Ep 20: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

This week we take on what may be the ultimate high school film ever made, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. This 1982 film is a comedy-drama that addresses such serious topics as abortion and masturbation and still somehow manages to be funny. We do a deep dive on this film to see whether it stands the test of time and along the way we learn…

• Why the tracking on every VHS tape of this film is really bad during one famous scene 
• Why Jeff actually sort of likes the terrible soundtrack from the movie (hint: Quarterflash)
• Why people on ‘ludes should not drive
• Why one of the funniest scenes of the movie actually gave Slip nightmares
• How the mall was the center of the universe for early 80s teenagers
• Why Cameron Crowe should have actually attended Mr. Hand’s US History class, and why Slip thinks he’s completely full of shit
• How a movie about Southern California teenagers spawned one of the greatest method acting performances of all time
• Why “the book is better than the movie” does not always apply
• And, finally, where Stu Nahan actually did get that jacket...

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