
Movie · action, comedy
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981 · 1h 27m · PG
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What is it about? Smokey Bites the Dust
JIMMY MCNICHOL - he's wild, he's nervy, he's a one man demolition derby!
Follows the rivalry between a small-town Southern sheriff and a small-town delinquent who steals cars and then destroys them with the sheriff’s daughter by his side.
Genres: action, comedy, romance. Themes: small town, sheriff.
Cast and crew Smokey Bites the Dust
AllCreators
- Directed byCharles B. Griffith
- ScreenplayMax Apple
- MusicBent Myggen
- CinematographyGary Graver
- EditingLarry Bock
Full cast and crew31 cast members, 22 crew
Cast:
- Jimmy McNichol · Roscoe Wilton
- Janet Julian · Peggy Sue Turner
- Walter Barnes · Sheriff Turner
- Patrick Campbell · Lester
- Kari Lizer · Cindy
- John Blyth Barrymore · Harold
- Kedric Wolfe · Deputy Bentley
- William Forsythe · Kenny
- Charles Howerton · Sheriff Lamar
- Mel Welles · Abu Habib Bibubu
- Michael Greene · Tall Arab
- Don Corey · Short Arab
- Dick Miller · Owner
- Linda Gary · Woman Sheriff
- Adriana Shaw · Woman Deputy
- Rance Howard · Football Coach
- Beach Dickerson · Band Director
- Robert Beecher · Principal Stark
- Nancy Parsons · Harold's Mother
- Dan Sturkle · Bell Hop
- Angelo Rossitto · Desk Clerk
- Tony Cox · Desk Clerk
- Jessica Griffith · Little Girl
- Teda Bracci · Cleaning Lady
- Angelo Grisanti · Larry
- Gene LeBell · Turk
- Mickey Fox · 1940
- Ben Frommer · Caesar Camaro
- Cary Michael Cheifer · Clark (uncredited)
- Charles B. Griffith · Mellow Rabbi (uncredited)
- David McLure · Mustached Homecoming Escort (uncredited)
Crew:
- Charles B. Griffith · Director
- Brian Williams · Story
- Max Apple · Screenplay
- Gary Graver · Director of Photography
- Larry Bock · Editor
- Bent Myggen · Original Music Composer
- Roger Corman · Producer
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Details Smokey Bites the Dust

- First theatrical release
- October 1, 1981
- Release in the US
- October 1, 1981
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- PG
- Studios
- New World Pictures, Brent Walker Film Productions
Frequently asked questions
How long is Smokey Bites the Dust?
1h 27m (87 minutes).
Who’s in Smokey Bites the Dust?
Jimmy McNichol, Janet Julian, Walter Barnes, Patrick Campbell, Kari Lizer, John Blyth Barrymore, Kedric Wolfe, William Forsythe, Charles Howerton, and Mel Welles. Directed by Charles B. Griffith.
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