More American Graffiti (1979)

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PG
1h 50min
Comedy, Drama
03 Aug 1979 (USA)
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Told in four different New Year's Eves in the mid 1960s, John, Terry, Debbie, Steve and Laurie deal with adulthood, the Vietnam war, peace rallies, and relationships.

Director:

Bill Norton

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Stars:

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Still of Harrison Ford (I), Candy Clark and John Lansing (I) in More American Graffiti (1979)

Still of Anna Bjorn, Paul Le Mat (I) and Ken Place in More American Graffiti (1979)

Still of Jon Gries (I), Will Seltzer, Carol Ann Williams and Cindy Williams (I) in More American Graffiti (1979)

Still of Charles Martin Smith (I) and James Houghton (III) in More American Graffiti (1979)

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Cast verified as complete

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	Candy Clark	...	Debbie Dunham
	Bo Hopkins	...	Little Joe
	Ron Howard	...	Steve Bolander
	Paul Le Mat	...	John Milner
	Mackenzie Phillips	...	Carol / Rainbow
	Charles Martin Smith	...	Terry the Toad
	Cindy Williams	...	Laurie Bolander
	Anna Bjorn	...	Eva
	Richard Bradford	...	Major Creech
	John Brent	...	Ralph
	Country Joe McDonald	...	Country Joe and the Fish
	Barry Melton	...	Country Joe and the Fish (as Barry 'the Fish' Melton)
	Robert Hogins	...	Country Joe and the Fish
	Robert Flurie	...	Country Joe and the Fish
	Peter Albin	...	Country Joe and the Fish
	Harold Aceves	...	Country Joe and the Fish
	Scott Glenn	...	Newt
	James Houghton	...	Sinclair
	John Lansing	...	Lance
	Manuel Padilla Jr.	...	Carlos (as Manuel Padilla)
	Ken Place	...	Beckwith
	Mary Kay Place	...	Teensa
	Tom Ruben	...	Eric
	Doug Sahm	...	Bobbie
	Will Seltzer	...	Andy Henderson
	Monica Tenner	...	Moonflower
	Ralph Wilcox	...	Felix
	Carol Ann Williams	...	Vikki (as Carol-Ann Williams)
	Wolfman Jack	...	Wolfman Jack
	Rosanna Arquette	...	Girl in Commune
	Tom Baker	...	Cop #1
	Eric Barnes	...	Sergeant Dutton
	Becky Bedoy	...	Girl in Bus
	Buzz Borelli	...	The Freak
	Ben Bottoms	...	Perry
	Patrick Burns	...	Musician #1
	Tim Burrus	...	Slick Eddie
	George Cantero	...	Guard
	Chet Carter	...	Race Starter
	Dion M. Chesse	...	Delivery Man (as Dion Chessé)
	Gil Christner	...	Ed
	Don Coughlin	...	Cop #2
	Mark Courtney	...	Kevin Bolander
	Michael Courtney	...	Teddy Bolander
	Denny Delk	...	Police Sergeant
	Frankie Di	...	Trophy Girl
	Steve Evans	...	Race Announcer
	Nancy Fish	...	Police Matron (as Nancy G. Fish)
	Rocky Flintermann	...	The Neighbor
	Michael Frost	...	Musician #2
	Jon Gries	...	Ron (as Jonathan Gries)
	Paul G. Hensler	...	Lieutenant (as Paul Hensler)
	Julie Anna Hicks	...	Child in Commune
	Robert Hirschfeld	...	Delivery Man (as Robert E. Hirschfeld)
	Erik Holland	...	Ole
	Jay Jacobus	...	Congressman
	Naomi Judd	...	Girl in Bus
	Leslie Gay Leace	...	Girl in Bus
	Delroy Lindo	...	Army Sergeant
	Dwight Reber	...	Pilot
	Sandra Rider	...	Girl in Commune
	Kevin Rodney Sullivan	...	Lieutenant (as Kevin Sullivan)
	Morgan Upton	...	Mr. Hunt
	John Vella	...	Big Guy
	Dan Woodworth	...	Student Leader
	Clay Wright	...	Pilot
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Wayne Coy	...	Safety Safari (uncredited)
	Harrison Ford	...	Officer Bob Falfa (uncredited)
	Darrell Mapson	...	Draft Protestor (uncredited)
	Sheb Wooley	...	Lance's Scream / Vietnam Football Players (uncredited) (archiveSound)

Directed by

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Bill Norton

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(as B.W.L. Norton)

Written by

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Bill Norton	...	(written by) (as B.W.L. Norton)

George Lucas	...	(based on characters created by) and
Gloria Katz	...	(based on characters created by) &
Willard Huyck	...	(based on characters created by)

Produced by

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Howard G. Kazanjian	...	producer (produced by) (as Howard Kazanjian)
George Lucas	...	executive producer

Cinematography by

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Caleb Deschanel

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director of photography

Editing by

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Tina Hirsch
Duwayne Dunham	...	(uncredited)
Marcia Lucas	...	(uncredited)

Editorial Department

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Duwayne Dunham	...	assistant film editor
Gloria Gunn	...	assistant film editor

Casting By

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Geno Havens
Terry Liebling

Art Direction by

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Ray Storey

Set Decoration by

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Doug von Koss

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(as Kurt Von Koss)

Costume Design by

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Aggie Guerard Rodgers

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(as Agnes Rodgers)

Makeup Department

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Don Le Page	...	makeup artist
Paul LeBlanc	...	hair stylist (as Paul Le Blanc)

