American Graffiti
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Terry McGovern (actor)...with the legendary George Lucas in Lucas' inaugural film, THX 1138. Lucas and McGovern continued their work together in the 1970s classics American Graffiti and Star Wars. McGovern played the role of the young high school teacher Mr. Bill... In this article: Terry McGovern, George Lucas, California, KSFO, Star Wars, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American Graffiti, and Mrs. Doubtfire |
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The Australian | November 03, 2009
The young and the desperate
...of them we're seeing. Earlier triumphs include Francois Truffaut's debut The 400 Blows (1959), Ken Loach's Kes (1970) and George Lucas's American Graffiti (1973) and Bill Forsyth's Scottish charmer Gregory's Girl (1981). The 90s saw two...
In this article: Genova, John Lennon, Scott Hicks, Michael Winterbottom, Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger, Shine, An Education, Help!, and Clive Owen
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Life123 | October 21, 2009
Award-Winning George Lucas Movies
...and the National Society of Film Critics. Lucas was nominated for Oscars for Best Film Editing, Best Screenplay and Best Director, but the film failed to take home any Academy Awards. Technical Achievements Star Wars was only the...
In this article: George Lucas, Academy Awards, Star Wars, Industrial Light & Magic, Golden Globe, Tucker, Star Wars, and Thx-1138
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Apocalypse Now
...budget, documentary style, using 16 mm cameras, and real soldiers. However, Lucas became involved with American Graffiti and this delayed the production of Apocalypse Now. In the spring of 1974, Coppola discussed with friends and...
In this article: Francis Ford Coppola, Benjamin L. Willard, Apocalypse Now, John Milius, Marlon Brando, George Lucas, and Aguirre, the Wrath of God
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Life123 | October 21, 2009
George Lucas Biography
...spent time in the underground racing circuit. His love of fast cars and experiences growing up as a hotrodder became the basis for American Graffiti, one of his most critically acclaimed movies. Lucas originally enrolled in college to study...
In this article: George Lucas, Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, THX 1138, Star Wars, Anthropology, and Hollywood
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National Review Online: Politics | May 30, 2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Golden Sellout by Raymond Arroyo on National Review Online
...to their hits of yesteryear than reviving one of America's great movie franchises. Imagine random scenes from American Graffiti (which Lucas directed in 1973), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Spielberg's 1977 film), and Jaws (Spielberg,...
In this article: Indiana Jones, National Review, Raymond Arroyo, Steven Spielberg, Marion Ravenwood, Harrison Ford, George Lucas, John Wayne, Jaws, and Skittles
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Wikipedia | December 03, 2008
Darryl Starbird
George Lucas included a tip of the hat to Starbird in his 1973 film American Graffiti in which a character named Toad comments about his friend's 1958 Chevrolet Impala, "This may even be better than Darryl Starbird's superfleck moonbird!" In...
In this article: Darryl Starbird, Reactor Mach II, Chevrolet Impala, Ed Roth, Kenny Howard, Toad, and Norm Grabowski
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Wikipedia | October 27, 2009
American Graffiti
...in Mill Valley and Los Angeles . Lucas also intended to end American Graffiti showing a title card detailing the fate of the characters, including the death of Milner and the disappearance of Toad in Vietnam. Huyck and Katz found the ending...
In this article: George Lucas, Universal, Modesto, California, and Willard Huyck
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Wikipedia | October 02, 2009
Thomas Downey High School
...humorously referred to as the "Downey Ducks." The movie American Graffiti, written and directed by Downey graduate George Lucas, is based in Modesto but filmed in Petaluma, California. The school that students in the film attend is...
In this article: Thomas Downey High School, Modesto, California, George Lucas, Petaluma High School, Laci Peterson, Tony Graziani, and Caterpillar
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Border blaster
...stations located within the USA. In 1973 the border blaster XERB became world famous when George Lucas featured the station as the source for the musical soundtrack of his motion picture American Graffiti. In contrast to pirate radio...
In this article: John R. Brinkley, United States, Mexico, CKLW, World War II, Radio Luxembourg, Xerf-am, and Detroit
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American Graffiti is a 1973 coming of age comedy-drama film co-written/directed by George Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips and Harrison Ford. Set in 1962 Modesto, California, American Graffiti is a study of the cruising and rock and roll cultures popularized amongst the Post-World War II baby boom generation. The film is a nostalgic portrait of teenage life in the early 1960s told in a series of vignettes, featuring the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures within one night.
The genesis of American Graffiti came from Lucas's own teenage years in early 1960s Modesto. He was unsuccessful in pitching the concept to financiers and distributors, but finally found favor at Universal Pictures after United Artists, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount Pictures turned him down. Filming was initially set to take place in San Rafael, California, but the production crew was denied permission to shoot beyond a second day. As a result, the majority of filming for American Graffiti was conducted in Petaluma.
- Name:
- American Graffiti
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Release Date:
- May 01, 1978
- Directed By:
- George Lucas
- Produced by:
- Written By:
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- Gloria Katz
- Willard Huyck
- George Lucas
- Editor:
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- George Lucas
- Verna Fields
- Uncredited:
- Marcia Lucas
- Starring:
- Cinematography:
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- Haskell Wexler
- [[Jan D'Alquen and Ron Eveslage|Jan D'Alquen
- Ron Eveslage]]
- Distributed By:
- Universal Pictures
- Length:
- 108 min.
- Language:
- English
- Studio:
- The Coppola Company
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