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American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz and Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams and Wolfman Jack.
I am new to this page, but since hot rods are such a prominent theme in this film, I think it's worth mentioning that Bob Falfa drives a '55 Chevy. I suggest adding it to the Plot section, since the lead-up to Falfa's race against Milner's deuce coupe, not to mention the race itself, is such an important part of the plot.
More American Graffiti is a 1979 American coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Bill L. Norton, produced by Howard Kazanjian. The film, shot in multiple aspect ratios for comedic and dramatic emphasis, is the sequel to the 1973 film American Graffiti. While the first film followed a group of friends during the evening before they ...
Cast members Ron Howard, Mackenzie Phillips and more look back on George Lucas' nostalgic classic, which opened 50 years ago Friday.
Casting director and fledgling producer Fred Roos championed the young Ford and secured him an audition with George Lucas for the role of Bob Falfa, which Ford went on to play in American Graffiti (1973). [17] Ford's relationship with Lucas profoundly affected his career later.
Producer Richard Irving was a vice-president at Universal. He said he got the idea for making the film after attending a side car race in Sydney. He thought the sport "captured the Australian spirit . . . the sense of fun, a certain recklessness, energy and the desire to win" and wanted to make a film with the sport as a backdrop. [2]
Charles Martin Smith (born October 30, 1953) is an American actor and filmmaker, based in British Columbia, Canada.. His breakout role was as Terry "The Toad" Fields in George Lucas' film American Graffiti (1973), which he reprised for its sequel More American Graffiti (1979).
Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, now known as Flash Cadillac, is an American retro rock 'n' roll band known for their appearance as the band "Herby and the Heartbeats" in the 1973 film American Graffiti and a 1975 episode of Happy Days as the band "Johnny Fish & the Fins".