Fast Times

Overview

Fast Times is a seven-episode 1986 television remake of the 1982 movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High that was produced by Amy Heckerling, who directed the original film. Cameron Crowe, who penned the original Fast Times novel and film screenplay, served as creative consultant. Moon Unit Zappa participated as a technical consultant. She was hired in order to research slang terms and mannerisms of teenagers, as she had just graduated from high school at the time and had a much better grasp of then-current high school behavior than the writers. Oingo Boingo provided the theme song.

Cast

Ray Walston

Mr. Arnold Hand

Vincent Schiavelli

Mr. Hector Vargas

Kit McDonough

Ms. Leslie Melon

Patrick Dempsey

Mike Damone

Dean Cameron

Jeff Spicoli

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Stacey Hamilton

Claudia Wells

Linda Barrett

Wallace Langham

Ratner

Bill Calvert

Surfer Buddy

James Nardini

Brad Hamilton