American Graffiti

1973

Action / Comedy / Drama

82
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 84% · 62 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 84% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 104645 104.6K

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Plot summary

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

Director

George Lucas Photo
George Lucas

Top cast

Mackenzie Phillips Photo
Mackenzie Phillips as Carol
Ron Howard Photo
Ron Howard as Steve
Harrison Ford Photo
Harrison Ford as Bob Falfa
Joe Spano Photo
Joe Spano as Vic
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Mr-Fusion 6 / 10

Right time, right place, right nostalgia trip

"Where were you in '62?"Well, I can tell you where I wasn't: in existence yet. I'm pretty sure this is why "American Graffiti" didn't take hold in me like it did for a generation.As a cultural artifact, I totally get it: cast of pre-famous faces; all of this classic cars; the soundtrack, my god, the soundtrack! It was primarily the story that I found sort of dull, which I know would break my parents' hearts, but it does settle into a lull after a while. Of all the characters we hang with during the story, Dreyfuss is the most interesting, and my interest waned when he wasn't the focus.One thing this film does very well is capture that aimless anything-is-possible feeling on the last night of high school. And it's fascinating to see Lucas flexing autobiographical in the movie that helped "Star Wars" get financed. That right there is film history and I am all for it.
Reviewed by BruceCorneil 8 / 10

Thanks George Lucas !

As the plot and the characters of this movie have already been thoroughly discussed elsewhere , perhaps I can just make one additional observation in regard to the wider influence that it had during its initial release.Specifically, the outstanding success of this landmark film was largely (although not entirely) responsible for starting the "retro" craze that quickly grew into a major international subculture and is still going strong today. Although, back in the '70s we used the word "nostalgia". The movie's soundtrack album, which was nothing more than a compilation of 1950s and early 60s Top 40 hits, generated massive sales figures across the globe and immediately triggered a flood of similar vinyl offerings from other record companies. Being the ripe old age of 13 in 1973, I totally lost interest in the music of the day and started to collect many of the aforementioned compilation albums.Again, as others have correctly pointed out, the initial retro scene was mainly confined to the musical side of things which included the establishment of "Oldies" radio stations. It wasn't long, however, before the general mood of nostalgia became more widespread with an increasing number of people becoming interested in other pop culture commodities of the era such as movies,TV shows, cars and clothes.Pretty soon the whole thing exploded and the "Good Old Days" suddenly became big business. And why not? There's some fabulous entertainment to be found in the archives for those who care to look.Give me 'dem ole' time movies any day of the week! In fact, when you look back, I think we owe a debt of gratitude to George Lucas and the gang for giving us "American Graffiti". It started a positive and enjoyable marketing trend which has brought a great deal of pleasure to millions over the years. And that's a pretty nice legacy for any movie to leave behind.
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