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Amy Heckerling: ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’

It Happened In Hollywood by The Hollywood Reporter

Apr 7, 202648:25TV & Film

The director reveals how she transformed Cameron Crowe’s undercover reporting into a defining portrait of messy, horny, sun-bleached youth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Amy Heckerling: ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ is an episode from It Happened In Hollywood by The Hollywood Reporter. The director reveals how she transformed Cameron Crowe’s undercover reporting into a defining portrait of messy, horny, su...

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Published Apr 7, 2026, 48:25 long, audio available.

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