“American Graffiti,” directed by George Lucas in 1973, is a nostalgic tribute to the cruising culture of the early 1960s in small-town America, specifically Modesto, California. This coming-of ...

A coming-of-age film series that follows a group of friends during the summer evening before they set off for college. The sequel follows the characters from the first film a few years later.

Lucas blended the two interests -- and paid tribute to his 1950s upbringing -- with the 1973 coming-of-age flick "American Graffiti," which was Lucas' second feature film. "I spent four years of ...

As a teen, he added to his first car antennas decorated with fox tails — even though the vehicle had no radio.