The original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
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Hal Needham
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Burt Reynolds | ... | J.J. McClure | |
| Dom DeLuise | ... | Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos / Don Canneloni | |
| 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 #1 | |
| Sid Caesar | ... | Fisherman #2 | |
| Jackie Chan | ... | Jackie Chan, Mitsubishi Engineer | |
| Tim Conway | ... | CHP Officer #1 | |
| Tony Danza | ... | Terry | |
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The Sheik who competed at the last Cannonball Run, is berated by his father for not winning it. So he tells him to go and win. Problem is that there is no Cannonball Run. So his father tells him to make one of his own. He puts up a million dollars as the prize. So former Cannonballers J.J. and his buddy Vince join, as does Blake and Fenderbaum and some other characters. But Blake and Fenderbaum owe a mobster some money, and the mobster owes some other guy more. He then decides to grab the Sheik and hold him for ransom so he can pay the guy back. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 June 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$8,323,948, 1 July 1984Gross USA:
$28,078,073Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$28,078,073Company Credits
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King: For one thousand centuries, the Falafel Family has ruled the deserts with one thing: speed! We had the fastest camels and the fastest horses. And now, due to... you know what
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King: , we have the fastest planes, the fastest boats, and the fastest cars. Except for one: yours! Last year, I sent you to America for one simple task. So simple. To emblazen the Falafel name as fastest in the world by winning the Cannonball Run. And you... failed!
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The actual correct full name of the real Cannonball Run race, was the "Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash". Besides The Cannonball Run, it was also known as the Cannonball Baker. See more »Goofs
Crewman visible in motorcycle's side mirror during the fight scene at the roadside fruit stand. See more »Quotes
[first lines]King: For one thousand centuries, the Falafel Family has ruled the deserts with one thing: speed! We had the fastest camels and the fastest horses. And now, due to... you know what
[mimics oil bubbling up]
King: , we have the fastest planes, the fastest boats, and the fastest cars. Except for one: yours! Last year, I sent you to America for one simple task. So simple. To emblazen the Falafel name as fastest in the world by winning the Cannonball Run. And you... failed!
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Crazy Credits
Back when 20th Century Fox was involved in the project (before Warner Bros. picked up distribution rights), Fox had a variation of the 1981 logo for this film, much like with its predecessor: the 1981 logo would start like it usually did, but then, all of a sudden, a spotlight is taken off, bringing the music to an abrupt stop. Then the sounds of police sirens and car engines are heard. Another spotlight gets taken off, and an animated, red-colored Ferrarii car appears. It hides out in the "0" while an animated police car takes off the final 3 spotlights. Unexpectedly, the police car crashes into the spotlight on the right side of the tower. The Ferrari car comes out of the "0", honks, and then laughs in a Burt Reynolds fashion as the logo fades to black. This is the same as the variant used for The Cannonball Run (1981), but with the 1981 logo instead of the 1953 one. It was finished, but never used in the film itself due to Fox dropping the project so Warner Bros. could pick it up. It did, however, appear strangely on a 1991 VHS of The Sound of Music (1965), in a fashion to that of Creepypastas. The 1981 logo also looks different than its original design (most likely because this variation was designed and animated by Hal Needham, the movie's director, and not Rocky Lingo). See more »Connections
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i grew-up on watching this movie. i saw this one before i saw the first one. the first one is good,but i like this one better. cannonball run II,is a very funny movie. i think only laid-back people like these type of movies. i have watched this movie since the late 80's. i never really get tired of it. it's maybe one of my favorite movies of all time! the cast is one of the best if not (THE) best cast ever in a movie. i think the monkey is the funniest thing in this movie. but others are funny too. i give cannonball run II ***1/2 out of ****