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Fast Times at Ridgemont High arrived in theaters in 1982 and struck a chord with movie fans, in part because of the characters. Stoner surfer Jeff Spicoli, played by Sean Penn, is just one ...

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I was coming to talk to Sean Penn, the notorious Hollywood hothead who helped launch the word “dude” into the American bloodstream when he played stoner surfer Jeff Spicoli in the 1982 classic ...

It stars Sean Penn (Jeff Spicoli), Phoebe Cates (Linda Barrett) and Jennifer Jason Leigh (Stacy Hamilton). Hamilton is set on losing her virginity under Barrett’s tutelage.

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2. Sean Penn brought Jeff Spicoli to life in “Fast Times.” Penn declined to read for the role of Brad because he was determined to be Spicoli.

Penn did such good work in “Fast Times” that he inspired chatter of perhaps there should be a follow-up Spicoli movie, according to Heckerling in DVD audio commentary.

The thought of Ewers as Jeff Spicoli from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" — right down to the cascading strands of hair — cracked Whittington up again.