American Graffiti Page #3

Synopsis: On the last day of summer vacation in 1962, friends Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), Steve (Ronny Howard), Terry (Charles Martin Smith) and John (Paul Le Mat) cruise the streets of small-town California while a mysterious disc jockey (Wolfman Jack) spins classic rock'n'roll tunes. It's the last night before their grown-up lives begin, and Steve's high-school sweetheart, a hot-to-trot blonde, a bratty adolescent and a disappearing angel in a Thunderbird provide all the excitement they can handle.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
97
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
PG
Year:
1973
110 min
827 Views


BUDDA:

A cherry-vanilla coke and a chocolate mountain. Anything else you

want, Steve?

Steve shakes his head.

If there is you let me know now. Just honk and I'm yours.

She tucks in her blouse a little tighter, gives him a hot look

and goes to get the other tray. Budda takes the other tray around

the car, almost shoves it in the window where Laurie is sitting.

BUDDA:

One fries--grab it before I drop it.

She gives Laurie an antagonistic look and goes off. Steve laughs.

Laurie smiles. She's seventeen, very pretty, with big doe-eyes,

and a short bobbed hairdo. She pushes up the sleeves on Steve's

letterman sweater, which is sizes too large for her. His class

ring glints on a chain around her neck. Laurie is sweet, the

image of vulnerability, but with a practical and self-preserving

mind beneath.

STEVE:

Where was I? LAURIE

Um, how you thought high school romances were goofy and we

started going together just because you thought I was kinda cute

and funny, but then you suddenly realized you were in love with

me, it was serious...and ah...oh, you were leadin' up to

somethin' kinda big. STEVE

You make it sound like I'm giving dictation. Well, seriously,

what I meant was, that ah...since we do care for each other so

much, and since we should really consider ourselves as adults.

Now, I, ah...could I have a couple of those fries? Through the

windshield of the Chevy, they see Terry run by in front of them,

chasing Budda Macrae who's outdistancing him on her roller

skates. TERRY

Come on, Budda. Come on...

Steve watches them go by, then looks back at Laurie.

STEVE:

Ah, where was I?

LAURIE:
..."consider ourselves adults"...

Laurie pretends to be interested in her french fries, but is

obviously expecting something big.

STEVE:

Right...right...anyway, I thought maybe, before I leave, we could

ah...agree that...that seeing other people while I'm away can't

possibly hurt, you know?

Laurie hasn't looked up but her mood has changed like a mask.

LAURIE:

You mean dating other people?

STEVE:

I think it would strengthen our relationship. Then we'd know for

sure that we're really in love. Not that there's any doubt.

Steve smiles and then looks to her. He stops smiling. They listen

to the radio for an awkward moment. Laurie struggles to hold back

her tears. With obvious difficulty, she turns to him and smiles.

He's expected something different and doesn't know what to do, so

he smiles back.

LAURIE:

I think you're right. I mean, we're not kids anymore, and it's

silly to think that when we're three thousand miles apart we

shouldn't be able to see other people and go out.

Laurie takes his ring on the chain from around her neck and puts

it in her purse.

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