Rating: Summary: not what i thought Review: This really silly movie is a bit of a guilty pleasure that must be watched with your brain shut off. If you have too much free time and have some cash to throw away, you could do worse. I would really give it 3.5 stars if I could. Ron Howard plays the son of a sheriff who steals a race car from a track and goes on a joyride with his friends in an attempt to impress a girl who loves speed. The car chases are more comical than thrilling. Actually the best scenes take place, not in the car, but at the sheriff's station run by several imbecilic deputies, and housing a couple of drunks and an ever-increasing number of people showing up to report complaints about the sheriff's son.This movie is like a Saturday morning cartoon in many ways. For instance, in one scene the car is almost driven off a cliff using the roof of a shack as a ramp, then Ron Howard says "naaah", and the film reverses with the car impossibly returning to the road. This light-hearted drive-in movie comedy was so successful, that producer Roger Corman gave Ron Howard the chance to direct another movie with essentially the same script and launched his new career. Not great filmaking, but still an interesting little diversion if you don't take it too seriously.
Rating: Summary: Light Fun Review: This really silly movie is a bit of a guilty pleasure that must be watched with your brain shut off. If you have too much free time and have some cash to throw away, you could do worse. I would really give it 3.5 stars if I could. Ron Howard plays the son of a sheriff who steals a race car from a track and goes on a joyride with his friends in an attempt to impress a girl who loves speed. The car chases are more comical than thrilling. Actually the best scenes take place, not in the car, but at the sheriff's station run by several imbecilic deputies, and housing a couple of drunks and an ever-increasing number of people showing up to report complaints about the sheriff's son. This movie is like a Saturday morning cartoon in many ways. For instance, in one scene the car is almost driven off a cliff using the roof of a shack as a ramp, then Ron Howard says "naaah", and the film reverses with the car impossibly returning to the road. This light-hearted drive-in movie comedy was so successful, that producer Roger Corman gave Ron Howard the chance to direct another movie with essentially the same script and launched his new career. Not great filmaking, but still an interesting little diversion if you don't take it too seriously.
Rating: Summary: The Destroy a Rolls Royce Review: This was the directorial debu for film legend Ron Howard he also stars in it along with borther Clint Howard and Maryion Ross makes an apperance in it(she was Maryion Cunningham on Happy Days)they destroy some of the best cars in the world in this film including a Rolls Royce,Porche and many more but I found staring Ron Howard it had a pit of a chessy feel to it and more of a happy-go-lucky feeling over hard core action but still a real neat film for any car fans
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