
Darlene's into going fast, Hoover's into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunk-full of hot pursuits.... (Full plot summary below)
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Darlene's into going fast, Hoover's into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunk-full of hot pursuits.
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| Austin ChronicleJerry RenshawIn a way, it's an archetypal car-chase flick, with next to no plot and a lot of cars flying through the air, engines roaring, tires roasting, sheetmetal bending. |
| IGNR. L. ShafferIt takes a little while to get going, but once it does, it never lets up, proving a cathartic anti-authority picture driven (both literally and figuratively) by Howard. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. Puccio...noteworthy mainly because a part of the deal to make it allowed Ron Howard the chance to direct his own next picture. |
| User Reviewdaren yI thought it was good movie..For what it was.. |
| User ReviewJohn FJust like Dirty Harry and Crazy Larry a great auto action yarn |
| User ReviewMichael TI would venture to say that I liked, but didn't love this story of Ron Howard as a young man, obsessed with speed and driving his hotrod. I think the story about a guy stealing a stock car to impress a girl might've put me off, as it involves a ton of property damage along the way for people who have noting to do with him trying to get laid, so I couldn't root for this asshole, as I might rather see him in jail given his idiotic behavior and lack of concern for others. It's a watchable flick, but maybe others will get more out of ti than I did. Rental. |
| User ReviewDewayne MSaw this a long time ago,pretty good car chase movie. |
| User ReviewBrad GA surprisingly, shockingly enjoyable car chase picture starring everybody's favorite Happy Dayer Ron Howard as a reckless teenager fleeing his Sheriff father in a stolen stock car, and all in the name of love...mmm, lust. It's goofy and silly, but it all works. Howard is loads of fun and so is his uncontrollably rageful Papa Sheriff Warren Kemmerling. Maybe not your favorite Roger Corman production, but it's a good time at the movies. VF. |
| User ReviewBill BI would venture to say that I liked, but didn't love this story of Ron Howard as a young man, obsessed with speed and driving his hotrod. I think the story about a guy stealing a stock car to impress a girl might've put me off, as it involves a ton of property damage along the way for people who have noting to do with him trying to get laid, so I couldn't root for this asshole, as I might rather see him in jail given his idiotic behavior and lack of concern for others. It's a watchable flick, but maybe others will get more out of ti than I did. Rental. |
| User ReviewKevin RThere's whiskey and blood on the pavement. Darlene is the hottest girl in town and Hoover has obtained the hottest car in town. Hoover will do anything to impress Darlene so they go on a wild ride of fun and breaking the law. Things get hot, but misinterpreted. There is an obvious short term connection based on the ongoing events, but can Hoover turn this into a long term relationship? "I'm not impressed by reckless driving." Charles Griffith, director of Forbidden Island, The Little Shop of Horrors, Up from the Depths, Smokey Bites and Dust, and Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II, delivers Eat My Dust. The storyline for this picture is fairly straightforward and reminded me for Grand Theft Auto (also with Howard) or The van. The cast includes Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Charles Howerton, and Christopher Norris. "Just because I have a stupid name doesn't mean I'm not worth going with." I am a huge grindhouse movie fan and have been dying to see this for some time. I finally got around to watching this and felt it was just okay (a little like Two-Lane Blacktop). This isn't a classic like Vanishing Point but is a fun movie for the time (more like The Van). Overall, I recommend seeing this if you're a fan of the muscle car or grindhouse genres. "They are not dangerous." Grade: C+ |