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"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" with Erik Anderson

"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" with Erik Anderson

Update: 2025-10-01
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Bryan is joined by Erik Anderson, editor-in-chief of AwardsWatch, to discuss Amy Heckerling's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" from 1982. Other topics of discussion include the launch of the film's stars, the film's cultural impact and why it successfully works as more than a raunchy teen sex comedy.

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Erik Anderson on ⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Twitter, Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ AwardsWatch⁠⁠⁠.

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Bryan Sudfield on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

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Theme music by⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dustin Grossman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Artwork by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Alley Paige Cooper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Edited by Bryan Sudfield

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"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" with Erik Anderson

"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" with Erik Anderson

Bryan Sudfield