{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"(B)aT the Movies: American Graffiti (1973)","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/b-at-the-movies-american-graffiti-1973","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/4b0db308/podcast/play/117151450/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-19%2F492798d0-d7e8-cedf-ca05-8bde99adafc2.mp3","description":"This BaT Podcast episode, the fourth in our series about Car Movies, covers the surprise hit American Graffiti—the early, scrappy, low-budget George Lucas effort featuring Ron(nie) Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, and many more names who might not be at the tips of our tongues in 2026 but whose roles in the movie have left indelible marks on so many of us. And let us not forget the cast of true A-listers led by Milner's legendary yellow Deuce coupe.Alex, Cam, Beck, and Zac talk about what the film meant (or didn't mean) to kids who grew up in various parts of California, even ones from a generation after it was made; its vérité-adjacent shooting style; Mel's as a story anchor;  the drunken antics of Harrison Ford and company; a revelation that (a thinly disguised) Curt works at BaT; a diegetic score culminating in the hardest-hitting usage of \"Green Onions\" ever; Wolfman Jack as an omniscient narrator; how  texting and Tinder would have rendered the movie impossible; the car history of George Lucas; modern gangs of teens on e-bikes; and what the '90s versions of the hero and villain cars would have been.Links for things mentioned in this episode:31:32 1963 Cobra Roadster CSX212832:57  22-Years-Family-Owned, 239 Flathead-Powered 1930 Ford 5-Window Coupe by Hollywood Hotrods38:25 1932 Ford Highboy Roadster Hot Rod 5-Speed39:31  1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu IIHS crash test40:57  The American Graffiti 55 Chevy1:06:23  BaT Podcast Episode 56: AJ Baime on Go Like Hell, The Arsenal of Democracy, and MoreGot suggestions for our next guest from the BaT community, One Year Garage episode, or (B)aT the Movies subject? 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