Review of Grand Theft Auto (1977) by Harry W — 05 Mar 2014

Piss off, pig!

A rich girl decides she doesn't want to march to her parent's orders and eventually rebels to the point where she chooses a fiancé and decides to elope to Vegas. When her parents discover her decision, they send her to her room. She sneaks out, steals their car, and picks up her boyfriend and heads to Vegas. Her anticipating fiancé, set up by her parents, puts a rumor of her kidnapping out through the radio with a price on her and her true fiance's head. Everyone who needs money will hunt the couple down to stop them.

"He realizes there's a conflict.".

Ron Howard, director of Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Ransom, Apollo 13, Willow, Far and Away, and Backdraft, delivers Grand Theft Auto. The storyline for this picture is pretty straight forward with interesting characters and situations and worthwhile car chase scenes. The acting is just okay and the cast includes Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Elizabeth Rogers, Clint Howard, and Rance Howard.

"I will not tolerate police harassment.".

I watched this movie on Netflix recently and was always excited to see these old Ron Howard pictures (huge fan of the 70s car films). This was just okay, fairly average to be honest, and a definite step down from Death Race 2000, Two-Lane Blacktop, or Dirty Mary Crazy Larry. This is worth viewing once if you're a fan of the genre but is not a classic within the genre.

"Don't get your bowls in an uproar.".

Grade: C+.