American Graffiti
- Release Date
- August 1, 1973
- Director
- George Lucas
- Cast
- Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark
- Runtime
- 110
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Writers
- George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
- Tagline
- Where were you in '62?
Summary
Two boys are scheduled to leave for college in the morning. Each has his own doubts. They spend a final evening cruising the strip and have every adventure possible before dawn when they will each have to decide what they will do.
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