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The Gumball Rally

  • 19761976
  • PGPG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.1K
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Raul Julia, Norman Burton, Susan Flannery, Harvey Jason, Steven Keats, Joanne Nail, Tricia O'Neil, Nicholas Pryor, Lázaro Pérez, Michael Sarrazin, Walter R. Smith, Wally Taylor, and Linda Vaughn in The Gumball Rally (1976)
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  • Comedy
An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Charles Bail
  • Writers
    • Leon Capetanos(screenplay)
    • Charles Bail(story)
  • Stars
    • Michael Sarrazin
    • Tim McIntire
    • Raul Julia
Top credits
  • Director
    • Charles Bail
  • Writers
    • Leon Capetanos(screenplay)
    • Charles Bail(story)
  • Stars
    • Michael Sarrazin
    • Tim McIntire
    • Raul Julia
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos2

    The Gumball Rally - Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
    The Gumball Rally - Trailer
    The Gumball Rally
    Trailer 2:23
    The Gumball Rally

    Photos39

    J. Pat O'Malley in The Gumball Rally (1976)
    J. Pat O'Malley and Vaughn Taylor in The Gumball Rally (1976)
    The Gumball Rally (1976)
    The Gumball Rally (1976)
    The Gumball Rally (1976)
    Susan Flannery and Joanne Nail in The Gumball Rally (1976)
    The Gumball Rally (1976)
    Harvey Jason in The Gumball Rally (1976)
    Raul Julia, Tim McIntire, Nicholas Pryor, and Michael Sarrazin in The Gumball Rally (1976)
    Michael Sarrazin in The Gumball Rally (1976)
    Nicholas Pryor in The Gumball Rally (1976)
    Raul Julia and Tim McIntire in The Gumball Rally (1976)

    Top cast

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    Michael Sarrazin
    Michael Sarrazin
    • Michael Bannon - Cobra Teamas Michael Bannon - Cobra Team
    Tim McIntire
    Tim McIntire
    • Steve 'Smitty' Smith - Ferrari Teamas Steve 'Smitty' Smith - Ferrari Team
    Raul Julia
    Raul Julia
    • 'Franco'as 'Franco'
    Norman Burton
    Norman Burton
    • Lieutenant Roscoeas Lieutenant Roscoe
    • (as Normann Burton)
    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • Gibson - Camaro Teamas Gibson - Camaro Team
    John Durren
    John Durren
    • Ace Prestonas Ace Preston…
    Susan Flannery
    Susan Flannery
    • Alice - Porsche Teamas Alice - Porsche Team
    Harvey Jason
    Harvey Jason
    • Lapchik the Mad Hungarian - Kawasakias Lapchik the Mad Hungarian - Kawasaki
    Steven Keats
    Steven Keats
    • Kandinsky - Dodge Teamas Kandinsky - Dodge Team
    Joanne Nail
    Joanne Nail
    • Jane - Porsche Teamas Jane - Porsche Team
    J. Pat O'Malley
    J. Pat O'Malley
    • Barney Donahue - Mercedes Teamas Barney Donahue - Mercedes Team
    Tricia O'Neil
    Tricia O'Neil
    • Angie - Rolls Royceas Angie - Rolls Royce
    Lázaro Pérez
    • Jose - Rolls Royceas Jose - Rolls Royce
    • (as Lazaro Perez)
    Nicholas Pryor
    Nicholas Pryor
    • Prof. Samuel Graves - Cobra Teamas Prof. Samuel Graves - Cobra Team
    Vaughn Taylor
    Vaughn Taylor
    • Andy McAllister - Mercedes Teamas Andy McAllister - Mercedes Team
    Wally Taylor
    • Avila - Dodge Teamas Avila - Dodge Team
    Colleen Camp
    Colleen Camp
    • Franco's Dateas Franco's Date
    Rod Colbin
    • Sheriffas Sheriff
    • Director
      • Charles Bail
    • Writers
      • Leon Capetanos(screenplay) (story)
      • Charles Bail(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The actors do their own driving.
    • Goofs
      The Cobra has visible front-end damage when it is on the interstate towards the end of the race. In the waterways, the front end is intact.
    • Quotes

      Franco: And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving.

      [Franco rips off his rear-view mirror and throws it out of the car]

      Franco: What's-a behind me is not important.

    • Crazy credits
      Linda Vaughn ... Emergency Plan Alpha
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood's Hottest Car Chases (2010)

    User reviews45

    Review
    Top review
    Classic Road Race Comedy
    Somehow this movie came and went on DVD and I missed out. My loss.

    This is one of the great outlaw road race comedies - better than Cannonball

    Run, better than most of the Smokey and the Bandit movies. Time-warp

    yourself back to America in 1976 with its national 55 mile-per-hour speed

    limit and a recent history of gas rationing, and you will better appreciate

    the spirit of this film. The incomparable Raul Julia is superb as the ringer Italian race car driver hired to win for the Ferrari team. Norman Burton

    defines for generations the frustrated cop role in this film, and a youthful

    Garey Busey tears up the screen as a rebel hick in a Camaro. I still get a

    chill when I see the Cobra and Ferrari tearing down the Long Beach flood

    control channels with no speed limits, lots of water and smooth concrete,

    and the California sun shining down, and I still can't visit the Queen Mary

    without seeing the Gumball Rally finish line and the lovely young insurance

    policy hired by Michael Sarrizin. Mindless fun, but like a Sunday drive up

    the coast, well-worth the trip. And if you find an extra copy of the DVD,

    please send it my way!!!
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    • critic_at_large
    • Aug 24, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Die verrückteste Rallye der Welt
    • Filming locations
      • Park Avenue Viaduct, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • First Artists
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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