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Here's how American critic Roger Ebert described the unique and lasting value of George Lucas' 1973 box-office hit, American Graffiti: "[It's] not only a great movie but a brilliant work of historical fiction; no sociological treatise could duplicate the movie's success in remembering exactly how it was to be alive at that cultural instant." The time to which Ebert and the film refers is the summer of 1962, and American Graffiti captures the look, feel, and sound of that era by chronicling one memorable night in the lives of several young Californians on the cusp of adulthood. (In essence, Lucas was making a semi-autobiographical tribute to his own days as a hot-rod cruiser, and the film's phenomenal success paved the way for Star Wars.) The action is propelled by the music of DJ Wolfman Jack's rock & roll radio show--a soundtrack of pop hits that would become as popular as the film itself. As Lucas develops several character subplots, American Graffiti becomes a flawless time capsule of meticulously re-created memory, as authentic as a documentary and vividly realised through innovative use of cinematography and sound. The once-in-a-lifetime ensemble cast members inhabit their roles so fully that they don't seem like actors at all, comprising a who's who of performers--some of whom went on to stellar careers--including Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, and Paul Le Mat. A true American classic. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English\Dolby Digital Mono French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround
Dolby Digital Mono
The Making Of
Weblink
Trailer
Production Notes
Cast And Filmmakers Notes
Bulgarian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Hungarian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish\Turkish
DVD 9
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English\Dolby Digital Mono French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital Surround
Dolby Digital Mono
The Making Of
Weblink
Trailer
Production Notes
Cast And Filmmakers Notes
Bulgarian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\German\Hungarian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish\Turkish
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Comments of the Blu-Ray quality - Glorious,
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This review is from: American Graffiti [Blu-ray][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
Brief comments on the Blu-ray. Folks, this is one of the really GREAT digital re-masters and transfers to Blu-ray out there. The video is clear, and a thousand times improved over my DVD version. The color pops, blacks are deep, and the re-master isn't so slick you lose all of the original feel of the print. There's a little noise and grain (if you sit three inches away from the screen you might be able to see it).
The commentary with Lucas is excellent. Plenty of other reviews on the story and the screenplay, etc. This is an American treasure, now looking and sounding as good as you could ever hope. Highly recommend the Blu-ray. It is a BIG upgrade over the DVD.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing for any generation,
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This review is from: American Graffiti [DVD] (DVD)
Im just about 20 now so by no means a contemporary :) I first remember seeing a glimpse of this film on TV when I was about 6. All I remembered was the yellow car and something about a gear knob being given to a girl. Then I saw the very end again on TV the other week! Right! Straight onto teletext to get the name, then straight onto Amazon to order.This film is brilliant. It would be so good to live the old Americana way and this film encapsulates the whole feeling (well, what I reckon would be the feeling). There is something for everyone, everyone can relate to something. For me, a modified Nova GTE owner I love watching Milner drive around in the '32 Deuce Coupe, having the odd race, the odd smoke and listening to the tunes. The music is just fantastic. I have never bought any non-contemporary music before and probably never will but this is just something else. It all envelops the characters and the film to an incredible level. Brilliant. Interviews with the cast and how they are now is a top feature but also scary as in 30 or 40 years I'm going to be in that position looking back at old pictures of the Nova! As the guy said above the ending is both liberating and sombre, finding out what happens later to all the people in a film is something youre often left wondering, with this being a true-to-life film true-to-life fates do lay in store :( Don't consider it, just click the order button right now Steve
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well stocked DVD for Lucas' 1962 memoir,
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This review is from: American Graffiti [DVD] (DVD)
Released for the first time in widescreen, which greatly enhances the viewing of the film, this DVD also includes the original trailer and a superb 75 minute documentary with director George Lucas, producer Francis Ford Coppola and the main cast. Proving there was a time when Lucas could direct actors and not just manipulate blue screen, American Graffiti is a striking period piece which tells the intertwining tales of a group of teenagers in Smalltown USA. Packed with an incessant soundtrack of 1950's and 1960's hits, American Graffiti takes on a semi-documentary style. This free-flowing narrative is enhanced by the director's particular choices as to which takes made the finished film (but you'll have to watch the documentary to see what I mean). The film is packed with a veritable who's who of character actors and soon-to-be-stars, including director-in-waiting Ron Howard, the ever watchable Richard Dreyfuss and some ex-carpenter called Harrison Ford who nobody's heard of since. The film also features appearances from Kathleen Quinlan (who went on to appear in The Doors, Breakdown and Apollo 13, the latter directed by Ron Howard himself), and Charles Martin Smith, who later appeared in The Buddy Holly Story, John Carpenter's Starman and The Untouchables, as well as directing the pilot episode for Buffy The Vampire Slayer (eat your heart out, George). Full credit to Universal for this DVD release, which is an essential purchase for any fan of the film who has already worn their videotape thin.
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