American Graffiti

1973 film directed by George Lucas
Movie film Q375855
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American Graffiti is a movie associated with the New Hollywood movement.

It is categorized as a teen film, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film, and drama film.

American Graffiti

Summary

American Graffiti is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,542 views/month, #521 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Graffiti's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • American Graffiti's director is recorded as George Lucas[4].
  • American Graffiti's screenwriter is recorded as George Lucas[5].
  • American Graffiti's screenwriter is recorded as Gloria Katz[6].
  • American Graffiti's screenwriter is recorded as Willard Huyck[7].
  • American Graffiti's composer is recorded as Richard Rodgers[8].
  • American Graffiti's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[9].
  • American Graffiti's genre is recorded as teen film[10].
  • American Graffiti's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[11].
  • American Graffiti's genre is recorded as romantic comedy film[12].
  • American Graffiti's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • American Graffiti's followed by is recorded as More American Graffiti[14].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Candy Clark[15].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Ron Howard[16].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Richard Dreyfuss[17].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Cindy Williams[18].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Mackenzie Phillips[19].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Charles Martin Smith[20].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Wolfman Jack[21].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Paul Le Mat[22].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Harrison Ford[23].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Suzanne Somers[24].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Bo Hopkins[25].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Kathleen Quinlan[26].
  • American Graffiti's cast member is recorded as Kay Lenz[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Francis Ford Coppola[28] and Gary Kurtz[29]. American Graffiti's director is recorded as George Lucas[4]. Screenwriters include George Lucas[5], Gloria Katz[6], and Willard Huyck[7]. Cast members include Candy Clark[15], Ron Howard[16], Richard Dreyfuss[17], Cindy Williams[18], Mackenzie Phillips[19], and Charles Martin Smith[20].

Publication

Publication dates include +1973-08-01T00:00:00Z[30], +1973-10-10T00:00:00Z[31], +1974-08-23T00:00:00Z[32], and +1973-08-02T00:00:00Z[33]. American Graffiti's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include teen film[10], coming-of-age film[11], romantic comedy film[12], and drama film[13]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[35].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include car[36], adolescence[37], and dating[38]. American Graffiti's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[9].

Reception

Reviews include 95%[39], 8.6/10[40], 97/100[41], and 7.4/10[42].

Adaptations and Inspiration

American Graffiti's followed by is recorded as More American Graffiti[14].

Why It Matters

American Graffiti ranks in the top 0.55% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,542 views/month, #521 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . wikidata.org.
  30. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [40] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [41] . wikidata.org.
  33. [42] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . Box Office Mojo. wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . The Numbers. the-numbers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [36] . wikidata.org.
  39. [37] . American Graffiti. wikidata.org.
  40. [38] . American Graffiti. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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