AT THE HOP / FLASH CADILLAC & THE CONTINENTAL KIDS

OrutheGuru Says:

Aug 17, 2011 - one of the best movies ever! I wish i lived in it forever, that would be my heaven....living in the American Graffiti movie

brostugen Says:

Aug 22, 2011 - George Lucas is a master of making timeless movies, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, American Graffiti, you name it, best movie maker ever.

asasscd Says:

Sep 4, 2011 - I love the fifties!!

dodgebury Says:

Sep 15, 2011 - Correcting a few errors... this is a 1973 film set in 1962. Many of the cars and music are from the 50's which I guess is the root of some confusion for people that werent alive yet..... And like many others I've seen it 50+ times?

prh14thsps Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - -yer full of **it! The fifties were a great decade, and the times where a Hell of a lot better than these days under the Kenyan Marxist and his welfare state.

MVillani1985 Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - Did you read what I said? I said, and I quote "the time setting of American Graffiti was my parents' generation, A GREAT TIME TO BE A TEENAGER". I didn't run down the decade. The message was that it was a good time to live in despite it being hard times for some people. And back then there were people who got assistance from the government when industries laid off workers. What made it great was that people helped each other back than rather than the "me" attitudes many have today.

MVillani1985 Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - In the 50s, there wasn't so much materialism or selfishness. If a kid got a coloring book and crayons for Christmas or their birthday and they were thrilled. Get a kid a coloring book and crayons today and they roll their eyes. And people pulled their weight when they could. You're right, no welfare state, but there were a lot of dole recipients. The best part, though, was that a lot of businesses were still mom and pop stores. You knew the people personally as your friends.

MVillani1985 Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - But another great thing was people sitting out on their porches. Friends talking with each other. One of the big reasons crime was so much lower in those days is that someone was always out watching. People were all out on their porches watching people go by on the streets and enjoying the nice weather. Sure, it was tough with no air conditioning and just one fan, but that made going to the movies so much fun because they'd be air-conditioned.NOW do you understand what I was saying?

prh14thsps Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - ..... I agree, but I just don't think my generation(born in 1949) had it as rough as my parents and grand parents who had to survive the Depression....but it was a great time to be growing up....but I get your drift....

MVillani1985 Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - Most of what I know about the 50s was from my parents (born in 47 and 48) and from aunts and uncles old enough to remember the decade. It wasn't as tough as the 30s but there were hard times. Best thing about the 50s as I said before was that kids knew how to entertain themselves and things like TV were a big deal. Definitely wasn't as tough as the 30s, as my grandparents could have attested to. In the 30s, mostly all you ever had to eat were beans and maybe what you grew yourself.

roaringwaterbay Says:

Oct 27, 2011 - what year was the original song released?

kuriaki71 Says:

Nov 1, 2011 - my favorite version of this song

missouriskies Says:

Nov 6, 2011 - This may have been mentioned already but the kid in the yellow shirt looks directly at the camera at 0:41. That's usually a no no in film making but I think it's cool.

aftershock71 Says:

Nov 22, 2011 - Parents of Gen X!!!

TheStamplover Says:

Nov 23, 2011 - I saw this movie in the theater...I also got to get the album right after...these were the old days.

TheStamplover Says:

Nov 23, 2011 - I saw this movie in 1973 when it came out.  The time of the movie was supposed to be 1962.

hornetsnest001 Says:

Nov 30, 2011 - I heard that the girl that Ron Howard is left standing with at the end of this video is the girl he married in real life and they are still married to this day. /true?

kystars Says:

Dec 1, 2011 - yeah I always noticed that too when he looks at the camera. I have seen that in other movies too of course. the movie Stalag 17 , a man looks right at the camera. I saw it also in the movie with Errol Flynn , Robin Hood. and of course in that movie, you see a car in the background drive by as they are on horses and knights etc lol

mlc6000 Says:

Dec 27, 2011 - flash cadillac en american graffiti

ChrisO4943 Says:

Jan 21, 2012 - My Band opened for Flash Cadillac and The Continental Kids at the Hollywood Palladium in 1972. I was amazed how talented and tight this tribute band was back then!Good Memories for my Old Bandmates, Tom Mitchell, Todd Polidori & Steve ReynoldsChris Oiestad

tmgvp Says:

Jan 31, 2012 - Seen this movie at least 100 times

brownies4you Says:

Feb 18, 2012 - Ron didn't marry the girl standing next to him, Kathy Quinlan. He married Cheryl Howard in 1975, and they're still married to this day.

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finnmick96 Says:

May 23, 2012 - Rock n' roll + doo wop = Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids.

finnmick96 Says:

May 23, 2012 - The drummer looks a bit like Mr. Bean. :D