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Signature Collection

( Catalog Number 42725 )
(THX) (2.35:1) (4 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Presented in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio of the original 35 millimeter anamorphic theatrical prints
The Making of American Graffiti
Original Theatrical Trailer

American Graffiti
1973 - 113 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Set in 1962; Produced and released in 1973. 

AMERICAN GRAFFITI presents a powerful collage of youth on the brink of maturity just before the assassination of J.F.K.. Based on George Lucas's own teenage hot-rodding days in Modesto, California, this brilliant, bittersweet comedy inspired numerous other productions, including the long-running TV series HAPPY DAYS. Lucas's second feature film (following THX 1138), AMERICAN GRAFFITI contains an early screen appearance by Harrison Ford, who would figure heavily in the director's next movie, the sci-fi epic STAR WARS. The film follows one night in the lives of several recently graduated high school students. The genial Steve (Ron Howard) prepares to leave for college the next day, and Laurie (Cindy Williams), his girlfriend, is upset by his impending departure. Laurie's brother, Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), the class intellectual, is also slated for college, but he has serious doubts about his future. Also included here are the hopeless nerd (Charles Martin Smith) and the eternally cool drag racer, John (Paul LeMat), who feels pressure to live up to his reputation. A nostalgic feeling is evoked in seeing the teenagers cruising in their hot rods, eating at Mel's Diner, and listening to Wolfman Jack spin the latest hits, with the camera jumping from character to character as they each enjoy--or fret over--their last moments of summer freedom.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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 (including the hit TV series Happy Days), nothing else would capture the flavor of the era with the same humorous candor and latent sense of foreboding. Lucia Bozzola

Nostalgic but unsentimental, American Graffiti is a seminal coming-of-age film that speaks to anyone who has ever been a teenager. George Lucas's second feature film, it recalled a simpler time while reminding audiences that things weren't really that simple. An elegy for childhood freedom, it captured yearning conflict without exploiting it and refused to exchange its tough-love treatment of its subjects for a more breezy, simplistic rendering. The film was a surprise success (much like Lucas' next film, Star Wars) that set the tone for subsequent youth-oriented movies. It also sparked a craze for nostalgia films set in the pre-Vietnam era, an interesting detail given that, while certainly nostalgic, American Graffiti avoided the sort of sappy, one-dimensional pitfalls encountered by its numerous imitators. A classic by any standards, its message remains unforced and universal, making the film identifiable with but not defined by one particular era. Rebecca Flint

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Cast for American Graffiti

Richard Dreyfuss - Curt Henderson
Ron Howard - Steve Bolander
Paul Le Mat - John Milner
Charles Martin Smith - Terry Fields
Cindy Williams - Laurie
Candy Clark - Debbie
William M. Niven - Clerk
Debbie Celiz - Wendy
Christopher Pray - Al
Mackenzie Phillips - Carol
Charles A. Murphy - Old Man
Manuel Padilla - Carlos
Al Nalbandian - Hank
Joseph Miksak - Man
Ron Vincent - Jeff Pazzuto
Lynne Stewart - Bobbie
Johnny Weissmuller, Jr. - Badass
Jan Wilson - Girl
Kathleen Quinlan - Peg
Susan Richardson - Judy
Joe Spano - Vic
Debra Scott - Falfa's Girl
Suzanne Somers - Blonde in Thunderbird
Wolfman Jack - Disc Jockey - Himself
Flash Cadillac & the Continental - Rock Band
John Brent - Car Salesman
Del Close - Man at Bar
James Cranna - Thief
Scott Beach - Mr. Gordon
John Bracci - Gas Station Attendant
Jana Bellan - Budda
Jim Bohan - Policeman Holstein
George Meyer - Bum at Liquor Store
Herby and the Heartbeats
Ed Greenberg - Kip Pullman
Bo Hopkins - Joe
Terry McGovern - Mr. Wolfe
Tim Crowley - Eddie
Charles Dorsett - Man at Accident
Beau Gentry - Ants
Jan Dunn - Old Woman
Harrison Ford - Bob Falfa

Crew for American Graffiti

Marcia Lucas - Editor
Albert J. Locatelli - Production Designer
Gary Kurtz - Co-producer
Ned Kopp - First Assistant Director
Walter Murch - Sound/Sound Designer
Haskell Wexler - Cinematographer
Aggie Guerard Rodgers - Costume Designer
Arthur Rochester - Sound/Sound Designer
Francis Ford Coppola - Producer
Jan D'Alquen - Cinematographer
Dennis Clark - Art Director
Gloria Katz - Screenwriter
Willard Huyck - Screenwriter
Ron Everslage - Cinematographer
Douglas Freeman - Set Designer
Verna Fields - Editor

Awards for American Graffiti

Best Director (nom) George Lucas 1973 Academy
Best Editing (nom) Verna Fields 1973 Academy
Best Editing (nom) Marcia Lucas 1973 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Willard Huyck 1973 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Gloria Katz 1973 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) George Lucas 1973 Academy
Best Picture (nom) 1973 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Candy Clark 1973 Academy
Best Film George Lucas 1973 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting George Lucas 1973 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting Willard Huyck 1973 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting Gloria Katz 1973 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film (in Musical/Comedy) (win) 1974 Golden Globe
U.S. National Film Registry (win) 1995 Library of Congress
100 Greatest American Movies (win) 1998 American Film Institute

Feature Details

Title: American Graffiti
Feature Release Date: 1973
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG
Color: Color
Runtime: 113 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV+CAV

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Technical Details

Catalog Number: 42725
UPC: 096894272562
ISBN: 0-7832-1772-2
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Collection: Signature Collection
Publisher: MCA/Universal Home Video

Sides: 4
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Certification: THX
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 42725-N
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard in... George Lucas'...

