George Lucas co-wrote this movie as a series of
short vignettes covering the events of one night. Wolfman Jack sort of narrates
it, Ron Howard, Suzzanne Somers, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Mackenzie
Phillips and a bunch more stars are sprinkled around in the movie. It was
supposed to be filmed in San
Rafael , California
The 1973 Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland was the premier of “American
Graffiti” and it opened the same year in the United States . The
response was positive and immediate. It was nominated for an Oscar
for Best Picture, and eventually the United States Library selected it for
preservation.
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born 1944) is an
amazing film maker and entrepreneur. And one cannot write just a couple of
paragraphs about his work to do it justice. It is best to say he is just one of
the best, and American Graffiti is something he wanted to do for a long time.
It is the story of his era growing up in California and he wanted to preserve
this story for future generations to see and become acquainted with the era.
When you see this movie you see a time when Lucas was growing up and you can
appreciate how youngsters of his age enjoyed themselves, at least in Modesto California
I suspect for him it is Lucas looking at Lucas,
and I suspect he likes what he sees. Probably a cliché but it was a
simpler time after a great war had been won and before the killing fields
of Vietnam , Laos and Cambodia started
and forever changed America .
So, it is a good film for the audience to just sit back and relax and enjoy
what Lucas put onto film for the audience to do just that. Enjoy the film and
the time it represents.
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George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 24, 1944) is
an American film-maker and entrepreneur. I am not going to try to put into this
blog any list of Lucas’ achievements in film or business. There is no need
except maybe to mention that he has had 57 awards and 37 more nominations for
awards from some 44 organizations Ref: http://www.imdb.com/name/
That is a nice run that is not over yet.
Roger Greenspun was the reviewer of this movie
for The New York Times and has one of the best descriptions I found when
researching the movie. In the August 13th, 1973 edition he wrote,
“American Graffiti exists not so much in its individual stories, as in its
orchestration of many stories, its sense of time and place. Although it is full
of material of fashionable nostalgia, it never exploits it.” See what you
think, when you see the movie yourself.
The movie is on the big screen of the Edge in
Bigfork. Date and time: Thursday
April 12, at 6:30PM.
It will be worth going to Bigfork, because Jack will provide you with
background about the movie and a cartoon of the period. An appropriate
snack will be served courtesy of Jack and his wife/projectionist, Lynnpriate
snack will be served courtesy of Jack and his wife/projectionist, Lynn
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Note:This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. See Copyright.
