American Graffiti

"Where were you in '62?"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.0/10

1,569 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 5 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Supporting Actress

Best Film Editing

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$777,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$140.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$139.2M

ROI: +17918%

Budget Recovery18018% of budget

$0|Budget: $777,000|Revenue: $140.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

120.3K

Daily Avg

2.0K

7-Day Trend

+134%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

California

Time Period

1962

Themes & Subjects

#dating#adolescence#car

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

More American Graffiti

1979

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Ron EveslageJan D'Alquen

Film Editing

Verna Fields

Music / Score

Richard Rodgers

Production Companies

LucasfilmAmerican Zoetrope

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch American Graffiti

Available in 81 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	Netflix, TCM, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	YouTube Free	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Foxtel Now, BINGE	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaM

Germany16

FranceTP

JapanR15+

Belgium12

Brazil14

+9 more countries

Production

Director

George Lucas

Writers

George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck

Production Companies

Lucasfilm Ltd.The Coppola CompanyUniversal Pictures

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Curt Henderson

Ron Howard

Steve Bolander

Paul Le Mat

John Milner

Charles Martin Smith

Terry 'The Toad' Fields

Cindy Williams

Laurie Henderson

Candy Clark

Debbie Dunham

Mackenzie Phillips

Carol

Wolfman Jack

XERB Disc Jockey

Bo Hopkins

Joe Young

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Carlos

No Image

Beau Gentry

Ants

Harrison Ford

Bob Falfa

Tags & Keywords

farewellcaliforniarock 'n' rollrobberyairplanecar racelove at first sightradio stationradio presenterradiovandalismpirate radiocoming of agesemi autobiographicalkids

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