tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post8737682008889726582..comments2024-03-10T14:04:48.024-04:00Comments on The Projection Booth Podcast: Special Report: More American Graffiti (1979)Mike Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17690940782275888014noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265014241875110812.post-49912605623040136482019-10-05T20:07:13.848-04:002019-10-05T20:07:13.848-04:00Thanks for this episode! “More American Graffiti” ...Thanks for this episode! “More American Graffiti” has always fascinated me. A little because it was hard to see before it finally came out on VHS, and a little because it was so audacious in structure and style.<br />I listened with interest as you discussed the way the sequel kept true to thre original epilogue and Trevor thinking they might be doing a “retcon.” The truth is, there was a retcon. In an early sign of the tinkering George Lucas would become notorious for, he used his new found “Star Wars” fame to get scenes he was forced to cut from “American Graffiti” reinstated for a 1978 re-release. With plans for the sequel underway at that time, the epilogue was quietly updated to fit the new timeline. Instead of being killed by a drunk driver in June 1964, he was now killed in December 1964. Members of the originaltrilogy.com site turned up an image from (I think) a 16mm print of the original version to confirm it.Derek Minerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611302029043530988noreply@blogger.com