Production Management

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Tom Joyner

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unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stephen Lofaro	...	second assistant director (as Steven Lofaro)
Thomas Lofaro	...	first assistant director
Louis G. Friedman	...	assistant director (uncredited)
David Garfath	...	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Scott Bartlett	...	montage designer
Burt C. Wiley	...	property master (as Burt Wiley)
Dale Woodall	...	construction coordinator
Stephen Dane	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
Ken Sly	...	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Richard L. Anderson	...	sound effects editor (as Richard Anderson)
Richard Burrow	...	dialogue editor
Ben Burtt	...	supervising sound editor
Bonnie Koehler	...	sound effects editor
Gregg Landaker	...	sound rerecording (as Greg Landaker)
David Macmillan	...	sound (as David McMillian)
Steve Maslow	...	sound rerecording
Bill Varney	...	sound rerecording
Richard L. Anderson	...	supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Ben Burtt	...	sound designer (uncredited)
Gregg Landaker	...	re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Steve Maslow	...	re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Barbara McBane	...	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Bill Varney	...	re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Don B. Courtney

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special effects (as Don Courtney)

Visual Effects by

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Peter Donen	...	optical coordinator
Bill Lindemann	...	optical coordinator
Gilbert Johnson	...	light show operator (uncredited)

Stunts

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David S. Cass Sr.	...	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	...	stunts (uncredited)
Larry Holt	...	stunts (uncredited)
Victor Paul	...	stunts (uncredited)
Greg Walker	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bryan Anderson	...	camera operator
Jon Guterres	...	key grip (as Jonathan Guterres)
Bruce Zachary Herman	...	still photographer (as Bruce Herman)
J. David Jones	...	helicopter pilot: camera helicopter (as David Jones)
Hiro Narita	...	camera operator
George Michael Pantages	...	gaffer (as Michael Pantages)
Joe Crowley	...	lighting technician (uncredited)
Selwyn Eddy	...	assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Mary Elizabeth Still

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costume supervisor (as Mary Still)

Location Management

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Lope Yap Jr.

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location coordinator (as Lope Yap)

Music Department

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Eugene Finley	...	music editor (as Gene Finley)
George Lucas	...	music selection

Script and Continuity Department

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Alice Tompkins

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Henry Travers

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transportation supervisor

Additional Crew

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Andy Aaron	...	technical assistant
Albert Corners	...	production assistant
Joan Eisenberg	...	unit publicist
Deborah Fine	...	researcher
Rick Frazier	...	auditor
Louis G. Friedman	...	production assistant
Howie Hammermann	...	technical assistant (as Howie)
Paul G. Hensler	...	advisor: Vietnam (as Paul Hensler)
L. Dean Jones Jr.	...	production assistant (as Lewis Dean Jones)
Colin Michael Kitchens	...	production assistant (as Colin M. Kitchens)
Laurel Ladevich	...	technical assistant
Ren Navez	...	production assistant
Bill Rodenbaugh	...	auditor (as William Rodenbaugh)
Leah Schmidt	...	assistant to producer
Shelley Tharaud	...	production secretary
Naomi Judd	...	production secretary (uncredited)
Mark Marshall	...	production assistant (uncredited)
Craig Miller	...	marketing consultant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Marcia Lucas	...	special thanks
Fred Roos	...	special thanks

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Universal Pictures (1979) (United States) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (France) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (Norway) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1980) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Filmes Lusomundo (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1981) (United States) (tv)
Argentina Video Home (1980) (Argentina) (VHS)
MCA/Universal Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2003) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
Universal Pictures (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
Universal Pictures (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
NBCUniversal Entertainment (2014) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (double feature)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (laserdisc)
MCA/Universal Pictures

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Cinema Research (opticals)
Skywalker Sound (sound design and editorial)
Technicolor Sound Services (post-production sound services: absorbed rights)
Universal Title (titles)
Weddington Productions (post-production sound services)
Wright Airlift International Inc. (helicopters)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	teen-sex-comedy lucasfilm written-by-director year-1964 new-year's-eve See All (48) »
Taglines	The sights and sounds of the '60s. There were bittersweet times. There were funny times. And it was all unforgettable. See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama War
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:16 Australia:M Brazil:14 Canada:PG (Manitoba) Canada:A (Nova Scotia) Canada:AA (Ontario) Canada:G (Quebec) Canada:PG (Ontario) Denmark:11 Finland:K-12 France:Tous publics Germany:12 India:U Italy:T Netherlands:6 Norway:12 (recommended rating) Norway:16 (video rating) Singapore:PG Spain:13 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:AA United Kingdom:12 (video rating) United States:PG

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Purple Haze (United States) American Graffiti, la suite (France) The Party is over... Die Fortsetzung von American Graffiti (Germany) Noch mehr American Graffiti (Germany) Más American Graffiti (Spain) See more »
Runtime	110 min
Country	United States
Language	English Icelandic
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 (partly) See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Stereo
Filming Locations	Baylands Raceway Park - 44333 Christy Lane, Fremont, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	George Lucas, inspired by Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II (1974) wanted to make his sequel darker and more complicated. Writer and director Bill Norton thought that cutting between four different time frames would be too jolting for most of the audience and also didn't like the various film formats used for each of the four storylines. Years later, Lucas would admit that Norton was right. See more »
Goofs	Toad is portrayed as a helicopter pilot, wearing the appropriate rank of a warrant officer, yet he is treated as a low-ranking enlisted man who takes orders from the First Sergeant and is placed on details for enlisted men. Normally, this would not be the case, as a warrant officer outranks a First Sergeant, and therefore would not carry out such tasks. Additionally, Toad's poor vision would have most-likely precluded him from being a helicopter pilot in the first place. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in More American Graffiti, The Amityville Horror, The Muppet Movie, The Wanderers, North Dallas Forty (1979). See more »
Soundtracks	Fixin' to Die Rag See more »
Crazy Credits	The current whereabouts of the characters are shown during the movie's final scene. See more »
Quotes	Congressman: To the VC: let them eat cake! See more »

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