American Graffiti (1973)
Actors:
Mark Anger (actor),
Scott Beach (actor),
Jim Bohan (actor),
John Bracci (actor),
John Brent (actor),
Del Close (actor),
James Cranna (actor),
Timothy F. Crowley (actor),
Chuck Dorsett (actor),
Richard Dreyfuss (actor),
Harrison Ford (actor),
Beau Gentry (actor),
Ed Greenberg (actor),
Bo Hopkins (actor),
Gordon Analla (actor),
Plot: It's the proverbial end of the summer 1962 in a small southern California town. It's the evening before best friends and recent high school graduates, Curt Henderson and Steve Bolander, are scheduled to leave town to head to college back east. Curt, who received a lucrative local scholarship, is seen as the promise that their class holds. But Curt is having second thoughts about leaving what Steve basically sees as their dead end town. Curt's beliefs are strengthened when he spots an unknown beautiful blonde in a T-bird who mouths the words "I love you" to him. As Curt tries to find that blonde while trying to get away from a local gang who have him somewhat hostage, Curt may come to a decision about his immediate future. Outgoing class president Steve, on the other hand, wants to leave, despite meaning that he will leave girlfriend, head cheerleader and Curt's sister, Laurie Henderson, behind. Steve and Laurie spend the evening "negotiating" the state of their relationship. Meanwhile, two of their friends cruise around town for the evening. Steve has left his car to meek and mild-mannered Terry "Toad" Fields to look after during his absence. The wheels give Toad a new sense of confidence, which he uses to try and impress Debbie Dunham, a more experienced girl generally out of his league. And John Milner, who is seen as the king of the street race in his souped-up yellow deuce coupe, tries to get rid of precocious pre-teen, Carol Morrison, who has somehow become his passenger for the evening, while dealing with the challenge of bold out-of-towner, Bob Falfa.
Keywords: 1955-chevrolet, 1960s, adolescence, adolescent-romance, airliner, airplane, airport, ambiguous-title, americana, angst
Genres:
Comedy,
Drama,
Taglines: ...is back! [1978 Re-release] Where were you in '62?
Quotes:
Carol: Oh, rats. I thought some of my friends might be here.::John Milner: Probably a couple of weeks past their bedtime.::Carol: Oh, wait, there's Dee Dee. I hope she sees me.::John Milner: Oh, shit. Dee Dee!
Bob Falfa: Hey man, I'm sorry if I scared ya!::John Milner: You're gonna hafta do one hell of a lot more than that to scare me!::Bob Falfa: Hey I've been lookin' all over for ya man. Didn't nobody tell ya I was lookin' for ya?::John Milner: Man, I can't keep track of all you punks runnin' 'round here backwards.::Bob Falfa: Hey you're s'posed to be the fastest thing in the Valley man, but that can't be your car. It must be your mama's car! I'm sorta' embarrassed to be this close to ya!::John Milner: Yeah, well I'm not surprised, drivin' a field car!::Bob Falfa: Field car? What's a field car?::John Milner: A field car runs through the fields, droppin' cow shit all over the place to make the lettuce grow.::Bob Falfa: Ha ha! That's pretty good! Say, I like the color of your car there, man. What's that s'posed to be? Sort of a cross between piss yella' and puke green ain't it?::John Milner: Well, you call that a paint job, but it's pretty ugly. I bet you got to sneak up on the pumps just to get a little air in your tires!::Bob Falfa: Well at least I don't have to pull over to the side just to let a funeral go by man.::John Milner: Oh ho, funny!
Carol: [to Falfa] Your car is uglier than I am! [both John and Falfa look at her oddly] Uh... that didn't come out right.
Debbie Dunham: Peel out, I just love it when guys peel out.
Vic: Hey Deb, How's my soft baby?::Debbie Dunham: Come on, beat it, Vic. I'm not your baby.::Vic: Aw, come on honey. Look, so I never called you back. I've been, you know, busy.::Debbie Dunham: Yeah, three weeks? Besides, it only took me one night to realize if brains were dynamite you couldn't blow your nose.::Vic: Look who's talking. Hey, who's the wimp you're hanging out with now? Einstein?::Debbie Dunham: Tiger happens to be very intelligent, unlike you. I know everything your dirty little mind is thinking - it shows.::Terry Fields: Hey now, buddy, look. The lady obviously doesn't want to have...::Vic: Look, creep. You want a knuckle sandwich?::Terry Fields: Uh, no thanks. I'm waiting for a double Chucky Chuck.::Vic: Then keep your smart-ass mouth shut.::Vic: [pauses]::Vic: Hey, I'll call you some night Deb. Some night when I'm hard up.::Debbie Dunham: I won't be home.::Debbie Dunham: [lights a match and throws it at him as he makes an obscene gesture at her]::Debbie Dunham: Get out of here.::Terry Fields: You seem to know a lot of weird guys.::Debbie Dunham: That creep's not a friend of mine, he's just... *horny*. That's why I like you, you're different.::Terry Fields: I am? I mean, do you really think I'm intelligent?::Debbie Dunham: Yeah, and I bet you're smart enough to get us some brew.::[she puts her arm around him, leans over and kisses him]::Debbie Dunham: Yeah.::Terry Fields: Brew?::Debbie Dunham: Yeah.::Terry Fields: You mean liquor. Yeah, yeah right, liquor. Yeah, this place is too crowded anyway.::[starts the car, backs up and pulls out of Mel's Drive-in]
Mr. Kroot: All right, all right, Bolander, break that up. You know the rules. You and your girlfriend want to do that, go someplace else, huh?::Steve Bolander: Hey, Kroot! Why don't you go kiss a duck?::Mr. Kroot: What did you say?::Steve Bolander: I said, go kiss a duck, marblehead.::Mr. Kroot: Okay, Bolander, you are suspended. Don't - don't you even come in on Monday. You're out, you're out!::Steve Bolander: Hey, hey, Kroot. I graduated last semester. Remember?
Peg: Joe College strikes out.
John Milner: Shit! Hey, get down!::Carol: Hey, is this what they call "copping a feel"?::John Milner: What? No, get up, N-O. Sheezus.::Carol: What's your name?::John Milner: My name? Mud, if anybody sees you.
Debbie Dunham: Girls don't pay - guys pay!
Ants: Hey, man, who cut the cheese?::Joe: He who smelt it, dealt it.