American Graffiti

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

About

A look into the life of high school graduates enjoying one final night with their friends before departing for college. It earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture and is notable for being one of the most profitable films in history after being made on a $777,000 budget.

Trivia

The film was directed by George Lucas and produced by Francis Ford Coppola, both of whom worked on the film THX 1138 from a couple years prior.