- Release Date: 1977
- Runtime: 84 min
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Starring: Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Elizabeth Rogers, Barry Cahill ... see all
- Director: Ron Howard
- Plot: 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... Read more
User Reviews
Grand Theft Auto in the Seventies
Feb 03, 2009
João Pedro Tomás - imdb.com
Feb 03, 2009João Pedro Tomás - imdb.com
Ron Howard isn't one of my favorite directors and, as an actor, he isn't good either. All performances aren't great and dialogs kinda weak. But it's a nice action movie after all. A chase car film about a couple who decides... Full review
Check your brain at the door and you may have a blast with this one.
Feb 10, 2008
Scott LeBrun - imdb.com
Feb 10, 2008Scott LeBrun - imdb.com
Paula Powers (Nancy Morgan) defies snooty, filthy-rich jerk father Bigby (Barry Cahill) by taking off in his prized Rolls Royce, intending to marry lover Sam Freeman (Ron Howard, also making his directorial debut here). As more and more people take off... Full review
GRAND THEFT AUTO (Ron Howard, 1977) **1/2
Apr 18, 2007
MARIO GAUCI - imdb.com
Apr 18, 2007MARIO GAUCI - imdb.com
I've never considered Howard much of a director - and I only rented this, his debut feature, because I've been on a 'grindhouse' kick ever since I watched the recent Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino homage! Made for Roger Corman's low-budget outfit (he... Full review
See Ron go wild...go wild, Ron, go wild
Jun 02, 2005
Lee Eisenberg - imdb.com
Jun 02, 2005Lee Eisenberg - imdb.com
Before Ron Howard made his most famous movies, he started with this ultra-wacky car chase story. Sam Freeman (Howard) and Paula Powers (Nancy Morgan) try to announce their marriage plans to her parents', but the latter refuse to accept it. So,... Full review
The King of car crash films
Nov 17, 2001
helpless_dancer - imdb.com
Nov 17, 2001helpless_dancer - imdb.com
Nutty, non stop laughfest depicting 2 idealistic, love struck teens determined to make it to Vegas to be wed against the wishes of the bride's parents. This sets off a huge manhunt for the pair by any and every breed of... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 05, 2008DVD MovieGuide
Silly, stupid and generally tedious, the movie lacks any skill whatsoever.
All the other personalities are cartoon goofballs, and not a single amusing or endearing character emerges.
... Full Review
| Jun 19, 2007MTV.com
To us, the question of whether film is art or not seems misplaced, and ought to be replaced by one regarding the degree to which it might become art. ... Full Review
Qwipster's Movie Reviews
It's a wafer-thin, loosely held together action vehicle, only recommended for any in the mood for mindless mechanical carnage.
There's not much plot here, but there doesn't have to be to please the target audience.
... Full Review
Exclaim! Canada
his debut is a very good movie at all....At this late date the film isn't exactly funny....By Travis Mackenzie Hoover As a devoted hater of the oeuvre of Ron Howard, it is my solemn duty to proclaim Grand Theft Auto his most entertaining movie..... ... Full Review
dvdreview.com
This film clearly fits in more snugly with Corman's output....This is by no means a terrible movie.... ... Full Review
News
A battle breaks out among men in armor. Players take on the role of Ezio Auditore, a young ne'er-do-well living the high life in 15th-century Florence. ... Full Article
SHOW & TELL
dispatch.com –
2009-11-10
The biggest potential blockbuster of the holiday season -- not a movie but a video game -- was released at midnight last night. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 , with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of... ... Full Article
'GTA' episodes 'planned from the start'
digitalspy.co.uk –
2009-10-30
Rockstar North has said that the Grand Theft Auto episodes were planned from the beginning of GTA IV 's development. Associate producer Imran Sarwar said that Niko's story in Liberty City was always going to be a small part. ... Full Article
Special events are taking place this weekend to celebrate the launch of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (featuring The Ballad of Gay Tony ). ... Full Article
Same as it ever was, folks. Not that "GTA" fans would have it any other way. "The Ballad of Gay Tony" brings us back to Liberty City, giving us new perspectives on Rockstar's New York City-in-satire from the point of... ... Full Article
Liberty City finally gets some decent anime in Princess Robot Bubblegum. Only an hyper-sexualized nerd fantasy can save humanity - by sleeping with it. Princess Robot Bubblegum is part of the new television lineup coming in Grand Theft Auto: Episodes... ... Full Article

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