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Tant qu'on n'a pas essayé...

Original title: Eat My Dust
  • 1976
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.1K
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Ron Howard in Tant qu'on n'a pas essayé... (1976)
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Darlene's into going fast and Hoover's into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunkful of hot pursuits.Darlene's into going fast and Hoover's into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunkful of hot pursuits.Darlene's into going fast and Hoover's into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunkful of hot pursuits.

  • Director
    • Charles B. Griffith
  • Writer
    • Charles B. Griffith
  • Stars
    • Ron Howard
    • Christopher Norris
    • Brad David
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    • Director
      • Charles B. Griffith
    • Writer
      • Charles B. Griffith
    • Stars
      • Ron Howard
      • Christopher Norris
      • Brad David
    • 24User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Ron Howard
    Ron Howard
    • Hoover Niebold
    Christopher Norris
    Christopher Norris
    • Darlene Kurtz
    Brad David
    Brad David
    • Billy B. Westerby
    Kathy O'Dare
    • Miranda Smith
    Clint Howard
    Clint Howard
    • George Poole Jr.
    Peter Isacksen
    Peter Isacksen
    • Junior Hale
    • (as Pete Isacksen)
    Jessica Potter
    • Lallie Chandler
    Warren J. Kemmerling
    Warren J. Kemmerling
    • Sheriff Niebold
    • (as Warren Kemmerling)
    Charles Howerton
    Charles Howerton
    • Dep. Jay Beah
    Kedric Wolfe
    • Dep. Brookside
    John Kramer
    • Dep. Sebastiani
    W.L. Luckey
    • Dep. Gallo
    Rance Howard
    Rance Howard
    • Clark
    Dave Madden
    Dave Madden
    • Big Bubba Jones
    Robert Broyles
    • Bud
    John Thompson
    • Oly
    Ronald C. Ross
    • Driver
    • (as Ronald Clark Ross)
    Speed Stearns
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    • Director
      • Charles B. Griffith
    • Writer
      • Charles B. Griffith
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    6SnoopyStyle

    some good car action

    Hoover Niebold (Ron Howard) is a car-nerd, and a prankster with his friends. His daddy is the law. They're at the car race. Snooty hot girl Darlene Kurtz is willing to ride with him if only he gets the red race car. So he steals the car and they go on a joy ride.

    Ron Howard wanted to direct his own movie and Roger Corman required him to star in this movie before giving him his directorial debut, Grand Theft Auto (1977). This is a thin script. I don't particularly care about any of these characters. Ron Howard is still a good lead. The rest can be left behind. There are some fun car action but that's the only good aspect. It's a B-movie with a named actor.
    7lost-in-limbo

    Get ready to take the wheel!

    Hoover is a real speed freak and he steals the fastest race-car at a racetrack to impress Darlene. Who by the way has a thing for fast cars and whoever's behind the wheel. So Hoover takes her (and some unwanted passengers) on a cross-country trip with his father, Sheriff Harry and the rest of the police force hot on their heels.

    Lets burn rubber in this tooting and yahoo of an outgoing car chase romp! This Roger Corman produced drive-in feature was a big hit for him and really did launch actor Ron Howard's filming career afterwards. The accelerating story is as simple as the outline suggests with a roller coaster-like ride that transcends into a domino effect of chaotic accidents and humorous outcomes. The elastically joyous script is streamlined with extremely witty one-liners and always snappy and colourful characters. Charles B. Griffith (Death Race 2000) wrote and directed this top-gear feature with a sprightly combination of amazingly smoking action and reckless fun, which does come together to equal quite a speed rush with a nice dose of irony. It never seems to take a back-step, even when it does run out of gas. Giving the flick a real lift was a pleasantly, rousing country music score and energetically crisp camera-work with inventive framing and show-stopping images. As with most Corman flicks, an all-studded cult support cast was on hand in small parts. With the likes Clint Howard, Paul Bartel and Corbin Bernson. Ron Howard fitted perfectly as the gawky, but charismatic Hoover and Christopher Norris is great as the speed buxom Darlene. Though the best of the lot would have to be Warren J. Kemmerling as Hoover's cranky and always uptight father, Sheriff Harry Niebold.

    Just sit back and take it all in, while you listen to the engines purr in this boot-kicking and spun-out trip!
    6gavin6942

    Fun Little Race Film

    From the winning team of Roger Corman and Charles Griffith, with Bill Paxton as set designer... we have a fun little film about a sheriff's son who has a race car and outruns every cop who tries to stop him. Throw in a girl named Christopher and you have a movie!

    Ron Howard stars, with family Clint and Rance along for the ride. Allegedly, Howard only agreed to do this film after being given the chance to direct "Grand Theft Auto", catapulting his Oscar-winning career. Well played, Opie and Corman!

    The film as a whole is fun if you like seeing kids outrun cops, but the Chow Fongs car chase scene is the best. How could the building be so fragile and poorly constructed? How can a car flip so easily? It is pure genius!
    daviddecoteau

    Simply.....

    .....one of the best movies ever made. Period. I saw this film as a young teen and it inspired me to make movies which I have done for the past 20+ years. Eat My Dust is a hilarious action packed comedy that has to be seen to be believed. Roger Corman and Ron Howard have captured lightning in a bottle with this one. Charles B. Griffith had NEVER been given the credit he deserved. I have seen this film a few dozen times and it gets better with each viewing. Dave Grisman's score is unforgettable. Dave Madden is screamingly funny as "big Bubba Jones". Sh*t on a twisty stick EAT MY DUST is the perfect car action comedy of the 70s
    6SinjinSB

    One of many fun Roger Corman car chase movies

    One of many fun Roger Corman car chase movies. This one stars Ron Howard, a rebel, who steals the fastest race car in town to impress a girl. To make things even worse, his father is the town sheriff. You won't find any deep meaning or hidden themes in this movie, but if you want a fun 70s car chase movie, this movie does the job. This is the movie that is indirectly responsible for launching Ron Howard's directing career on his next movie, Grand Theft Auto. Eat My Dust was a box office success for Roger Corman, so automatically they wanted a sequel. Instead of asking for more money, Ron Howard asked for the opportunity to write and direct the movie. The rest is history. Not a lot of big names in this movie, but Ron's brother and father are in it...as well as an unrecognizable Corbin Bernsen as the slow-witted gas station attendant.

    **1/2 (Out of 4)

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    • Trivia
      Ron Howard initially turned down this part. He only reconsidered because he was offered a chance to direct another car-chase film for the Roger Corman Unit if it was successful. That film eventually evolved into Lâchez les bolides (1977).
    • Goofs
      One of the police cars is an AMC Matador, but it changes back and forth to a 1972 Plymouth Satellite during a chase scene.
    • Quotes

      Dep. Jay Beah: This vehicle does not seem to possess a functioning door handle.

      Oly: What does it seem to possess?

    • Crazy credits
      The cast credits at the end are divided into categories, "the kids", "the cops", "the parents" etc.
    • Connections
      Edited into Le convoi des casseurs (1981)

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    • Release date
      • July 6, 1977 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Roger Corman: The Official DVD Website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • À plein gaz
    • Filming locations
      • Irwindale, California, USA(Speedway 605 - torn down in 1977)
    • Production company
      • New World Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $300,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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