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American Graffiti (1973)
Released By: MCA Universal Home Video   Rating: PG   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MCA Universal Home Video
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: George Lucas
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford, MacKenzie Phillips, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Suzanne Somers
Published ID: 1831
UPC: 025192027222,
Plot: It's the last night of summer 1962, and the teenagers of Modesto, California, want to have some fun before adult responsibilities close in. Among them are Steve (Ron Howard) and Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), college-bound with mixed feelings about leaving home; nerdy Terry The Toad (Charles Martin Smith), who scores a dream date with blonde Debbie (Candy Clark); and John (Paul Le Mat ), a 22-year-old drag racer who wonders how much longer he can stay champion and how he got stuck with 13-year-old Carol (Mackenzie Phillips) in his deuce coupe. As D. J. Wolfman Jack spins 41 vintage tunes on the radio throughout the night, Steve ponders a future with girlfriend Laurie (Cindy Williams), Curt chases a mystery blonde, Terry tries to act cool, and Paul prepares for a race against Bob Falfa (Harrison Ford), but nothing can stop the next day from coming, and with it the vastly different future ushered in by the 1960s. Fresh off The Godfather (1972), producer Francis Ford Coppola had the clout to get his friend George Lucas's project made, but only for $750,000 on a 28-day shooting schedule. Despite technical obstacles, and having to shoot at night, cinematographer Haskell Wexler gave the film the neon-lit aura that Lucas wanted, evoking the authentic look of a suburban strip to go with the authentic sound of rock-n-roll. Universal, which wanted to call the film Another Slow Night in Modesto, thought it was unreleasable. But Lucas' period detail, co-writers Willard Huyck's and Gloria Katz's realistic dialogue, and the film's nostalgia for the pre-Vietnam years apparently appealed to a 1973 audience embroiled in cultural chaos: American Graffiti became the third most popular movie of 1973 (after The Exorcist and The Sting), establishing the reputations of Lucas (whose next film would be Star Wars) and his young cast, and furthering the onset of soundtrack-driven, youth-oriented movies. Although the film helped spark 1970s nostalgia for the 1950s, nothing else would capture the flavor of the era with the same humorous candor and latent sense of foreboding. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
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Exactly how it was.
Added 9/12/2009
Our favorite movie depicting the time that we were teenagers. Cruising, the drive-in, all of it. Love it.
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Back Into Time
Added 9/6/2009
American Graffiti If like me, you where into girls, cars and staying out on Saturday nights with your friends, this great movie will take you back to those glorious weekend nights of our youth
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Great 50's Movie
Added 8/23/2009
Having lived as a teenager in the 50's, I can definitely relate to this movie. It's a great depiction of what life was really like back in those days. The movie stirs up a lot of happy memories for me of the good ole days when you enjoyed the simpler things in life and friends really meant something to you. The choice of cast members is great, the music is great and the story-line is great. I never get tired of watching this movie.
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A Fun Show As Well As A Classic
Added 7/11/2009
Although I have heard about American Graffiti for many years, I had never seen it until now.

It is a teenage coming of age show set in a small California town in the early 1960s. It features Curt Henderson (Richard Dreyfuss) and Steve Bolander (Ron Howard) as best friends who are getting ready to go off to college together. They have lots of second thoughts and relationship issues to sort through. There are lots of typical teenager type situations throughout - car chases, breakups, etc. It is really a fun show to watch.

In addition to the storyline, there is a lot of great classic music and some future big stars getting a start besides Dreyfuss (Ron Howard was already well known from his childhood series work). Others who are in this include Suzanne Somers and Harrison Ford. The legendary disk jockey Wolfman Jack also fills a cameo role.

Although I may have never gotten around to watching this movie if it wasn't in my Netflix queue, I am glad that I did. It is really a good time.

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American Graffiti
Added 4/3/2009
Great movie about my teenage years.
(late 50's, early 60's). It was like a documentary!
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Exactly how it was.
Added 9/12/2009
Our favorite movie depicting the time that we were teenagers. Cruising, the drive-in, all of it. Love it.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Back Into Time
Added 9/6/2009
American Graffiti If like me, you where into girls, cars and staying out on Saturday nights with your friends, this great movie will take you back to those glorious weekend nights of our youth
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Great 50's Movie
Added 8/23/2009
Having lived as a teenager in the 50's, I can definitely relate to this movie. It's a great depiction of what life was really like back in those days. The movie stirs up a lot of happy memories for me of the good ole days when you enjoyed the simpler things in life and friends really meant something to you. The choice of cast members is great, the music is great and the story-line is great. I never get tired of watching this movie.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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