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American Graffiti premiered on August 2, 1973, at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, and was released on August 11, 1973, in the United States. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Aug 11, 1973 · A classic coming-of-age comedy drama by George Lucas, set in 1962 California. Follow the adventures of a group of teenagers on their last night before college, featuring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Harrison Ford and more.
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Find out who starred in and worked on the classic coming-of-age film American Graffiti, directed by George Lucas and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
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A classic coming-of-age film by George Lucas, set in 1960s California. See the trailer, clips, photos, critic and audience ratings, and where to watch American Graffiti online.
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A nostalgic coming-of-age film about four friends on their last night of summer in 1962 Modesto, California. They cruise the strip, go to a sock-hop, and face their dilemmas and desires before college or adulthood.
Aug 11, 2023 · In a sense, American Graffiti is a cheerier version of Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show two years earlier, both films about teenagers poised to graduate into uncertainty, choosing ...
Roger Ebert praises George Lucas's film as a brilliant work of historical fiction that captures the innocence and culture shock of 1962. He compares the movie to Fellini's 8 1/2 and the elusive blonde in the white Thunderbird as a symbol of the lost era.
