George Lucas On AMERICAN GRAFFITI

[XXFUELXX1]

man i love american graffiti and i love how they have tracks going through the movie it gives u a really like good hangout feel and how cruising is gone but its gonna come back and the story is really cool i love the idea of the oler teenagers

[fairiegirlga]

This movie moved me in so many ways, I graduated from high school in '74, I always felt that I ws born too late, I should have been a teenager in the early 60's, this movie captured that time in america jut perfectly, there will never be another time like that for anyone, i have always felt I was "cheated" missing out on that era, being a teenager during that time, just being able to view when I like makes it some what bearable, how I miss those days.......

[romeawde]

It's cliche to say a movie can change your life, but that is exactly what this movie did to me. I have seen it about 2 dozen times or more and never tire of it. It shaped my passion for hot rods and car culture. More American Graffiti was even more so, as I was a big Drag racing fan since the late 60's, so this really hit home with me. Love them both. Thanks George.

[thebestofsopherboys]

I just watched this movie. Then i watched this again and again and again.

[shelkamark]

If the studio executives had not stepped in and gave George the third eye he needed, A New Hope would have been crap as well. Thank God it wasn't. Graffiti was a great movie. No Lucasfilm project has captured my attention since Raiders of the Lost Ark. Even Spielberg told George to stop wanking. George is a real nice guy, it's just that sometimes he doesn't know where the fuck he's at...

[reviewreviewer1]

@shelkamark Uh the studio excecutives couldbn`t o nothing, Lycas already had the budget ad owned the film!!!!!!!!!!!!

[borisfilmfan]

@shelkamark First of all I totally don`t mean to offend you and respect you having a diffrent opinion, but what do you mean with the studio stepping in when Lucas made A New Hope, They had no involvement in the making of the film what so ever, and Lucas had complete freedom in every sense!!!!!!!! Lucas made many decisions right from the beginning they didn`t like first of all making it sci fi, second blending so many genres, third crete such a complex sophisticated plot, etc....

[dtwhitney]

It's safe to say that George Lucas is always a man who dares to be different.

[RideMyBMW]

Lucas has gotta go back to Graffiti like themes and shoot a movie about kids and teens today (sorta like that flick KIDS that came out like 10 years ago).

[MrBuc128]

It always has amazed me how much culture had changed in such a short period of time.This movie was set in 1962 and there seemed to be an innocence about this period it was not much different from the 50s.Then after Kennedy was killed only a year later everything started changing. Many people no longer just accepted what the govt. said was true. The Beatles came shortly thereafter and made what I think was the greatest single contribution to pop culture

[agfagaevart]

Graffiti inspired Happy Days.

[mattavina]

@agfagaevart no it didn't, the pilot for Happy Days was written and aired before American Graffiti came out. The studio didn't like the concept and scraped Happy Days till they late saw the success of American Graffiti and Grease on the stage

[MrBuc128]

@mattavina Well than what agfagaevart said was true. If not A.G. than Happy days would have been left on the shelf to collect dust. Only through the success of AG did happy days see the light of day

[agfagaevart]

@MrBuc128

Exactly my point. Thanks for the back up.

LOL!!

[mattavina]

@MrBuc128 so what agfa was trying to say was that the success of American Graffiti inspired the execs at a Television Studio to realize they made a mistake and decided to cash in on the phenomenon. But the Creator of Happy Days was not inspired by AG, since it didn't exist when they created it.

[swepop]

Thanks to you, I have ended up with 5 classics in my garage. And I still look at AG at least twice/year.

10 points to George!

[cologono33]

I do believe there would be no car shows on tv today if it wasnt for this man he changed history

[13DCH]

THANK YOU, GEORGE !

'American Graffiti' is my FAVOURITE FILM of ALL-TIME !

[inkey2]

@13DCH watch "the last picture show"....if you liked this movie you'll probably like it

[13DCH]

@inkey2

Yes, I saw that film as well. Came out 'round '71.

