"At Ridgemont High, only the rules get busted!"

1982

1h 30m

6.8(1413 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

A group of Southern-California high school students ignore their studies in favor of indulging in their teenage distractions.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sean Penn

Jeff Spicoli

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Stacy Hamilton

Judge Reinhold

Brad Hamilton

Phoebe Cates

Linda Barrett

Brian Backer

Mark "Rat" Ratner

Robert Romanus

Mike Damone

Ray Walston

Mr. Hand

Scott Thomson

Arnold

Vincent Schiavelli

Mr. Vargas

Amanda Wyss

Lisa

Creative team

Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Written by: Cameron Crowe
Produced by: Irving Azoff
Art Linson

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