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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1977 DVD Release: 06/22/1999 Format: DVD Edition: Restored/Remastered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 24 mins Studio: New Concorde Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Action Comedy, Road Movie, Romantic Comedy See Also: Grand Theft Auto [Tricked-Out Edition]

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

Ron Howard - Sam Freeman
Nancy Morgan - Paula Powers
Marion Ross - Vivian Hedgeworth
Peter Isacksen - Sparky
Barry Cahill - Bigby Powers

Ron Howard's directorial debut, Grand Theft Auto, comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by Howard and producer Roger Corman, interviews with Howard and Corman, trailers for both this film and Eat My Dust, and biographies. This is an excellent release from New Concorde Home Entertainment. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide