Fast Times at Ridgemont High
“At Ridgemont High, only the rules get busted!”
A group of Southern-California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Studio
Refugee Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How Fast Times at Ridgemont High performed
Budget
$4.5M
Worldwide Gross
$27.1M
Gross Profit
$22.6M
Return
6.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Jeff Spicoli
Sean Penn
Jeff Spicoli
Stacy Hamilton
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Stacy Hamilton
Brad Hamilton
Judge Reinhold
Brad Hamilton
Linda Barrett
Phoebe Cates
Linda Barrett
Mark "Rat" Ratner
Brian Backer
Mark "Rat" Ratner
Mike Damone
Robert Romanus
Mike Damone
Mr. Hand
Ray Walston
Mr. Hand
Arnold
Scott Thomson
Arnold
Mr. Vargas
Vincent Schiavelli
Mr. Vargas
Lisa
Amanda Wyss
Lisa
Ron Johnson
D.W. Brown
Ron Johnson
Charles Jefferson
Forest Whitaker
Charles Jefferson
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