Eat My Dust

"A Very Funny Car."

Oct 21 1976 PG 1h 29m
Action, Comedy, Romance

Hoover Nielbold is a car-crazy teenager who, in order to impress the hottest girl in school, takes her for a ride in a souped-up race car owned by local racer Big Bubba Jones. Hoover's father Harry, who's also the local sheriff is furious at the situation and orders his bumbling deputies to go after him. With the Sheriff's office overflowing with concerned parents and citizens and his deputies failing to catch him. He enlists the help of Jones and fellow racers to capture him. It culminates in a thrilling car chase finale through the rural countryside.

Official Trailer
Plot

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.

Written by

Charles B. Griffith

Directed by

Charles B. Griffith

Cast

Ron Howard, Christopher Norris, Brad David

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New World Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Eat My Dust - Trailer
Teasers
Eat My Dust! ? 1976 ? Teaser
Featurettes
Allan Arkush on EAT MY DUST
Scores
# of Votes
1,077
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
54
Popularity
NA