Last night I went to something I’d always wanted to for my four years in New York- the Monday-night film-screening series in Bryant Park. The film was “American Graffiti,” a ‘70s New Hollywood classic that starred the shockingly pubescent Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfuss. Just a perfect movie to watch under the stars, as the cars in 1962 California dovetailed perfectly with those passing on Sixth Ave. in 2004 New York.
The George Lucas haters among us (you know who you are) would be wise to remember that, 25 years before “Me say Jar Jar Binks,” George was perfectly capable of creating great characters, situations and dialogue. Not to mention that ‘Graffiti’ may have the greatest collection of pop songs ever assembled in one film.
Posted by Stephen Silver at June 22, 2004 11:22 PMWhat has he done for me lately?
As for the dialogue in American Graffiti, he had two co-writers, you know.
Posted by: Bill McCabe at June 23, 2004 07:31 PM