Even if you weren’t born in or around the 1980s, you for sure know or or have seen the movie ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’. Even though the movie had or insinuated a lot of drug use, sexual content and underage drinking, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ is a cult classic teenager movie and is still loved and enjoyed by many people of all ages today. The movie starred actors such as Forest Whitaker, Judge Reinhold, Nicholas Cage and almost everybody’s personal favorite character in the movie, Sean Penn starring as Jeff Spicoli.
Jeff Spicoli was the surfer dude that was always, always, always stoned. His character was made to portray the stereotypical ‘surfer dudes’ from the 1960s and 1970s. One of the best things about the character Jeff Spicoli, was his hilarious feud with Mr. Hand, Ridgemont High’s history teacher.
The look on Spicoli’s face when Mr. Hand pulled out an extra copy of the history book is priceless everytime you see it. Sean Penn did an amazing job playing the Jeff Spicoli character, it is said that Penn made everyone on set call in Spicoli instead of his real name because he wanted to be fully into his role as Jeff Spicoli. If you haven’t seen ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’, it really is worth watching once, even if only just to see what all of the fuss is about. There’s no shame in the movie not being your cup of tea, but it highly reflects what teenage life was like in America in the 1980s.
Jeff Spicoli Quotes
“[to Mr. Hand] You d*ck!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[ replying to Brad Hamilton when he says, ‘Hey, you guys had shirts on when you came in here.’] Well, something must have happened to them.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“No shirt, no shoes…” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“I’ve been thinking about this. If I’m here and you’re here, doesn’t that make it our time?” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Make up your mind, dude, is he gonna sh*t or is he gonna kill us?” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“It was like a full crowd scene at the food lines.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“He’s the full hot orator.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Get out of here, Curtis. I don’t hear you unless you knock.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“This is U.S. History, I see the globe right there.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[replying to Mr. Hand when he asks, ‘Am I hallucinating here? Just what in the h*ll do you think you’re doing?’] Learning about Cuba, and having some food.” – Jeff Spicoli, When he had pizza delivered to the classroom, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[replying to Brad Hamilton when he says, ‘Why don’t you get a job Spicoli?’ What for?” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Sorry, I’m late. It’s just like this new schedule’s totally confusing.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Relax, alright? My old man is a television repairman, he’s got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[driving and really stoned] People on ‘ludes should not drive.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[laughs incredulously] Those guys are f*gs!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“You’re crazy! That light was red! -It was yellow a minute ago. I’m sure.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I’m fine.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Awesome! Totally awesome!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Where’d you get this jacket?” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
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“[replying to Mr. Hand after he says, ‘Gee, Mr. Spicoli, I don’t know! You know what I’m going to do? I’m going to leave your words right up here for all my classes to enjoy, giving you full credit of course, Mr. Spicoli.’] All right!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[talking on the phone, hits his head with a shoe] That was my skull! I’m so wasted!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Hey bud, let’s party!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“And you guys are invited too!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[Replying to Mr. Vargas when he asks, ‘Are you in my class?’] I am today.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“I went to the stones concert, remember? Anaheim stones concert. I go backstage. Who do I see? It’s Mick! So I cruise on over, I’m going to meet the man, ya know. As I get over there. He says, ‘Hey bro! What’s your name?’ I go, ‘Jeff Spicoli dude, good to meet you.” He goes, “Good to meet you, Jeff.’” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’, Deleted Scene when Spicoli is talking about Mick Jagger
“Aloha, Mr. Hand.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Hey, you’re ripping my card.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[replying to Curtis Spicoli when he states, ‘Dad says you’re gonna be late again you butthole!’] LEAVE ME ALONE!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Awesome! Totally awesome! All right, Hamilton!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Well Stu I’ll tell you, surfing’s not a sport, it’s a way of life, it’s no hobby. It’s a way of looking at that wave and saying, ‘Hey bud, let’s party!’” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Just couldn’t make it on time.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“So what Jefferson was saying was ‘Hey! You know, we left this England place because it was bogus. So if we don’t get some cool rules ourselves, pronto, we’ll just be bogus too.’” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“There’s no birthday party for me here!?” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[long pause, but then with complete truth in his answer] I don’t know.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Mr Hand, do you have a guy like me in all your classes? You know, a guy you make an example of?” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Heading over to the Australian and Hawaiian internationals, and then me and Mick are going to wing on over to London and jam with the Stones.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[Replying to Dr. Miller and Mr. Vargas when they are talking about people selling their bodies to medicine for $25] Righteous bucks!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Like I told the guy on ABC, danger is my business!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“[replying to Jefferson’s brother’s question, ‘Have you seen the new Playboy?’] Good?” [Jefferson’s brother says, ‘Bodacious tits!’] Alright” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Hey, I know that dude.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Hey man, just be glad I had fast reflexes!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Oh, gnarly!” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Well, I’ll tell you Stu, I did battle some humongous waves! But you know, just like I told the guy on ABC, ‘Danger is my business!’” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Certainly, there’s nothing wrong with a little feast on our time.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“I’m driving, you’re navigating. Where is this party?” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
“Thought I’d do the whole surf-bum thing, but it turns out I don’t like surfers or bums.” – Jeff Spicoli, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
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Jeff Spicoli Video – Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Best clips!)
This short video is H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S. Yes, it’s really that funny. If you have seen the movie, it will remind you of how funny it was.
And if you haven’t seen it, it will make you want to watch the movie again.
And if you are like us, you will always be wondering exactly what happened to Mr. Hand at the end of the move – LOL.
Summary
You could most likely hear Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn’s) voice in your head while you were reading these quotes, reading them all in that innocent stoner voice of his. Although other characters in ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ provided us with plenty of entertainment, laughs and enjoyment; Jeff Spicoli is easily the top favorite character though. Not just because of his love for cannabis, but Spicoli is iconic to the surf culture and he may have been air headed but he at least tried to have his good intentions moments.
‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ isn’t for everyone, because even though the storylines of the characters revolved around a teenager’s life in the 1980s, this movie has many jokes and scenes that are taken as extremely offensive nowadays. Modernly it isn’t right to make such jokes towards our fellow human beings, although it wasn’t right back then either, but in that era it wasn’t out of the norm to make and laugh at the jokes, and they way Jeff Spicoli says the things he says.
These quotes should take you back to the scenes they were said in and maybe even make you want to dust the DVD off and watch the movie again. Send a quote to your friend that you used to watch the movie with and enjoy some laughs for old times sake.
Image Credit: Mountain Mike Johans…, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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