I've met Candy before at several hot-rod shows and have always enjoyed talking with her. I was hoping we could chat for a bit too. Graffiti had come to the event so I arrived with my arms filled with Rides featured in the original 1973 movie. Of dedicated hot rod builders who have meticulously cloned many of the major Two of the majorĪttractions of the show were the American Graffiti Dream Team, which consists Lot of friends, many of who own a car or two on display. It’s always fun to attend events such as these because I get to see a Patios of various restaurants on Grant Street. Bands played ‘50s style rock and roll as a backdrop to the many spectators walking around checking things out and others who sat in the cool shade on the Fun with a capital, "F." Saturday there were plenty of sweet rides and custom machines onĭisplay. To me the directions for the circuit were slightly confusing and made so many lefts and rights that IĪlmost got whiplash trying to follow the action. The annualĮvent, run by Marv Giambastiani, included a Friday night cruise with about 200 custom cars “draggin’ Last weekend I headed up 101-North in California to Novato’s Nostalgia Days. LeMatt said I still don’t think that scene works ‘cause I get people saying to me all the time, ‘You won the race what were you talking about?’ So there you have it: MILNER WAS WINNING! Now, go home and get your shine box! He thinks, oh, my God! Did I lose it? I didn’t knock the guy out and he was beating me up. “It’s similar to a fighter who wins a whole lot of fights and then he just BARELY wins one. ‘I lost it, I lost it!’ LeMat compared it to a boxing match. The race was so close that that was it for him. I remember,” he continued, “that I tried to work it out without making him look insane that he was sure that he thought his time had come. Here I was thinking I lost the race but it was obvious to other people like Toad that I wasn’t losing the race.” I asked LeMat, Was Milner winning the race? He responded emphatically, “YES.” "But, I was supposed to act like I thought I was losing. “That’s not the fact or the way we were suppose to film it. “He’s convinced he was losing the race,” said LeMat. When I spoke with actor, Paul LeMat he said that Milner was winning the drag race and he was told to pretend like he thought he lost. But ultimately, the fact that Milner was winning is given credence by the actor who played Milner, Paul LeMat. However, things look different in the actual film where it looks to me like Milner is gaining on Falfa BEFORE Falfa hits the shoulder. The cars rocket through the dawn light along the flashing white line until Falfa's car hits the shoulder, his front wheel slips off.etc." So in the script it alludes to Falfa taking the lead at some point. The original rough draft (dated May 10, 1972) script reads, "Falfa's engine is winding incredibly and he begins to get the edge on John. In the film it looks like the cars were neck in neck and Milner was starting to take the lead when Falfa's car began to run off the road. WAS FALFA BEATING MILNER? Whether Falfa would have won the drag race in American Graffiti may be pure speculation.
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