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American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz and Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, and Wolfman Jack.
Aug 11, 1973 · American Graffiti: Directed by George Lucas. With Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith. A group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
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- Comedy, Drama
- George Lucas
- 1973-08-11
Overview. A coming-of-age film series that follows a group of friends during the summer evening before they set off for college. The sequel follows the characters from the first film a few years later. Number of Movies: 2. Revenue: $155,000,000. Sort.
From director George Lucas (Star Wars) and producer Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), American Graffiti is a classic coming-of-age story set against the 1960s backdrop of hot rods,...
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- George Lucas
- PG
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Richard Dreyfuss. As Curt Henderson, Richard Dreyfuss, now 75, found his early breakout role before going on to more than 120 movies, including Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Goodbye Girl, for which he received a Best Actor Oscar.
- Ron Howard. Ron Howard, 69, was already a successful child actor before landing a leading role as Steve Bolander, who longs to leave his hometown and go on to bigger, better things.
- Paul Le Mat. Paul Le Mat, 77, a U.S. Army veteran who’d served in Vietnam, had been working as a boxer when he scored his debut film acting role in American Graffiti role as John Milner, the town’s hot-rod champ with “the fastest car in the valley.”
- Charles Martin Smith. Charles Martin Smith, 69, began his career with a guest spot on TV’s The Brady Bunch. would later appear in numerous other TV shows and films, including The Untouchables, The Buddy Holly Story, Starman and Herbie Goes Bananas.
Release: August 01, 1973. Director: George Lucas. Where were you in ’62? An enduring classic, American Graffiti celebrates an America of the early 1960s, where teenagers cruise the streets in hot rods and rock and roll tops the music charts.
“American Graffiti” is not only a great movie but a brilliant work of historical fiction; no sociological treatise could duplicate the movie’s success in remembering exactly how it was to be alive at that cultural instant.
