American Graffiti (1973 Film) 🌎 Then and Now 2019
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American Graffiti (1973 Film) 🌎 Then and Now 2019
American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy film starring:
Richard Dreyfuss as Curt
Ron Howard as Steve
Paul Le Mat as John
Charles Martin Smith as Terry
Cindy Williams as Laurie
Candy Clark as Debbie
Mackenzie Phillips as Carol
Wolfman Jack as Disc Jockey
Manuel Padilla Jr. Carlos
Bo Hopkins as Joe
Harrison Ford as Bob Falfa
Lynne Marie Stewart as Bobbie
Kathleen Quinlan as Peg
Joe Spano as Vic
Debralee Scott as Falfa's Girl
Suzanne Somers as Blonde in T-Bird 
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I first saw this film in the mid to late 70s as a kid in the UK and it blew my mind, the drive-ins, drag racing, cruising the strip, the whole hot rod culture just looked like the best times....
A human life is so short. It doesn't seem that way when you're young. But you wake up one day wondering where did all the time go!
You are so right..I'm 59 in less than a week and it's like WTF?!
It's going faster and faster and I'm not happy about it!!what's next, "get off my lawn you damn kids!!
Uggh
Or better still : Who the fuck is the one looking a me in the mornings when I wash my face!
True but it makes you realize how quickly it really all goes...I mean I remember turning 40 and all of a sudden now I'm pushing 60!!
The Thing is that time passes quicker the older you get, Im 23 and already see that. I think that with doing extraordinary things more often you can make it a Bit slowlier.
Do you remember that day? The day that you stop thinking what kind of life will I have and started asking what kind of Life did I have
Bo Hopkins is a great person. In 2011 I could barely walk and needed a back operation. I was at Pete Paulsons car show with my 1969 Camaro. I saw Bo signing autographs at his table. I asked him if he would be in a photo with me and my car. After signing autographs he walked all the way to the back of the show to find me and took the picture, very cool indeed.
Bo comes across a genuine, southern good 'ol boy.
I think your right
"Pharoah's forever"
Went to the Theatre with my Mom in her 1968 Impala SS to see this movie. Saw one of my friends hitch hiking, Picked him up and brought him along.Last movie we ever watched together. I miss you Mom...
Kathleen Quinlan still beautiful. She's owned my heart since 1973.
In 1962, I started my career as a real live Top 40 DJ in Texas. Still rates as the greatest thrill of my life, playing all those songs and being a part of them on the radio. Gotta say that driving across the wilds of Nevada and checking out the Wolfman on XERB in the midnight hour is something I wish I could do again.
What was so amazing about this great movie is the fact that it was about a single night in America
Great film and Great Actors. We all grow old and whatever they look like now is fine by me. They are always young in my heart
That pic is not paul le mat
Saw 'American Graffiti' for the first time at a drive-in with my family one hot summer night in 1973 and knew instantly I was watching greatness, something that would be enjoyed and discussed decades in the future. And now here we are. Thank you all for the wonderful memories, memories that keep on giving.
Me too. I saw American Graffiti at a drive-in (remember them?) in Sydney way back in 1975 (films were usually released much later here in Australia in those days). I went with a group of friends, all in cars of the era - a 1961 Dodge Phoenix, Pontiac GTO, and (our Aussie offering) a two tone EK Holden. We had a great night downing burgers, coke and choc top ice creams while watching the film. Wonderful night and a fantastic film - I can still watch and enjoy it, albeit with a veil of nostalgia nowadays. Interesting to see the film's stars then and now ... who has 'had work done' , who has aged well and not so well, and who isn't with us any longer. Happy days, much better, simpler times .... and, Harrison Ford was so hot!
@ Mate! No diesel cars made by Holden back in those days! The EK, as did most cars available in the Land of Oz then, ran on good old fashioned leaded gas. We started phasing leaded petrol out in the 1980s here. Our family car in the 'American Graffiti' era was a 1957 Ford Customline Y-block V8 - I remember it well; it was a great car and served us well for nearly 10 years. Dad traded it on a 1961 Dodge Phoenix in the 60's. My current car is one of the last Australian manufactured Holdens - a big beastie with a 6.2 litre V8. Sadly, Australia's automotive manufacturing died with the closure of Holden in 2017. Over the years all my cars, except for one Jaguar were, like me, true blue Aussies.
