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Four years later George Lucas would cast Ford as Han Solo. American Graffiti also helped establish Lucas's working relationship with producer Gary Kurtz, who would go on to produce Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.
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Lucas wanted Bob Falfa to have a period-appropriate flattop. Ford refused to cut his hair because he worried it would cost him other acting jobs. Their compromise: hide it under the Stetson.
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Wait…is that HARRISON FORD? 🤠
Yep. Bob Falfa is Harrison Ford, four years before Han Solo. Acting wasn't exactly paying the bills yet: Ford was also working professionally as a carpenter.
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The water balloon thrown at Carol was supposed to hit the car. Instead it smacked Mackenzie Phillips directly in the face. Her startled reaction and laughter are genuine—and Lucas kept it.
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Wolfman Jack is basically another character...
The mysterious DJ everyone is listening to is legendary real-life disc jockey Wolfman Jack. Lucas remembered listening to him himself as a teenager and specifically wanted him in the movie.
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The movie ultimately received five Oscar nominations without winning any—losing Best Picture to The Sting.
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Especially if you have Closed Captioning on, you might have noticed that the radio station's callsign is XERB.

That was one of the (in)famous Mexican "Border Blaster" radio stations that would blast their signal at five times the signal strength of American stations.

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Universal didn't like the title American Graffiti and suggested alternatives. One was Another Slow Night in Modesto. Thankfully, Lucas won that argument.
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The budget was so small that the production relied heavily on local owners supplying period cars. Some owners reportedly received only $20–$25 plus food for letting the production use them.
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I like that Milner’s license plate is THX. #TCMParty #AmericanGraffiti

John Milner's yellow hot rod is a 1932 Ford.
And check its license plate: THX 138. That's George Lucas sneaking a reference to his previous movie, THX 1138, into the film.
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Positively "Grease"-level "teenager" casting.

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The cast was largely unknown—and Lucas auditioned a LOT of people.
Casting directors Fred Roos and Mike Fenton were reportedly seeing 100–150 actors per day while assembling the young ensemble.
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She also gets mowed down in a hail of automatic weapon fire at the beginning of "Magnum Force." 😬

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Mackenzie Phillips was only TWELVE...
Because Phillips was a minor, producer Gary Kurtz actually had to become her legal guardian for the duration of filming under California requirements.
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