Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)rnrnAmy HeckerlingrnWriters:rnCameron Crowe (book)rnCameron Crowe (screenplay)rnrnPlot summary for: Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. 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. The center of the film is held by Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude who faces off with the resolute Mr. Hand, who is convinced that everyone is on dope.rnrnCast(Cast overview, first billed only)rnrn Sean Penn ... Jeff Spicolirnrn Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Stacy Hamiltonrnrn Judge Reinhold ... Brad Hamiltonrn Robert Romanus ... Mike Damonernrn Brian Backer ... Mark \'Rat\' Ratnerrnrn Phoebe Cates ... Linda Barrettrn Ray Walston ... Mr. Handrn Scott Thomson ... Arnoldrnrn Vincent Schiavelli ... Mr. Vargasrnrn Amanda Wyss ... Lisarnrn D.W. Brown ... Ron Johnsonrnrn Forest Whitaker ... Charles Jeffersonrnrn Kelli Maroney ... Cindyrn Tom Nolan ... Dennis Taylorrn Blair Tefkin ... Pat Bernardo (as Blair Ashleigh)