At the Hop -REMIX- American Graffiti, George Lucas, Ron Howard, Paul LeMat, Cindy Williams, Dreyfus

No copyright infringement intended or implied. The "At The Hop Scene" in American Graffiti was filmed in Mill Valley, CA (Marin County) at Tam High School. The dance scene, the bathroom scene, and the Steve/Laurie dance ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") were all filmed in one marathon all-nighter. American Graffiti, one of my top ten favorite films EVER made, all the more fascinating as it was made by a young moviemaker, on a limited budget, on a short shooting schedule, right here in my home, Marin County, CA.
American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed and co-written by George Lucas starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, C. Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, and Wolfman Jack. Suzanne Somers and Joe Spano have cameos. Set in Modesto, California in 1962, the film is a study of the cruising and rock and roll cultures popular among the post-World War II baby boom generation. The film is told in a series of vignettes, telling the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures over a single evening.
The genesis of American Graffiti was in Lucas' own teenage years in early 1960s Modesto. He was unsuccessful in pitching the concept to financiers and distributors but found favor at Universal Pictures after United Artists, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros., and Paramount Pictures turned him down. Filming was initially set to take place in San Rafael, California, but the production crew was denied permission to shoot beyond a second day.
American Graffiti premiered on August 2, 1973 at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and was released on August 11, 1973 in the United States. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Produced on a $777,000 budget, it has become one of the most profitable films of all time. Since its initial release, American Graffiti has garnered an estimated return of well over $200 million in box office gross and home video sales, not including merchandising. In 1995, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
In early September 1962 in Modesto, California at the tail end of summer vacation, recent high school graduates and longtime friends, Curt Henderson and Steve Bolander, meet John Milner and Terry "The Toad" Fields at the local Mel's Drive-In parking lot. Despite receiving a $2,000 scholarship from the local Moose lodge, Curt is undecided if he wants to leave the next morning with Steve to go to the northeastern United States to begin college. Steve lets Toad borrow his 1958 Chevrolet Impala for the evening and while he's away at college until Christmas. Steve's girlfriend, Laurie, who also is Curt's sister, is unsure of Steve's leaving, to which he suggests-to Laurie's surprise-they see other people while he is away to "strengthen" their relationship. She is not happy with his proposal.
Curt, Steve, and Laurie go to the local back to school sock hop, while Toad and John begin cruising. En route to the dance, at a stoplight, Curt sees a beautiful blonde girl in a white 1956 Ford Thunderbird. She appears to say "I love you" before disappearing around the corner. After leaving the hop, Curt is desperate to find the mysterious blonde, but is coerced by a group of greasers ("The Pharaohs") to participate in an initiation rite that involves hooking a chain to a police car and ripping out its back axle. Curt is told rumors that "The Blonde" is either a trophy wife or prostitute, which he refuses to believe.
Following a series of arguments, Steve and Laurie split, and John inadvertently picks up Carol, an annoying teenybopper who seems fond of him. Toad, who is normally socially inept with girls, successfully picks up a flirtatious, and somewhat rebellious, girl named Debbie. Meanwhile, Curt learns that the DJ Wolfman Jack broadcasts from just outside Modesto. Inside the radio station, Curt encounters a bearded man he assumes to be the manager. Curt hands the man a message for "The Blonde" to call or meet him. As he walks away, Curt hears the voice of The Wolfman, and, having just seen The Wolfman broadcasting, he realizes he had been speaking with The Wolfman himself.

[@risteardwest3384]

The good old days when people enjoy this beautiful song and music 🎶🇺🇸👍😎🎶❤️

[@kennethwaters2796]

Takes me back to my high school days, sock hops at the gym, pink ladies after school at Tuck's Drive-in, and of course, the Web Drive-in Theatre. If I could only go back knowing what I know now...

[@cynthiapickett7403]

Love the vintage footage spliced in

[@eleventhdr1]

way back in 1974 we tryed to get flash cadallic to play at this military academy i was in at that time we were in college i was about 20 21 at the time we sennd them a letter to come and play we had a limited budget to hire them we did get a reply back from them that they wanted to come but were booked elsewhere at the time ah well just try to get that from any band today!

[@davyjones1502]

That was a great remix!!

[@princederomulus6280]

Vive cette époque ...

[@fransdielis2532]

prince de romulus J’avais 16 en ‘60 Comment je regrette que ce temps de R&R ne reviendra jamais!

[@rocknrollronrrr6113]

ABSOLUTELY GREAT! 😎

[@jeanmarcrousseau1971]

Que de bons souvenirs !!

[@25FIREBALL]

got to watch Danny & The Journiors preform way bak in the 70S at a bike show in stlouis

[@johnsandiford5978]

fantastic

[@Sticks-of-TNT-tf1tn]

Fantastic! 🧨

[@raullopez7439]

Let's go to the hop

[@hernan279]

Buenísimo!!!....súper very good!!..

[@cars-ji3du]

この時代に青春を送りたかったな。

[@user-uy7kp9bx7j]

個人的な意見で申し訳ないんだけど、USＡもイイけど、at・the・hope最高。

[@bigdvinyl2012]

Awesome is this actually featured in the movie

[@eiji6482]

good👍

[@michaelpielorz9710]

We should remember all innocent pianos who lost their lives during "At the hop"

[@ur8751]

💨💨💨💣💥💥💥... 😉

[@4_._KAM_._4]

💖💖💖💖

[@stump469]

Timeless!! Great edit, thank you.

[@user-uy7kp9bx7j]

個人的な意見で申し訳ないんだけど、カッコいい。IT・CO OL。

[@rocknrollronrrr6113]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@johnwilson4158]

"PARADISE ROAD"

[@fwpe2237]

アメリカが青春してるなぁ

[@eita100]

1950年代はww2で敗戦国はもちろん戦勝国も荒らされててたがアメリカだけは本土はさほど荒らされなかったから一番元気で ソフトパワーと文化を次々世界に発信していってた時代だな！