Having rewatched American Graffiti two weeks ago, I thought I'd now watch the making of documentary that's in the DVD of the movie. Director/co-writer George Lucas tells of how he used parts of his life to create many of the characters in the film with the exception of the Steve one that Ron Howard played. Besides Howard, most of the other actors are interviewed including Suzanne Somers who just died a few days ago, just before her birthday the day after. She mentioned that she was in a room full of blondes and when she met Lucas, he only asked her if she could drive which she replied in the affirmative. Many of the actors mentioned George encouraging improvision as well as letting mistakes end up in the final product. Charles Martin Smith, for instance, tells of how he messed up riding his moped in the beginning scene and that became the printed take. This doc has so much information that it lasted an hour and 18 minutes which was time well spent. So that's a recommendation of The Making of American Graffiti.
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
(1998 TV Movie)
The Making of American Graffiti was a worthy doc of the movie on the DVD
18 October 2023