15 years of Pelican, and not one OT thread about American Graffiti !?!
I liked the theme of the pull of a dead end small town vs. leaving for greener pastures.
Interesting portrayal of 50s/60s car culture. Strangers talking across lanes at stoplights? Hopping into random people’s cars? I wonder how realistic it was.
Lucas himself sums it up nicely here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rEjX54IFjg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvmFpj2Bgyc
Green Onions was a decade ahead of its time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bpS-cOBK6Q