Title

American Graffiti

Year

1973

Rated

PG

Released

11 Aug 1973

Runtime

110 min

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Director

George Lucas

Writer

George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck

Actors

Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith

Plot

It's the proverbial end of the summer 1962 in a small southern California town. It's the evening before best friends and recent high school graduates, Curt Henderson and Steve Bolander, are scheduled to leave town to head to college back east. Curt, who received a lucrative local scholarship, is seen as the promise that their class holds. But Curt is having second thoughts about leaving what Steve basically sees as their dead end town. Curt's beliefs are strengthened when he spots an unknown beautiful blonde in a T-bird who mouths the words "I love you" to him. As Curt tries to find that blonde while trying to get away from a local gang who have him somewhat hostage, Curt may come to a decision about his immediate future. Outgoing class president Steve, on the other hand, wants to leave, despite meaning that he will leave girlfriend, head cheerleader and Curt's sister, Laurie Henderson, behind. Steve and Laurie spend the evening "negotiating" the state of their relationship. Meanwhile, two of their friends cruise around town for the evening. Steve has left his car to meek and mild-mannered Terry "Toad" Fields to look after during his absence. The wheels give Toad a new sense of confidence, which he uses to try and impress Debbie Dunham, a more experienced girl generally out of his league. And John Milner, who is seen as the king of the street race in his souped-up yellow deuce coupe, tries to get rid of precocious pre-teen, Carol Morrison, who has somehow become his passenger for the evening, while dealing with the challenge of bold out-of-towner, Bob Falfa.

Language

English

Country

USA

Awards

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations.

Metascore

97

imdbRating

7.5

imdbVotes

68,441

imdbID

tt0069704

Type

movie

DVD

15 Sep 1998

BoxOffice

N/A

Production

Universal Pictures

Website

N/A