American Graffiti
“Where were you in '62?”
A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Language
en
Status
Released
How American Graffiti performed
Budget
$777,000
Worldwide Gross
$140.0M
Gross Profit
$139.2M
Return
180.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$20M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Curt Henderson
Richard Dreyfuss
Curt Henderson
Steve Bolander
Ron Howard
Steve Bolander
John Milner
Paul Le Mat
John Milner
Terry 'The Toad' Fields
Charles Martin Smith
Terry 'The Toad' Fields
Laurie Henderson
Cindy Williams
Laurie Henderson
Debbie Dunham
Candy Clark
Debbie Dunham
Carol
Mackenzie Phillips
Carol
XERB Disc Jockey
Wolfman Jack
XERB Disc Jockey
Joe Young
Bo Hopkins
Joe Young
Carlos
Manuel Padilla Jr.
Carlos
Ants
Beau Gentry
Ants
Bob Falfa
Harrison Ford
Bob Falfa
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