#582. American Graffiti
- Year: 1973
- Country: USA
- Production: LucasFilm, Universal, 110m
- Director: George Lucas
- Producer: Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Kurtz
- Screenplay: George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
- Photography: Jan D'Alquen, Ron Eveslage, Haskell Wexler
- Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Cindy Williams, Wolfman Jack
- Oscar Noms: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing
- Blog Club Rating: 8.1/10
Abridged Book Description[]
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola and directed by his protégé and former assistant George Lucas, who also cowrote the autobiographically-flavored screenplay, this hugely entertaining, perceptive coming-of-age ensemble piece of high school graduates cruising through one eventful summer's night in 1962 was inspired by 1950s teen pics but set the style - often imitated, never surpassed in hilarity, penetration, or technical virtuosity - for a hundred and one rites of passage comedies played out in classic cars to a vintage rocking soundtrack.