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5 unusual facts about Fast Times at Ridgemont High


Irving Azoff

Irving co-produced the movies Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Inkwell and has been named "Manager of the Year" by two touring industry's trade publications.

Moving in Stereo

The song was notable for its use in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, where it accompanied Judge Reinhold's fantasy of Phoebe Cates removing her bikini top while walking toward him.

Platt Amendment

The Platt Amendment is incorrectly referenced as being a 1906 amendment to the United States Constitution in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Santa Monica Place

It has served as a backdrop for several films and television shows, most notably the exterior of the Ridgemont Mall in Fast Times at Ridgemont High; it has also been used in Pretty in Pink as well as Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Beverly Hills, 90210, and in the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

The Essential Red Collection

#* originally from the Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack


First Time in New York

Later, Barney tries to use stories from Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Risky Business and WarGames as his "first time" stories, but his friends call him on it (with Ted pointing out that WarGames didn't even have a sex scene in it).

Tommy Nolan

Tom Nolan is sometimes confused with another actor also named Tom Nolan who appeared in Yanks (1979), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and Tequila Sunrise (1988).


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