[PAR] [TLE] American Graffiti [SEP] American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed and co-written by George Lucas starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins, and Wolfman Jack.  Suzanne Somers and Joe Spano also appear in the film.  Set in Modesto, California in 1962, the film is a study of the cruising and rock and roll cultures popular among the post–World War II baby boom generation.  The film is told in a series of vignettes, telling the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures over a single night. [PAR] [TLE] Gary Kurtz [SEP] Gary Douglas Kurtz (born July 27, 1940) is an American film producer whose list of credits includes "American Graffiti" (1973), "Star Wars" (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), "The Dark Crystal" (1982) and "Return to Oz" (1985).  Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film "Slipstream", which reunited him with "Star Wars" star Mark Hamill.
[PAR] [TLE] American Graffiti [ SEP ] American Graffiti is a 1973 American coming - of - age comedy - drama film directed and co - written by George Lucas starring Richard Dreyfuss , Ron Howard , Paul Le Mat , Harrison Ford , Charles Martin Smith , Cindy Williams , Candy Clark , Mackenzie Phillips , Bo Hopkins , and Wolfman Jack . Suzanne Somers and Joe Spano also appear in the film . Set in Modesto , California in 1962 , the film is a study of the cruising and rock and roll cultures popular among the post – World War II baby boom generation . The film is told in a series of vignettes , telling the story of a group of teenagers and their adventures over a single night . [PAR] [TLE] Gary Kurtz [ SEP ] Gary Douglas Kurtz ( born July 27 , 1940 ) is an American film producer whose list of credits includes " American Graffiti " ( 1973 ) , " Star Wars " ( 1977 ) , " The Empire Strikes Back " ( 1980 ) , " The Dark Crystal " ( 1982 ) and " Return to Oz " ( 1985 ) . Kurtz also co - produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film " Slipstream " , which reunited him with " Star Wars " star Mark Hamill .
What city and state was the 1973 film, which starred Gary Kurtz, set?
What city and state was the 1973 film , which starred Gary Kurtz , set ?
Modesto, California
Modesto, California