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Overview

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Writers:
Paul Bartel (writer)
Don Simpson (writer)
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Release Date:
6 July 1976 (USA) more
Tagline:
The annual Trans-American outlaw road race - A cross country demolition derby without rules!
Plot:
Ex-con-turned-race car driver Coy "Cannonball" Buckman signs up for the annual Trans-American Grand Prix... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

David Carradine ... Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman
Bill McKinney ... Cade Redman
Veronica Hamel ... Linda Maxwell
Gerrit Graham ... Perman Waters

Robert Carradine ... Jim Crandell

Belinda Balaski ... Maryann
Judy Canova ... Sharma Capri
Archie Hahn ... Zippo

Carl Gottlieb ... Terry McMillan
Mary Woronov ... Sandy Harris, Girl in the Van #1
Diane Lee Hart ... Wendy, Girl in the Van #2
Glynn Rubin ... Ginny, Girl in the Van #3
James Keach ... Wolfe Messer
Dick Miller ... Bennie Buckman
Stanley Bennett Clay ... Beutell (as Stanley Clay)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Carquake (UK)
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Runtime:
Hong Kong:93 min | USA:93 min | Portugal:90 min (TV version)
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Both this film and "The Cannonball Run" (1981) were novelized by the same author, Michael Avallone. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the pile-up on the freeway, the same yellow Cadillac hits the pile twice. more
Quotes:
[Jim and Maryann pull into a gas station around the same time the attendant walks out, then he and Jim open up the hood]
Desert Gas Station Attendant: Hello. What can I do for you?
Jim Crandell: I need a new fanbelt because this one's about had it.
Desert Gas Station Attendant: Oh, I'm sorry, Mister. I don't carry anything like that. You'll have to go to an auto supply place.
Jim Crandell: Well... Could I, at least, have a piece of tape to hold it together 'til we get there?
Desert Gas Station Attendant: [Begins to search his pockets] Well, sure. I can give you some tape. I don't know how long it'll hold though.
Maryann: Where's the nearest place we an get a fanbelt?
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Soundtrack:
My Racin' Heart more

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HIGH OCTANE FUN WITH CHEAP GAS PRICE, 10 September 2003
Author: SGECKO67 from RICHMOND, VA

This film is proof positive that you do not need a large budget, an A-list cast, or a complex script to entertain. Some times ya just need Fast cars, beautiful girls, and quirky characters(some played way over the top). Cannonball delivers just that,and becomes a joyride of a film. One of the first two car films based on the real"CANNONBALL SEA-TO-SHINING SEA RACE",(the other being"THE GUMBALL RALLY")it is far better than Hal Needhams "CANNONBALL RUN" films. Where they are goofy,and unintresting, "CANNONBALL" and "GUMBALL RALLY" are funny, and entertaining.

The acting,and directing while not awe inspiring is consistent.(comon we have seen much worse). And I love the seventies(porno film) stock that this was shot on. Maybe im just too sentimental, but at two in the mornin,fix some hot pockets, open a cold beer, and start your engines. Unfortunately this film is not available on dvd, and even Amazon doesnt show a copy on vhs.

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