Me & my friends did too and back in 1973, '50s cars could be bought for a couple hundred dollars (I had a '54 Chevy truck) & there were a lot of them at the drive-in. Fun days.
@@QueenKatz8 Was that at Matraville Drive In?
@@johnjames1484 No, it was the Skyline drive-in at North Ryde; I remember the evening well as I had been to my BFF's 21st in the afternoon; my friend picked me up later in his yellow Dodge Phoenix from the party, then we headed off to the drive-in to see "Graffiti". We had our cars parked side by side. It was a great day and night! Ahhhh the good old days! I miss 'em!
This show was an all-time classic. Never gets old. Long live "Green Onions" ! :)
Chad Breedlove booker T
"Green Onions", love that song!
@@richeemills8533 Gotta love that one.
In my old mind I see them as they were, young beautiful and vibrant. For me they will never grow old.
I wonder if we will ever get an expanded version of the film? George Lucas’ first cut was around 3 hours long? I can’t get enough of the film.Leave them wanting more I guess..
@@LEEFORDJAGG If there is a longer version I would like to see it.
I like it better when women let themselves grow old and not do plastic surgery or botox.
Perfectly put. It's like having a time machine every time you watch it.
@@LEEFORDJAGG I would definitely buy that.
Not only did this classic movie define a generation, it defined Lucas and was representation of simpler and really better times in America
And helped finance the first Star Wars movie!
I was 19 when the film came out. A car guy then, and still a car guy today. Amazing movie, I believe I’ve watched it 25 times or more. Just a beautiful movie.
one of the best flicks ever, all us boomers can relate to it. i still watch it.
steve perry The part I relate to the most is the Pharaohs. I was a gang member in the 1960’s. And of course I relate to the music.
Very good and im a boomer..but one of best ever? .. Not much of a movie guy huh?
@@joebloggs8636 of course i am. i find it a film my generation can relate to but to each his own.
@@steveperry1344 i saw it when it came out and love ...its just not the greatest film ever..and no one would or SHOULD make that claim
@@joebloggs8636 i didn't say greatest ever, just one of the best for me.
16 years old when this hit the big screens, can still remember every part must of watched it couple hundred times never get tired of it, good to see some have kept good health and sad for those passed to early. RIP
Saw this twice in the theater when it came out, which, on my allowance, was quite a big deal. I was 12 and thought it was amazing. Still do. Thanks!
I make it my business to watch it once a year! Without fail! I just love it!
That movie is a time capsule! Once I start watching. I watch the whole thing. The crusing is what kids don't get today. All they know is front wheel drive. Never burned rubber or pilled out Man! Music, hasn't been the same since Buddy Holly died! Buddy your still my Hero! Long live Rock n Roll. Wolfman Jack the greatest D.J. who ever lived. Shawn
Back when your ride was more about how you made it, not how you bought it.
Never been the same since THE BEATLES!
Naw...I am 73 now, and would say that while Holley was great, the 60s and early 70s saw progressive Rock move to a higher level, but now, popular music is merely manufactured trash, fed through computers, aimed at 13yo losers.
Best film ever made . Saw it 5 times in the cinema and 100 times+ on TV, video, dvd. Sad for those we have lost, but thank you for making such an awesome movie. Thanks for making this and posting. Great stuff.
Colin Ballard yes, agree in full - one masterpiece
Paul Le mat was the man and always will be. I must have watch that movie 150 * and still enjoyed it I used to go to the drive-in with my 55 Chevy through him I drag raced for years but one of his best movies was Aloha Bobby and Rose a must-see for a hot rodder thank you Steven Spielberg and Paul Le mat you live on forever no one beats Milner
Kids today are missing out on so many things we took for granted. We would cruise gas guzzling cars all night for $5.00 in Petro. Never thought it would end. Those amazing70's will never be forgotten.
