You so often hear "You couldn't make X today," but in 1973 we had the double LP of the #AmericanGraffiti soundtrack, and one wonders how prohibitive the cost of licensing all those songs — a character unto themselves — would be today for a young director making a modestly budgeted feature. #TCMParty

I love Laurie's little wave as she pulls into Mel's
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I saw #AmericanGraffiti as a 13 yo. It opened a whole new world for me and my friends.

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American Graffiti was released in 1973 but takes place over a single night in 1962—the end of summer and, symbolically, the end of an era. George Lucas drew heavily on his own teenage years cruising around Modesto, California.
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Watch Toad carefully…
When Charles Martin Smith loses control of the scooter and crashes into the trash cans at Mel's, that wasn't planned. Smith genuinely had trouble stopping it. Lucas liked the accident and kept it.
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I’m ready for some cool cars, great tunes, and the greatest DJ of all time. #TCMParty #AmericanGraffiti

Let's do this!
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Han Solo and Indiana Jones were both in American Graffiti. #TCMParty #AmericanGraffiti #FilmSky #MovieSky