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Ça chauffe au lycée Ridgemont

Original title: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  • 1982
  • 12 avec avertissement
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
114K
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Sean Penn in Ça chauffe au lycée Ridgemont (1982)
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A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll.A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll.A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll.

  • Director
    • Amy Heckerling
  • Writer
    • Cameron Crowe
  • Stars
    • Sean Penn
    • Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Judge Reinhold
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    114K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    536
    81
    • Director
      • Amy Heckerling
    • Writer
      • Cameron Crowe
    • Stars
      • Sean Penn
      • Jennifer Jason Leigh
      • Judge Reinhold
    • 335User reviews
    • 156Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    Trailer 1:32
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    Fast Times At Ridgemont High: First Day Of School
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    Jennifer Jason Leigh in Ça chauffe au lycée Ridgemont (1982)
    Cameron Crowe, Art Linson, and Nancy Wilson in Ça chauffe au lycée Ridgemont (1982)
    Cameron Crowe, Art Linson, and Nancy Wilson in Ça chauffe au lycée Ridgemont (1982)
    Sean Penn in Ça chauffe au lycée Ridgemont (1982)
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    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Jeff Spicoli
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Stacy Hamilton
    Judge Reinhold
    Judge Reinhold
    • Brad Hamilton
    Robert Romanus
    Robert Romanus
    • Mike Damone
    Brian Backer
    Brian Backer
    • Mark 'Rat' Ratner
    Phoebe Cates
    Phoebe Cates
    • Linda Barrett
    Ray Walston
    Ray Walston
    • Mr. Hand
    Scott Thomson
    Scott Thomson
    • Arnold
    Vincent Schiavelli
    Vincent Schiavelli
    • Mr. Vargas
    Amanda Wyss
    Amanda Wyss
    • Lisa
    D.W. Brown
    D.W. Brown
    • Ron Johnson
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Charles Jefferson
    Kelli Maroney
    Kelli Maroney
    • Cindy
    Tom Nolan
    Tom Nolan
    • Dennis Taylor
    Blair Tefkin
    • Pat Bernardo
    • (as Blair Ashleigh)
    Eric Stoltz
    Eric Stoltz
    • Stoner Bud
    Stanley Davis Jr.
    • Jefferson's Brother
    James Russo
    James Russo
    • Robber
    • Director
      • Amy Heckerling
    • Writer
      • Cameron Crowe
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      First-time director Amy Heckerling said she was seeking to make a comedy that was less structured than conventional ones, and more like American Graffiti (1973) so that "if you woke up and found yourself living in the movie, you'd be happy. I wanted that kind of feel."
    • Goofs
      Mr. Hand tells the students that the Platt Amendment is an Amendment to the US Constitution and is vital in their daily lives. The Platt Amendment is neither a Constitutional Amendment nor is it important in Americans' daily lives. The Platt Amendment established Cuba as a US protectorate after the USA helped free Cuba from Spanish rule during the 1898 Spanish-American War. Furthermore, it was passed in 1901, not 1906 as he claims.
    • Quotes

      Jeff Spicoli: What Jefferson was saying was, Hey! You know, we left this England place 'cause it was bogus; so if we don't get some cool rules ourselves - pronto - we'll just be bogus too! Get it?

    • Crazy credits
      "The End" appears on a video arcade game screen. The game is Atari's Missile Command (1980) (once all the player's cities have been destroyed).
    • Alternate versions
      Early VHS releases had the majority of the original music replaced with generic sound-alikes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Square Pegs: Merry Pranksters (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Raised on the Radio
      Performed by Ravyns

      Written by Rob Fahey

    User reviews335

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Awesome! Totally awesome! All right, Hamilton!
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a quality film. It's over 20 years old and has become one of those iconic teen movies and it's pretty easy to see why. It has everything you would expect; the bad hair, the bad clothes, the bad music, teenage awkwardness...all the clichés and stereotypes that we've seen repeated in basically every teen movie since then. And it has Sean Penn playing a stoner surfer. Sean. Penn. I'm pretty sure this movie is funnier now just because Sean Penn has had a successful career as a proper dramatic actor, and he plays the ultimate surfer dude perfectly. The grudge between himself and Mr Hand (Ray Walston) is great and probably produces the best (or at least funniest) moments of the film.

    All in all, Fast Times is fun. It might be because it's dated, cheesy, and clichéd, but it still does the job and it is entertaining.
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    • snow0r
    • Mar 15, 2006

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    FAQ15

    • How did Brad get fired from All-American Burger?
    • Why did Mr. Hand have a grudge against Spicoli?
    • Why did Damone hook up with Stacy?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 1983 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    • Filming locations
      • 24124 Welby Way, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA(Brad and Stacy's house)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Refugee Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,092,880
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,545,674
      • Aug 15, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,093,116
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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