Eat My Dust
Seen it?1976 | 89 min | Action
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of action fans. Made for the biggest screen and the loudest speakers you have.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 29 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$6 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles B. Griffith
- Ron HowardHoover Niebold
- Christopher NorrisDarlene Kurtz
- Brad DavidBilly B. Westerby
- Kathy O'DareMiranda Smith
- Clint HowardGeorge Poole Jr.
- Peter IsacksenJunior Hale (as Pete Isacksen)
- Jessica PotterLallie Chandler
- Warren J. KemmerlingSheriff Harry Niebold (as Warren Kemmerling)
- Charles HowertonDep. Jay Beah
- Kedric WolfeDep. Brookside