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Overview

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5.6/10   10,946 votes
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Director:
Hal Needham
Writer:
Brock Yates (written by)
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Release Date:
19 June 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy more
Tagline:
You'll root for them all...but you'll never guess who wins.
Plot:
A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country car race. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(29 articles)
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
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Farrah Fawcett Dies Aged 62
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Cannonball Run rules!!! more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
The front shots of the ambulance driving down the road were some of the last to be filmed. In what Hal Needham referred to as "poorman's process" they were filmed in a garage with crewmen rocking the vehicle back and forth. The scene in the rain was filmed by simply spraying water on the windshield. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Terry and Mel are retuning the Hawaiian Tropic car, Terry tells Mell to "hit it one more time". We then hear the sound of the car trying to start even though one of Mel's arms is on the window and the other on the steering wheel. more
Quotes:
J.J. McClure: I'm sure that doctor's a very sweet man, basically.
Victor Prinsi: Oh, thank you.
J.J. McClure: But don't you ever tell me where you found him. Ever.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Death Proof (2007) more
Soundtrack:
You've Gotta Have A Dream more

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Cannonball Run rules!!!, 12 June 2006
10/10
Author: wolleks-1 from Port Saint Lucie, Florida

Captain Chaos, The Rat Pack, Terry Bradshaw and Mel Tillis! Burt, Roger Moore, and Mr...um...Foyt! Some say this isn't a masterpiece, there are no digital effects or Oscar nominated performances. Please! It's just fun watching some of the greats who have passed on and some others who were in their prime having a blast doing a movie that makes little sense and that's just the way I like it. I promise you will laugh and you won't know why, but you won't care! Great movie for anyone who wants to have a beer with his friends and watch a funny, pointless, silly movie. Unfortunately, I also recommend Peter Jackson's King Kong for the same reasons.

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