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Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

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Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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Featured in

    • "Square Pegs" Merry Pranksters (TV Episode 1983)

      Marshall brings up "that movie where that guy has pizza delivered to his class" and then does an impression of Jeff Spicoli
    • Vh1 Best Shots (TV Movie 1989)

      Clips
    • "Siskel & Ebert" Hollywood's Hidden Stars (TV Episode 1990)

      A clip is shown.
    • "Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen" Forward Into the Past (TV Episode 1996)

      Clips shown in a montage of "Teen Sex" films
    • Robert Zemeckis on Smoking, Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century: In Pursuit of Happiness (TV Movie 1999)

      Clips shown

Features

    • "Leave It to Beaver" In the Soup (TV Episode 1961)

      Mike Damone is watching this on TV.
    • Space Invaders (Video Game 1978)

      Appearance of the game
    • Video Pinball (Video Game 1979)

      Game unit appears
    • Deluxe Space Invaders (Video Game 1979)

      Appearance of the game
    • Asteroids (Video Game 1979)

      Game appears in this film

Followed by

    • Fast Times (TV Series 1986)

Referenced in

    • The Lonely Lady (1983)

      The title is visible on a movie theater marquee.
    • "One Day at a Time" Another Man's Shoes (TV Episode 1984)

      sign that reads "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Dice"
    • "At the Movies" The Wild Life/Garbo Talks/The Bear/Windy City (TV Episode 1984)

      Referenced during the "The Wild Life" review.
    • "Growing Pains" Fast Times at Dewey High (TV Episode 1986)

      title reference
    • "21 Jump Street" Pilot (TV Episode 1987)

      Tom: "Kinda like Fast Times at Bust Ya Buddy High?"

References

    • ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV Series 1961–1997)

      Spicoli's surfer dream scene.
    • Jaws (1975)

    • The Blue Lagoon (1980)

      Before the credits roll, we are reminded that Jeff Spicoli has saved Brooke Shields from drowning, a reference to that film.
    • Star Castle (Video Game 1980)

      Arcade cabinet seen.
    • Popeye (1980)

      Mark wears a Popeye t-shirt.

Spoofed in

    • Loose Times at Ridley High (1984)

      Film's title is takeoff on mainstream film's title.
    • First Time at Cherry High (1984)

      hardcore parody
    • 1999 MTV Movie Awards (TV Special 1999)

      "Moving in Stereo" scene is spoofed.
    • "Family Guy" Running Mates (TV Episode 2000)

      Mr. Fargas is a spoof of Mr. Vargas from this movie
    • "Clerks" A Dissertation on the American Justice System by People Who Have Never Been Inside a Courtroom, Let Alone Know Anything About the Law, But Have Seen Way Too Many Legal Thrillers (TV Episode 2000)

      The end of this episode is nearly an exact parody of the final scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, right down to Judge Reinhold.

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