"American Graffiti" stars: Where are they now?

"American Graffiti"

It was shot in Northern California on a tight budget over the course of 29 days -- nobody expected "American Graffiti" to become a hit when it was first released in the summer of 1973. But audiences connected with the film's nostalgic tale of a group of high school graduates cruising around listening to rock-n-roll favorites. Directed and co-written by George Lucas, "American Graffiti" features vignettes documenting the night of a group of teenagers in the 1960s.

The sequel, "More American Graffiti," reunited much of the cast and crew (with the exceptions of Richard Dreyfuss and Lucas), but that film was considered somewhat of a dud in comparison with the original.

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