Fast Times at Ridgemont High

“Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Cameron Crowe, Amy Heckerling. I feel like everything I’ve ever done is deeply influenced by this movie, because it was really funny and very real and stands the test of time. Judge Reinhold forever.”

“I mean, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, probably the best teen high school movie ever made. Big influence on Dazed and Confused. Incredible performances. I mean, chief among them, Sean Penn as Spicoli. You know, like, “Once I cruise history, I’m not coming to your side of the building.” “Mr. Hand.” Like… “Get out of here, Curtis, I don’t hear you unless you knock.”...”

“This one is just staring at me. Right when I walked in I saw Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and… I saw this way too young. And I’m probably going to push it on my son way too young. But this… Spicoli is as good as it gets, man.”