American Graffiti takes place in Modesto, California, in the early ‘ 60s, the twilight of American innocence, before drugs, Vietnam, assassination and political protest.During one night the town ...

Production. Although “American Graffiti” is set in Modesto, in California’s Central Valley, the film was shot in Petaluma, north of San Francisco, more than 100 miles from its place of ...

50 years ago, ‘American Graffiti’ showed ’70s audiences a simpler time Blockbuster film set in 1962 introduced rising stars and launched a soundtrack boom.