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Director:
Writer:
Brock Yates (written by)
Release Date:
19 June 1981 (USA)
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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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Race
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Cross Country
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Racer
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Motorcycle
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Awards:
1 win
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1 nomination
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a fun filled race across the US
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Burt Reynolds | ... | J.J. McClure |
 | Roger Moore | ... | Seymour Goldfarb, Jr. |
 | Farrah Fawcett | ... | Pamela Glover |
 | Dom DeLuise | ... | Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos |
 | Dean Martin | ... | Jamie Blake |
 | Sammy Davis Jr. | ... | Morris Fenderbaum |
 | Jack Elam | ... | Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing |
 | Adrienne Barbeau | ... | Marcie Thatcher, Lamborghini Babe #1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | ... | Terry |
 | Jackie Chan | ... | Jackie Chan, Subaru Driver |
| Bert Convy | ... | Bradford Compton |
 | Jamie Farr | ... | The Sheik |
 | Peter Fonda | ... | Chief Biker |
| George Furth | ... | Arthur J. Foyt |
| Michael Hui | ... | Subaru Engineer |
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Runtime:
95 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:12 (original rating) |
Netherlands:6 (re-rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (1982) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Australia:PG
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Jackie Chan makes one of his first US film appearances. Inspired by Hal Needham's notion of including bloopers during the closing credits, Chan begins a tradition of doing the same in most of his movies from this point onward.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Captain Chaos saves the Lamborghini Babes, we hear a female voice say "You're so macho", but neither woman was speaking.
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Quotes:
Cop:
[J.J. avoids a roadblock and wrecks the Porsche] What are you, some kind of nut? Who do you think you are?
Victor Prinsi: Da-dum-duuummmm! I, am Captain Chaos! And this, this is my faithful companion, Cato... Say hello, Cato!
Victor Prinsi: [cop looks in disgust] Been a cop long?
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Victor Prinsi: Da-dum-duuummmm! I, am Captain Chaos! And this, this is my faithful companion, Cato... Say hello, Cato!
Victor Prinsi: [cop looks in disgust] Been a cop long?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003) (VG)
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If And When
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The Cannonball Run has been vilified by many critics over the years but I love this movie and have been watching it ever since I was little. This movie is what happens when a bunch of movie stars who just happen to be close friends in real life decide to make a movie just for fun. The plot is simple enough, race from one end of the country to the other for a million dollars and avoid the law on the way. The cast is jammed with big names and just about everyone in the movie that has a speaking part is a star of some stature. This movie is simply great fun and has a lot in common with the rest of director Hal Needham's films,i.e. Smokey and the Bandit. I can't really say that this film is full of great acting because the entire cast horses around through the whole movie. Jackie Chan makes his first appearance in a American movie with this film and both Hal Needham and writer Brock Yates have cameos. Don't expect a lot in the way of plot or acting or effects or anything like that and just enjoy the ride. The outtakes at the end of this and Cannonball Run II are hilarious and it makes it more fun for me anyway to know that this movie was just like a big meeting of old friends. Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. are great as Blake and Fenderbaum respectively. Burt Reynolds and Dom Deluise anchor this film (they're the main characters)and the give and take between these two make them one of the best comedy teams I have ever seen. Bottom Line: Buy this flick, drag it out every once in a while, and have fun watching it with family or friends. A truly fun movie to watch.