"American Graffiti," 1973

Summary

Hot rods, rock and roll, and a generation coming of age cruise down the streets of Modesto, California, in American Graffiti. This 1973 George Lucas film follows a group of teenagers on the last night of summer cruising in 1962 -- before college, work, growing up, and the loss of innocence. The screenplay was adapted into this book.

Hot rods, rock and roll, and a generation coming of age cruise down the streets of Modesto, California, in American Graffiti. This 1973 George Lucas film follows a group of teenagers on the last night of summer cruising in 1962 -- before college, work, growing up, and the loss of innocence. The screenplay was adapted into this book.

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1973

Subject Date

1962

Creators

Lucas, George, 1944- 

Katz, Gloria 

Huyck, Willard 

Ballantine Books (Firm) 

Lucasfilm, Ltd. 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York 

Creator Notes

Written by George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. Published by Ballantine Books, New York, New York. Copyright for book held by Lucasfilm, Ltd.

Collection Title

Book Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.11.14.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 7 in

Width: 4.25 in

Length: .438 in

Inscriptions

Text on front cover: American Graffitti / Where were / you in / '62? / The complete scenario of the film / WITH 70 ILLUSTRATIONS

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