Surprisingly little food is actually consumed in American Graffiti. Steve mopes over a Coke alone ... two orders of French fries, and two cherry Cokes" — but drives away before it's delivered.

By Alan R. Howard On August 1, 1973, George Lucas brought his nostalgic film American Graffiti to the big screen at the Avco Cinema Center in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Reporter’s original ...

In 1973, fresh off the flop of his first feature, “THX 1138,” Universal released George Lucas’ “American Graffiti” — a box-office sensation and cultural touchstone that almost wasn’t.

Donation Options Search Search Search Milner (Paul Le Mat, left, with Richard Dreyfuss and Charles Martin Smith) drives a tricked-out 1932 Ford Standard Coupe in “American Graffiti.” ...