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 then, Harrison Ford starred as Indiana Jones in five movies, and Ron Howard became a successful director.

Though extremely well-received at the time of its release, even landing Lucas his first of two Best Director Oscar ...

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 ...

Movies ‘American Graffiti’ remains a resonant gem Fri., Aug. 11, 2023 Ron Howard and Cindy Williams portray high school sweethearts in a scene from the Universal Pictures production of ...

“American Graffiti” was filmed on a budget of $750,000 and ended up earning $115 million at the box office, making it one of the most profitable movies of all time, instantly giving Lucas ...

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 ...

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 ...

The “American Graffiti” cast included Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Bo Hopkins and Suzanne Somers ...