19731h 52mDir. George Lucas

American Graffiti

Name: American Graffiti
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1973-08-11
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams

“Where were you in '62?”

ComedyDrama

4.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

CineFriendz Split-Rating Metric (Pacing & Climax breakdown)

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

Starring:Richard Dreyfuss,Ron Howard,Paul Le Mat,Charles Martin Smith,Cindy Williams

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Richard Dreyfuss

Curt Henderson

Ron Howard

Steve Bolander

Paul Le Mat

John Milner

Charles Martin Smith

Terry 'The Toad' Fields

Cindy Williams

Laurie Henderson

Candy Clark

Debbie Dunham

Mackenzie Phillips

Carol

Wolfman Jack

XERB Disc Jockey

Bo Hopkins

Joe Young

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Carlos

Beau Gentry

Ants

Harrison Ford

Bob Falfa

Key Production Crew

Director

George Lucas

Screenplay & Writers

Willard Huyck, George Lucas, Gloria Katz

Cinematography

Jan D'Alquen, Ron Eveslage

Producers

Francis Ford Coppola

Film Details

Budget$777,000

Box Office Revenue$140,000,000

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Lucasfilm Ltd.The Coppola CompanyUniversal Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#farewell#california#rock 'n' roll#robbery#airplane#car race#love at first sight#radio station#radio presenter#radio

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

Not a coming of age film as it's often labeled, except that it made director Lucas his first million, Coppola his 2nd ($777K > 140M). Rather, this is a farewell film for the gang (Mel’s Drive In) and the era (Camelot) wa...

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