WTF Happened to Fast Times at Ridgemont High?

WTF Happened to Fast Times at Ridgemont High?

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is one of the most influential movies of the eighties.

It was the first classic teen comedy of the decade, but unlike many other teen-focused flicks, it aspired to be a realistic depiction of what teens go through.

In fact, the movie was based on a book by a young Cameron Crowe (who adapted the screenplay) who went undercover as a teen and wrote about his experiences.

The movie tackled teen sex, pregnancy, abortion and drugs without any of the doom and gloom the topic would have been presented with had it been made by just about anyone else at the time.