I graduated from high school in 1973 and not long after that American Graffiti was still making the rounds when I got my first job at the Theatre in our small Florida town. I remember feeling stressed one warm moonlit night because I wanted to make sure I correctly spelled the title to the movie as I placed each of the letters up on the Marquee. As usher I got to watch all of the films for free, and I loved watching this one over and over again. I still remember the 'trailer teasers' that came with the posters of this one "Where were you in '62?" Wonderful days of innocent youth.
I too graduated in 1973 but due to having a night shift didn't see it till Spring 1974.I had bought s 1955 Nomad by then.But sold it a regeted ever since. About a month ago I bought a 1955 Bel Air four door with 60,000 miles. Sometimes the old ways are the best ways.
You are all still so beautiful 😍. RIP to those who died so young and made us so happy. Thank you 😇
Speaking of dying, I didn't know that Debralee Scott passed away. I remember her from "Welcome Back, Kotter" and another TV sitcom, "Angie," with Donna Pescow (who co-starred with John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever") and Doris Roberts (Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond").
This movie was so good, that it spun off Happy Days, and Lavern and Shirley. The unknowns who acted in this movie went on to become stars.
Cindy Williams was in all 3,of course starring in Laverne & Shirley.
One of my favorite movies. I think I pop it in the DVD player tonight and watch it again.
I was alive then and I feel very blessed to have been able to grow up then.
Those were the good old days!
Thanks for compling these pics of stars that have been out of the spotlight for so long; I wasn't sure how many were still with us. The majority of them aged well.
Thank you for putting this wonderful piece together. American Graffiti is timeless, regardless of it being set in the 50s. When a movie hits all your senses, it's forever a classic.
I saw American Graffiti in the movie theatre...it changed my life. These faces have changed so much, I guess I'll have a popsicle.
There are certain movies that are bookmarks to the story of your life. This is one of those movies.
Absolutely correct.
Another one for me was Cheech and Chongs "Up in Smoke."
When I saw that movie I remember where I was, and who I was with, and where I saw the movie at. I was high as a kite.
Just found this tonight. I was born in 72. Had always known of this movie. This video very touching. I need to watch movie by myself. As the Golden Teacher's stand guard...
I remember going to see this when I was 10.
oh definitely agree with you James loved the movie n wolfman jack howl
Damn right, sir!
"Clap for the Wolfman!"
",...he's gonna rate your record high...."
Vic: “Look, creep, you want a knuckle sandwich?”
Toad: “Uh, no thanks, I’m waiting for a Double Chubby Chuck.”
Best line🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Phil M I howled with laughter when he crashed his scooter.
@Phil M That was a for real crash on the scooter. He had never ridden one prior to his role in American Graffiti. After he crashed he just stayed in character until Lucas yelled cut. George Lucas kept doing takes (about 20-30 takes) of the scene outside the liquor store where Smith catches the bottle from the robber. The one take where he almost didn't catch it is the one that was in the movie.
@@ssmt2 why don't we have ALL takes on the DVD? or do we? i never bought it
Shit🤣🤣🤣🤣I forgot that
The best film ever I could watch over and over
A friend of mine and went to the local theater nightly to watch that movie. Watched both showings.
Agree. This is in my top 5 favorite films. The weird thing is that the film does not really have a story line, and I usually hate films without story lines.
Being a rock n roller since 1963- age 11. yes the best movie for me. it has all things teen ager, angst . pimples. sex lure, cruising , nite out and rock n roll a plenty,!!!!!
My nephew first seen that movie when he was 8 years old his mother said he would watch the movie over and over. Back when this movie came out in 1973 I was 5 years old I don't think I saw the movie until it came on tv when I was 8 years old but you had to look at the tv guide to see when it was going to be playing on TV and be waiting for that day.
Love this movie. Can’t believe it was directed by the same guy that directed “The Phantom Menace”
Dang, Terry the Toad held up the best.
He had the least to lose.
@@SovereignStatesman That is so true!....most of the actors were pretty/handsome...he was not...but now he looks ok, and some of the other, previously beautiful ones really show the effects of time and the ageing process...Inevitable, I guess.
