American Graffiti (1973) - Final Race [Full HD 1080p]

American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed and co-written by George Lucas starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, and Wolfman Jack. Suzanne Somers and Joe Spano also appear in the film. Set in Modesto, California in 1962, the film is a study of the cruising and rock and roll cultures popular among the post–World War II baby boom generation. The film is told in a series of vignettes, telling the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures over a single night.
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In Modesto California on the last evening of summer vacation recent high school graduates and longtime friends, Curt Henderson and Steve Bolander, meet John Milner, the drag-racing king of the town, and Terry "The Toad" Fields in the parking lot of the local Mel's Drive-In diner. Curt and Steve are scheduled to travel the next morning to Northeastern United States to start college. Despite receiving a $2,000 scholarship from the local Moose Lodge, Curt has second thoughts about leaving Modesto. Steve gives Toad his 1958 Chevrolet Impala to watch while he's away at college until he returns at Christmas. Steve's girlfriend, Laurie, who is also Curt's sister, arrives in her car. Steve suggests to Laurie In one story line, Curt is desperate to find a beautiful blonde girl driving a white 1956 Ford Thunderbird that he sees en route to the dance: at a stoplight, she appears to say I love you before disappearing around the corner. After leaving the hop, Curt is coerced by a group of greasers ("The Pharaohs") to participate in an initiation rite that involves hooking a chain to a police car and ripping out its back axle. The Pharaohs tell Curt that "The Blonde" is a trophy wife or prostitute, but he refuses to believe either. Determined to get a message to the blonde girl, Curt drives to the local radio station to ask DJ Wolfman Jack, who is omnipresent on the car radios Inside the radio station, Curt encounters a bearded man who tells him that the voice of The Wolfman is pre-taped from afar. As he is leaving the station Curt sees the man talking into the microphone and hears the voice of The Wolfman, and realizes the man is the actual DJ himself. Sure enough, The Wolfman eventually reads the message on the radio for "The Blonde" to meet Curt or call him at a number which happens to be a telephone booth. It turns out to be "The Blonde" who says she knows him
The Toad, in Steve's car, and John, in his yellow 1932 Ford Deuce Coupé hot rod, cruise the strip of Modesto. Toad, who is normally socially inept with girls, successfully picks up a flirtatious, and somewhat rebellious, girl named Debbie. John inadvertently picks up Carol, an annoying 12-year-old who seems fond of him. Another drag racer, the handsome and arrogant Bob Falfa, is searching out John in order to challenge him to a race.
Steve and Laurie have a series of arguments and make-ups through the evening. They finally split and, as the story lines intertwine, Bob Falfa picks up Laurie in his black 1955 Chevrolet One-Fifty Coupé. Bob finally finds John and goads him into racing. A parade of cars follow them to "Paradise Road" to watch the race. Laurie rides shotgun with Bob as Toad starts the race. As Bob begins taking a lead in the race, he loses control of the car when a front tire blows, and the car plunges into a ditch and rolls over. Steve and John leap out of their cars and rush to the wreck as a dazed Bob and Laurie stagger out of the car before it explodes. Distraught, Laurie grips Steve tightly and begs him not to leave her
At the airfield in the morning, Curt says goodbye to his parents, his sister Laurie, Steve, John and The Toad. As the plane takes off, Curt, gazing out of the window, sees the white Ford Thunderbird belonging to the mysterious blonde driving down a country road.
An on-screen epilogue reveals that John is killed by a drunk driver Toad is reported missing in action near An Lộc in December Steve is an insurance agent and Curt is a writer living in Canada.
Richard Dreyfuss as Curt Henderson
Ron Howard as Steve Bolander
Paul Le Mat as John Milner
Charles Martin Smith as Terry "The Toad" Fields
Cindy Williams as Laurie Henderson
Candy Clark as Debbie Dunham
Mackenzie Phillips as Carol Morrison
Wolfman Jack as himself, an XERB Disc Jockey
Bo Hopkins as Joe Young
Manuel Padilla, Jr. as Carlos
Beau Gentry as Ants
Harrison Ford as Bob Falfa
Jim Bohan as Officer Holstein
Jana Bellan as Budda
Deby Celiz as Wendy
Lynne Marie Stewart as Bobbie Tucker
Terry McGovern as Mr. Wolfe
Kathleen Quinlan as Peg
Scott Beach as Mr. Gordon
John Brent as Car Salesman
Del Close as Man at Bar (Guy)
Johnny Weissmuller, Jr. as Badass #1
Susan Richardson as Judy
Kay Lenz as Jane
Joe Spano as Vic
Debralee Scott as Falfa's Girl
Suzanne Somers as "The Blonde" in T-Bird
Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids as Danny & The Juniors

[mrwhite]

Green Onions playing in the background makes this scene so much better. Great movie!

[jacklabloom]

I did a lot of drag racing back in the sixties, usually late at night. No one was crazy enough to stand in front of the cars when they were taking off.

[TheVagolfer]

The license plate on Milner's car -THX-1138, was the name of George Lucas's first film.

[DanielEDugger]

George Lucas nailed the entire soundtrack of this movie!😮😊😢😅😂❤, one of the top five movies of all time!!

[russberg]

Lived the era and will say this s the greatest film of all time for me!

[jerryblake]

THAT IS THE MOST ICONIC SCENE IN THE MOVIE, THE BEST PART 👌 👍.

[RexHill-ynos]

"WOLF MAN JACK"..I REMEMBER listening to him on the radio.✌️👍

[MemphisCult-hj]

Im still here watching Old movies and old actors.

[TralfazConstruction]

Had multiple copies of this great soundtrack on 8-track tape(s). The tape was so long that it inevitably got bound up inside so I just kept returning it. Thirty years after the movie premiered my fiancée gave me the expanded soundtrack on CD. Those still work but I did rip those discs some years back.

[ZenHulk]

Lived this era, 40 miles south from right there.

[bearcat]

Back when movies were worth the price of admission.

[daggettrandall]

I saw that movie at our outdoor theater back in '75...and yeah, I was right up front. Still gives me goosebumps...wow.

[blitzo]

The 32 Ford coupe and the 55 bel air are instant eye catchers

[djstl]

Seen the sun come up many a morning between age 18-21.. racing, drinking beer, talking about cars & girls everyone faded away and sometimes I drive the same roads thinking back ..I'm 60 now😢

[johnconway]

I had a few hod rods back in the day. This scene captures the uniqueness of a fantastic time in American history. It was badass . The cars, music and just how cool things were being young and free.

[farnorthpicker]

I’ve seen this movie several times, of course in theatre when it first came out! Really need to watch it again....what a great movie!

[muffsmercury]

Although it takes place in 1962, the film brought back the interest of the 1950s and nothing's changed since. Cindy Williams was 25 at the time but looked convincing as a 17 year old. Paul LeMat was 27 but also looked right for a 19-20 year old college kid. Long story short the casting was perfect for the film. The film was so popular that it was brought back in 1974.
The '55 Chevy had a rear end change as it has Buick wheels on it with the larger 5 x 5 bolt pattern. You need to be a highly skilled driver for this. Falfa obviously was not as he lost control.
They just don't make movies like this anymore. Amazingly this was filmed with a budget of $750, 000 which was bare bones even in 1973. A huge chunk of that went to buying the rights to use the songs in the film.

[scottfox]

I love this movie. The cars were real and girls were real.

[katiusciafabello]

2024and that mitic scene never gets old
❤American. Graffiti
For Ever

[michaelcuff]

Got to admit the big block in that 55 chevy sounds mean as hell! Lol!