American Graffiti

             Can you recall the very last night that you spent with your high school buddies before
             packing your bags up and leaving for college? The film American Graffiti can help you
             revisit this night by recreating both the terrible and great times you once experienced.
             The film is based around a closely knit group of teenagers who will all be leaving each
             other the next day while adventuring off in their separate directions. This gang of
             teenagers, despite their differences, all go out together and share their last memorable
             evening together before splitting up. Many events take place during the course of this last
             evening together. Throughout the night, friendships are strengthened, conflicting
             struggles arise, and romances are created and disrupted.
             Curt Henderson who is a very intelligent man, faces several troubling conflicts. First,
             Curt must decide if he will accept a large scholarship he has won and attend an eastern
             coast college. The scholarship would financially help him out, but he begins to have
             doubts about succeeding there, and would rather attend a local college. However, if he
             attends a local college, his best friend Steve who had been planning on attending the
             eastern coast college together, will become terribly upset. Another struggle arises when
             Curt sees a long-blonde hair women driving a white thunder bird lip motion the words I
             Love You to him. Curt's heart throbs out for this gorgeous babe, and he is determined to
             chase her around all night and track her down. Unfortunately he receives a rude
             awakening when this woman tells him that she can't meet him. Curt learns that beauty
             isn't everything and realizes that his girlfriend Laurie is great match for him. The
             Pharaohs initiate Curt's final conflict. The gang wishes for Curt to join their group and
             forces him to pull a couple of pranks. However, after successfully completing the pranks,
             he doe...

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