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More American Graffiti

1979 · 111 min

A bittersweet, patchwork look back at the sixties, mixing nostalgia and disillusionment as old friends drift apart.

Directed by
Bill L. Norton
Genres
Comedy, Drama, War
Tagline
The sights and sounds of the '60s. There were bittersweet times. There were funny times. And it was all unforgettable.
Overview
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

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Directed by
Bill L. Norton
Genres
Comedy, Drama, War
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • war
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, war
Directed by
Bill L. Norton
Written by
Bill L. Norton
Starring
Paul Le Mat, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Charles Martin Smith, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, Ron Howard, Will Seltzer
Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Icelandic

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