The film blends music, myth-making, and teenage chaos into a defining portrait of high school life — one that still resonates ...

"At the time, it was like there was all this freedom, but it was one-sided, and I wanted to fight that," director Amy Heckerling said ...

When the coming-of-age dramedy — starring Sean Penn and Jennifer Jason Leigh — premiered in 1982, it was more than just 'a ...

Despite the film's financial success, Amy Heckerling claims all statements related to it have been "in the red" ...

"Every time I would get a statement from [the studio] over the years, it was always in the red," Heckerling claimed.

Amy Heckerling says Fast Times was a hit, but studio accounting left her without royalties ...

At a time when most actors and actresses looked mass-produced, Phoebe Cates could effortlessly steal every scene she was in ...

Amy Heckerling joins 'It Happened in Hollywood' to reflect on the highs and lows of making the breakout comedy of '82.