When the coming-of-age dramedy — starring Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh — premiered in 1982, it was more than just 'a cool buzz' Emily Krauser is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at ...

Exactly 44 years ago today, Fast Times at Ridgemont High reached U.S. theaters. At that time, few people could have predicted that Amy Heckerling's debut feature, adapted by Cameron Crowe from his own ...