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| On set for an American movie classic. Image: UNIVERSAL. |
His good friend Francis Ford Coppola dared him to write and direct a light and quirky comedy after the sad failure of his high concept sci-fi drama THX-1138. And that's exactly the kinda challenge that the young George Lucas would soon thrive on, delivering to cinemas in 1973 one of the lowest budget made yet commercial box office hits ever with American Graffiti, and truly kicking off the Hollywood careers of Ron (Ronny) Howard, Paul Le Mat, Candy Clark, Richard Dreyfuss and the unforgettable Charles Martin Smith.
Shot in an incredibly fast and night shoot stressful 26 day schedule, costing a mere million dollars (part of a bundle of low budget films by Universal made to appeal to modern seventies audiences), it's no surprise that the film was such a big hit.
But even then, however, in those days at Modesto, California, Lucas had dreams of a space adventure, and a war in the stars...
Happy 45th Anniversary this month to AMERICAN GRAFFITI!
But even then, however, in those days at Modesto, California, Lucas had dreams of a space adventure, and a war in the stars...
Happy 45th Anniversary this month to AMERICAN GRAFFITI!
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