Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. At the center of the film is Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer who faces-off with the resolute Mr. Hand—a man convinced that everyone is on dope.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High has generally received positive reviews.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High was released in 1982 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 632 reviews, giving Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 75% and users giving an average score of 74%.
With a score of 70%, Fast Times at Ridgemont High is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
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