By 1983, the Academy Award-winning actor, who once made Richard Nixon’s “enemies list,” was alongside Carl Haas as an owner in the Ind圜ar Series. During the 1970s, Bill Freeman and Newman had a strong North American Can-Am team. #2: The Grand TourĪdam Carolla and Nate Adams take inspiration from the book written by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner to document the life of the talented Paul Newman.Īlthough an accomplished actor, Newman always had a lasting itch for cars, entering the 1995 24 Hours of Daytona at age 70 and racing until he was 82.
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From a gearhead’s perspective, it’s a wonderful movie with Milner’s yellow Deuce Coupe, Falfa’s menacing ’55 Chevy, The Pharaohs’ Mercury, and The Blonde’s (Suzanne Somers) Thunderbird.Īmerican Graffiti, which arguably put Harrison Ford on the map, later inspired David Fincher when he was directing Fight Club in 1999. Wolfman Jack’s husky voice is even heard. The music is right for the film’s subject matter, with the original soundtrack featuring the likes of Bill Haley and the Comets, Buddy Holly, Del Shannon, The Platters, Chuck Berry, and The Beach Boys. What transpires after is what some deem the “end of innocence” for film’s youth as Lucas masterfully captures what it’s like to be at the proverbial crossroad between our teenage years and adulthood. On the final night of summer, Curt Henderson (Richard Dreyfus), Steve Bolander (Ron Howard), John Milner (Paul Le Mat), and “The Toad” (Charles Martin Smith) meet outside Mel’s Drive-In. Set in Modesto, California, this George Lucas coming-of-age tale is just as relevant today as it was in 1973.
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