'American Grafitti'

[Bush Tucker Man]

I managed to buy the DVD on Sunday during a visit to the White Rose Shopping Centre (south Leeds) I'd been after it for ages, but never seen it on sale anywhere.
yes, I know I could have ordered it from Amazon, HMV, or wherever.

I've had it on VHS for a while, but it was getting a bit worn.

Even after all this time, it's still in my personal 'Top 10' films.

Fresh young actors, great cars, super soundtrack & a slight touch of comedy


Harrison Ford (yes, Indiana Jones!) had all but given up applying for film roles when George Lucas asked him to audition for a film he was casting & on the verge of commencing

Ford, who had returned to Carpentry was working in Lucas's house, & building a kitchen, when the request came to try for a part.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JFgTMYEaWlc



The Studio wanted a 'big-name' to be involved in the project before they'd agree to funding it
Lucas asked Frances Ford Coppola to produce, as he'd just finished working on a little film called 'The Godfather'

The Studio was happy & the film was given the go-ahead



Wikipedia
Kip Pullmans fan-site
IMDB


It also gave a few other famous names early in their careers.................

Richard Dreyfuss (before he hunted a big Shark, or went off with Aliens)
Ron Howard ('Happy Days', & director of such marvels as 'The Grinch')
Charles Martin Smith ('The Untouchables', 'The Buddy Holly Story' & 'Deep Impact')
Bo Hopkins ('The Wild Bunch')


Plus..... who can forget the 'Wolfman Jack'? :clap:

[carbore]

I have not watched it for years. Remember liking it a lot, maqy have seen it as part of the "moviedrome" series of films that Alex Cox did on BBC2. Shame that BBC has given up on films, need FX or TCM for anything similar these days.

I recently got "Two lane Black top" on DVD of ebay, it was a copy (grump) so I should have grassed them up. Good film also part of Moiviedrome I believe.

[Bush Tucker Man]

I have not watched it for years. Remember liking it a lot, maqy have seen it as part of the "moviedrome" series of films that Alex Cox did on BBC2. Shame that BBC has given up on films, need FX or TCM for anything similar these days.

I think that's where my tape of it came from :-k

I recently got "Two lane Black top" on DVD of ebay, it was a copy (grump) so I should have grassed them up

Seen it a few times, but still not sure whether it's got a story or not?

James Taylor* as 'the driver', & Dennis Wilson** as 'the mechanic'


The primered '55 was the same one that was used in 'Graffiti' (454ci powered)



*The Singer-Songwriter, as in 'Fire & Rain'/'Sweet Baby Jane'
**One of the later BeachBoys

[Tommo]

Hmmm, i might buy it. only seen it on TV.

There was a milners coupe rep last time we went to york drags, didnt see it run on the quarter. im quite glad actually because our coupe was in bad shape lol.

Ran the quarter and the secondary chokes stuck open, i had to knock it into neutral to slow it down while it revved its knackers off.

Then the ignition system started breaking down and I had no chance of getting a decent time lol.

[Bush Tucker Man]

Hmmm, i might buy it. only seen it on TV[

It was only £7.00 at White Rose HMV

There was a milners coupe rep last time we went to york drags, didnt see it run on the quarter. im quite glad actually because our coupe was in bad shape lol.

SWMBO was contemplating bringing the XKR up.
Well she was when we first bought it :roll:, not sure if she still wants to :-k

[Tommo]

There was a jag there once last year i think it was. just the usual rep car or whatever, and it broke after about 3 runs.

There is also a guy that often takes whatever car he can get on a 24hr test drive. last time it was a little skoda.

[Bush Tucker Man]

There was a jag there once last year i think it was. just the usual rep car or whatever, and it broke after about 3 runs.

The quoted 1/4 mile times are circa 13.5 - 13.8seconds, with terminals of 105 - 106MPH
(yes, I know those are road-test times & have no allowance for reaction times)

There is also a guy that often takes whatever car he can get on a 24hr test drive. last time it was a little skoda.

If it was a Fabia vRS, they're rapid little motors

[Tommo]

There was a jag there once last year i think it was. just the usual rep car or whatever, and it broke after about 3 runs.

The quoted 1/4 mile times are circa 13.5 - 13.8seconds, with terminals of 105 - 106MPH
(yes, I know those are road-test times & have no allowance for reaction times)

There is also a guy that often takes whatever car he can get on a 24hr test drive. last time it was a little skoda.

If it was a Fabia vRS, they're rapid little motors

Run what you brung dosent include your reaction time. one of my reactions was 4 seconds lol. i waited till I was ready. 13.5 is quite quick for a standard car. A frind has a 1.8 nissan 200sx that he was given and with a turbo he won on ebay for 99p (off a pulsar) and a £20 intercooler from a supra it runs 12.9 , crazy eh?

That skoda was just your average 1.6 family car. ran about 18 seconds lol.

But on the subject of fast skodas i know someone with a 4x4 octavia turbo. same car as an audi, and looks just like a taxi. without the turbo badge you would never know.

[TDi90]

[If it was a Fabia vRS, they're rapid little motors

drooool, beautiful little cars 

[Bush Tucker Man]

[If it was a Fabia vRS, they're rapid little motors

drooool, beautiful little cars 

We test-drove one a few years ago (2004?), when we were considering changing the (then present) Fabia 1.4Mpi estate for one
Then Joanne changed jobs & got a company Mondeo