Movie connections for
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

"Fast Times" (1986)

Edited into

"I Love the '80s" (2002)

References

Jaws (1975)
Popeye (1980)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

Referenced in

Loose Times at Ridley High (1984)
 -  title reference
"Growing Pains: Fast Times at Dewey High (#2.2)" (1986)
 -  title reference
"21 Jump Street: Pilot (#1.1)" (1987)
 -  Tom: "Kinda like Fast Times at Bust Ya Buddy High?"
Hot Times at Montclair High (1989)
 -  title reference
Look Who's Talking (1989)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
 -  Clark watches out the window as Mary takes off her red bathing suit at the pool. This is just like Brad watching Linda take her red bathing suit off at the pool.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams (1991) (V)
 -  referenced by A. Whitney Brown on Update
1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV)
 -  Referenced during the opening montage
Two If by Sea (1996)
"Weird Science: Slow Times at Farber High (#4.9)" (1996)
 -  Title used in title
Dream for an Insomniac (1996)
Nice Guys Sleep Alone (1999)
Jawbreaker (1999)
Never Been Kissed (1999)
"Just Shoot Me!: Fast Times at Finchmont High (#4.24)" (2000)
 -  episode title reference
Fast Times at Deep Crack High (2001) (V)
 -  The title of Fast Times at Deep Crack High (2001) (V) references Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
The Anniversary Party (2001)
 -  scene with phoebe cates and jennifer jason leigh lying down in same positions as the pool scene after the've take ecstacy
"Family Guy: The Kiss Seen Around the World (#3.8)" (2001)
 -  Pool scene where Meg is fantasizing about Tom Tucker
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy (2002) (V)
 -  an example of the raunchy type of comedy the studios preffered in the early eighties
"E! True Hollywood Story: Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (2002)
 -  Story tackles the movie.
"ER: On the Beach (#8.21)" (2002)
 -  Greene (Anthony Edwards) says he used to smoke weed and was a surfer. In Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Anthony Edwards's character 'Stoner Bud' was a surfer who smoked weed.
Scooby-Doo (2002)
"Gilmore Girls: They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They? (#3.7)" (2002)
 -  Paris calls Madeline "Spicoli."
An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002) (V)
Hollywood High (2003) (TV)
Retarded Animal Babies (2003) (V)
 -  Cat's father is said to have went to Ridgemont High School. The high school featured in the film Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
"Still Standing: Still Changing (#1.19)" (2003)
 -  Judy refers to Bill as Spicoli
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage and Martha Coolidge (2003) (V)
 -  Mentioned by Nicolas Cage.
"Gilmore Girls: The Nanny and the Professor (#4.10)" (2004)
 -  Lorelai says she watched the movie when she woke up in Jason's spare room.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004) (VG)
 -  Character in the game is named Spicoli and acts extremely similar to the character Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High
"Family Guy: Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr. High (#4.2)" (2005)
 -  title reference
Hood of the Living Dead (2005) (V)
 -  Dr. Richards interrupts Scott slacking off in the lab near the beginning of the movie. Scott is eating and reading a book on Cuba; when asked what he thinks he's doing he responds, "Having some food and learning about Cuba", a reference to Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn)'s famous line in "Ridgemont".
"The Office: The Carpet (#2.14)" (2006)
 -  Michael's line
Man About Town (2006)
 -  student tells teacher "I don't know" which the teacher repeats and writes on the blackboard
"Close to Home: Still a Small Town (#1.18)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by Maureen in dialog with Annabeth outside the courtroom.
Keeping Up with the Steins (2006)
 -  With a few changes, basically duplicates dialogue from Fast Times at Ridgemont High ([after Spicoli wrecks Jefferson's car]/Jefferson's Brother: My brother's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill you and he's gonna kill me, he's gonna kill us!/Jefferson's Brother: My brother's gonna shit!/Jeff Spicoli: Make up your mind, dude, is he gonna shit or is he gonna kill us?/Jefferson's Brother: First he's gonna shit, then he's gonna kill us!), exchanging the word "crap" for the word "shit"
Surf School (2006)
 -  "Moving in Stereo" melody plays as girls slowly get out of the pool
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) (VG)
 -  Dialogue from the movie is quoted.
"How I Met Your Mother: First Time in New York (#2.12)" (2007)
 -  Barney tries to say that his first time having sex was like a scene from this movie.
"Saturday Night Live: Forest Whitaker/Keith Urban (#32.13)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned during opening monologue
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V)
 -  Mentioned once.
American Pie Presents Beta House (2007) (V)
 -  Female co-ed in red bikini emerges from pool in red bikini like Phoebe Cates
"90210: Hollywood Forever (#1.7)" (2008)
 -  Movie referenced and Spicoli mentioned
"Chuck: Chuck Versus the Cougars (#2.4)" (2008)
 -  Heather Chandler's "husband" is named Mark Ratner, an homage to the character of the same name from Fast Times at Ridgemont High
"Knight Rider: Knight of the Zodiac (#1.8)" (2008)
 -  Billy and Courtney say it's their favorite movie
Bazookas: The Movie (2009) (V)
 -  Kirks dream scene at the pool party is a homage to the classic Phoebe Cates pool scene. Red bathing suit and all.
Funny People (2009)
 -  Poster in Ira's apartment.
"One Tree Hill: I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight (#7.8)" (2009)
 -  Clayton mentions watching the movie

Features

"Leave It to Beaver" (1957)
Missile Command (1980) (VG)
 -  seen in the opening at the arcade
Pakkuman (1980) (VG)
 -  seen in the opening at the arcade

Featured in

Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1999) (V)
 -  clips shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #87 on the list.
The Spirit of America (2001)
"E! True Hollywood Story: Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (2002)
 -  features clippings of the film
"I Love the '80s" (2002)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
 -  Documentary about Sex in Films
"Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004)
"SexTV: SexTV's Most Memorable Moments in Masturbation History (#7.20)" (2005)
 -  Clip from film is used in this episode.
Indie Sex: Teens (2007) (TV)
 -  A clip is shown
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-05-13)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this film are featured during 'The Great American Culture Quiz' segment.

Spoofed in

"Family Guy: Running Mates (#2.10)" (2000)
 -  Mr. Fargas is a spoof of Mr. Vargas from this movie
"Family Guy: Let's Go to the Hop (#2.14)" (2000)
 -  The scene where Peter is sneaking out of his room
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
"Scrubs: My Own Personal Jesus (#1.11)" (2001)
 -  In JD's Mistletoe fantasy, Nurse Tisdale is wearing a red bikini and starts to take it off just like Linda
Fast Times at Hero High (2003)
 -  Title, several scenes and characters are based on those from Ridgemont, most notably the bathroom/pool scene.
"Family Guy: Brian the Bachelor (#4.7)" (2005)
 -  After the robbery, Mort throws coffee on Peter that way Brad threw coffee on the robber, also, a guy looking like Jeff Spicoli comes out of the bathroom and uses the same line Sean Penn did (susbtituting "Mort" for "dude".
Kids in America (2005)
 -  red bikini pool scene is recreated
Totally Awesome (2006) (TV)
 -  guy fantisizes about girl taking her top off (but in real life, she kicks him in the crotch)

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