American Graffiti
1973 film directed by George Lucas
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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.
Key Facts
- Director: George Lucas[3]
- Screenwriter: George Lucas[4], Gloria Katz[5], Willard Huyck[6]
- Composer: Richard Rodgers[7]
- Movement: New Hollywood[8]
- Genre: teen film[9], coming-of-age film[10], romantic comedy film[11], drama film[12]
- Followed by: More American Graffiti[13]
- Cast member: Candy Clark[14], Ron Howard[15], Richard Dreyfuss[16], Cindy Williams[17], Mackenzie Phillips[18], Charles Martin Smith[19], Wolfman Jack[20], Paul Le Mat[21], Harrison Ford[22], Suzanne Somers[23], Bo Hopkins[24], Kathleen Quinlan[25], Kay Lenz[26], Joe Spano[27]
- Producer: Francis Ford Coppola[28], Gary Kurtz[29]
- Production company: Lucasfilm[30], American Zoetrope[31]
- Director of photography: Jan D'Alquen[32], Ron Eveslage[33]
- Part of: National Film Registry[34]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
- Commons category: American Graffiti[36]
- Soundtrack release: 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti[37]
- Distribution format: video on demand[38]
- Review score: 95%[39], 8.6/10[40], 97/100[41], 7.4/10[42]
- Color: color[43]
- Country of origin: United States[44]
- Publication date: August 1, 1973[45], October 10, 1973[46], August 23, 1974[47], August 2, 1973[48]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[49], Netflix[50]
- Narrative location: California[51]
- Official website: http://lucasfilm.com/american-graffiti[52]
- Filming location: San Francisco[53]
- Main subject: car[54], adolescence[55], dating[56]
- Film editor: Verna Fields[57]
Why It Matters
American Graffiti has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]