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June 16, 1977
June 16, 1977
Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Ron Howard
Paul Bartel, Barry Cahill, Larry Cruickshank, Gene Hartline, Clint Howard
Ron Howard directs and stars in this Roger Corman-produced feature-length car chase, and Grand Theft Auto was made to appeal to the 12-year-old in all of us who likes to see stuff blow up. Poor boy Sam Freeman (Howard) and rich girl Paula Powers (Nancy Morgan) are in love, but Daddy disapproves. They steal the Powers family Rolls Royce for a Vegas elopement, Paula's ex-fiancé puts a bounty on her head, and from then on you can just forget about the plot and watch a zillion cars crash into each other, not to mention a couple of helicopters and an ice-cream truck. In many ways this is a quintessential PG-rated '70s movie: plenty of wholesome fun involving the destruction of public and private property, and every now and then someone says the S word to liven things up. And yes, it is surprisingly satisfying to see a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud get smashed all to hell. The 25th-anniversary special-edition DVD includes interviews with Roger Corman and Ron Howard, audio commentary from Corman and Howard, and a reproduction of the original press pack. --Ali Davis - Amazon.com
Buckle up for all the hilarious slam-bang antics and hot pursuits in this digitally enhanced tricked-out verison of GRAND THEFT AUTO, Ron Howard's directorial debut. The fun begins when Paula, the daughter of a wealthy candidate for governor, rejects the matchmaking of her overbearing parents, nabs the keys to the family Rolls, and grabs her sweetheart Sam (Ron Howard) to head for Las Vegas. Once there's a $25,000 reward for Paula's return, the chase is on and everyone from a local DJ to a jealous boyfriend joins in one spectacular race both on and off-road. Can these young lovers make it all the way to wedding bells, or will all the ragtag road warriors catch them first? - Description
