American Graffiti (1973)

It's the last night of summer 1962, and the teenagers of Modesto, California, want to have some fun before adult responsibilities close in. Among them are Steve (Ron Howard) and Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), college-bound with mixed feelings about leaving home; nerdy Terry "The Toad" (Charles Martin Smith), who scores a dream date with blonde Debbie (Candy Clark); and John (Paul Le Mat ), a 22-year-old drag racer who wonders how much longer he can stay champion and how he got stuck with 13-year-old Carol (Mackenzie Phillips) in ... Read More

It's the last night of summer 1962, and the teenagers of Modesto, California, want to have some fun before adult responsibilities close in. Among them are Steve (Ron Howard) and Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), college-bound with mixed feelings about leaving home; nerdy Terry "The Toad" (Charles Martin Smith), who scores a dream date with blonde Debbie (Candy Clark); and John (Paul Le Mat ), a 22-year-old drag racer who wonders how much longer he can stay champion and how he got stuck with 13-year-old Carol (Mackenzie Phillips) in his deuce coupe. As D. J. Wolfman Jack spins 41 vintage tunes on the radio throughout the night, Steve ponders a future with girlfriend Laurie (Cindy Williams), Curt chases a mystery blonde, Terry tries to act cool, and Paul prepares for a race against Bob Falfa (Harrison Ford), but nothing can stop the next day from coming, and with it the vastly different future ushered in by the 1960s. Fresh off The Godfather (1972), producer Francis Ford Coppola had the clout to get his friend George Lucas's project made, but only for $750,000 on a 28-day shooting schedule. Despite technical obstacles, and having to shoot at night, cinematographer Haskell Wexler gave the film the neon-lit aura that Lucas wanted, evoking the authentic look of a suburban strip to go with the authentic sound of rock-n-roll. Universal, which wanted to call the film Another Slow Night in Modesto , thought it was unreleasable. But Lucas' period detail, co-writers Willard Huyck's and Gloria Katz's realistic dialogue, and the film's nostalgia for the pre-Vietnam years apparently appealed to a 1973 audience embroiled in cultural chaos: American Graffiti became the third most popular movie of 1973 (after The Exorcist and The Sting), establishing the reputations of Lucas (whose next film would be Star Wars) and his young cast, and furthering the onset of soundtrack-driven, youth-oriented movies. Although the film helped spark 1970s nostalgia for the 1950s, nothing else would capture the flavor of the era with the same humorous candor and latent sense of foreboding. Lucia Bozzola, Rovi Read Less

• All from $102.99
• New Movies from $102.99

• DVD (1)
• Choose Release (12)

See All Releases

2014 Release

UPC:

025192235559

• Movie Details
• Seller
• Sort U.K./EUR Sellers Price: Low to High Price: High to Low Condition Condition: Reverse Release Date Release Date: Rev Sellers Near Me

• DVD, New 2014, Universal UPC: 025192235559 See Item Details ▾

  Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB BEST Frederick, MD, USA

  $102.99 Add to Basket

  	Edition: 2014, Universal DVD, New	Details: UPC: 025192235559 Format: F Studio: Universal Released: 2014-05-06 MPAA Rating: PG Alibris ID: 18102723537	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $3.46 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: New. Brand New! dvd. Case New. Shrink wrapped! Quality guaranteed! In original artwork/packaging unless otherwise noted.
  ► Contact This Seller
  Hide Details ▴

2016, Universal UPC: 025192365287 Blu-Ray See All from $7.87	2016, Universal UPC: 025192365218 DVD See All from $8.85
2014, Universal UPC: 025192235559 DVD See All from $102.99	2012, Universal UPC: 025192130854 Blu-Ray See All from $8.00
2011, Universal UPC: 025195051026 DVD See All from $6.74	2011, Universal UPC: 025192073700 Blu-Ray See All from $9.37
2010, Universal UPC: 025192073212 DVD See All from $8.83	1998, Universal UPC: 025192027222 DVD See All from $6.50
1998, Universal UPC: 096898361637 VHS See All from $6.27	1973, Universal UPC: 025192134241 DVD See All from $10.00
1973, Universal UPC: 5050582055986 DVD See All	Universal UPC: 096896601032 See All from $6.98