American Graffiti is a 1973 American
coming of age comedy-drama film directed and co-written by
George Lucas starring
Richard Dreyfuss,
Ron Howard,
Paul Le Mat,
Harrison Ford,
Charles Martin Smith,
Cindy Williams,
Candy Clark,
Mackenzie Phillips and
Wolfman Jack.
Suzanne Somers has a cameo. Set in
Modesto, California in 1962, the film is a study of the
cruising and
rock and roll cultures popular among the
post–World War II baby boom generation. The film is told in a series of
vignettes, telling the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures over a single evening.