I think Candy held up well too.
Kathleen Quinlan looked the best.
I watched it in the movie theatre in 1973...till this day it's one of them movies that stands out..an awesome movie
Mine to.
I have the original vinyl sountrack LP. Still great and stands the test of time.
I am so impressed with Mr. Lucas, and his resolute, long-term belief in his script...Over two years to convince those in power to back this sensitive film.
Same here. I think the first PG movie I saw, either this or the sting
Never get tired of watching American Graffiti. It was on TV again the other night and yes I watched it again even though I've seen it dozens of times.
One of my favorite movies. I saw it when I was 16 and it made a lasting impression on me. I don't think there has ever been another movie made which had so many future movie stars in it as this one did. It was a fantastic movie, one that I can watch over and over again with no problem.
46 years since the film debuted......I'm surprised half these people are still alive-God bless them if they are.
Saddest loss was Wolfman. I loved listening to him on late night radio. RIP Wolfman. Greatly missed old friend! 😥
Kathleen Quinlan was gorgeous then and she's still gorgeous
64 A LOOKS 44! Hotttttt!!!
Amen!!
I so agree...
She was BANGING hot in the twilight zone movie. Even just as good in Apollo 13.
@@Nmdixon-cu7vm directed by Ron Howard.... ;-)
I loved this movie and still do. I was 19.
This was a wonderful film. Great actors were born from this movie. Thanks so much for posting.
Man I had forgotten there were so many stars in that movie. I’m going to have to watch it again. It’s been so many years.
Watched this on tv back in 78, at my friends house, I was 8. That night it became my favorite movie and still is this night 41 years later. Later when our family finally got a VCR I lost count after watching 25 times. As Terry would say, "I loooove this car!", I love protect and cherish this movie until death do us part!
I remember in high school, my date had "premiere tickets' to see this film so we did not have to wait in the extremely long lines. One of the greatest films ever made.
Growing old with more wisdom, but with a certain amount of sadness. Just graduated high school in 72, so this movie had a strong connection to my youth.
I was born in 72. I was born with the fear you speak of... i see the clowns who stay in corners and put me in the steel box.... when I've been a good boy
I was so connected to this movie through growing up drag racing etc , sad to see we all grow old but real sad for the lost ones, God Bless, they don't make them like this anymore....
Some look great for there age...
Thank you for sharing .
Awwww!!! Sweet movie, brings back sweet memories!! I thank God for allowing me to pass through this life up till now. Always, be thankful!!!
That was good to see if a little sad for the one's who are no longer with us.. top film which i could watch over and over again...
I prefer to remember them as they were, back in the day 😊
5 years later another classic that never gets old...Animal House with similarly aging stars,and a few Dead ones...Rip Belushi
one of the best movies ever i watched it last night wolf man jack was taking to soon i miss these days
Had the opportunity to meet Paul Lemat and Candy Clark at an event my daughter and I were attending. They were both gracious and friendly individuals. We thought very highly of both.
To all those posting derogatory comments about Paul le Mat: "Vietnam War veteran awarded the National Defense Medal and Vietnam Service Medal, and won the George Washington Honor Medal, from the Freedom Foundation. Attended Newport Harbor High School, San Diego City College, Cypress Junior College, Chapman College, and LA Valley College. Paul won the LA Diamond Belt, Welterweight Division, the Southern Pacific AAU Boxing Championship in 1972. Won two Golden Globes."IMDB
HAD NO IDEA ABOUT PAUL LA MAT. WHAT A WONDERFULL MAN. GOD BLESS HIM. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST MULTI TALANTED..WOW.
Never heard of him
@@johnnyjm11 DEPENDS HOW OLD YOU ARE. WATCH AMERICAN GRAFFITI AND YOU WILL. DECORATED HERO.
@@johnnyjm11 Well, ya can't help stupid...
@@johnnyjm11 So self-professed ignorance is your response.
