Cannonball Run II (1984)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

Brock Yates (characters)
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:

Beautiful Woman | Automobile Racing | Chase | Cult Comedy | Cult Favorite

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 26	5:45 PM	CMTV
Sun. July 26	11:00 PM	CMTV

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

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

The car used by Jackie Chan in this movie is a Mitsubishi Starion, sold in the United States under that name but more commonly known as a Conquest, sold by Dodge, Plymouth and Chrysler dealerships. With only trivial exceptions, the ones sold in domestic dealerships differed from the Starion in name only. Within the last few years, the car Chan used in the movie was salvaged and restored by a member of StarQuestClub, the national owner's club for Starions and Conquests, and is now roadworthy again.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Tony and Ceasar are trying to land the plane on the highway, Tony tells Ceasar to lower the flaps and Ceasar asks Tony where the flap handle is. The flaps can be seen and are already lowered.

Quotes:

Don Canneloni: In the past, the Canneloni family was the most powerful of the families. We controlled drugs, prostitution, extortion, prostitution, gambling...
Slim: Uh, you said 'prostitution' twice.
Don Canneloni: Well, I like it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002) (TV)

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