Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe in his book of the same name, Fast Times at Ridgemont High follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California. Often ill-advised by their older classmates, Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for love, and take us on a ride through the highs and lows of teenage interests and angst in the early 1980s. Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer dude, offers a lot of comic relief as he faces off with his resolute teacher Mr. Hand, a man convinced everyone is on dope.