American Graffiti

Signature Collection

( Catalog Number 42725 )
(THX) (2.35:1) (4 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Presented in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio of the original 35 millimeter anamorphic theatrical prints
The Making of American Graffiti
Original Theatrical Trailer

American Graffiti
1973 - 113 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Set in 1962; Produced and released in 1973. 

AMERICAN GRAFFITI presents a powerful collage of youth on the brink of maturity just before the assassination of J.F.K.. Based on George Lucas's own teenage hot-rodding days in Modesto, California, this brilliant, bittersweet comedy inspired numerous other productions, including the long-running TV series HAPPY DAYS. Lucas's second feature film (following THX 1138), AMERICAN GRAFFITI contains an early screen appearance by Harrison Ford, who would figure heavily in the director's next movie, the sci-fi epic STAR WARS. The film follows one night in the lives of several recently graduated high school students. The genial Steve (Ron Howard) prepares to leave for college the next day, and Laurie (Cindy Williams), his girlfriend, is upset by his impending departure. Laurie's brother, Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), the class intellectual, is also slated for college, but he has serious doubts about his future. Also included here are the hopeless nerd (Charles Martin Smith) and the eternally cool drag racer, John (Paul LeMat), who feels pressure to live up to his reputation. A nostalgic feeling is evoked in seeing the teenagers cruising in their hot rods, eating at Mel's Diner, and listening to Wolfman Jack spin the latest hits, with the camera jumping from character to character as they each enjoy--or fret over--their last moments of summer freedom.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
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 (including the hit TV series Happy Days), nothing else would capture the flavor of the era with the same humorous candor and latent sense of foreboding. Lucia Bozzola

Nostalgic but unsentimental, American Graffiti is a seminal coming-of-age film that speaks to anyone who has ever been a teenager. George Lucas's second feature film, it recalled a simpler time while reminding audiences that things weren't really that simple. An elegy for childhood freedom, it captured yearning conflict without exploiting it and refused to exchange its tough-love treatment of its subjects for a more breezy, simplistic rendering. The film was a surprise success (much like Lucas' next film, Star Wars) that set the tone for subsequent youth-oriented movies. It also sparked a craze for nostalgia films set in the pre-Vietnam era, an interesting detail given that, while certainly nostalgic, American Graffiti avoided the sort of sappy, one-dimensional pitfalls encountered by its numerous imitators. A classic by any standards, its message remains unforced and universal, making the film identifiable with but not defined by one particular era. Rebecca Flint

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Cast for American Graffiti

Richard Dreyfuss - Curt Henderson
Ron Howard - Steve Bolander
Paul Le Mat - John Milner
Charles Martin Smith - Terry Fields
Cindy Williams - Laurie
Candy Clark - Debbie
William M. Niven - Clerk
Debbie Celiz - Wendy
Christopher Pray - Al
Mackenzie Phillips - Carol
Charles A. Murphy - Old Man
Manuel Padilla - Carlos
Al Nalbandian - Hank
Joseph Miksak - Man
Ron Vincent - Jeff Pazzuto
Lynne Stewart - Bobbie
Johnny Weissmuller, Jr. - Badass
Jan Wilson - Girl
Kathleen Quinlan - Peg
Susan Richardson - Judy
Joe Spano - Vic
Debra Scott - Falfa's Girl
Suzanne Somers - Blonde in Thunderbird
Wolfman Jack - Disc Jockey - Himself
Flash Cadillac & the Continental - Rock Band
John Brent - Car Salesman
Del Close - Man at Bar
James Cranna - Thief
Scott Beach - Mr. Gordon
John Bracci - Gas Station Attendant
Jana Bellan - Budda
Jim Bohan - Policeman Holstein
George Meyer - Bum at Liquor Store
Herby and the Heartbeats
Ed Greenberg - Kip Pullman
Bo Hopkins - Joe
Terry McGovern - Mr. Wolfe
Tim Crowley - Eddie
Charles Dorsett - Man at Accident
Beau Gentry - Ants
Jan Dunn - Old Woman
Harrison Ford - Bob Falfa

Crew for American Graffiti

Marcia Lucas - Editor
Albert J. Locatelli - Production Designer
Gary Kurtz - Co-producer
Ned Kopp - First Assistant Director
Walter Murch - Sound/Sound Designer
Haskell Wexler - Cinematographer
Aggie Guerard Rodgers - Costume Designer
Arthur Rochester - Sound/Sound Designer
Francis Ford Coppola - Producer
Jan D'Alquen - Cinematographer
Dennis Clark - Art Director
Gloria Katz - Screenwriter
Willard Huyck - Screenwriter
Ron Everslage - Cinematographer
Douglas Freeman - Set Designer
Verna Fields - Editor

Awards for American Graffiti

Best Director (nom) George Lucas 1973 Academy
Best Editing (nom) Verna Fields 1973 Academy
Best Editing (nom) Marcia Lucas 1973 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Willard Huyck 1973 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Gloria Katz 1973 Academy
Best Original Screenplay (nom) George Lucas 1973 Academy
Best Picture (nom) 1973 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (nom) Candy Clark 1973 Academy
Best Film George Lucas 1973 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting George Lucas 1973 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting Willard Huyck 1973 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting Gloria Katz 1973 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film (in Musical/Comedy) (win) 1974 Golden Globe
U.S. National Film Registry (win) 1995 Library of Congress
100 Greatest American Movies (win) 1998 American Film Institute

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