The movie was filmed in Petaluma, California when I lived and worked there while attending Sonoma State University. I was delivery driver, pizza cook, and bartender at Pinkies Pizza which was prominently used in the movie as it was on the main drag and had a retro decor that fit the time period portrayed. Those were the days when Sonoma State was California's main weed school. There was always "Dead" or "Airplane" music blasting somewhere and nightly nude swimming at the dorms. Fun times.
And, yeah, I'm seventy-one now. We've all lost our looks but wifey and I still like to go out to Boomers Bar for live classic rock music, beer, and pool. Keep on Truckin'!
Good on ya pops
Cool...and The Doors and Hendrix/Joplin I suspect.
GojusJoe
I went to Granola U '81-'84.
We played Hacky Sack.
Don't forget frisbee..lots of frisbee
You da man
I was 7, saw it in a Saturday Matinee. Just turned 53 last week. Saw both films. ✌
It sucks to watch people grow old. This is still one of my favorite movies to watch. " yeah, there's very wicked 55 Chevy lookin for you"
I got a burning urge to see this again
my favorite film, all these characters bring back some really nice memories when I saw this film in 1973 I was 17 , great cast for sure!
One of my all-time favorite movies I thank you for putting this together it was very enjoyable
One of the greatest flicks of all time!
The greatest movie ever released on this planet.
Fantastic video! The music is haunting. I love it. It really adds to the video. This movie is one movie that everyone should see at least once.
I always loved Debra Lee Scott. R.I.P. Sweety. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔I just shed a tear. Great piano music.
Debra Lee killed herself because her fiancee died in the Twin Towers on 9 - 11
@@cudadoug :(
@@cudadoug"In 2005, Scott moved to Florida to live with her sister. Shortly after her arrival, Scott collapsed into a coma. She soon recovered and was released from the hospital on her birthday. Three days later, on April 5, 2005, she took a nap and apparently died in her sleep. Scott's body was cremated. Her fiance's mother stated that Scott had a drinking problem since 9/11 that led to her developing cirrhosis, which led to her death. Her sister Jerri said, "She never did get over Dennis' death.""[
R.I.P. for the three that have passed away. And the others still are going strong.
SUCH A GREAT FILM
The passing of time. Then all will be lost. Like tears in rain. It will then be up to the remaining generations to keep their works in the minds and memories of the future. Things come into being. Then pass. I wonder if I will remember anything of this world when I fully transition to the next. Thank you.🌟
I grew up in a small farming community about 65 miles south of where this was supposedly filmed in the "Central Valley". It was as if my little town was transformed into the movie - "Dragging Main" on Friday and Saturday nights, etc. What a way to grow up as a kid.
Candy Clark....still beautiful....
She signed the registration card to my '65 Studebaker a few years back.She said to me in that 'Debbie' voice,Hey Mark, this thing is expired!"I was rolling!!
looks just like Connie Stevens!
One of the greatest movies ever made as far as I'm concerned! Until now I never realized Joe Spano is the same guy that plays on NCIS! Sad to see 3 of them have passed on,& all were in their early 50's! Thanks for bringing back some great memories!♡
Debra Lee killed herself because her fiancee died in the Twin Towers on 9 - 11
I was 18 when I drove my 56 Belair to see ( known as the best B movie ) of all time. The time, Music, Cars & things we got into then really hit home with me. Ive seen A/G 29 times & want to see it once more before I die. Yea I put on a burn out show leaving that nite ! ☺
Hope you still have that car
Candy Clark and Kathleen Quinlan, Still gorgeous 46 years later.
Darn has it been that many yrs...uugghh now I feel real old😢
@@scottm.franklinnc7942 US Navy Seabees, 47 years ago, now I'm old and confused. Thanks for your Service.
The music you present during this is very nice. I remember Manuel Padilla Jr. from *The Young and the Brave* 1963. I was his age when we saw it. I used to play Adventure in the backyard. Pretending to be him. God bless him.
The soundtrack is absolutely fantastic. Feel good music that can never be recreated.
Candy Clark looks absolutely gorgeous today. Wow.
So cute in The Blob remake in 1988
I wonder if Candy Clark has been in any movies lately. After being in "American Graffiti," she never became a big star like Richard Dreyfus, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, or Suzanne Somers.
