Grand theft auto dvd, 2006, trickedout edition for sale. Released 1977, grand theft auto stars ron howard, nancy morgan, marion ross, peter isacksen the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a. Grand theft auto is a 1977 american comedy road movie directed by ron howard. James dean east of eden vintage original pressbook 1955. With grand theft auto, we see the debut of another great hollywood filmmaker, ron howard. Movies like ron howard s grand theft auto may not have vast artistic ambitions, but in the nittygritty summer movie market theyre important factors.
Grand theft auto 1977 original theatrical trailer youtube. Grand theft auto original trailer turner classic movies. Poor boy sam freeman howard and rich girl paula powers nancy morgan are in love, but daddy disapproves. The film takes its title from the crime grand theft auto, which is committed a number of times by several different characters. The redneck hinglemans bill conklin, robby weaver attempt to capture fugitive lovers sam and paula ron howard and nancy morgan in grand theft auto, 1977 view the tcmdb entry for grand theft auto 1977. So fox optioned the rights for the howard corman movie title a. A rich girl steals her dads rolls royce and heads off to las vegas to get married.
It is the classic story of a two young lovers wanting to get married but forces in their immediately. For the roundtables forgotten firsts august, victor looks at ron howard s directorial debut. Ron howard is the youngest regular cast member, and one of only two regular or recurring over 20 episodes portraying the same character surviving cast members of the andy. Rounding out to extras are biographies, a poster, and trailers for grand theft auto and eat my dust a corman produced carcrash movie in which ron howard starred but did not direct. Before leaving happy days in 1980, howard made his directing debut with the 1977 lowbudget comedyaction film grand theft auto.
Ron howard is starring, alongside nancy morgan, elizabeth rogers, barry cahill, rance howard and paul linke. It was howards directorial debut and features himself as sam freeman and nancy morgan as paula rovers in the leading. Ron howard made his directorial debut with this tale of teenage lovers on the run. Theyre part of a subgenre i guess you could call the chasencrash movie, since dozens of cars, trucks, buses and other vehicles fly through the air, crash and burst into flame in the midst of a rudimentary story line.
Movie info in exchange for being allowed to make his directorial debut in grand theft auto, ron howard agreed to take no salary as a director, merely as star and coscreenwriter with his dad. Grand theft auto is een amerikaanse actiekomedie uit 1977, waarmee ron howard zijn regiedebuut maakte. Grand theft auto original trailer director, star and cowriter ron howard explains his romantic comedy. Add to watchlist this is ron howard s first movie as a director. Grand theft auto is a 1977 american comedy chase film directed by ron howard. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Teenage carnappers go wild in the funniest car movie ever, featuring ron howard s directorial debut. Grand theft auto 1977 stream and watch online moviefone. Grand theft auto is a 1977 american comedy road film directed by ron howard. Ron howard full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. In exchange for being allowed to make his directorial debut in grand theft auto, ron howard agreed to take no salary as a director, merely as star and coscreenwriter with his dad rance. After grand theft auto premiered on television roger said to me this makes your 7. Grand theft auto is a comedycrime film directed by ron howard, released in the usa on june 16 of 1977.
It was howards feature film directorial debut, and it features howard as sam. Grand theft auto the 1977 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. In ron howard made his directorial debut with grand theft auto, and its financial success led to further opportunities. Ron howard does it all as he wrote, directed and stars in this movie as a lovestruck teenager running off to get married with his high school sweetheart. With ron howard, nancy morgan, elizabeth rogers, barry cahill. The plot finds sam freeman eloping with his heiress girlfriend paula powers nancy morgan. Ron howards character in the movie at one point describes everything going on as a cockamamie circus and i think thats pretty accurate but its not an entertaining circus. Find movie and film cast and crew information for grand theft auto 1977 ron howard on allmovie. Among his early hits were a series of comedies that included night shift 1982, which centred on two morgue employees played by henry winkler and michael keaton who turn their workplace into an escort. Ron howard a list of 25 titles created 7 months ago ron howard movies a list of 28 titles created 18 may 2017 see all related lists. Ron howard, director of cinderella man, the da vinci code, how the grinch stole christmas, ransom, apollo, willow, far and away, and backdraft, delivers grand theft auto. A rich girl steals her dads rolls royce and heads off to las vegas.
Vintage grand theft auto movie pressbook rare spanish. The chase is on as parents, police, and even bounty hunters try. 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. Ron howard promises arrested development season 5 is coming. Genres comedy director ron howard starring ron howard, nancy morgan. Grand theft auto proved to be enough of a calling card for howard.
But unlike the years other alums lynch, gilliam, or ridley scott, ron howard is not a stylistically recognizable filmmaker, despite being a very famous one. It was howard s feature film directorial debut, and it features howard as sam freeman and nancy morgan as paula powers in the leading roles. Trailer for the film grand theft auto, avaliable on dvd may 24th, 2011 as part of the ron howard action pack. It was, of course, ron howard who wrote and directed and starred in the little pic grand theft auto back in 1977 for roger corman. Ron howard nancy morgan elizabeth rogers addeddate 20191029 04. Grand theft auto 1977 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Grand theft auto sam freeman 1977 im a fool andy 1977. Carsploitation, comedy, romance, road movie, crime.
Sam freeman howard and his heiress girlfriend paula powers nancy morgan decide they cant wait any longer, steal paulas dads rolls royce, and head off to las vegas to get married. Grand theft auto 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Movies like ron howards grand theft auto may not have vast artistic ambitions, but in the nittygritty summer movie market theyre important factors. Grand theft auto 1977, a film by ron howard theiapolis. Auto movie, grand theft auto trailer,grand theft auto 1977, ron howard. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing grand theft auto near you. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward. In exchange for being allowed to make his directorial debut in grand theft auto, ron howard agreed to take no salary as a director, merely as. If the star would take on his car chase movie eat my dust as an actor, he would let him direct the pseudosequel grand theft auto. This came after cutting a deal with roger corman, wherein corman let howard direct a film in exchange for howard starring in eat my dust. There is a commentary by corman and howard, which is a good addition to the package.