George Lucas may be best-known for the Star Wars franchise, but his first hit film was set not a long time ago (1962, 11 years before the film was released), nor in a galaxy far, far away (Modesto, CA). American Graffiti follows a gaggle of teenagers and their various adventures over the course of one eventful night, and there was no shortage or cruising or street racing in some cool cars (including the same ’55 Chevy from Two-Lane Blacktop, albeit gussied up and driven by a young Harrison Ford). Fun fact: The license number on John Milner (Paul LeMat)'s ’32 Ford coupe is THX 138, a riff on the title of Lucas’ first feature film, THX 1138.
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