American Graffiti: The Low-Budget Comedy That Launched George Lucas’ Hollywood Empire
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George Lucas didn’t have the clout to make his crowning achievement, Star Wars, until he’d written and directed his first blockbuster hit: the classic comedy American Graffiti. After Star Wars became the highest-grossing movie ever made, Lucas became one of the most powerful players in Hollywood. Whatever wild idea he cooked up, from Indiana Jones […]