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

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THE CANAL BANK HANK Some day he'll make a fine Moose. Steve's Chevy sits near the canal. The door is open and the radio blares, while Terry and Debbie are off somewhere in the weeds making out. Suddenly, a beam from a flashlight plays across the trunk. Feet approach the car as the light beam moves across the interior and stops on the vacated shoes on the front seat. The light beam continues past the empty bourbon bottle and starts int he direction of the field where Terry and Debbie are lost in the throes of passionate love. As we follow the light into the field we hear footsteps. As the darkened figure approaches the couple, we see the light go out and catch a gleam of silver in the moonlight as a switchblade springs open! Terry reacts to the sound. DEBBIE What's wrong? TERRY I thought I heard something. She kisses him and he forgets about the noise. The figure retreats back to the Chevy, where another indistinct figure waits. VOICE (O.S.) They're porking in the weeds. No sweat. Terry and Debbie are resting in the field, listening to the radio in the distance. A car engine is heard starting up and disappearing down the canal bank. The countryside is very quiet. Only crickets and frogs are heard as Terry begins to drop off asleep. He suddenly jumps with a start. TERRY Wait a minute! What? DEBBIE TERRY The radio is gone... That means--the car is gone! He scrambles to the spot where the Chevy once stood. TERRY Oh no!!! OH NO!!!
Debbie comes up and watches Terry look heavenward. TERRY Oh God--I'm sorry. But, why the car? You could have struck us with lightning or something--anything--- but not the car! THE CANAL BANK--LAURIE'S '58 EDSEL Cars are seen here and there in the moonlight along the irrigation canal outside of town. In the cars radios are playing "To the Aisle," laughter can be heard in some, whispering in others. Laurie's Edsel is parked <strong>by</strong> the slow-moving water. In the front seat of the car, Steve and Laurie are making out. Laurie leans back against Steve, his arms around her, and they look out the window at the stars... LAURIE You know, it doesn't make sense to leave home to look for a home, to give up a life to find a new life, to say good<strong>by</strong>e to friends you love just to find new friends. STEVE What? Say that again, I didn't-- LAURIE That's what Curt said. STEVE Oh, figures. (smiling) You must've talked his ear off trying to get him to stay. LAURIE That's not true. I didn't say anything. Curt just said at dinner tonight he realized there was no big hurry. He thought he should take it easy for a while, go to J.C. and try to figure out what he wants to do with his life. STEVE That sounds logical. Laurie's expression changes. LAURIE You think so? STEVE Sure. I think Curt's probably right for Curt. Not for me though. Laurie, look at me. Now you know what I want
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Lodge has given out. Oh yeah, he sa
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off. JOHN Not too good, huh? CURT W
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LAURIE You mean dating other people
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What's wrong, he's crying! There is
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Curt goes over and stands by the wi
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JOHN Yeah. All right, thanks. John
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LAURIE We're not going to spend the
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Page 33 and 34: DEBBIE Wow--bitchin' tuck and roll.
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Page 37 and 38: Okay. CURT They go off toward the V
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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
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Page 53 and 54: get? All the ding-a-lings get it so
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Page 73 and 74: TERRY Where'd you go, anyway? Over
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Page 97 and 98: Ow. Goodnight. See ya. DEBBIE TERRY
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