Is this the ultimate bad date? Man takes his girl to the cinema ... then slips out mid-film to steal her car

It must be bad enough to be abandoned in the middle of a date. But one woman suffered a double blow when she discovered her car had been stolen by her wayward escort.

Michael Pratt, 27, took the woman, 35, to see a film at a local cinema in Tampa, Florida.



According to police, Pratt allegedly told his date that he needed to get something from the car during the movie.



Bad date: Michael Pratt, 27, is accused of stealing his date's car while they were watching a film at a cinema in Florida

She gave Pratt her keys and when he didn't return, she became concerned for his welfare and phoned him.

Pratt laughed at her, and told the woman: 'I've stolen your car'. He then hung up.

The woman tried for two days to contact Pratt, but when he failed to take her calls, she contacted police.

Four days after the disastrous date, Pratt finally called the woman and told her he had dumped the car in a Walmart parking lot in New Port Richey.

Getaway car: The woman's 2012 Ford Focus rental car was stolen by her date as she watched the movie

Deputies found the silver 2012 Ford Focus, which was a rental, and arrested Pratt.

He was taken to the Pasco County Jail and faces charges of grand theft.

According to reports, Pratt previously served more than a year in prison for the same charge, as well as fraud, uttering forged bills and failing to return rental property.





