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# Fast Times at Ridgemont High (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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The wild world of adolescence has rarely been captured with as sharp an observational eye as in this refreshingly smart, frank spin on the teen comedy by director Amy Heckerling and screenwriter Cameron Crowe—for each of whom it kicked off a hugely successful film career. Based on Crowe’s experiences going undercover as a student at a Southern California high school, Fast Times at Ridgemont High blends hormone-fueled hilarity with an almost sociological examination of the 1980s teenage experience: the shopping-mall hangouts, fast-food jobs, buzzkill teachers, awkward dates, and first experiences of love and sex. This pop-culture touchstone launched to stardom practically an entire cast of unknowns—including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold, Forest Whitaker, Anthony Edwards, Eric Stoltz, and Sean Penn as stoner icon Jeff Spicoli—and broke new ground in its raw yet sensitive depiction of the realities of coming of age. Director-Approved Blu-Ray special edition features • New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director Amy Heckerling, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack • Audio commentary from 1999 featuring Heckerling and screenwriter Cameron Crowe • Television version of the film from the eighties, featuring deleted and alternate scenes • New conversation with Heckerling and Crowe, moderated by filmmaker Olivia Wilde • Reliving Our “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” a 1999 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew • Audio discussion from 1982 with Heckerling at the American Film Institute • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing • Plus: An essay by film critic Dana Stevens and, for the Blu-ray edition, a new introduction by Crowe.

Review: Criterion Blu-Ray Is Far Superior to Older Universal Blu-ray - I have loved this movie for all of its 39 years now. It was and still is fresh, funny, completely true-to-life, and so enjoyable to watch that it is always a very quick viewing. The fine ensemble cast of young, soon-to-be-famous actors, the slick, clever script, and the great soundtrack have helped make it the very BEST film of its kind. The rest of this review is solely about the Criterion Collection (hereinafter referred to as "CC") Blu-Ray release and its quality & features. This CC Blu Ray is FAR better than the previous Universal BR. The picture is sharper, cleaner, and NEWER-looking; just terrific! Whereas Universal seemingly ADDED grain to theirs, and the focus and "newness" of their BR picture were a cut below this disc's. I hate when studios do that; I guess they must not understand that Blu-ray buyers are looking for a sharp, clean picture-- NOT grain (ugh!). This new CC version contains the previous, excellent 40-minute documentary about the making of the film, ported over from the older BR and I think also the old DVD. Around 6-8 of the stars (incl. Ray Walston/"Mr. Hand") are interviewed in this documentary, along with a couple of studio execs, Amy Heckerling (the director), and others behind the camera. This new Criterion Blu-ray release ALSO contains a NEW, 2021 three-way discussion between Amy Heckerling, author/screenwriter Cameron Crowe, and Olivia Wilde, who had nothing to do with this film but who "interviewed" the other two as a fellow movie-maker (and actress) who saw it when growing up and was influenced by it as a moviemaker. Their discussion was GREAT! VERY informative, with mostly NEW details revealed. This Criterion Collection BR disc ALSO has the full, 96-minute TV VERSION of the film, shown in 4x3 aspect ratio (the theatrical version is 90 minutes). It is quite sharp and clean and IS INDEED Hi-Definition itself (with a bit-rate averaging 15-16 Mbps, often higher). I can say that ALL footage added back into this version (almost 6 minutes) from the theatrical version's outtakes was not just non-essential, but BAD, both plot-wise & dialog-wise; in nearly all cases of these added-back deleted scenes, they make the story meander-- they are simply boring diversions that slow the film down and ruin the pace. Clearly, the editing out of this garbage helped make the theatrical film FAR better than it would have been with it. None of these weak detours or bumps along the way were in the theatrical version (but ARE contained in the TV version). Of course, the naughty words were dubbed over in the TV version-- thus, A LOT of such dubbing exists, embarrassingly. The footage added back actually contains a mall garage scene with Stacey and Linda that, since it's immediately followed by a similar discussion between them in a Perry's Pizza inside-mall location, makes it obvious that no one in the editing room realized that they "introduced" the same remark TWICE in 2 consecutive scenes in the TV version. They should have reversed the order of the two scenes, but still, the almost identical dialog would be unacceptably/amateurishly redundant either way. Ok, there WAS one decent scene in the TV version that wasn't in the theatrical version: Mr. Hand is briefly seen autographing yearbooks for various students early on at the school dance near the end of the film. They each greet him with "Aloha, Mr. Hand." That would have been nice to keep in the theatrical version. INSTEAD, they kept a split-second full frontal nude view of Mike Damone in this disc's theatrical version that wasn't in Universal's BR . . . but who needs that? The enclosed glossy booklet with LOTS of pages, info, & pics is a wonderful keepsake, too. Interesting, informative, has beautiful photos-- well done. I am often disappointed by Criterion, but not this time. This effort was a clear improvement over the older, Universal Blu-ray. FTARH fans who don't mind double-dipping on Blu-ray purchases of the same film-- when significant improvement is available-- should acquire this CC version without hesitation!
Review: So much more than people give it credit for - I'll split this review into 2 parts, first what's different with this new release and why you should absolutely buy it even if you already own it and secondly if you are not a child of the 80's and don't know why the fuss I'll explain why this movie deserves a look. Specs this is a new 4k scan of the actual film. For the kids that's how we recorded things after cave paintings. The Blu-ray has both versions of the film, the theatrical and TV versions. The TV version is actually longer than the theatrical and has some really great material so it's worth watching both. This is by far the best looking and sounding version that has been released to date. The 5.1 soundtrack sounds quite a bit better than my previous DVD copy. You can actually hear dialog without having to crank up the volume after loud music or even a football game. Speaking of the music it adds so much to this movie it is absolutely 80's. Film grain is organic and the since the 80's was all about bright colors, they did a fantastic job making sure everything is exactly as it should be. As far as the film itself, I'll start by saying this originally came to theaters when I was in Jr high. I felt a connection to each of the characters because it was the most accurate and honest film about teenagers I had seen. Honestly to this date I haven't seen many other movies tackle so many issues and still have a positive message about what life still had in store. Watch the film again and notice how every character had positive and negative issues they were forced to deal with. With a stellar cast so big it's amazing how each story was masterfully interwoven with every other story and they were all given enough time to care about what happened to them. People may not agree with a 12 year old watching this movie and I admit it was really difficult at times to watch with my kids BUT (and it's caps on purpose) it opened several new lines of communication about drug use, sex, abortion and who you can count on in a time of need. Anyway, this movie is so much more than a typical teen comedy like "American Pie" for example. This movie shows how actions have consequences and even when it feels like all hope is lost because you knew your love was different, and you were going to be the high-school couple that stayed together forever, when it did end you knew life will continue on. The music that was chosen for this movie could not be any better. It is the 80's. With that get the movie, live, laugh, love.

