| | American Graffiti DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Comedies Movies, Recommended Videos, Classic, Essential Cinema, Teenage, Coming Of Age, 1960s, AFI Top 100 (1997), AFI Top 100, Nostalgic, AFI Top 100 Laughs, Sixties | | Starring | Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Bo Hopkins, Charles Martin Smith, Paul Le Mat, Suzanne Somers, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Wolfman Jack, MacKenzie Phillips | | Director | George Lucas | | Costume Designer | Aggie Guerard Rodgers | | Director of Photography | Jan D'Alquen, Ron Eveslage | | Editor | Verna Fields, Marcia Lucas | | Producer | Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Kurtz | | Production Designer | Dennis Lynton Clark | | Screenwriter | George Lucas, Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz | | Set Designer | Douglas Freeman |
Closed Captioned; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Behind The Scenes Set in 1962; Produced and released in 1973.
AMERICAN GRAFFITI presents a powerful collage of youth on the brink of maturity just before the assassination of J.F.K.. Based on George Lucas's own teenage hot-rodding days in Modesto, California, this brilliant, bittersweet comedy inspired numerous other productions, including the long-running TV series HAPPY DAYS. Lucas's second feature film (following THX 1138), AMERICAN GRAFFITI contains an early screen appearance by Harrison Ford, who would figure heavily in the director's next movie, the sci-fi epic STAR WARS. The film follows one night in the lives of several recently graduated high school students. The genial Steve (Ron Howard) prepares to leave for college the next day, and Laurie (Cindy Williams), his girlfriend, is upset by his impending departure. Laurie's brother, Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), the class intellectual, is also slated for college, but he has serious doubts about his future. Also included here are the hopeless nerd (Charles Martin Smith) and the eternally cool drag racer, John (Paul LeMat), who feels pressure to live up to his reputation. A nostalgic feeling is evoked in seeing the teenagers cruising in their hot rods, eating at Mel's Diner, and listening to Wolfman Jack spin the latest hits, with the camera jumping from character to character as they each enjoy--or fret over--their last moments of summer freedom. Theatrical release: August 12, 1973.
AMERICAN GRAFFITI was selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry.
The film was the second feature by George Lucas, the same director who would later go on to make the phenomenally successful STAR WARS trilogy. It was produced by Lucas's friend, Francis Ford Coppola, also an aspiring filmmaker at the time. Although the cast is studded with actors who are considered stars today, at the time they were all relatively unknown.
The license plate number on John Milner's car is THX-138, closely resembling the title of Lucas' 1970 film, THX 1138.
AMERICAN GRAFFITI was one of the first films that firmly established the importance of a new breed of American (mostly film school educated) directors sometimes known as the "Movie Brats." Also included in this school were Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Jim McBride.
Ron Howard, who acted with Kathleen Quinlan in AMERICAN GRAFFITI, directed her in APOLLO 13 more than twenty years later. American Graffiti Reviews: "...Lucas beautifully establishes his characters..."
-- Jan Dawson, Sight and Sound "...[A] classic of cruising....An all-time word-of-mouth hit..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...This hugely influential docu-drama launched the careers of director George Lucas and its cast..."
-- Paul Roland, Total Film "[I]t felt new and fresh..."
-- Premiere Staff, Premiere American Graffiti Movie Review Average Rating: (3.7 out of 5 stars)   im very pleased
Now let me start by saying i was very shocked when you had this movie in stock because this movie was'nt easy to
find.Another thing that i was very pleased by how fast the movie arived in my mail box just 7 days after i placed my order.Ive bought movies from other sites such as ebay and it took as long as two months to arive.Thank you for letting me give my opinion.
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FAST PROMT VERY QUICK, AFFORDABLE AND GREAT SERVICE. WELL DONE FATHER LOVED IT.
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A Collector's "Must-Have" DVD
From a cameo Wolfman Jack to superstars like Ron Howard, Harrison Ford, Suzanne Somers, and many more... this movie is full of 60's-era laughs, car-hops, hot rods, and music. There are stories within stories and you will want the buttered popcorn for this great movies. Awesome soundtrack, and decent visual quality.
Right up there with Animal House and The Blues Brothers, you'll watch it time and time again and still laugh and smile.
Submitted by Mike (Longmeadow, MA)
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I saw this movie when I was a kid.
This movie will get old, I've rented this one more than any other, I think it's about time I purchaced it, since
I can't seem to find it anyware. I hope I can count on CD universe.
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American Graffiti DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Dual Layer
Collectors Edition
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 3.0 - English
Dolby Digital Mono - 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Making of American Graffiti
Original documentary featuring interviews with the cast and crew
Production Photographs
Screen tests
Trailers: Theatrical
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