<Li> Joe Spano as Vic </Li> <Li> Debralee Scott as Falfa's Girl </Li> <Li> Suzanne Somers as "The Blonde" in T - Bird </Li> <P> During the production of THX 1138 (1971), producer Francis Ford Coppola challenged co-writer / director George Lucas to write a script that would appeal to mainstream audiences . Lucas embraced the idea, using his early 1960s teenage experiences cruising in Modesto, California . "Cruising was gone, and I felt compelled to document the whole experience and what my generation used as a way of meeting girls," Lucas explained . As he developed the story in his mind, Lucas included his fascination with Wolfman Jack . Lucas had considered doing a documentary about the Wolfman when he attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts, but dropped the idea . </P>

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