I watched #AmericanGraffiti at a theater tonight. It's now a classic worthy of its place in movie history. It was fun to see it on a big screen. #movies

#Movies #AmericanGraffiti

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American Graffiti was released 50 years ago this month.

Here is a document that details suggested titles from studio heads at Universal.

George Lucas kept the "dreadful" titles for posterity.

#Movies #AmericanGraffiti

Via All The Right Movies @atrightmovies

The studio weren't keen on the title AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973), so made the below suggestions to George Lucas.

@Unabart @historyofpunkrock

I agree that the #Misfits post-Danzig aren’t the best. However, the algorithm recommended ‘Saturday Night’ and I can’t stop listening to it.

Sounds like it could be on the #AmericanGraffiti soundtrack except for the metal riff and slightly twisted lyrics. A delicate blend of 1950’s pop nostalgia and #horror aesthetics.

Definitely not the Misfits we know and love, but I thought I’d share.

#Punk #PunkRock

https://youtu.be/JlWPpQmjnVQ

"'Worldizing,' says Liz Greene, who writes about and teaches film sound, is 'a sound recorded or created in studio or elsewhere that is then treated so that it sounds as if it is heard in another acoustic location.'"

Sonic Triumph of 'American Graffiti'

https://daily.jstor.org/the-sonic-triumph-of-american-graffiti/ via JSTOR Daily
Photo: Universal
#AmericanGraffiti #AmericanGraffiti50 #Movies #Hollywood #SoundDesign

And last but not least is my 50th anniversary piece on AMERICAN GRAFFITI, which I finally saw for the first time at TCM Fim Festival. It started out as one thing, and then halfway through the piece I got another idea. That one became the full piece.

#film #review #bostonglobe #americangraffiti

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/04/arts/american-graffiti-turning-50-delivers-happy-days-with-white-gaze/

"There are creative benefits to getting older.”
—#RonHoward

The Oscar-winning director and actor is 69 today.

#BornOnThisDay #HappyDays #AndyGriffith #ClassicTV #1970s #1970sTV #AmericanGraffiti #FilmMastodon

"Once the film was released, it just took off and took everyone with it. Myself included."
— #CindyWilliams on #AmericanGraffiti (1973)

#RIPCindyWilliams

#cindywilliams #americangraffiti

Before Shirley there was Laurie in American Graffiti. I was a projectionist in a theatre when it first came out and saw it seven days in a row, crushing on Laurie. Godspeed Cindy Williams. #AmericanGraffiti #LaverneAndShirley

RT @RealRonHoward@twitter.com

#CindyWilliams Her unpretentious intelligence, talent, wit & humanity impacted every character she created & person she worked with. We were paired as actors on 6 different projects. #AmericanGraffiti a couple of dramas & then #HappyDays & #laverneandshirley Lucky me. RIP, Cindy https://twitter.com/variety/status/1620211579542474752

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/1620257327525023744

So sad to hear just now that #cindywilliams has passed away. From #AmericanGraffiti to #HappyDays & #LaverneandShirley I’ve always loved her. 😢 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/laverne-shirley-actor-cindy-williams-dies-at-75/ar-AA16UXVD?cvid=b387898a9c2c400fbc6f762e946cd0af

#CindyWilliams, best known as the always cheerful Shirley Feeney on classic TV sitcom #LaverneAndShirley, has died at 75 following a brief illness. Williams' career took off after her appearance in #GeorgeLucas' #AmericanGraffiti. She then landed the role of Shirley for a backdoor pilot episode of #HappyDays. 'Laverne & Shirley' ran on #ABC for eight seasons and 158 episodes. For more credits, visit her #IMDb page: https://tinyurl.com/cindy-williams-imdb
#RIP