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Directed by George Lucas | Written by George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck

“Where were you in ’62?” That’s the evocative question posed by American Graffiti, a film that captures the final moments of innocence before adulthood sets in. Set in Modesto, California over the course of one summer night in 1962, the film tells the intersecting stories of teenagers at a crossroads. More than a simple nostalgic ride, George Lucas’s semi-autobiographical tale serves as a meditation on youth, change, and the aching uncertainty of the future.

With its lack of a conventional plot, American Graffiti relies instead on character, atmosphere, and a near-constant soundtrack of era-defining rock and roll to tell its story.