This movie follows the rivalry between a small-town southern sheriff and a small-town teenaged thief who steals cars and destroys them with the sheriff's daughter by his side.This movie follows the rivalry between a small-town southern sheriff and a small-town teenaged thief who steals cars and destroys them with the sheriff's daughter by his side.This movie follows the rivalry between a small-town southern sheriff and a small-town teenaged thief who steals cars and destroys them with the sheriff's daughter by his side.
William Forsythe
- Kenny
- (as Bill Forsythe)
Michael Greene
- Tall Arab
- (as Michael Green)
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- TriviaThe names of the four previous 1970s Roger Corman produced New World Pictures productions that this movie featured scenes from, which were mainly action car stunt sequences, and functioned as a form of stock footage in a sense for the film, were two titles from 1976 and two titles from 1977, they being [in approx. order]: Eat My Dust (1976), Moving Violation (1976), Thunder and Lightning (1977) and Grand Theft Auto (1977).
- GoofsWhen Sheriff Turner is seen beating up Sheriff Bleed in the final fight sequence, Charles Howerton can be seen laughing for a second.
- Quotes
Glen Wilson: Where did you learn to fly?
Helicopter Pilot: In the army.
Glen Wilson: What, The Salvation Army?
- Crazy creditsIn the final shot of the movie, a CGI Mercedes-Benz convertible drives through the screen, making it look like smashed glass. A montage of some of the stunts play through the cast credits.
- Alternate versionsThe UK theatrical version is cut by 36 seconds for a 'PG' rating. The '15' rated video release is uncut.
- ConnectionsEdited from Eat My Dust (1976)
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Car chase flick
OK, sure the movie pretty much sucks, but it's definitely worth it to see some cool car chases if you are a car chase fan. After realizing how many precious classic Dodge Chargers were destroyed during the "Dukes of Hazzard" TV run, it's also kinda sad to see a hot '57 Chevy banged up in chases (watch the disappearing dents, they used more than one of course) but the highlight definitely is that great crash by the '57 through the roof (where of course, McNichol simply keeps driving after the car lands). This chase, with the '57 Chevy, just may be one of the greatest car chases ever put on film actually, it's just too bad it's in a comedy and not a 'serious' film.
The comedy is definitely bad, with maybe the funniest scene probably being the truck driver who backs in McNichols' way in an alley, who says "nooo!" with a hilarious look on his face. So hey, pick this one up off ebay for the chases, and watch with the volume turned off when you can to avoid the painful dialogue.
The comedy is definitely bad, with maybe the funniest scene probably being the truck driver who backs in McNichols' way in an alley, who says "nooo!" with a hilarious look on his face. So hey, pick this one up off ebay for the chases, and watch with the volume turned off when you can to avoid the painful dialogue.
- stevenfallonnyc
- Jan 21, 2003
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) officially released in Canada in English?
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