A look at American youth culture in the pre-Vietnam era, ‘American Graffiti’ garnered both critical and commercial success, and it's earned more than $200 million in cinema and rental revenues ...

"American Graffiti" garnered five Oscar nominations in 1974, including a nod for best picture. With a budget of a little over $777,000, Lucas' passion project eventually grossed $115 million-plus ...

The “American Graffiti” script is terrific and Lucas shot the film quickly and dealt with some wild young actors. The word on the set was that Le Mat and Bo Hopkins were rabble rousers.

Production Although “American Graffiti” is set in Modesto, in California’s Central Valley, the film was shot in Petaluma, north of San Francisco, more than 100 miles from its place of origin.

“American Graffiti” was filmed on a budget of $750,000 and ended up earning $115 million at the box office, making it one of the most profitable movies of all time, instantly giving Lucas ...

Where were you in '62? That was the question of the day when American Graffiti first hit the silver screen in 1973. Not that anybody asked me, but, because I'm writing this story and I'm old ...