make in the early 80 when the 70 car chase genre be wind down and chockablock with copious footage lift from such previous roger corman back drive in flick a grand theft auto and move violation and eat my dust . and and thunder and lightening and coast on the faint sliver of a one note story and and and just like the numerous car chase showcased herein and run around in endless circle with no particular purpose or destination in mind and this energetically stupid comedic romp be harshly pan by critic and generally dismiss a an absolute turkey . grant and it not exactly a good movie and but it certainly an enjoyably brainless and pointless and senseless wallow in crash em and smash em up demolition derby cinema . shrewd and impishly irreverent car nut misfit roscoe ( night warn jimmy mcnichol ) abduct stick up homecoming queen peggy sue turner ( perky and fetch blonde janet julian ) and go on the lam with peggy crusty and hot tempered and very overbearing and overprotective sheriff dad ( broadly play by the chubby walter barnes ) and assort oddball secondary character in hot pursuit . that it for the plot while the rest of the picture be nothing more than spin tire and out of control car stunt and an uptight girl loosen up on the road and young love blooming on the road and idiotic slapstick gag and a what the hell be he do here . guy in an apesuit cameo and peppy rock song blare away on the soundtrack and and plenty of pedal glue to the floor ultra speedy car chase scene . longtime corman screenwriter charles b . ( bucket of blood and the little shop of horror ) griffith display an endearingly all thumbs incompetence a a director and which in this case greatly add to the infectiously dopey festivity . the ubiquitous gary graver come through with his customary smooth and polish cinematography . brent myggen frantically pumpingnpropulsive score rush along to a quick snappy beat . the wildly mug support cast be load with familiar face represent dick miller a a dippy dad and joyride to nowhere mel welles a a goofy sheik who speak in fracture fragmented sentence and bill forsythe a a brutish caveman football player and rance howard a a fanatically gung ho high school football coach and and angelo rossitto a an excitable midget hotel desk clerk . overall and this baby measure up a a pretty solid and satisfy so dumb it fun good time .