as Spicoli, telling Jimmy Fallon that the audition went "terribly.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CBS's "Fast Times" cast: Dean Cameron (as Jeff Spicoli); Vincent Schiavelli (as Mr. Hector Vargas); Ray Walston (as Mr. Arnold ...

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High was the ultimate coming-of-age movie and the start for some very famous faces. Along with its killer soundtrack, this summer of 1982 comedy focused on a group of high ...

Penn starred as stoned surfer Jeff Spicoli in the 1982 coming-of-age film Amy Heckerling recalls Sean Penn's dedication to his role as Jeff Spicoli, including wardrobe suggestions like checkered Vans ...

Amy Heckerling joins 'It Happened in Hollywood' to reflect on the highs and lows of making the breakout comedy of '82. By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer Amy Heckerling grew up in the Bronx watching ...

On August 13, 1982, Universal released Amy Heckerling's feature directorial debut in theaters. By Gina Friedlande On August 13, 1982, Universal released teen comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High in ...

Adapted from Cameron Crowe's book of the same name, the teen comedy starred Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Judge Reinhold, among others Penn and several of his Fast Times costars have gone on to ...