Before George Lucas created a galaxy far, far away, he spent one night cruising the streets of Modesto, California. That night became American Graffiti, Lucas' nostalgic 1973 coming-of-age movie about ...

George Lucas’ American Graffiti has long been considered a cultural touchstone. The director’s second full-length feature, it’s a coming-of-age comedy that borrows from his own teenage years, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The lead roles in the film went to Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Paul LeMat, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips, and Harrison Ford, but the ...