7º – Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling, 1982)
The plot is simple, trying to unravel the day-to-day life of a group of teenagers from a California school in their quest for what is most common in the troubled period in humans. The film rules a carefree aura, providing the viewer with the most common and fun elements of teenage films of the time. ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ still gives us one of the most celebrated characters of the decade, the misfit Jeff Spicoli, played by Sean Penn.
6º – The Wild Life (Art Linson, 1984)
The plot of the film is superficial, exposing the lives of some teenagers in an unbridled search for alcohol and women. Little known of the decade, ‘The Wild Life’ presents a story that amuses by its simplicity. Another interesting factor is that the film is scripted by Cameron Crowe, filmmaker who would have his career leveraged in the 1990s in works with exactly the same theme found here.
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