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Eat My Dust
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Writer:
Charles B. Griffith (written by)
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Release Date:
April 1976 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Romance See more »
Tagline:
A very funny car. See more »
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NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Hit And Run – The Review
 (From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 29 August 2012, 12:45 PM, PDT)
[Interview] Director Alex Stapleton Talks ‘Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel’
 (From The Film Stage. 15 December 2011, 7:11 AM, PST)
Exclusive: Ron Howard Talks Rush
 (From MovieWeb. 14 October 2011, 2:54 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Fun Little Race Film See more (11 total) »

Cast

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Ron Howard ... Hoover Niebold
Christopher Norris ... Darlene Kurtz
Brad David ... Billy B. Westerby
Kathy O'Dare ... Miranda Smith

Clint Howard ... George Poole Jr.
Peter Isacksen ... Junior Hale (as Pete Isacksen)
Jessica Potter ... Lallie Chandler
Warren J. Kemmerling ... Sheriff Niebold (as Warren Kemmerling)

Charles Howerton ... Dep. Jay Beah
Kedric Wolfe ... Dep. Brookside
John Kramer ... Dep. Sebastiani
W.L. Luckey ... Dep. Gallo

Rance Howard ... Clark

Dave Madden ... Big Bubba Jones
Robert Broyles ... Bud
John Thompson ... Oly
Ronald C. Ross ... Driver (as Ronald Clark Ross)
Speed Stearns ... Driver
Von Deming ... Driver
Rick Deming ... Driver
John J. Fox ... Willie Kurtz
Margaret Fairchild ... Dorrit Kurtz
Bill McLean ... Sam Chandler
Lynn Brown ... Hazel Chandler

Paul Bartel ... Bruno Smith
Mickey Fox ... Chloe Smith
Clark Howit ... George Poole Sr.
Anne David ... Luana Poole
Evelyn Russel ... Dolores Westerby
Don Brodie ... Old Man Lewis
Harry Frazier ... Farmer Hale

Corbin Bernsen ... Roy Puire
Beach Dickerson ... G.I. Jackson

Jerry Fujikawa ... Chou Lick
Horace Irwin ... Old Timer
Shalliah Compton ... The Little Ghost
The El Duarte High School Band
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Brad Davis ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles B. Griffith 
 
Writing credits
Charles B. Griffith (written by)

Produced by
Roger Corman .... producer
Teri Schwartz .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
David Grisman 
 
Cinematography by
Eric Saarinen (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Tina Hirsch 
 
Art Direction by
Peter Jamison 
 
Set Decoration by
Bill Paxton 
Linda Spheeris 
 
Makeup Department
Gale Peterson .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Teri Schwartz .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara Peeters .... second unit director
Nicole Scott .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Keith Michl .... props
 
Sound Department
Lee Alexander .... production mixer
Harry Wowchuk .... boom operator (as Harry Wowchuck)
Gary C. Bourgeois .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Ronald C. Ross .... stunt coordinator (as Ronald Clark Ross)
Harry Wowchuk .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Bishop .... gaffer
Robert Decker .... key grip (as Bob Decker)
Kit Kalionzes .... camera assistant
Leslie Otis .... camera assistant
Peter Smokler .... camera operator: second unit
Gerald B. Wolfe .... still photographer (as Jerry Wolfe)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Ruhm .... wardrobe (as Jane Rum)
 
Editorial Department
Skip Schoolnik .... assistant editor (as Stuart Schoolnik)
 
Music Department
The David Grisman Quintet .... music performer
Greg Fulginiti .... music engineer
 
Other crew
Joanie Blum .... script (as Joan Blum)
Sharon Compton .... locations
Roger Corman .... presenter
Mark Goldblatt .... production assistant
Jill Griffith .... locations
Robin Preston .... production assistant
Nancy Zearfoss .... location manager
 

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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Japanese
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Ryder Sound Services)
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | Netherlands:AL (2006) (DVD)
Filming Locations:
Castaic, California, USASee more »
Company:
New World PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The original title for this film was "The Car."See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: The Police Car that chases Hooker onto a farm changes from a 1972 Plymouth Satellite to a 1968-70 Plymouth Satellite before crashing into the mud puddle.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2003) (V)See more »

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User Reviews

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Fun Little Race Film, 28 December 2012
Author: gavin6942 from United States

From the winning team of Roger Corman and Charles Griffith, with Bill Paxton as set designer... we have a fun little film about a sheriff's son who has a race car and outruns every cop who tries to stop him. Throw in a girl named Christopher and you have a movie!

Ron Howard stars, with family Clint and Rance along for the ride. Allegedly, Howard only agreed to do this film after being given the chance to direct "Grand Theft Auto", catapulting his Oscar-winning career. Well played, Opie and Corman!

The film as a whole is fun if you like seeing kids outrun cops, but the Chow Fongs car chase scene is the best. How could the building be so fragile and poorly constructed? How can a car flip so easily? It is pure genius!

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