Liked it. Not bad at all but, 'Graffiti' is thee one for me.

[inkey2]

@13DCH here's another one....not as good as American Graffitti but worth seeing.....pretty funny....1980 Hollywood Knights......ever see this one?

[borisfilmfan]

@13DCH WOW I never thought Id be the one too take away credit from Lucas, and I am actually not trying too, but although he co-story wrote, and co-screenwrte directed, and I think iowned and thereby fully lead the films, Wliard Huyck and Gloria Kats co-wrote the film, theey were equally involved writing hald the scrit both screenplay and story, and Francis For Coppola and Gary Kurtz served as producers, and Lucas was`t escecutive producer yet. He s the creator and maib maker of the film, yes...

[FanOfPopCulture]

@13DCH Yeah, me too. The writing is amazing.

[nergvol]

Howard the Duck

[jayflo92008]

I hate the studios!!! The crap they push down our throats is even worse now...Thank God for people like Lucas and Coppola!

[13DCH]

AMEN !

Great Comment, Friend !

[Sshelly34213]

@jayflo92008 lol...wow seriously? Lucas is such a huge fucking sell out now.

[Smashinz2002]

@Sshelly34213 Lucas is such a huge sell now because he is a true artist and his vision is far beyond the stupid studio people, and also his work was way ahead of it's time, meaning that his work, like all great artists; musicians, painters, filmakers, etc., can't be fully appreciated at first. But later on, people tend to see the brilliance in it, and it becomes a great positive feature in their lives. 

[Sshelly34213]

@Smashinz2002 Um...being a sell out has nothing to do with being an artist. When was the last time Lucas made something decent?? Star Wars 1....

Really...

Everything afterward has been either, "franchised" like the rest of the star wars films or crap.

Lucas has now made his name a household name by hawking merchandising. That stinks BECAUSE he has the ability to make decent work like American Graffiti, but chooses not to be. He sucks the studios' dick, works against them Bwhaaa

[Sshelly34213]

@Smashinz2002 @Smashinz2002 Um...being a sell out has nothing to do with being an artist. When was the last time Lucas made something decent?? Star Wars 1....

Really...

Everything afterward has been either, "franchised" like the rest of the star wars films or crap.

Lucas has now made his name a household name by hawking merchandising. That stinks BECAUSE he has the ability to make decent work like American Graffiti, but chooses not to be. He sucks the studios' dick.

[TurbeenBeatz]

@Sshelly34213 lol he made so much money he doesnt need any studio. he can make all movies on his own now. hes a very smart and creative man. star wars is the universe he created and i think he can be very proud of it. ps.: HATERS ARE LOOSERS! =)

[Sshelly34213]

@TurbeenBeatz I agree haters are losers, I'm not a hater personally. I'm just acknowledging the truth.

Again, he has the money, but where is all of this "amazing art," he hasn't made a decent film since the original star wars.

Yes he CAN be smart and creative, Star Wars and Indiana Jones were creative things, but...he has made a decision to NOT be creative. Let's just acknowledge the truth of the matter.

[Sshelly34213]

@Smashinz2002 I'm not saying this to be a hater, but it's true. Lucas doesn't make art anymore, he makes money. That is the definition of a sell out. Star Wars episode 4 was his last decent film.

[McLarenMercedes]

@jayflo92008

Please. George Lucas himself has become one of those "studio people" and managed to shov those horrible Star Wars prequels down our throats.

Lucas may have been a rogue, independent movie maker in the 70's, but since then he is all about the money. Like those studios he despised.

Do you blame the studios for Transformers btw? Heck Michael Bay only makes whatever crap kids like to watch.

[MrBuc128]

@McLarenMercedes Well said I agre

[cyrus138]

@jayflo92008 You mean thank you YOUNG George Lucas. He's long gone. Fat George ate him.

[jayflo92008]

@cyrus138 Ahaha!!! True.