52 Years Ago Today George Lucas' "American Graffiti" Debuted Paving The Way For Star Wars

52 Years Ago Today George Lucas' "American Graffiti" Debuted Paving The Way For Star Wars

Fifty-two years ago today, on August 11, 1973, American Graffiti, a coming-of-age film directed by a then relatively unknown George Lucas, premiered in cinemas across the United States, forever changing the landscape of American cinema. The film, a nostalgic love letter to the early 1960s, captured the hearts of audiences and became a cultural touchstone, […] The post 52 Years Ago Today George Lucas’ “American Graffiti” Debuted Paving The Way Fo…

‘American Graffiti’ at 52: A Sentimentally Affectionate Look at America Before the Collective Loss of Innocence • Cinephilia & Beyond

By Sven Mikulec We've always found the tagline of George Lucas' American Graffiti, the nostalgic story of being young and innocent in a small Mid-Western American town, to be a bit curious. Why did Lucas and his people choose the words “where were you in '62” if the movie came out in 1973?