Eat My Dust!

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Charles B. Griffith, author of +Little Shop of Horrors, was the writer/director of the low-budget Eat My Dust!. Ron Howard heads the cast as Hoover Niebold, the hell-raising son of rural sheriff Harry Niebold (Warren Kemmerling). The sheriff is forced to chase after his own son when Hoover and his girlfriend Darlene (Christopher Norris) steal a racing car and zoom off to parts unknown. Joining the pursuit is the car's owner, professional racer Big Bubba Jones (Dave Madden). Watch for Ron Howard's dad Rance and brother Clint in supporting parts, and also for Paul Bartel in a bit role.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Charles B. Griffith
Written By:

Charles B. Griffith
In Theaters:

Dec 25, 1976 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Feb 23, 1999
Runtime:

89 minutes
Studio:

Concorde/New Horizons Home Video

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Cast

Chrisse Norris

Ron Howard
as Hoover Niebold

Christopher Norris
as Darlene Kurtz

Warren Kemmerling
as Sheriff Niebold

Dave Madden
as Big Bubba Jones

Robert Broyles
as Bud

Evelyn Russell
as Delores Westerby

Rance Howard
as Deputy Clerk

Jessica Potter
as Lallie

Charles Howerton
as J.B.

Kathy O'Dare
as Miranda

Brad David
as Billy

Clint Howard
as Georgie

Kedric Wolfe
as Dep. Brookside

John Thompson
as Oly

Corbin Bernsen

Don Brodie
as Old Man Lewis

Harry Frazier
as Farmer Hale

John "Red" Fox

Mickey Fox
as Chloe Smith

Pete Isacksen
as Junior Hale

W.L. Luckey
as Dep. Gallo

Peter Isacksen

Paul Bartel
as Bruno Smith

Lynn Brown
as Hazel Chandler

Margaret Fairchild
as Dorrit Kurtz

John J. Fox
as Willie Kurtz

John Kramer
as Dep. Sebastiani

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Critic Reviews for Eat My Dust!

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...an unusually tedious chase movie...

Jan 21, 2008 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
just a dumb little car chase movie

Oct 9, 2007 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
...noteworthy mainly because a part of the deal to make it allowed Ron Howard the chance to direct his own next picture.

Sep 23, 2007 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…

John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis