Before American Graffiti, the studio system operated primarily on a diverse selection of productions with varied budgets.However, the film's financial success, costing just $777,000 to produce ...

Petaluma, California, is best known for its diverse farm-to-table food scene and some of the world’s best wine. But once a year, it upends its tranquility to celebrate its time as the setting of ...

George Lucas opened the TCM Classic Film Festival with a conversation about working with Francis Ford Coppola, ... The director, who was coming off his Oscar-nominated film American Graffiti, ...

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

American Graffiti marked the start of Lucas’ long-running collaboration with star Ford with the pair not only working on the Star Wars franchise, but also the Indiana Jones movies. American ...

Lucas blended the two interests -- and paid tribute to his 1950s upbringing -- with the 1973 coming-of-age flick "American Graffiti," which was Lucas' second feature film.

Some even consider American Graffiti to be Lucas' best work outside of the Star Wars franchise: "Outside of the Star Wars films, this movie is the best film George Lucas directed." ...

Founder of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, which promotes innovation in education. ... 1973 – The film “American Graffiti,” co-written and directed by Lucas, is released.

The 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with a screening of the 1980 hit Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, featuring a rare pre-movie discussion with director George Lucas. The Star Wars ...