She and Paul LeMat (who played "Big John" Milner) appeared together a second time in "Handle With Care" (also called "Citizen's Band"), which was about people talking to each other on their C.B. radios, which was a big fad back in the 1970s. Like "American Graffiti," "Handle With Care" received mainly positive reviews, but most of Miss Clark's later films were, at best, fair or mediocre. In 1976, she was in a long forgotten comedy called "Hambone And Hillie," starring, of all people, former silent screen star Lillian Gish. In 1978, she co-starred with Robert Mitchum in "The Big Sleep," a remake of the classic 1946 mystery movie with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. A few years later, she appeared in a Made-For-TV movie called "Popeye Doyle," with Ed O'Neill (of "Married With Children" and "Modern Family" fame) as the detective played by Gene Hackman in 1971's "The French Connection" (a character based on Eddie Egan, the New York City police detective who investigated the real French Connection case). Candy played a stripper who becomes Popeye Doyle's girlfriend and helps him solve a murder case.
Aside from that, I don't know what other films she has been in, although I remember her making a guest appearance on an episode of "Matlock" with Andy Griffith, which is ironic because Candy's "American Graffiti" co-star, Ron Howard, was on "The Andy Griffith Show."
I agree! I just happened to live across the street from her in summer 1979 when my dad bought a house in Hollywood on Bronson Ave. and I moved down just after graduating high school in the foothills of N. Ca to help him fix it up. She lived in a pink two story Spanish and I saw her but a handful of times. We also were just one house away from Chuck Berry! Gotta love living in LA amongst the stars LOL!
@@tpolerex7282 Wow, that's so cool! You sure are lucky.
Michael Palmieri You forgot Cats Eye and The Blob remake she's done other films too I just can't recall
Time is hard on us....Sad what time does.... sad
The diets don’t help
Just showed this to my own teenage kids last night and the loved it. It's timeless.
Thanks for putting this video together, very nice to see and catch up on the stars of the movie. Seems only like yesterday that I drove my 70 Duster 340 down to the theatre to see this movie. I think that Charles Martin Smith aged the best of the male actors shown.
Although, he did lose his hair!...but Lucas did not!...not fair.
I saw it in 1973 and I really liked the Richard Dreyfus character...thought he was cute! Great movie, has aged well..
A lot of top-drawer stars came out of this. But Paul LeMat should have been a breakout from this one, as his performance was probably the best in the film.
I certainly agree with you here.
@@mastercylinder5225 If Paul LeMat would clean himself up a bit, he wouldn't look half bad.
John Milner..I loved him in this.. didn't he supposedly die after getting hit by a drunk driver?
Desiree Hall No
@@knk4ever83 yes
This was a fantastic movie. Most movies today do not compare. It s something that never gets old.
Wonderful movie, wonderful memories.
I met Candy Clark and Paul Lemat in Syracuse some years back. Both very nice people.
I'm in British Columbia, Canada...and my good friend and former neighbor, Cameron, met Candy in California years ago. Before He moved away, he gave me a photo of him and Candy together, plus the western shirt he was wearing in that photo. I thought is was so cool of him and I treasure the photo and shirt. Yes, Cameron said that Candy was very nice and sweet too. :)
@@willyboy6126 I always laugh at the scene where she tells Toad something like: "I got to watch you get sick, and then you got into a real bitchin fight, I really had a great time tonight".
This Film ! WOW ! Simply The Best ! And the ending, Booker T. And The MG's, Song, Green Onions then the Beach Boys, I get choked up every time. I must add this, Actor Paul Le Mat, then and now. Phew... Back in the day, he looked so Cool !
Many of those old songs were rediscovered thank to this film.
...saw this in the post theater at Storck Barracks, Illesheim Germany in '73...it started the return to the 'oldies' in the 70s///I'd missed this music growing up in th3 50s & 60s...THAT kinda music wasn't allowed in the house - I heard it in the Army and fell in love with it...the 'oldies' were new to me then...
