August 3, 1979 –
A sequel to the George Lucas film American Graffiti, More American Graffiti, directed by Bill L. Norton and starring, Candy Clark, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith, Bo Hopkins, and Harrison Ford, opened in the US on this date. George Lucas was the executive producer of the film.
George Lucas came up with the idea of shooting each of the four storylines in a different aspect ratio. Milner’s Drag racing was in the 1950’s exploitation style using a wide angle, stationary camera. The Vietnam sequences were shot on 16-milimeter film, like the television reports of the time. Laurie and Steve’s campus riot resembled a Hollywood version of student rebellions like The Strawberry Statement or Getting Straight. Debbie’s trip were in multiple-image split-screen, inspired by Woodstock.
The Haus of Dcaligari 