Cannonball Run II (1984)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

Brock Yates (characters creator)
Hal Needham (written by) ...

Release Date:

29 June 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Fasten your seatbelts. Those crazy Cannonballers are at it again!

Plot:

The original characters from the first Cannonball movie race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.

Plot Keywords:

Second In Trilogy | Cannonball Run | Beautiful Woman | Cult Favorite | Cult Comedy

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	J.J. McClure
Dom DeLuise	...	Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos / Don Canneloni (as Dom De Luise)
Dean Martin	...	Jamie Blake
Sammy Davis Jr.	...	Morris Fenderbaum
Jamie Farr	...	The Sheik
Marilu Henner	...	Betty
Telly Savalas	...	Hymie Kaplan
Shirley MacLaine	...	Veronica
Susan Anton	...	Jill, Lamborghini Babe
Catherine Bach	...	Marcie, Lamborghini Babe
Foster Brooks	...	Fisherman
Sid Caesar	...	Fisherman
Jackie Chan	...	Jackie Chan, Mitsubishi Engineer
Tim Conway	...	CHP Officer
Tony Danza	...	Terry

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA | Hong Kong

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Norway:16 | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Spain:T | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

According to Hal Needham in the first film's commentary, they almost got in trouble with the Bond producers because of Roger Moore's role; being that he, among other things, had a car with gadgets. In this film, Jackie Chan's car has all the gadgets a la James Bond (even more than Chan's car had in the first film); and Chan's partner is Richard Kiel, most famous for his role as James Bond's nemesis "Jaws".

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Crewman visible in motorcycle's side mirror during the fight scene at the roadside fruit stand.

Quotes:

Blake: Is the Blimp driving?
Fenderbaum: No, it's the General.
Blake: The General? Oh, I'm gonna make a private outta him.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Otto - Der Außerfriesische (1989)

Soundtrack:

Cannonball

Still funny. Quit ya belly-aching everyone and relax.

This film was good to watch and was still funny. Ok its not the best film in the world but i still found it funny and many still do. The chimp was cool and so were the rest of the cast. It was also a bonus to see Richard Kiel in the film (hes the big 7'2" tall man who pushed 4 men along the floor in the fight scene) Watch it everyone and just Relax. Overall I'd give it 7 out of 10