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More American Graffiti (1979) -- College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

Overview

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4.9/10   1,641 votes
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Director:
Bill L. Norton
Writers:
Bill L. Norton (written by)
George Lucas (characters) ...
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Release Date:
3 August 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | War more
Tagline:
More laughs. More music.
Plot:
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Unnecessary, Nearly Unwatchable Sequel more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Purple Haze
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Icelandic
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario) (re-rating) (1992) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-12 | UK:12 (video rating) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:PG
Company:
Lucasfilm more

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Trivia:
An uncredited Marcia Lucas edited the split-screen scenes for the 1966 sequence (many of which were incorporated to cover up the story defects). George Lucas, also uncredited, edited the Vietnam scenes for the 1965 sequence, making footage of just two helicopters seem like a dozen. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Toad brings the cake to Major Creech, the major is not wearing a cap. After Toad blows up the latrine and the Major is covered in waste, he has a cap on. more
Quotes:
Lance: Aw, come on, man, you got nothing better to do than hassle long-hairs?
Officer Bob Falfa: That's my life, friend. I love my work.
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Movie Connections:
References "MisteRogers' Neighborhood" (1968) more
Soundtrack:
Respect more

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15 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Unnecessary, Nearly Unwatchable Sequel, 15 July 2004
4/10
Author: dglink from Alexandria, VA

The final frames of the original "American Graffiti" provide one-line summaries of the fates of the film's four central male characters. While somewhat sexist in omitting the female characters, the ending of the original film provided all the information about those people that even the most ardent fan of the movie would want. However, someone felt that mega-bucks could be made by detailing the dreary lives of these characters after the original film ended. Bad move. Making an insurance salesman and his wife, a nerdy private in Vietnam, a drag race driver, and a overgrown hippie into interesting characters in interesting situations was far beyond the talents of those who wrote this nearly unwatchable movie. While most of the original cast is back, with only Richard Dreyfuss having the good sense to stay away, "More American Graffiti" is a mess of silly situations that involve protests, car races, country singers, and the Vietnam war. The use of split screens, once thought innovative and daring, is overused here to the point of distraction and adds confusion to the already confused goings one. This is a sequel that demonstrates nearly everything that can go wrong with a sequel. Perhaps it should be screened in film schools as a lesson. Even the use of period music, which was a delight in the original, is poorly done here. If you want more "American Graffiti," see the original twice.

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