Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Writer Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical account of high schoolers growing up is a funny and poignant coming-of-age story that helped launch the careers of many of its young actors. The film takes place throughout the Los Angeles area.

The mall scenes were filmed in the Sherman Oaks Galleria at 15301 Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, which has since been torn down and replaced with another shopping center with the same name. It is now an outdoor shopping center, rather than an indoor mall. The mall had also been used in numerous other films including Commando, Terminator 2, Valley Girl & Innerspace.

"Ridgemont High School" scenes were filmed at Van Nuys High School at 6535 Cedros Avenue in Van Nuys. This school was also seen in Christine, Sleepwalkers, My Stepmother is an Alien, Grease and The Wonder Years.

The "All American Burger" restaurant where Brad (Judge Reinhold) works in the film is now a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at 11698 San Vicente Boulevard in Santa Monica.

Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) & Brad's house is at 24124 Welby Way in West Hills.

Ratner (Brian Backer) & Stacy go on a date at Barone's Famous Italian Restaurant at 13726 Oxnard Street in Van Nuys.

Brad pulls up to the spotlight and sees a woman (Nancy Wilson) looking at him wearing the pirate costume at the corner of Chatsworth Street & White Oak Avenue in Granada Hills. He's on the west side of the intersection.

After Brad is embarrassed being seen with his pirate costume on, he tosses it out the window as he drives east down Chatsworth Street just past Zelzah Avenue in Granada Hills.

The bowling alley where Brad drops off Stacy is now Leonardo's Restaurant at 1735 West Manchester Avenue in Los Angeles.

After leaving the doctor's office, Stacy exits the south (back) entrance of Morningside Medical at 1704 West Manchester Avenue. Brad waits for her by his car in the parking lot on South Harvard Boulevard at the rear of the building.

The "Mi-T Mart" where Brad is held up at the end of the film is at 11852 Santa Monica Boulevard.

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