Forbidden Eye
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George Lucas is obvious the creator of Indiana Jones, and the big majority of Indiana Jones fans happen to be fans of Star Wars too, thus Star Wars usconstantly mentioned in most of the Indiana Jones threads...but it seems whenever the man is being discussed, we rarely discuss his other-work.
Granted, some of that makes sense as lot of his other works are small cult films(THX-1138) or poorly received(Howard the Duck), but it's a huge mystery to me how anyone can disregard American Graffiti.
What is the general consensus of it here? I think it's pure brilliant. Not only because it's proof that the man is more than just Star Wars, but it also happens to be one of the most innovative movies of all time. It has multiple story-lines, which was actually completely unheard of in it's time. Now? That's very common story-narrative. Sitcoms such as Seinfeld and Friends would probably never had gotten made without it.
It's also phenomenal in the star-power as a lot of big stars started here such as Ron Howard(it got him known as "Ron Howard" and not just "Opie Taylor"), Richard Dreyfuss, Suzanne Somers, even Indiana Jones himself, Harrison Ford.
It also was a huge inspiration on the teen-comedy and would inspire thousands like. It's partly a shame today though as trash like American Pie and Superbad clearly don't compare to AG.
Ending it on an Indy note, the opening to KOTCS was clearly inspired by American Graffiti. A very nice nod to one of Lucas' first films.
Other people's thoughts?
Granted, some of that makes sense as lot of his other works are small cult films(THX-1138) or poorly received(Howard the Duck), but it's a huge mystery to me how anyone can disregard American Graffiti.
What is the general consensus of it here? I think it's pure brilliant. Not only because it's proof that the man is more than just Star Wars, but it also happens to be one of the most innovative movies of all time. It has multiple story-lines, which was actually completely unheard of in it's time. Now? That's very common story-narrative. Sitcoms such as Seinfeld and Friends would probably never had gotten made without it.
It's also phenomenal in the star-power as a lot of big stars started here such as Ron Howard(it got him known as "Ron Howard" and not just "Opie Taylor"), Richard Dreyfuss, Suzanne Somers, even Indiana Jones himself, Harrison Ford.
It also was a huge inspiration on the teen-comedy and would inspire thousands like. It's partly a shame today though as trash like American Pie and Superbad clearly don't compare to AG.
Ending it on an Indy note, the opening to KOTCS was clearly inspired by American Graffiti. A very nice nod to one of Lucas' first films.
Other people's thoughts?