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“AMERICAN GRAFFITI” SCREENING — June 1: Watch “American Graffiti,” Lucas’ 1973 film chronicling a night of teenage cruising in his hometown. 1 p.m. State Theatre, 1307 J St., Modesto ...
American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz and Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, and Wolfman Jack.
The movie American Graffiti, written and directed by Downey graduate George Lucas, is based in Modesto but filmed in Petaluma, California. The school that students in the film attend is called "Dewey High", but is actually Petaluma High School, the architectural twin to Downey High. "Dewey High" is a reference to Downey.
Mel's Drive-In neon sign, Los Angeles, CA. Mel's Drive-In is a term referring to two American restaurant chains, the successors of a restaurant founded in 1947 by Mel Weiss and Harold Dobbs in San Francisco, California. It is closely associated with the film American Graffiti.
Who wants to own a piece of Modesto history? One of the city’s most iconic “American Graffiti”-era burger joints is for sale. The longtime owners of the downtown A&W drive-in at the corner ...
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Mellody Hobson. . ( m. 2013) . Children. 4, including Amanda and Katie. George Walton Lucas Jr.[ 1] (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The ...
Food stand opens in graffiti-era Modesto Modesto became home to an A&W food stand on G and 14th streets in 1957. In 1963, the chain became the first-ever to serve a bacon cheeseburger .