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American Graffiti (1973)
7.5
A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. Director:George Lucas |
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | ||
| Ron Howard | ... |
Steve
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| Paul Le Mat | ... | ||
| Charles Martin Smith | ... |
Terry
(as Charlie Martin Smith)
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| Cindy Williams | ... | ||
| Candy Clark | ... | ||
| Mackenzie Phillips | ... | ||
| Wolfman Jack | ... | ||
| Bo Hopkins | ... | ||
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Manuel Padilla Jr. | ... | |
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Beau Gentry | ... | |
| Harrison Ford | ... | ||
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Jim Bohan | ... | |
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Jana Bellan | ... | |
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Deby Celiz | ... | |
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Two boys are scheduled to leave for college in the morning. Each has his own doubts. They spend a final evening cruising the strip and have every adventure possible before dawn when they will each have to decide what they will do. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Budget:
$777,000 (estimated)Gross:
$115,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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| (re-release) (1978)Sound Mix:
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2.35 : 1
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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 a 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 $2,000 man! Two thousand dollars!
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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main characters randomly appear in time to the opening xylophone notes of
the Beach Boys' All Summer Long, which continues to play over the credits. See more »
Written by Billy Dawn Smith and Stuart Wiener
Performed by The Five Satins
Courtesy of Bell Records See more »
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Trivia
When the rear wheels/axle of Holstein's police car get yanked out by the cable, there is a movie theater in the background. The movie listed on the marquee is Francis Ford Coppola's Dementia 13. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Just before Curt goes to sit down on the car to watch TV he is running through the intersection on foot and behind him there is a 1973 Olds Cutlass. See 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 a 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 $2,000 man! Two thousand dollars!
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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Crazy Credits
At the start of the closing credits, the character and actor names for themain characters randomly appear in time to the opening xylophone notes of
the Beach Boys' All Summer Long, which continues to play over the credits. See more »
Soundtracks
"To the Aisle"Written by Billy Dawn Smith and Stuart Wiener
Performed by The Five Satins
Courtesy of Bell Records See more »
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