"AMERICAN GRAFFITI" Screenplay by George Lucas Gloria Katz ...

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JOHN No they don't. I mean, I don't know, maybe they do. But I don't. It's just that you're a little young for me. CAROL I am not! If you throw me out I'll scream. JOHN OK, OK, just stay cool. There's no need to scream. We'll think of something. (He looks at her as she wipes her eyes.) It shouldn't take too long to find your sister again. Suddenly, a car horn honks next to them. John looks over at the car. VOICE (O.S.) Hey John--you gonna be there tonight? JOHN Oh, shit! Hey, get down! John grabs Carol <strong>by</strong> the neck and pushes her head down onto his lap so she can't be seen. John casually waves to the friend in the car cruising alongside. JOHN Hey, cool... Carol's head is being held down on his lap. She looks up at him. CAROL Hey, is this what they call copping a feel? John jumps, and immediately lets go of her as if burned. JOHN NO! Uh uh. N-O. Don't even say that. Jesus... John is beginning to sweat now. CAROL What's your name? JOHN Mud, if anybody sees you. CRUISING G STREET-STEVE'S '58 CHEVY Terry continues to cruise the main drag, slouched low and looking cool in his newly acquired machine. He adjusts his
waterfall curl as the Wolfman dedicates a list of songs. He passes a group of guys bullshitting around the raised hood of a souped-up parked car. Terry cruises alongside two girls in a Ford. He revs the engine to get their attention and once he has it he motions to roll down their window. They flip him the bird instead and he lets them pass. Terry pulls up to a stop light. The car next to him is a '56 Ford--a good opponent and besides, the kid driving looks younger than Terry. TERRY What you got in there, kid? KID More than you can handle. Terry revs his engine. So does the Ford. The tension mounts. The green arrow for the left turn lane flashes on, the car on Terry's other side moves off, and before he can control his reflexes, Terry, too, has shot into the intersection while the light remains red! Terry quickly shifts and returns to the starting position. The other driver is grinning. Terry is flustered and embarrassed. Terry revs the Chevy a couple more times, concentration intently this time on the right light. Green!... The Ford bolts into the intersection. Terry likewise floors the gas pedal and goes crashing backwards into a large Buick. Terry is stunned for a moment, then realizes he forgot to shift into first. He fumbles to get the car into first gear. A distinguished looking man comes up to his window after inspecting the damage. Terry tries to escape, but in his panic the engine dies. He struggles to start it. OLDER MAN Excuse me, but I think we've had an accident. TERRY Well, goddamnit, I won't report you this time, but next time just watch it, will ya? Terry roars off in a cloud of indignant smoke, leaving the gentleman standing in the street looking dismayed. The cars behind him begin to honk their horns and shout crudities. USED CAR LOT Terry pulls up in front of a used car lot and jumps out to inspect the damage to Steve's Chevy. He rubs a small scratch on the back fender, but it won't disappear. As he spits on it, a slick, baggy-suited car salesman ambles up. SALESMAN
Page 1 and 2: RADIO "AMERICAN GRAFFITI" Screenpla
Page 3 and 4: Lodge has given out. Oh yeah, he sa
Page 5 and 6: off. JOHN Not too good, huh? CURT W
Page 7 and 8: LAURIE You mean dating other people
Page 9 and 10: What's wrong, he's crying! There is
Page 11 and 12: Curt goes over and stands by the wi
Page 13 and 14: JOHN Yeah. All right, thanks. John
Page 15 and 16: LAURIE We're not going to spend the
Page 17: JOHN (grinning) Yeah, sure, Judy--h
Page 21 and 22: BOY'S LAVATORY Laurie, I know it's
Page 23 and 24: LAURIE Get your cooties off me-- Ed
Page 25 and 26: all the next day. CURT (grinning) C
Page 27 and 28: She takes a pressurized can of shav
Page 29 and 30: Uh-huh. Milner, the reason I stoppe
Page 31 and 32: the road. GIRLFRIEND (giving anothe
Page 33 and 34: DEBBIE Wow--bitchin' tuck and roll.
Page 35 and 36: He moans. remember? STEVE What do y
Page 37 and 38: Okay. CURT They go off toward the V
Page 39 and 40: I'm going to join the Marines. DEBB
Page 41 and 42: DEBBIE Tiger happens to be very int
Page 43 and 44: anyway? CURT I don't know, but I'm
Page 45 and 46: Wendy turns and leans forward, laug
Page 47 and 48: MEL'S DRIVE-IN Isn't it great, the
Page 49 and 50: Terry pulls into the parking lot an
Page 51 and 52: couple of flashlight batteries and
Page 53 and 54: get? All the ding-a-lings get it so
Page 55 and 56: guy. Soon he realizes that he is be
Page 57 and 58: at him, shaking his head. JOE This
Page 59 and 60: he's a Negro, I think... anyway, he
Page 61 and 62: Cadillac full of girls laughing at
Page 63 and 64: wheels... and a jeep. I also have a
Page 65 and 66: compound. CURT Hey, terrific, I lov
Page 67 and 68: CURT Ah, he means, we're all done h
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Debbie comes up and watches Terry l
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I'm sorry. STEVE LAURIE Get out! It
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TERRY Where'd you go, anyway? Over
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John sighs, wondering if he'll ever
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Wow! He's really fast, isn't he? JO
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Steve goes off and Debbie looks at
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cars pass with their radios blaring
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fearfully. JOHN All night you've be
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stops and watches Steve and Budda.
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MEL'S DRIVE-IN is reflected across
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He watches her stop at the screen d
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OLD WOMAN Staying on his hands and
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Stop it, stop it, stop it! Help! Po
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ack, then you let him have it. Terr
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Ow. Goodnight. See ya. DEBBIE TERRY
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MANAGER No, man. I'm not the Wolfma
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Curt nods and stands. The manager s
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DALE Yeah. Figured something was up
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LAURIE I said I didn't--you lousy g
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Jesus, what a night. He climbs in t
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LAURIE 'Bye 'bye, Curt. Curt goes t
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