Rent American Graffiti (1973)
3.5 of 5 from 227 ratings
1h 48min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- This Academy Award nominated classic, directed by George Lucas and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, features the coming of age of four teenagers on their last summer night before college. Rediscover drag racing, driveins and Inspiration Point in this nostalgic look back at the early '60s that also brings you an incredible soundtrack with the most memorable rock 'n' roll hits of the era. Starring Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard and Charlie Martin Smith, American Graffiti captures the heart and spirit of America's last age of innocence.
- Actors:
- Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, MacKenzie Phillips, Wolfman Jack, Bo Hopkins, Manuel Padilla Jr., Beau Gentry, Harrison Ford, Jim Bohan, Jana Bellan, Deby Celiz
- Directors:
- George Lucas
- Producers:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Writers:
- George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
- Others:
- Marcia Lucas, Verna Fields
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/07/2011
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- Brazilian Portuguese DTS 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, French DTS 2.0 Mono, German DTS 2.0 Mono, Italian DTS 2.0 Mono, Japanese DTS 2.0, Spanish
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- PIP Commentary with Director George Lucas
- U-Control: The Music Of American Graffiti
- Screen Tests
- The Making Of American Graffiti
- Theatrical Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 06/11/2023
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 2.0 Mono, German DTS 2.0 Mono, Italian DTS 2.0 Mono, Japanese DTS 2.0 Mono, Spanish DTS 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- Czech, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Making Of 'American Graffiti'
- Screen Tests
- Feature Commentary with Director George Lucas
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Reviews (2) of American Graffiti
Absolute Classic - American Graffiti review by CP Customer
One of my top 10 films of all time. Teenage rite of passage; side-splitting humour; poignancy and a superb sound track. Not to be missed.
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A sign of what could have been for George Lucas - American Graffiti review by RJ
Watching American Graffiti is always bittersweet for me. It is such a warm, nostalgic and beautiful film with a tangible sense of time and place. I love the feel of this film and the way that Wolfman Jack's ubiquitous radio show hangs in the air like a warm breeze, tying the events of the evening together and uniting the characters various emotional journeys. The characters feel real and their doubts and anxieties concerning impending adulthood, and freedom giving way to important life choices is very poignant, especially as the spectre of the Vietnam War hovers, unsuspected, over their heads.
What makes it bittersweet is that I always think it is such a shame that George Lucas never directed another 'non-Star Wars' film after this. It seems incredible to me that the airless, antiseptic second Star Wars trilogy could be the work of the same director who created a film as warm and human as American Graffiti. Star Wars made Lucas a multi-millionaire (billionaire?) of course, but he could have had a filmography as rich and varied as someone like Scorsese if he hadn't become so all-consumed with it.
Lucas' career choices aside - it's a beautiful, comforting film that I could happily watch every year without growing tired of it.
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