i remember watch this movie on may 31 and 2002 and the night before my high school graduation and when i watch this film and it remind me of the thing that happen with me throughout my senior year represent from a guy i know and who cheat on his girlfriend with a cheerleader and to the terrorist attack that tore america apart while cause american to go against one another and from the crush and the heartbreak and prom night and to spider man be the movie of the year and graduation rehearsal and and technology become the new aspect in my life and when i watch american graffiti and it remind me of when the good time meant something with those around me . the film take place in 1962 california and a pre jfk assassination which show the innocence of youth crusin the street and talk to buddy outside of their window a they drive while now and in today world it a bloodbath . even the music play a part of innocence back in the 60 where artist such a fat domino and beach boy and bill haley and the comet and the platter and even chuck berry be a pain in the butt to most of the adult of that time and but a joy . now . song about sex and drug and and murder have become the new wave to today youth of america . american graffiti have four teenage boy who cruise in different direction in their hometown where some question their own faith . the main character in the story be curt henderson ( richard dreyfus ) who be about to leave east for college where he be dubious on whether or not he should leave town in order to start a new life . yet his friend steve ( ron howard ) encourage him to leave and tell him not to crawl back into his little nest . all night and curt cruise the street with his sister laurie ( cindy williams ) and steve and where he see a blonde woman drive a white t bird who mouth i love you . now curt be on the hunt to find this blonde woman a he encounter a gang call the pharaoh who want to pound him after he scratch the gang car . the next character be steve whose curt best friend and happen to be date laurie and want to rush thing as quickly a possible . he want to break up so they can see other people while but later when they be name king and queen at the homecoming dance and they be together again where he try to have sex with her . yet and thing do not work out well between them and and steve question his own destiny on whether he should stay or not and leave curt to be right a usual . john milner ( paul lemat ) be the hotshot of the state who doesn not want to leave town because he be afraid that everything will change . after the beginning of the film he talk to curt about the pickin be really get slim that everything be change in term of music and girl and crusin the street even from his friend depart . he cruise the street where he accidentally pick up an underage girl ( mackenzie phillips ) who become more of a pal to john a they listen to wolfman jack and hear good old time music . yet and john be up for a little competition and a a new drag racer by the name of bob falfa and ( harrison ford ) want to race him . the other character of the gang be terry the toad and field ( charles martin smith ) the nerd who drive a mophead and get to take steve car for a ride in the town . yet and a he try to impress people and he meet one girl debbie ( candy clark ) who decide to go with terry after she hear about him talk about his new car . terry who think he be a reject be now proved that he be a man a he cruise the street with the girl on his arm and and just try to prove that even nerd have their moment a well . american graffiti in my opinion be a retrospect of the good time that people have when everything be innocent and in an era where crusin be important and especially rock n roll . but a time change on and people will always remember the good time .