He says he was typecast. The success of “American Graffiti” spawned a nostalgia trend in movies and TV, during the 1970s and ’80s, often drawing a mythical, idealistic portrait of post-World ...

"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 ...

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 ...

“Tight Heads” is the title of actress Candy Clark’s new book. It’s a nod to the term used by fashion photographers during her modeling days and the act of putting heads together to watch a Polaroid ...

George Lucas' "American Graffiti" celebrates its 50th anniversary this month and "Risky Business" turned 40. Here's why August should be the time to release movies worth celebrating. Two personal ...

Wolfman Jack and the tricks of time I was 13 years old when “American Graffiti” hit movie theaters in the summer of 1973. A nerdy, awkward kid more in the mold of the movie’s Terry "The Toad ...

I thought it would probably play drive-ins on the summer circuit, like any other teen movie." Of course, American Graffiti became much more than "any other" teen movie. Debuting in a single ...

“It’s unbelievable. Everybody went on to do a lot of great movies, so it was a lucky break for all of us.” “American Graffiti” qualifies as a great movie. The American Film Institute ...