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 | |
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| 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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29 June 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$8,223,948, 1 July 1984Gross USA:
$28,078,073Company Credits
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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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Written by Milton Brown, Steve Dorff, and Snuff Garrett
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Several characters refer to the orangutan as a monkey. Orangutans are great apes. 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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Like a CannonballWritten by Milton Brown, Steve Dorff, and Snuff Garrett
Performed by Menudo
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Cannonball Run II is the sequel for The Cannonball Run.A bunch of crazy people go racing all around the country-illegally, of course.Hal Needham's movie from 1984 has got the best and the biggest stars there could be.Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise make us laugh.Mr.Cool and Mr. Bojangles Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. make a terrific couple.Then there's the third member of the rat pack, Frank Sinatra himself.Marilu Henner and Shirley MacLaine as the naughty sisters are wonderful.Jackie Chan is there with Jaws of the James Bond films, big man Richard Kiel.Don Knotts is hilarious kissing the orangutan.The great comedian Sid Caesar tries to catch the big fish.Jack Elam is there with his shots.The hairless Telly "Kojak" Savalas is very convincing as the bad guy.Abe Vigoda is fantastic as the gangster in the Godfather way.Then there are greats such as Jamie Farr, Tim Conway, Tony Danza, Ricardo Montalban, Charles Nelson Reilly, Henry Silva, and Jack's son Chris Lemmon.This movie offers many fun moments.I sure had fun watching it.