Have you seen the film, American Graffiti? A backdrop for the film is the legendary Mel's Drive-In. A third-generation owner ...
When American Graffiti hit theaters in August 1973, critics hailed it as a charming and nostalgic throwback to a bygone era. They appreciated director George Lucas‘s devotion to character-driven ...
Over 50 years ago,American Graffitiarrived in theaters with little fanfare, a modest production from a promising filmmaker. That filmmaker was none other than George Lucas. Set on a single night in ...
After success directing “The Godfather,” (1972) Francis Ford Coppola, came aboard as the producer for the 1973 film “American Graffiti,” saving the film from being butchered. Universal Pictures ...
Reid Goldberg is a features writer for Collider. Having grown up in the Midwest, he attended the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. While he's begrudingly accepted that a FIlm Studies degree wasn't ...
I was born in 1988, so I never had that initial privilege of watching the Tantiv IV try to escape a Star Destroyer in the opening frames of 1977's Star Wars on the big screen like prior generations ...
About the title -- Author's note -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Precursors: -- Monikers -- Kilroy was here -- Gangs & graffiti -- From A Name To A Masterpiece ...