The Cannonball Run (1981)

Taglines:

You'll root for them all...but you'll never guess who wins.

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA | Hong Kong

Language:

English | Cantonese | Japanese | Arabic

Release Date:

19 June 1981 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Carrera de locos See more »

Filming Locations:

King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California, USA See more »

Opening Weekend:

$11,765,654 (USA) (21 June 1981)

Gross:

$72,179,579 (USA)

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Eurasia Investments See more »

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Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

The short sequence in the beginning of the film which involves two animated cars wrecking the 20th Century Fox logo was created by Hal Needham, who did a similar one for another studio when releasing Smokey and the Bandit. At first, Fox didn't appreciate the notion of wrecking their logo, but soon found it would be appealing to audiences if it were left in. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When J.J. lands the plane in the middle of a town square so Victor can get beer, if you look in the background, you can see the barriers that were used to block off the streets. You can also see people standing around watching in the background when Victor is running into the store for the beer. See more »

Quotes

[during the brawl with the mean bikers, Seymour Goldfarb Jr stands aside with his girlfriend, until one of the bikers menacingly approaches them, holding heavy wrench]
Seymour Goldfarb Jr: [to his girlfriend] Step back, my dear.
[the girl steps back. Seymour makes karate moves, with the music of James Bond movies is played in the background]
Seymour Goldfarb Jr: [to the biker] I must warn you, I'm Roger Moore!
Biker: [frowns] Who?
Seymour Goldfarb Jr: [bends forward so the biker can hear him better] Roger Moore!
[the biker, unimpressed, punches Seymour in the mouth. Seymour groans in pain, covers his mouth, then helplessly slumps to the ground]
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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are shown during the credits. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Death Proof (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Cannonball Run"
Written by Chuck Mangione (as C. Mangione)
Performed by Chuck Mangione See more »