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American Graffiti

George Lucas, 1973

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The Complete American Graffiti
John Minahan, 1979

NOVELIZATION

The Complete American Graffiti is a movie novelization written by John Minahan in 1979 and based on the movie American Graffiti, directed by George Lucas in 1973. The movie features Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith, Paul Le Mat, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, and others.

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Movie Poster: American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973)

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Book Cover: The Complete American Graffiti (John Minahan, 1979)

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Storyline

On their last evening of summer vacation in 1962, high school graduates and friends Curt Henderson and Steve Bolander meet two other friends, John Milner, the drag-racing king, and Terry The Toad Fields, in the parking lot of Mel’s Drive-In in Modesto, California. one of his friends tells him The Blonde is the wife of a local jeweler, but Curt does not believe it.

Movie vs Book

Poster of American Graffiti, the 1973 movie by George Lucas

Year

1973

Minutes

110

Movie Rate

7.40

Source: IMDb

Movie

American Graffiti

Country: USA

Year: 1973

Length: 1h50m

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Cover of The Complete American Graffiti, the 1979 book by John Minahan

Year

1979

Pages

248

Book Rate

6.80

S: Goodreads

Book

The Complete American Graffiti

Country: USA

First published in: 1979

Length: 248 pages

Genre: Fiction

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