Those were the best of fun times when bumming with friends in our "muscle cars"and whooping it up. 7 or 8 kids inside the car was pretty much the norm. Laughing and goofing with each other made the memories priceless. Too much social media nowadays. The "muscle car" lifestyle was the best and American Graffiti epitomized it !
A favourite film of mine. I was 19 in 73. Sad so many of these folk died young. RIP 🇬🇧
Simply Amazing... for this film... I loved the music as much as the movie...
Funny you should mention the music in this film. Not only do I have both A-G films, but I also stumbled across this 2 cd set of all the music that was featured in the first film. Talk about a real find!!!
Thank You for posting this! It was so nice to know that most of the cast of this monumental movie was still alive.
My friend and I sat through two consecutive showings of this movie...back in those days when you didn't need to leave the theater after the first showing of a film, especially matinees. We did the same with "The Way We Were". And the tickets for matinees were $1.
When you could cruise the blvd. on 5$ of gas all night long. Then listen to great music playing over the radio. Meeting up with friends at the local burger place.
Go to a dance. Or go looking around.
Have a race because your car was bad ass !!
American Graffiti!!
Or the fact that you could cruise? We used to cruise back in the 80s in C.F., Iowa, but the the city cracked down in the 90s, making it illegal. What a shame...
You could cruise all week on $5.00 not a day.
The most accurate film representation of that particular era - and the best definition of what cruising downtown meant. The movie got it right, Happy Days missed the boat. John was real, "Fonzie" would have been a joke.
@@jojomcgee3430 How could they crack down on cruising? Sounds like Big Brother.
@@Acadmb Fonzie WAS a joke at first, just a local dropout until the series Jumped the Shark long before it literally jumped the shark.
Dont let the Wolfman getcha!
One of my all time favorite movies. There's a sad sweetness to this video.
This incredible film led to my future career in Drag Racing, I kid you not. Thanks, George, without this wonderful piece of work my life would have been very different.
candy clark looks amazing!
Especially considering she went through a long period of drug abuse.
I saw it when I was 13 they don’t make movies like that anymore good ole days.
Ron Howard bugged George Lucas to no end on breaks from filming and down times, picking his brain about every aspect on directing, filming, and other chores of the profession
Mark, they do. You have to be VERY persistant and look hard. Lucas made this and between he and Ron Howard, some absolutely WONDERFUL films have been created
@@bentnickel7487 Yes, b.t.w. ' like your Call Name
Just watched American Graffiti tonight on English. Have seen it years ago but seemed to watched it with fresh eyes and suddenly realised how young they all were then and how the years have sadly flown by. I am not far behind them, and you really get that punch to the stomach when you see how old everyone is now. Millionaires a few times over for a good few of them, but even so still sad to realise the last time I watched it I was probably the age they are supposed to be in the film.
I was 12 then, I watched that movie 3 times one Saturday and closed the theater and walked home. Great Classic
The music is a reminisce of what life / death and aging is. All part of life.
this made me very sad the passage from adolescence to old age but the montage is just great
It stinks
Tried to get my son to watch this when he was younger. He said it looked stupid and not watch it. KIDS today have NO FREAKING IDEA of a CLASSIC!!!!!!
Actually wanted to see this, at the theatre. Was with my grandmother. Harper Valley PTA was billed against it. Guess what won out. It would be some years later before I would get to see AG. What a classic.
I bought it, plus a bunch of other movies from that era, like Duel, Convoy, California Kid, and gave them to my millennial friend. He is finally getting around to watching them....2 years later! They simply can't identify with such classics! I feel so old!
@@howarddrakeford Its their loss. Years from now they will have no good memories of anything. The cars suck, the music sucks . Well you know what I mean. Grew up in the 50's and 60's the best time their will ever be.
I'm sure your parents said the same thing about you at one time. Every generation thinks their movies and their music are the best, and it is, to them.
I've seen parents take their kids to a Stones concert and the kids played on the phone! Parents were disgusted and admitted they would never waste their money on kids again!
Saw American graffiti at the drive-in, 1973, driving a 1959 corvette. Those truly were the best days.