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The Cannonball Run (1981) 5.9
A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country car race. Director:Hal NeedhamWriter:Brock Yates |
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J. J. McClure
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Seymour
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Pamela
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Fenderbaum
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Marcie
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Subaru Driver #1
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Brad
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Chief Biker
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A wild, illegal, and popular cross-country car race is organized, and the eccentric entrants will do anything to win, including low-down, dirty tricks. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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You'll root for them all...but you'll never guess who wins.Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
19 June 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Cannonball Trophy See more »Box Office
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$59,900,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Fenderbaum: Why don't you take that piece of shit back to the junkyard?
[laughs and drives away]
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Written by Ray Stevens (as R. Stevens)
Performed by Ray Stevens
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The first highway patrolman that pulls over Adrienne Barbeau and Tara Buckman was Burt Reynolds' stand-in (note the resemblance). See more »Goofs
Reflected in motorcycle mirror. See more »Quotes
Victor Prinsi: Thank you, Father.Fenderbaum: Why don't you take that piece of shit back to the junkyard?
[laughs and drives away]
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Crazy Credits
An animated car drives around the 20th Century Fox logo, hiding out in the zero. It is chased by a police car, which crashes into one of the searchlights. The sequence ends with Burt Reynold's trademark laugh. See more »Soundtracks
"Just for the Hell of It"Written by Ray Stevens (as R. Stevens)
Performed by Ray Stevens
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If you're looking for a movie loaded with cars, crashes, 1/8th of the Rat Pack, Adrienne Barbeau's best assets... oh yeah, and Burt Reynolds, look no further than "The Cannonball Run".
It was a hit back in 1981 and no wonder: Burt was on top of his game and we were all young and naive back then. Heck, I have a warm spot for all the rampant stupidity, myself.
All the better that Roger Moore plays a deft parody of his own James Bond persona, complete with an Aston Martin.
If you've seen this film way back when, no doubt you remember it with some fondness. Let's face it: it may not have been on par with films like "The Gumball Rally" or even "Death Race 2000", but in its own way and on its own terms, it works just fine.
A word of sage advice: if you watch this film, skip "Cannonball Run 2". It'll only ruin your good memories of the first. And if you didn't like the original, well....
Five stars. Plus one star extra for adding Jackie Chan for what adds up to mostly as a cameo as a karate-kicking racer. And a half star more for Adrienne Barbeau's fancy work with a jump suit zipper. Altogether, six and a half stars.
Wish she would have made it a seven.