Imagine a muscle car: Breaking Away is asleep in the back, Rebel Without A Cause is riding shotgun and Dazed and Confused is at the wheel. Grease is locked in the trunk. Now you get the feel of the hugely influential American Graffiti, our summertime movie.

In 1973 Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas formed a formidable union and created this delirious, hormone-drenched paean to the spirit of American youth. Set in the summer of '62 and shot mostly at night by Haskell Wexler, the neon world of drag races, vintage rock'n'roll, first kisses and long goodbyes are brought gloriously to life. A feast for the eyes, ears and soul. Don't go square on us, daddy, go Cube.

Advanced tickets can be bought from 20th Century Flicks