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 ...

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.

"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 ...

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.

Set in 1962, American Graffiti takes place during one eventful evening in which the characters embark on various nocturnal adventures and escapades—kids flirt, cars prowl and growl along city ...

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 ...