Synopsis
See the greatest cars in the world destroyed!
A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
1977 Directed by Ron Howard
A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her.
Ron Howard Nancy Morgan Elizabeth Rogers Barry Cahill Rance Howard Paul Linke Marion Ross Don Steele Peter Isacksen Clint Howard James Ritz Hoke Howell Lew Brown Ken Lerner Jack Perkins Paul Bartel Garry Marshall Leo Rossi Bill Conklin Robert Weaver Bobs Watson Jim Begg Allan Arkush Ancel Cook James Costigan Laurence Cruickshank Lars Frederiksen Wayne Goodwin Ben Haller Show All…
Bruce Paul Barbour Rick Seaman Conrad E. Palmisano Diane Peterson Gene Hartline Vic Rivers Dana Bertolette Tim Chitwood Tim Heck
Большое автоограбление, Большая автокража, Car Crash Auto 1, Gib Gas... und lasst euch nicht erwischen, Gib Gas... und laßt euch nicht erwischen, Attenti a quella pazza Rolls Royce, Lâchez les bolides, Loca escapada a Las Vegas, Τρελλό Κυνηγητό Αυτοκινήτων
Review In A Nutshell:
Ron Howard is a director that I have barely scratched the surface of; having seen only three of his films, and was viewed at a time where films were barely a priority of mine. Those films were "How the Grinch Stole Chirstmas", "The DaVinci Code", and "Angels and Demons". Those certainly are his most well-known works, but they aren't the ones that convinced the world that he is one of Hollywood's top directors. I didn't know what to expect out of Grand Theft Auto, as my lack of experience of the director may lead me to disliking the film and the fact that this is his first film, it may come off as predictably amateurish and…
It's been 4 decades! My 2nd Unit looked good on the big screen. Still pretty funny. At the Aero's Corn the King Fest
Automotive chaos is pure cinema to me. Watched this with a huge grin on my face.
I revisited this and "Eat My Dust" over the weekend and this one is the clear winner of the two. I listened to both commentaries as well and they were excellent. They really shined a light on how the production went and what it is like to work for Roger Corman.
GTA was a lot of fun from start to finish. I laughed many times and the action was top notch. For me, Don Steele was the glue that held the movie together and he was funny as hell.
I need to go back and watch "Death Race 2000" again soon.
The cross country race movies of the 60s and 70s are a lost art, I would love to see one in this style made today.
You Have 90 Minutes To Comply 2: Brevity Rules
Enjoyably silly old 1970s car chase crime comedy like all the other ones we’ve all seen. This one’s probably only known these days for sharing its name with that video game series, of which it’s fair to say I’m rather a fan. Until I have to do Chiliad Challenge on San Andreas, at which point I want to assassinate the creators.
The most amusing moments were the old bloke who just indiscriminately starts lobbing sticks of dynamite at everyone and everything, the persistent radio DJ trying to make a name for himself, and the total and utter disregard for cops in this. Nobody gives a shit if they get arrested, they’ll…
For his directorial debut, Ron Howard did a pretty good job behind the camera (and even in front of the camera, where he gives a solid performance, as does Nancy Morgan). There is some excellent stuntwork on display here, and while this movie is more or less just a silly chase movie, it's pretty entertaining and competently made for what it is.
GRADE: B-
Before becoming a big name in the world of film directing with Night Shift, Splash, and Parenthood, Happy Days star Ron Howard made his official behind-the-camera debut with this low-budget Roger Corman production, a romantic action road comedy about two young lovers who head off to Vegas to get married, only to be chased down by everyone from one of the lovers' parents to a bunch of schmucks who seek reward money. For a first-time director, Howard puts together some really frankly insane chase and crash sequences, some of which go so over-the-top bombastic and destructive that you can practically imagine a young Michael Bay watching this and thinking to himself, "I get this... this really speaks to me." Yes,…
blues brothers level car wrecks, looney tunes style slapstick, and an amazing theme song and score by the late great peter ivers
wish howard did more pure slapstick comedies beyond just this and night shift