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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   28,694 votes
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Director:

George Lucas

Writers:

George Lucas (written by) and
Gloria Katz (written by) ...
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Contact:

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Release Date:

11 August 1973 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance more

Tagline:

...is back! [1978 Re-release] more

Plot:

A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations more

User Comments:

Seems almost an accidental classic more (194 total)


Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Locura de verano (Uruguay) (Venezuela) [es]
American Graffiti (France) [fr]
American Graffiti (Spain) [es]
Amerykanskie graffiti (Poland) [pl]
Locura americana (Venezuela) [es]
Loucuras de Verão (Brazil) [pt]
Neanika synthimata (Greece) [el]
Nova Geração (Portugal) [pt]
Sidste nat med kliken (Denmark) [da]
Sista natten med gänget (Sweden) [sv]
Svängänget '62 (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Svengijengi -62 (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:

110 min | 112 min (re-release) (1978)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (original relase) | Dolby (re-release) (1975)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | South Korea:15 | USA:PG (certificate #23582) | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Denmark:15 (video rating) | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Norway:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

California, USA more

Company:

Lucasfilm more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Set designer Roger Christian claims he added the pair of dice hanging in the Millennium Falcon cockpit (briefly seen when Chebacca bumps his head on them as he first enters) because there were dice hanging in Harrison Ford's car in American Graffiti (1973). However, Ford's character had a skull hanging from his rear-view mirror. Ron Howard had the fluffy dice. more

Goofs:

Continuity: In the latter half of the film, it's alternately sunrise/still night between shots. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Terry Fields: Hey, what do you say, Curt? Last night in town - you guys gonna have a little bash before you leave?
Steve Bolander: The Moose have been looking for you all day.
[hands check to Curt]
Steve Bolander: They got worried - thought you were trying to avoid them or something.
Terry Fields: What is it? What do ya got?
Curt Henderson: Oh, great.
Terry Fields: That's $2000 man! $2000!
Steve Bolander: Mr. Jennings gave it to me to give to you. He says he's sorry it's so late, but it's the first scholarship the Moose Lodge has given out. And he, uh, says they're all very proud of you back at the lodge.
Curt Henderson: Cute. Why don't you hold it for me for awhile?
[...]
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Movie Connections:

Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

Fannie Mae more


FAQ

What does Curt yell as they drive past the police car?
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70 out of 82 people found the following comment useful.
Seems almost an accidental classic, 7 October 2001
10/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

I don't know if George Lucas really knew what he had in this picture--surely the script seemed funny enough, and the thought of the cars and the period music was enticing--but did he really know these "unknown" actors who bring these characters to life? It seems almost a fluke, shot in 29 days and on a tight budget, but "American Graffiti" is a four-star classic. It is perhaps pure nostalgia, mixing pathos and humor, sadness and craziness, hope and reflection, in quiet little bursts of excitement. After cruising with Milner all night, teenage Carol hates to say goodbye but does, waving from her porch with the light on; Toad survives one bad accident after another, but his real moment is in hearing praise from his date (fantastic, husky-voiced Candy Clark, dolled up like a speeding Sandra Dee) just before she says good night; after chasing his dream date all night, Kurt (Richard Dreyfuss, green and anxious, and appealingly bemused) finally gets to talk to the stunning blonde wonder on the telephone, where she whispers a wrenching goodbye. The whole movie is steeped in reflection. It has great, great humor, yet it leaves one with a bittersweet melancholia. For yesterday is in the past, with our music, our memories, and our hesitant farewells.

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