Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto (1977)

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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 are determined to stop her.

Date of release
1977-06-16
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (61)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Comedy, Action
Director
Ron Howard

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

Grand Theft Auto is a 1977 American road action comedy film starring and directed by Ron Howard, in his feature film directorial debut. Howard also wrote the screenplay with his real-life father Rance Howard, who also co-starred in the film. As of 2025, this is the only film that Howard has both directed and starred in. The film takes its title from the crime grand theft auto, which is committed a number of times by several different characters.

Production

When executive producer Roger Corman was testing titles for Eat My Dust!, Grand Theft Auto came a close second as a possible title. So, when making a follow-up, he decided to call it Grand Theft Auto.

The film was made on a budget of $602,000. It was filmed in and around Victorville, California. Roger Corman worked as an executive producer, along with Rance Howard, who also co-wrote the script with Ron Howard. When Howard pleaded Corman for an extra half day to reshoot a scene, Corman responded: "Ron, you can come back if you want, but nobody else will be there".

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