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| Release Date: |
August 1st, 1973 |
| Studio: |
Universal Pictures |
| Filming Locations: |
California |
| Genre: |
Comedy/Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 |
| Running Time: |
110 minutes |
| Box Office: |
Domestic: $115,000,000
International: $113,631,500 |
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| Summary |
| Two boys are scheduled to leave for college in the morning. Each has his own doubts. They spend a final evening cruising the strip and have every adventure possible before dawn when they will each have to decide what they will do. Add to the mix the ever present music and legendary DJ Wolfman Jack - |
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| Awards/Nominations |
| Academy Award Nominations |
Picture
Director
Supporting Actress (Candy Clark)
Editing
Writing |
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| Tidbits |
- Harrison was asked to cut his hair for the film. He refused, stating that his role was too short, and offered to wear a hat instead
- The movie's 1978 theatrical re-release contains the famous sequence where Falfa belts out South Pacific's An Enchanted Evening to his less than enthusiastic passenger. The lack of enthusiasm went as far as Richard Rogers, who felt that Harrison's severely tone deaf and badly add-libbed version was an insult to his and late partner Oscar Hammerstein's talents. The sequence was thus cut from the original 1973 release, but was reinserted for the 1978 re-release when George Lucas felt he had enough muscle to ignore the composer's pleads
- Off the set pranks included urinating in the local Holiday Inn ice machines (Harrison says he didn't -), setting a motel room on fire and throwing co-star Richard Dreyfuss into the hotel pool
- The '55 Chevy Bob Falfa drove is the same '55 Chevy used in the movie Two Lane Blacktop
- About 300 pre-1962 cars were needed to create the cruising scenes, and over a thousand car buffs, who responded to ads in the local newspapers, were interviewed
- Filmed in 29 days
- Was selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry
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| Studio: |
Universal Studios |
| Release Date: |
April 1st, 2003 |
| Run Time: |
112 minutes |
| Production Company: |
Universal |
| Package Type: |
Keep Case |
| Aspect Ratio |
2.35:1 |
| Formats |
Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen |
| Discographic Information |
| Layers: |
Dual |
| Available Audio Tracks: |
English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
| Available subtitles: |
Spanish, English (captions) |
| Edition Details |
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- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer(s)
- Documentary The Making of American Graffiti featuring interviews with director George Lucas, executive producer Francis Ford Coppola and other cast and crew members, never-before-seen screen tests and production photographs
- Widescreen anamorphic format
- THX Certified
Collector's Edition
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| Release Date: |
1973 |
| Label: |
MCA |
| Track Listing |
| (You must have Windows Media Player to play music clips) |
| DISC 1 |
- Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets
- Sixteen Candles - The Crests
- Runaway - Del Shannon
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love? - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
- That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly
- Fannie Mae - Buster Brown
- At the Hop - Flash Cadillac
- She's So Fine - Flash Cadillac
- Stroll - The Diamonds
- See You in September - The Tempos
- Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys
- (He's) The Great Imposter - The Fleetwoods
- Almost Grown - Chuck Berry
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - The Platters
- Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
- Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee & the Starliters
- Barbara Ann - The Regents
- Book of Love - The Monotones
- Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly
- Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
- Great Pretender - The Platters
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| DISC 2 |
- 1. Ain't That a Shame - Fats Domino
- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
- I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
- Get a Job - Silhouette
- To the Aisle - The Five Satins
- Do You Wanna Dance - Bobby Freeman
- Party Doll - Jimmy Bowen
- Come Go with Me - The Del-Vikings
- You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette
- Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers
- Since I Don't Have You - Skyline
- Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
- Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
- Crying in the Chapel - The Orioles
- Thousand Miles Away - The Heartbeats
- Heart and Soul - The Cleftones
- Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's
- Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters
- Goodnight, Well It's Time to Go - The Spaniels
- All Summer Long - The Beach Boys
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