Grand Theft Auto (1977 film)

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Grand Theft Auto (1977 film) is a 1977 American action-comedy road movie directed by and starring Ron Howard, featuring Rance Howard, and centered on a cross-country car chase.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
action-comedy film
film
road movie
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy Dean Cundey
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Ron Howard
distributedBy New World Pictures
editedBy J. Terry Williams
Joe Dante
featuresCharacter Paula Powers
Sam Freeman
featuresVehicle Cadillac
Rolls-Royce Limited
surface form: Rolls-Royce
genre action film
comedy film
road movie
hasSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
hasTheme car chases
elopement
media sensationalism
hasTitle Grand Theft Auto
musicBy Peter Ivers
notableFor being Ron Howard's feature directorial debut
originalLanguage English
partOf New World Pictures filmography
plotSummary A young couple steals a car and drives cross-country to Las Vegas while being pursued in a media-fueled car chase.
producer Rance Howard
Roger Corman
productionCompany New World Pictures
releaseDate 1977-06-03
releaseYear 1977
runtimeMinutes 89
screenwriter James Ritz
Neal Israel
Rance Howard
Ron Howard
starring Clint Howard
Elizabeth Rogers
Marion Ross
Nancy Morgan
Rance Howard
Ron Howard

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