American Graffiti

American Graffiti is a 1973 film directed by George Lucas. It tells the story of a group of small-town middle-class American California teenagers on the last night of summer. It is set in 1962 against the backdrop of commentary and music created by disc jockey Wolfman Jack. The commentary is from his U.S. broadcasting studio that is linked to the transmitter of border-blaster XERB in Mexico.

Storyline

The film focuses on vignettes about the four young men: Curt, Steve, Terry, and John. Curt is not sure if he wants to go off to college, despite receiving a lodge scholarship, much to Steve's consternation. Steve, on the other hand, is not sure about his relationship with steady girlfriend Laurie, Curt's sister. Curt spends the whole night riding around in other people's cars obsessing about a mysterious blonde driving a white Ford Thunderbird.

Related Topics:
College - Scholarship - Ford Thunderbird

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John splits his time between trying to pick up girls and defending his reputation as the fastest drag racer in town. Terry uses Steve's car to pick up a girl.

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Ironically, by the end of the night it is Curt who goes off to college, while Steve decides to stay in town and settle down with Laurie. Instead of attending college, he becomes an insurance salesman. John gets killed in a drag race a few years later, and Terry enlists for the US Marines in Vietnam. Curt later becomes a writer and moves to Canada.

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