• Candy Clark releases 'Tight Heads,' a book featuring her Polaroid photos of 1970s Hollywood stars.
• The photos offer a candid glimpse into a less image-conscious Hollywood era.
• The book includes images of George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, and others, many before they achieved superstardom.

Candy Clark, best known for her role in 'American Graffiti,' has released a book titled 'Tight Heads' featuring Polaroid photographs she took during her time in 1970s Hollywood. The book offers a unique and personal perspective on the era, capturing candid moments with rising stars such as Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, and George Lucas. Clark's photos showcase a more relaxed and less image-obsessed Hollywood, providing a nostalgic look back at a transformative time in the entertainment industry.

• What: Release of Candy Clark's book 'Tight Heads,' featuring her Polaroid photographs of 1970s Hollywood stars.
• Who: Candy Clark, Sam Sweet (publisher), George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, Carrie Fisher, Jeff Bridges, David Bowie.
• When: Book released in April. Photos taken during the 1970s.
• Where: Hollywood, California.

The release of 'Tight Heads' offers a unique glimpse into 1970s Hollywood through the lens of Candy Clark. Her candid Polaroids capture a more relaxed and less image-conscious era, contrasting with the highly curated and publicized celebrity culture of today. The book's significance lies in its personal perspective and the intimate moments it captures with individuals who would later become some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. The positive response to the book suggests a strong interest in revisiting this period of Hollywood history.

I never even dreamed that these Polaroids would have any value, you know, and I rarely looked at them. I never kept a diary or anything like that. So it would just be a memory, and some of the memories are sad. Where people wound up, you know, we all kind of started out together and had dreams.

Because she ended up in Hollywood completely by accident, without any expectation or ambition, it gave her a completely unique perspective on the movie community. She wasn’t wrapped up in the culture of fame, so she could see major players as interesting everyday characters — almost like Hollywood was a small town and the movies just happened to be the local business. That disarming clarity is incredibly rare. Her photos have that quality.

It was like a social thing, where people would put their heads together, for the photo and to watch it develop. If I took a picture of a person, I’d take two, and they’d get a copy, and I’d get a copy.

'Tight Heads' by Candy Clark provides a nostalgic and intimate look at 1970s Hollywood. Through her unique collection of Polaroid photographs, Clark captures a bygone era of rising stars and unfiltered moments. The book's positive reception underscores the enduring fascination with this period in Hollywood history and the value of personal perspectives in documenting cultural shifts. With more photos in her archive, the possibility of a follow-up book remains open.