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Quick Info

Rating

7.0/10

Release1973

Runtime1h 50m

StatusReleased

Budget$777,000

Revenue$140,000,000

Production

Lucasfilm Ltd.

The Coppola Company

Movie

American Graffiti

1973

1h 50m

7.0

Comedy

Drama

Synopsis

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

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