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Grand Theft Auto
| Rating: | PG |
| Genre: | Comedy, Drama |
| Release Date: | June 16, 1977 |
| Running time: | 84 minutes |
| Cast: | Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Elizabeth Rogers, Barry Cahill, Rance Howard |
| Director: | Ron Howard |
| Producer: | Jon Davison |
| Writer: | Ron Howard |
| Distributor: | New World Pictures |
Description: In exchange for being allowed to make his directorial debut in Grand Theft Auto, Ron Howard agreed to take no salary as a director, merely as star and co-screenwriter (with his dad Rance). The plot finds Sam Freeman (Howard) eloping with his heiress girlfriend Paula Powers (Nancy Morgan). Her mob-connected dad Bigby Powers (Barry Cahill) vehemently opposes the marriage, and isn't about to change his mind now that Sam has stolen his Rolls-Royce and sped off to Las Vegas with his daughter in tow. Marion Ross, Howard's Happy Days mom, turns in an offbeat supporting characterization.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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