## Product Details

- **Genre:** Comedy
- **Format:** Blu-ray, Subtitled
- **Contributor:** Amanda Wyss, Amy Heckerling, Anthony Edwards, Art Linson, Ava Lazar, Brian Backer, Burdette (Pee Wee), Cherie Effron, Chris Hanley, Christian Halsey Solomon, D.W. Brown, David Doolittle, David Price, David Resnick, Douglas Brian Martin, Duane Tucker, Ellen Fenwick, Eric LeRoy, Eric Stoltz, Ernie Barbarash, Forest Whitaker, Irving Azoff, James Bershad, James Russo, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Hollander, Judge Reinhold, Julie Guilmette, Kelli Maroney, Kenny Lawrence, Lana Clarkson, Laurie Hendricks, Lois Brandt, Lori Sutton, Martin Brest, Michael Paseornek, Michael Wyle, Nancy Wilson, Nicolas Cage, Pamela Springsteen, Patrick Brennan, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Reeves Nevo, Reginald H. Farmer, Richard Hull, Ricky Redlich, Robert Romanus, Roy Holmer Wallack, Scott Thomson, Sheldon (Sheldon), Shelly O'Neill, Sonny Carl Davis, Sonny Davis, Stanley Davis Jr., Steven M. Martin, Stu Nahan, Stuart Cornfield, Suzanne Marie Fava, Taylor Negron, Tom B Bralley, Tom Nolan, Vincent Schiavelli, Virginia Peters
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 109 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Criterion Blu-Ray Is Far Superior to Older Universal Blu-ray
*by A***N on May 21, 2021*

