Summary
Eat My Dust! is a 1976 American action comedy film written and directed by Charles B. Griffith, and starring Ron Howard.
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| Directed by | Charles B. Griffith |
| Written by | Charles B. Griffith |
| Produced by | Roger Corman |
| Starring | Ron Howard Christopher Norris Brad David |
| Cinematography | Eric Saarinen |
| Edited by | Tina Hirsch |
| Music by | David Grisman |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000 |
| Box office | $5.5 million[2][3] |
The film depicts a conflict between a sheriff and his rebellious son, over a stolen car.
Plot edit
When the clean-cut but rebellious son of a small-town sheriff steals the race car of a professional driver, the sheriff forms a motorized posse to recover the car.
Cast edit
- Ron Howard as Hoover Niebold
- Christopher Norris as Darlene Kurtz
- Brad David as Billy B. Westerby
- Kathy O'Dare as Miranda Smith
- Clint Howard as George Poole Jr.
- Peter Isacksen as Junior Hale
- Jessica Potter as Lallie Chandler
- Warren J. Kemmerling as Sheriff Harry Niebold
- Charles Howerton as Dep. Jay Beah
- Kedric Wolfe as Dep. Brookside
- John Kramer as Dep. Sebastiani
- W.L. Luckey as Dep. Jerry Gallo
- Rance Howard as Deputy Clark
- Dave Madden as Big Bubba Jones
- Robert Broyles as Bud
- Paul Bartel as Bruno Smith
- Corbin Bernsen as Roy Puire
- Don Brodie as Old Man Lewis
Production edit
Ron Howard had written a comedy with his father called Tis the Season and raised half the budget from Australia. He met with Roger Corman and agreed to star in the film provided the producer agreed to co-finance Tis the Season. Corman was not enthusiastic about the comedy but said if Howard appeared in Eat My Dust! he would let the actor develop a second film which Howard would direct as well as star in. This was Grand Theft Auto (1977).[4]
Charles Griffith directed the film, which was shot in four weeks, although Howard's scenes were done in only ten days. It was originally titled The Car, and Griffith says he only suggested Eat My Dust! as a joke, but the marketing department at New World loved it.[2][5]
Release edit
The film premiered on April 7, 1976 in San Antonio.[1] It then opened in 100 theatres in Texas on April 23, 1976.[1]
Reception edit
TV Guide gave the movie two out of five stars, calling it below par, finding the movie enjoyable but mindless.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c Eat My Dust! at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ a b Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 98
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 292. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ Chris Nashawaty, Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen and Candy Stripe Nurses - Roger Corman: King of the B Movie, Abrams, 2013 p 151-2
- ^ Aaron W. Graham, 'Little Shop of Genres: An interview with Charles B. Griffith', Senses of Cinema, 15 April 2005 retrieved 22 June 2012
- ^ "Eat My Dust!".
External links edit
- Eat My Dust! at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Eat My Dust! at AllMovie
- Eat My Dust at IMDb
- Eat My Dust! at Rotten Tomatoes
- Eat My Dust! at the TCM Movie Database
- Alan Arkush on Eat My Dust! at Trailers From Hell
