That was a moment of transition, a truly seismic shift. Phillips: “American Graffiti” is the quintessential hot-rod movie. It’s a coming- of-age story that came out at the right moment.

Life was euphoric, even if the country was in a recession and everything beyond the utopian, poster-filled ... the story of American Graffiti is, it’s an incredibly lonely movie to watch unfold ...

"American Graffiti" is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Since the release of the film five decades ago, it has gone on to be considered an American cinema classic. While the 1973 movie was made ...

“American Graffiti” qualifies as a great movie. The American Film Institute ranked it among the top 100 American films ever made. What is it about “American Graffiti” that people love?

In 1980, 17 of the top 80 pop hits on the Billboard charts were songs from movie soundtracks. Virtually every song heard in “American Graffiti” is “diegetic music,” which means it’s ...

George Lucas' "American Graffiti" celebrates its 50th anniversary ... However, summer wasn’t even recognized as a primary movie-going season until the June 1975 debut of “Jaws.” ...

REALLY NICE AND CALLS BACK TO A TIME. AND THE GEORGE LUCAS MOVIE THAT MADE ITS MARK ON THE NATION, AMERICAN GRAFFITI, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE CRUISING CULTURE OF THE 60S. THE MOVIE AMERICAN GRAFFITI ...