I have loved this movie for all of its 39 years now. It was and still is fresh, funny, completely true-to-life, and so enjoyable to watch that it is always a very quick viewing. The fine ensemble cast of young, soon-to-be-famous actors, the slick, clever script, and the great soundtrack have helped make it the very BEST film of its kind. The rest of this review is solely about the Criterion Collection (hereinafter referred to as "CC") Blu-Ray release and its quality & features. This CC Blu Ray is FAR better than the previous Universal BR. The picture is sharper, cleaner, and NEWER-looking; just terrific! Whereas Universal seemingly ADDED grain to theirs, and the focus and "newness" of their BR picture were a cut below this disc's. I hate when studios do that; I guess they must not understand that Blu-ray buyers are looking for a sharp, clean picture-- NOT grain (ugh!). This new CC version contains the previous, excellent 40-minute documentary about the making of the film, ported over from the older BR and I think also the old DVD. Around 6-8 of the stars (incl. Ray Walston/"Mr. Hand") are interviewed in this documentary, along with a couple of studio execs, Amy Heckerling (the director), and others behind the camera. This new Criterion Blu-ray release ALSO contains a NEW, 2021 three-way discussion between Amy Heckerling, author/screenwriter Cameron Crowe, and Olivia Wilde, who had nothing to do with this film but who "interviewed" the other two as a fellow movie-maker (and actress) who saw it when growing up and was influenced by it as a moviemaker. Their discussion was GREAT! VERY informative, with mostly NEW details revealed. This Criterion Collection BR disc ALSO has the full, 96-minute TV VERSION of the film, shown in 4x3 aspect ratio (the theatrical version is 90 minutes). It is quite sharp and clean and IS INDEED Hi-Definition itself (with a bit-rate averaging 15-16 Mbps, often higher). I can say that ALL footage added back into this version (almost 6 minutes) from the theatrical version's outtakes was not just non-essential, but BAD, both plot-wise & dialog-wise; in nearly all cases of these added-back deleted scenes, they make the story meander-- they are simply boring diversions that slow the film down and ruin the pace. Clearly, the editing out of this garbage helped make the theatrical film FAR better than it would have been with it. None of these weak detours or bumps along the way were in the theatrical version (but ARE contained in the TV version). Of course, the naughty words were dubbed over in the TV version-- thus, A LOT of such dubbing exists, embarrassingly. The footage added back actually contains a mall garage scene with Stacey and Linda that, since it's immediately followed by a similar discussion between them in a Perry's Pizza inside-mall location, makes it obvious that no one in the editing room realized that they "introduced" the same remark TWICE in 2 consecutive scenes in the TV version. They should have reversed the order of the two scenes, but still, the almost identical dialog would be unacceptably/amateurishly redundant either way. Ok, there WAS one decent scene in the TV version that wasn't in the theatrical version: Mr. Hand is briefly seen autographing yearbooks for various students early on at the school dance near the end of the film. They each greet him with "Aloha, Mr. Hand." That would have been nice to keep in the theatrical version. INSTEAD, they kept a split-second full frontal nude view of Mike Damone in this disc's theatrical version that wasn't in Universal's BR . . . but who needs that? The enclosed glossy booklet with LOTS of pages, info, & pics is a wonderful keepsake, too. Interesting, informative, has beautiful photos-- well done. I am often disappointed by Criterion, but not this time. This effort was a clear improvement over the older, Universal Blu-ray. FTARH fans who don't mind double-dipping on Blu-ray purchases of the same film-- when significant improvement is available-- should acquire this CC version without hesitation!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So much more than people give it credit for
*by M***D on May 27, 2021*

I'll split this review into 2 parts, first what's different with this new release and why you should absolutely buy it even if you already own it and secondly if you are not a child of the 80's and don't know why the fuss I'll explain why this movie deserves a look. Specs this is a new 4k scan of the actual film. For the kids that's how we recorded things after cave paintings. The Blu-ray has both versions of the film, the theatrical and TV versions. The TV version is actually longer than the theatrical and has some really great material so it's worth watching both. This is by far the best looking and sounding version that has been released to date. The 5.1 soundtrack sounds quite a bit better than my previous DVD copy. You can actually hear dialog without having to crank up the volume after loud music or even a football game. Speaking of the music it adds so much to this movie it is absolutely 80's. Film grain is organic and the since the 80's was all about bright colors, they did a fantastic job making sure everything is exactly as it should be. As far as the film itself, I'll start by saying this originally came to theaters when I was in Jr high. I felt a connection to each of the characters because it was the most accurate and honest film about teenagers I had seen. Honestly to this date I haven't seen many other movies tackle so many issues and still have a positive message about what life still had in store. Watch the film again and notice how every character had positive and negative issues they were forced to deal with. With a stellar cast so big it's amazing how each story was masterfully interwoven with every other story and they were all given enough time to care about what happened to them. People may not agree with a 12 year old watching this movie and I admit it was really difficult at times to watch with my kids BUT (and it's caps on purpose) it opened several new lines of communication about drug use, sex, abortion and who you can count on in a time of need. Anyway, this movie is so much more than a typical teen comedy like "American Pie" for example. This movie shows how actions have consequences and even when it feels like all hope is lost because you knew your love was different, and you were going to be the high-school couple that stayed together forever, when it did end you knew life will continue on. The music that was chosen for this movie could not be any better. It is the 80's. With that get the movie, live, laugh, love.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome, totally Awesome
*by T***N on March 31, 2026*

Plays great!! I have always loved this movie and was excited to get the criterion collection.

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