Product Description Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Charles Martin Smith and Paul Le Mat return in this laugh-filled follow-up look into the lives of the gang from George Lucas' original coming-of-age classic, American Graffiti. Set a few years later, the film traces the continuing hopes, dreams and romances of these high school friends. Gone are the sock hops, cruise nights and make-out spots. Now it's all about campus parties, love-ins and peace rallies—as these friends find themselves in the midst of the amazing era that was the mid-'60s.Featuring a timeless soundtrack loaded with the period's greatest hits by Bob Dylan, Donovan, Simon and Garfunkel, The Byrds, The Doors and more, it's a story sure to evoke memories of a time when becoming an adult meant laughing, crying and savoring old friendships. .com Six years after American Graffiti, George Lucas answered the call for an update on his classic characters with this ambitious sequel. You definitely need to know the original to have an emotional investment in More American Graffiti, as the action is spread over four different New Year's Eves in the sixties. Milner is drag racing, the Toad is dodging bullets in Vietnam, Debbie is a San Francisco hippie, and Steve and Laurie weather a domestic crisis. The cast is back, save for the AWOL Richard Dreyfuss; even Harrison Ford pops up for an amusing cameo. The busy rock soundtrack is there too, but the old magic is dissipated in labored comedy and obvious social comment. The most interesting thing about the film is director Bill Norton's decision to shoot the segments in different styles, a bold move that pays off in the gritty, TV-news look of the Vietnam sequences. --Robert Horton
M**N
Husband is happy with this movie
I got this movie for my husband since the original movie is one of his favorites. He's very pleased with it, and enjoyed watching it again.
K**K
It's a must have for any Gearhead .
It is a must see.I know two people in it. Classic addition to the Original.
A**.
Vastly underrated. And a great Paul LeMat performance.
Unfairly maligned as a cynical cash grab upon its initial release. However, this film is finally getting the respect it deserves. A must for fans of the original - and anyone else who loves a great movies!Great snapshot of the late 60s. With the exception of Richard Dreyfus, the entire (primary roles) cast returns - Paul LeMat (again) proves that he is one of the most underated actor from the 70s/80s. Why he hasn't been cast in a major role since the 90s is beyond comprehension....Harrison Ford's (rare) comic turn as a motorcycle cop is deadpan halarious! The rest of the cast pitch perfect: all the characters completely believable and logical - Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Ron Howard, Mackenzie Phillips and all the rest are exactly as you might have imagined when the credits rolled at the end of the first film.And again, Paul LeMat is amazing. His performance here is on par with Aloha, Bobby and Rose, Melvin and Howard, Citizens Band and of course, the first American Graffiti.Excellent cinematography by Caleb Deshanel (The Right Stuff, Being There) is amongst his finest - and he makes the best use of split screen photography this side of Brian DePalma.Worth a look.
C**S
Never realized there was a sequel
Pretty entertaining since the original is one of my favorite movies. Storyline wasn't quite as good kind of knew what to expect out of those scenes. The original will always be one of my favorite movies
P**R
Super story and cast
This is an all-time great movie. We have a one-a-month classic movie Sunday at our home with 12-15 friends attending and this is today's feature film. The story is very good, and for us car-folks the classic '32 Ford and '55 Chevy are tops. The pranks are right up there and remind some of us of things we did ages ago, usually got away with, but shouldn't have: drag races on public streets, the booze purchase, chaining cop car's read axle to a post, ...Then there are the actors, several early in their eventual top-star careers: Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford. Add to that Charles Martin Smith, Wolfman Jack, Paul Le Mat, and others and you have a top flight cast.This is one of those well-written and acted movies that you can watch over and over and always see something you missed in earlier viewings.(My only gripe is not with the movie, but with the Amazon 24-hour limit on its rental. I mistakenly opened the movie about 30 hours before our showing today to check that it has closed captioning, so now must rent it again.)
J**C
Great Product
Great movie from my early adulthood
N**O
A Good Film But Not Even As Good As The Original.
This movie is not close to the original. But then again, following up a Hall of Fame film is quite difficult. Too bad Richard Dreyfus did not return for this movie. But at least the majority of the cast returned.This movie flits conterminously between three differing time periods in the 1960's. Paul LaMat steals the show in this film. However, as another reviewer said it is unlikely Toad would have been the leader of a former street gang guy. Usually those are the Alpha Males amongst the enlisted guys in the Vietnam War military.I know that LaMat's character dies in the film but I was still saddened to see that. He was a great guy and a man I'd have loved to have known had he existed in real life. Although there is no way a man can fall in love with a woman that fast as LaMat seemed to.Ron Howard's character, Steve, became a Neanderthal man! What was the big deal bout letting his wife go o work? But I liked the movie overall. Harrison Ford's cameo was great. This movie shows how many changes California has undergone in 50 years. Today no one would be arrested there for marijuana.As another reviewer said, this is best seen immediately after viewing the first American Graffiti so as to be familiar with the characters. I'm the 306th person to review this film and I give it Three Stars.A. Nathaniel Wallace, Jr.
A**G
Great deal.
I would award 5 stars for the American Graffiti movie alone. It is well-presented here, and also includes some special features, including an informative "Making of.." documentary that features interviews with alot of the cast as well as those behind the camera. The movie is a classic, and is required viewing for any lover of fine movies.But that's not all. The package also included the sequel to American Graffiti.. "More American Graffiti". This movie is not nearly the timeless classic as the original, but it is a great view for anyone who liked the first movie. Save for a few uninteresting plotlines involving the counter-culture in the 60's, the movie holds its own rather well. Milner's last race before his emminent death (this is not a spoiler, trust me) and Toad's tour in Vietnam are particularly worth viewing.If you're willing to sacrifice not having the "Collector's Edition" of American Graffiti in exchange for having the sequel as well, then this is a great buy.
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