American Graffiti is an ode to the last night of summer and the eve of the rest of your life. American Graffiti marks a kind of turning point in Lucas’s career, too.

Universal's American Graffiti may now be breaking house records in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, but getting it to the screen was no snap. Co-producer Gary Kurtz, who joined the project ...

‘American Graffiti’ Could’ve Been Called ‘Burger City,’ One of 60 Dreadful Titles Suggested At least it’s better than “Rebus.” ...

George Lucas was challenged to make something different from his sci-fi inclinations, but the real challenge was one of looking inward, not outward, and with it, the results were the best film he ...

In fact, Howard, who’d also costarred in Lucas’s film American Graffiti, was wrapping production on Cocoon when Lucas approached about helming Willow, an idea (originally called Munchkins ...

Richard Brody recommends the George Lucas film “American Graffiti,” a coming-of-age film, from 1973, that directly preceded “Star Wars.” ...

Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas have been close friends for more than half a century. After meeting on the set of the former's 1968 musical, Finian's Rainbow, they hit it off and soon ...

Once home, Lucas, eight, called 101 to see if anything could be done. “When I rang them up they were very helpful and I told them where they could find the graffiti,” said Lucas.

In fact, Howard, who’d also costarred in Lucas’s film American Graffiti, was wrapping production on Cocoon when Lucas approached him about helming Willow, an idea (originally called Munchkins ...