Movie #175: American Graffiti

Movie #: 175
Movie Title: American Graffiti
Year Released: 1973

Director: George Lucas
Notable Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Harrison Ford

Short Description: A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #62
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Date Watched: 1/30/2016

Grade: 2 out of 5 (Fair)

Rationale: I’m going to keep this one relatively short as there isn’t much to say. I found American Graffiti to be a boring, Fonzie-less version of the TV show Happy Days and the entire time I was watching it I wished I was watching Happy Days instead. Heck, American Graffiti even stars two future Happy Days alumni, Ron Howard and Cindy Williams. Harrison Ford being cast as a tough, street racing cowboy seemed comically odd and unfortunately he was given little screen time.